Language Arts for Jan. 12-16,2009/ 6-1 team

Language Arts for Jan. 12-16, 2009/6-1 team

1. Final drafts of persuasive composition #1 are graded and recorded.
Students will complete a persuasive composition in class within two class sittings as a practice for the ISAT. ( 55 minutes.) They will be scored and returned to students.

2. We are covering pronouns: What is a pronoun? What are subject and object pronouns? In upcoming lessons we will cover reflexive and intensive pronouns, interrogative and demonstrative pronouns, and indefinite pronouns. Homework will be announced per pace of instruction and need for reteaching. TBA. This site will be updated.

3. In class we will review all of the prefixes and suffixes which have been instructed through trimesters one and two.

4. Expository writing lessons will begin toward the end of this week. These lessons will segue to the process of research and writing a research paper. In the first week of Februrary, students will receive instruction about topic selection, completing source cards, using search engines, and apppropriate sites for middle school students . More information to follow.

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