Today we began Freak the Mighty. We read chapter 1-2 and we learned about defining words using content clues. we also received our vocabulary worksheet and our reading packet.
Today we took our Rise and Stretch quiz. If you were absent today come talk to Ms. Nielsen to take this quiz!
Today we learned about capitalization. The yellow capitalization worksheet was assigned today. Attached is a copy of capitalization rules and the worksheet.
Today we had an assembly with the entire 7th grade class to introduce the novel Freak the Mighty that we will begin reading this week. For the 30 minutes we met in the classroom we have a class discussion about discrimination and what that means to people. If you are interested in seeing the video we watched in class about Jack, see the attachment. Today we completed a small review game on the commonly confused words that were introduced yesterday then had the rest of class time to work on the commonly confused words booklet. Remember, the booklet is due on October 9th! We won't be working on it any more in class so make sure you get it finished by Tuesday at home and turned in for fu
Fractured Fairy Tale Due TODAY! We started a new unit today on Commonly Confused Words--First we took notes on about the 12 new commonly confused words we will be studying in class for the next several weeks and then we began our Commonly Confused Words Booklet which is due on Tuesday the 9th.
Today we worked on creating and writing good transitions in the fractured fairy tale. We completed a transition activity with legos then had the rest of class to work on the final draft of the FFT (due tomorrow!)
Make sure to work on your pa Today we worked on dialogue in our writing and how to properly put dialogue in our Fractured Fairy Tales. Then we revised our Fractured Fairy tales for the final due on Wednesday. Be sure to write your story at home!
Rise and Stretch day! Extra time to work on your fractured fairy tale :)
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