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Monday, January 5, 2009

1/5/09

W-U: Add another paragraph to the end of “The Dog of Pompeii.” Write at least the next 5-10 lines of the story after Tito cries out for Bimbo, but cannot be comforted.

Today we read some nonfiction pieces about Pompeii. We compiled a chart of new information & completed a BCR. I will give you the info to read & the BCR to complete.

HW: Work on your Passport due Jan. 16

Friday, December 19, 2008

12/19/08

W-U: None, we got right to the story explanation.

We reviewed the narrative rubric that will be used to score our Tito story. Mrs. Korn reviewed these notes before writing:

-Topic sentence tell what paragraph will be about

Ex. I would like to tell you about the day my best friend saved my life.

-Use transition words/phrases to move from one event to another

Ex. First, Second, Next, After that, To begin with, Eventually, Meanwhile, Suddenly, Later, etc.

-*Use a comma if there is a natural

Thursday, December 18, 2008

12/18/08

W-U: We did a punctuating dialogue exercise on the overhead. Please just write “Absent 12/18” for your W-U today.

We completed the prewriting organizer for our “Dog of Pompeii” writing assignment. See me for an organizer w/ the 2nd column completed & you will have to fill in similes &/or metaphors in the last column. We will use this to write our story tomorrow.

HW: Work on your Passport, finish the organizer

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

12/17/08

W-U: Pretend you were there when Mt. Vesuvius erupted. Write a descriptive paragraph of at least 5 lines of what it would have been like. Use at least 5 sensory words/phrases in your description & underline them.

We worked in groups to share our sensory word charts & historical fiction charts. After that, we completed the theme diagram w/ our group & turned in the question/theme paper. We watched the last video segment about Mt. Vesuvius. Students were given the writing topic sheet, which

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

12/16/08

W-U: This can’t be made up because it was from a vocabulary transparency on the overhead. Just write absent 12/16 in your comp book.

We watched another clip on Mt. Vesuvius to explain what happened during the eruption. Students were given a historical fiction chart &used their sensory word chart from yesterday to fill in while reading the story “The Dog of Pompeii,” which can be read in the LOL on pages 124-134 or in our yellow Lit book from pages 314-324. Once the story was finished,