Attached are two sample Book Talks. Reminder to 8E2, 7/8B and 8A that book orders are due tomorrow. 

This is a very busy time in all LA classes as we are working to finish up our writer's workshop in time for the first report card.    7A- 15 mins reading.  Reading Journal 3 is due on Friday, Nov. 6.  The prompt is on the questioning strategy that we are working on in class.  There is a teacher and a student sample attached on the Homework from Oct. 30.  Their final persuasive piece is due on Wednesday, Nov. 4.  This is a major assignment and the homework policy located on p. 5 will apply.  Prompt- Choose one of the questions you asked.  Try to answer the question by making predictions about the book.  Use evidence from the book to support your answer.  SS- a re-write is available for our Democracy test this Friday, Nov. 6 during Student Enhancement. 7/8B- 15 mins. reading. Their final persuasive piece is due on Tuesday, Nov. 3.  This is a major assignment and the homework policy located on p. 5 will apply. SS- get SS democracy test signed.  A re-write is available this Friday, Nov. 6 during Student Enhancement. 8E2- 15 mins. reading.  Get RJ 1 & 2 signed.  Reading Journal 3 is due this Friday, Nov. 6. The prompt is on the questioning strategy that we are working on in class.  There is a teacher and a student sample attached on the Oct. 30 homework post below.  Their final memoir is due on Wednesday, Nov. 4.  This is a major assignment and the homework policy located on p. 5 will apply.  8A- SS- a re-write is available for our Democracy test this Friday, Nov. 6 during Student Enhancement.  

7A- 15 mins. reading.  Work on editing your persuasive piece- draft 2 should be done for tomorrow.  Final copies are due on Nov. 4.7/8B- Reading Joural 3 is due on Friday.  This prompt is based on the questioning strategy.  There is a teacher sample attached.  Work on editing and revising your persuasive piece (most students are finished their second draft).  Final copies are due on Nov. 3.8A- Test tomorrow.  Notes are attached as well as worksheet 3.28E2- Work on editing and revising memoirs.  Most students are moving on to draft 2.  Final copies will be due Nov. 3.

7A SS- There will be a test on Friday, Oct. 23 on the notes that we took in class yesterday (attached).  A written reflection on student bote is due on Wednesday, Oct. 21.   LA- 15 mins. reading.  Get RJ 1 signed.  Make sure persuasive piece 2 is written for Monday (most students are finished).Reading Journal 2 is due on Tuesday, Oct. 20.  This weeks prompt is a repeat of their first journal:  Making Connections: text to self, text to text, text to world.  Does this book remind you of another book that you have read in the past? Does it remind you of something you have experienced in real life? If so tell me about it.  Journals must be at least a ½ page single spaced.  They must be in proper sentence and paragraph form and clearly show your thinking.  Teacher sample is linked below.       7/8B- LA- 15 mins. reading.  Second persuasive piece must be finished for Monday.  SS-   There will be a test on Friday, Oct. 23 on the notes that we took in class yesterday (attached).  A written reflection on student bote is due on Tuesday, Oct. 21.             8E2  - 15 mins. reading.  Get RJ 1 signed.  A new prompt was given today.  It is due next Friday, Oct. 23.  The prompt information is below.    Question Strategy: Good readers ask questions while reading. Questions are the heart of understanding what we read. While you are reading keep track of any questions you have. (use post-it or sticky notes in your book).   Prompt... Choose one of the questions you asked. What is it? What can you do to answer it? Try to answer the question you asked, or make a prediction as to what you think the answer may be and explain. Use evidence from the text, and support your thinking with reasons and why.