Thursday, January 20th, 2011

LANGUAGE ARTS QUICK HITS

* MAP TESTING COMPLETED - students completed their second round of MAP testing using the schools lap tops over the past two days in language arts. Results will help teachers identify strengths and weakness in both language arts and mathematics. This information will help educators better focus and address areas of need for students.
* PERSUASIVE WRITING - We spend the first half of class today reviewing the components of good persuasive writing as well as why it is important, how it is used in everyday life and some of the heated and interesting topics of debate in our society. We read from the text book and discussed the various elements of effective persuasive writing. COMING SOON - we will be starting a more serious persuasive writing paper that requires students to select a topic and defend it with clear, well supported evidence/facts.
* HOMEWORK - Because of the short week our regular schedule is a bit off. As a result we are doing our vocabulary today, but will not take the quiz for this round of vocabulary until next Friday 1/28. Students were given most of the second half of class to complete this work in class with a partner - a majority of students finish this work before they leave class, incomplete work will receive a zero. Week 13 Vocabulary is listed below in this email as well as on my blog.
* HOMEWORK - Reading Response due next Tuesday 1/25 - Students do not have to do Monday's entry. Reading Responses continue to bring down a lot of students language arts grade because they are missing or turned in incomplete or below standard.
* NO SCHOOL MONDAY - There will be no school Monday because a District Institute Day is schedueld.

Hoot Vocabulary – Week 13

boon


emphatic


mason

cadence


garish


mollify

cantankerous


irreverent


denote

deliberate


malady


paragon

novice


vacuous


permeate

efface


serene


rectify

embargo


reproach


reproach




--
Mr. Madel

6.1 Language Arts
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
jmadel@op97.org