Don't forget your homework!!
Parents need to sign the Unit 6 test and turned in by tomorrow!
No Excuses Chargers!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Incredibly WEIRD Word of the Day...
Hey kiddos!
As I was looking for the word of the day, I found that today's word is one of MY FAVORITE words EVER!
Here are the rules:
The first 5 people in each homeroom to use the word CORRECTLY in a sentence will receive CHARGER POINTS.
Your sentence has to let me know that you KNOW the MEANING of the word. For example if the word was dubious, you couldn't use a sentence like "She is dubious" or "That was dubious". A correct sentence that is CHARGER-worthy would be: "The shady qualifications of the candidate made him a dubious choice for president." Here the word SHADY acts like a SYNONYM or DEFINITION context clue. You know that DUBIOUS most likely means unreliable.
Without further ado, the word of the day is... drum roll please...
TCHOTCHKE :)
I can't wait to hear your sentences tomorrow!
Good luck my wonderfully whimsical weirdos!
Miss G
*extra bonus points for the first person in each homeroom to tell me what form of figurative language I have used in this post. You need to identify it and label it.
Currently listening to...
While you guys are quizzing... I am loving the sounds of F^3 (F cubed). Ch-ch-check out their title track titled "Figurative Language."
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Teacher Information
Hey kiddos!
It's me, AGAIN, but I keep hearing you guys saying that you do not have our teacher information. Even though the info has been written on the board since day 1, now you can access it here!
Mrs. Rodriguez: (956) 832-3089
carolina.rodriguez@ideapublicschools.org
Mrs. Campos: (956) 572-2063
amanda.campos@ideapublicschools.org
Ms. Carreon: (956) 373-4246
cristina.carreon@ideapublicschools.org
Ms. Garcia: (956) 373-3049
ana.garcia@ideapublicschools.org
Our phones will be reached until 8pm.
You are awesome. No excuses.
Crazy scheduling..
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Students there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
While the year is rapidly coming to a close, this means we are going to be testing you all the time to make sure you are 100% READY to SHINE on the STAAR, NO EXCUSES! I believe in every single reader and non-reader alike. Here is how our next 2 weeks is looking:
Thursday February 28-- MATH IA 3
(tonight's homework is to study)
ELA Q3 Mastery Quiz (STAAR prep)
Friday February 29-- 1/2 day and Saturday school* until 3pm.
Going over Quiz & tracking our objectives
Dr. Seuss' birthday activity
Monday March 3-- ELA IA 3 (about 50 multiple choice and OER)
Monday- Thursday-- Poetry and connecting texts
Friday March 8-- ELA EA2 performances
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* Saturday School will be held Friday due to Charro Days. This will be our final test prep before IA3. Students not attending Saturday School are also invited to attend. Please let me know if you are attending ahead of time to make enough copies! :)
I know it's a CRAZY week, but you are CRAZY SMART! I know you will ROCK on these upcoming IA's and EA performances!
YOU ROCK SUPER SMART KIDS!
Miss G
EA 2
Students and Parents:
While this may have been done a little late, I hope to clear up some questions about the Embedded Assessment for Unit 5.
We are using a text book named Springboard, which is published by College Board. It is a comprehensive workbook aligned with the TEKS and College Readiness Standards. It is writing heavy and gives students opportunities to read different genres.
Unit 5 is all about drama and performance. The embedded assessment assignment is the following: SWBAT transform Scene 3 from Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle into a modern setting. They were placed into groups of 5 or 6 and for 2 weeks they have been transforming the scene and writing their own script.
I do wish I could give them all of the class period to work on this, but we have to teach mini-lessons aligned with the STAAR to get them prepared for their APRIL 24 date. This is why I have asked them to meet after school or during the weekends, when possible, to make sure they are getting the time needed for practice. Because this has taken longer than anticipated, I have moved up their due date to MARCH 8.
Here are pictures of the rubric to help you understand what will be graded:
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| Springboard rubric for EA2 |
I hope this clears things up about this particular project. Students will be graded as a group AND individually. Individually, students will be turning in either actor's packets or director's packets. More information can be found on page 364 of their Springboard. Please encourage your children to meet with their groups this weekend and the following week after school to get an EXEMPLARY rating.
Please call or email with any clarifying questions needed.
Thank you to the electric Chargers and their dedicated parents,
Class is in session...
Hello wonderful students!
I am excited to start my first teaching blog where I will try and clear up any questions on homework and other ELA related topics. While I do not promise daily posts, I will try and post as often as possible to keep you update on ELA class.
Parents! I hope you are reading too. This will be a trial run of a hopefully successful class blog. I encourage you to check it frequently to inform yourselves of what your child is doing in ELA class.
I am new at this and I hope to get this blog all fancy schmancy for you guys. For the mean time, enjoy!
All the best,
Miss G
ana.garcia@ideapublicschools.org
(956) 373-3049 -- until 8pm
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