Monthly Archives: February 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Mr. Ellis

Language Arts Purpose: Students will independently support a main idea with evidence from a story by reading a picture book and collecting evidence in order to practice developing a thesis statement about theme. Due: Reading Records that show evidence of … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Mr. Ellis

Language Arts Purpose: Students will support a main idea with evidence from a story by gathering topics, making connecting ideas, and finding the most important ones in order to determine the theme of the story. “Gleam and Glow”: first impressions … Continue reading →

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Monday, February 27, 2011

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mr. Ellis

All Day Language Arts Purpose: Students will track their reading by completing a Reading Record in order to show evidence of monitoring reading activity for assessment. Staple bookmark into Readers Notebook Record minutes, books read, and books finished Complete reflection: … Continue reading →

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Mr. Ellis

Language Arts Purpose: Students will write name phonetically in order to translate it into hieroglyphics and create their own cartouche. Mini lesson on phonetics (long and short vowels) Cartouche creation Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading and … Continue reading →

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Mr. Ellis

This Post is for 2/16 for Ellis, but was for 2/15 for Ballinger Language Arts Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading Eastern Hemisphere: Purpose: Students will learn about mummies by exploring two sites on iPads in order to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Mr. Ellis

This Post is for 2/15 for Ellis, but will be for 2/16 for Ballinger Language Arts Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading Eastern Hemisphere: Purpose: Students will visualize life in Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom by viewing video, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Mr. Ellis

Language Arts Purpose: Students will describe an artifact by pre-writing and using an organizational strategy in order to write with a purpose (the reader can picture the artifact in their mind). Check in with descriptive phrases/adjectives on Bubble Map. At … Continue reading →

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Mr. Ellis

Language Arts Purpose: Students will track their reading by completing a Reading Record in order to show evidence of monitoring reading activity for assessment. Staple bookmark into Readers Notebook Record minutes, books read, and books finished Complete reflection: Did I … Continue reading →

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Mr. Ballinger

Elective course selection sheets for the 2012-2013 school year went home today. These are due back, after family revue, on Monday, February 13, 2012. Language Arts Purpose: Students will organize information by responding to an artifacts prompt as an assessment … Continue reading →

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Mr. Ballinger

Language Arts Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading Eastern Hemispheres Purpose: Students will further practice observation of artifacts by using “WTGRASS”/”SWAGSTER” to identify aspects of Egyptian civilization in order to be ready to Write to Learn about … Continue reading →

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