Mr. Markealli\’s Language Arts Home

We have been reading nonfiction narratives for the past few days except for Thursday, which was writing workshop.  Bookmark analysis notes about each narrative read should be in files awaiting review.  The extra challenge (review about a narrative) should be in files awaiting review for those who accepted it.

We finished final drafts of our alien fiction in the library on Tuesday.  They should now be in students’ files with handwritten first and word-processed, revised second drafts.  Alien fiction pieces will be scored within the next week.

Response to Literature #’s 1, 2, and 3 should be in files awaiting review.

We are still in the planning stages of our informative “For Dummies” series, and we’re still thinking about synonyms for “dummies” so we avoid copyright infringement.

Final drafts of our biographical newsletters were due today.

We spent most of class reading from a selection of fourteen narratives, and taking notes on the writer’s approach using a quick-note slip.  These are on Mr. Markealli’s desk at the moment.

Writing workshop tomorrow!  Come prepared with an idea and a plan in your mind.

Grade printouts will be distrubuted in class on Thursday; don’t forget to pick yours up if you’re absent.

Today we wrote reading response #3 about the books we are reading.

Writing workshop tomorrow.  Come prepare with an idea and a plan in your mind.

We’ll be in the library Monday and Tuesday for final drafting our alien fiction.  Make sure to bring your revised drafts!

Grade printouts will be distributed in class on Thursday.  Be sure to pick yours up if you’re absent.

Today we shared our second drafts of our newsletters with our partners, and used a quick score sheet for content.

We began editing and revising our second drafts of our newsletters in preparation for another computer lab session on Monday.

Writing Workshop tomorrow!  Come prepared with an idea organized in your mind.  Winners of the latest contest will be announced.

Today we used a checklist to identify our own criticisms of our alien fiction in the categories of plot, setting, character, narrator, theme, and conflict.  We chose two or three focus areas and began revising our second drafts.  We rose our hands to identify others who might have chosen the same focus as we did.

Homework:  Use the list of response starters and write a paragraph in response to the book you are reading.

We started word-processing our biographical newsletters today.  Digital drafts are due at the end of the day Tuesday or as students walk in the door on Wednesday.  Check printer inks!

This is week 2 of outside reading.  Don’t forget to keep track of date/time/title/parent signature.  Hope you’re reading is inspiring,informing, or entertaining you!

Big day today!  We started word-processing our alien fiction stories in the library computer lab.  Digital drafts are due at the end of class on Tuesday or as students walk in the door on Wednesday.  Check printer inks!

Today we arranged ourselves into small groups and scored our biographical newsletters along four different traits:  ideas and content, organization, sentence fluency, and conventions.

Reminders:  Outside Reading stated this week.  Make sure you’re keeping track of date, time, title, and parent signature if you are participating in the program.  Writing Workshop tomorrow!

Today we arranged ourselves into small groups and scored our first drafts of our “alien fiction” along four different traits:  ideas, sentence fluency, conventions, and organization.

Reminder:  Writing Workshop tomorrow!