March-April+Agendas

Week 17: 04/27/2015-04/30/2015 Students will spend all week working on their Ted Talk and practicing for their upcoming presentation! Ted Talks are due May 4th. No exceptions. Students must present, and there are no retakes. Week 16:

04/20/2015-04/22/2015 Students will continue researching their topic using the library databases. http://hmslibrary.wix.com/hmslibrary#!database/cbd5 Library Databases

Ted Talk Rubric/Assignment Summary:

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In addition, on Wednesday, students will take their Collins Pre-Test for their last list of Collins words.

04/23/2015 Research Break! Poems are due TODAY! We will have a gallery walk, and then we will have time to share our poetry.

FCAs: • There are examples of original figurative language based on personal qualities (highlighted) • Uses language from the five senses to evoke a response from the reader (underlined) • Uses appropriate poem form: stanzas and line breaks (At least two stanza, five lines each)

04/24/2015 PSSA Reward Day! Students will be in HR in the morning to catch up on work in all CORE classes. In the afternoon the PTO has put together a snack and movie reward for students.

Week 15:

04/13/2015 Students will be in the library today! The librarian, Mrs. Lister, will show students how to search and find a topic based on their passions. The only limitation for student research is to focus on nature. After Mrs. Lister has gone over her resources, students will complete the graphic organizer that is linked below. This graphic organizer is due on Thursday. ResearchGraphicOrganizer https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/1_RZd5PEVrwSLyOSL6ANbU6DZ6xoMKULvHux25PhlKKU/edit?usp=sharing

04/14/2015-04/15/2015 Students will receive the guidelines/rubric for their Ted Talk Research Presentation. They will have a chance to ask questions, view, and analyze similar Ted Talks to get idea. media type="youtube" key="KpVpJsDjWj8" width="560" height="315"

04/16/2015 Students will have time to complete their graphic organizer. If they are ahead they can begin putting their presentation together.

04/17/2015 Students will have time to begin putting their presentations together. Mrs. Thompson will do a demo Ted Talk for students, so they can see the expectations/FCAs in action. In addition, they will receive their feedback on their poem graphic organizer. Poems will be due next Thursday, April 23rd. Demo Presentation

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Week 14: 04/06/2015 Students will continue to explore figurative language and sensory language by using it to compare themselves to nature.

04/07/2015-04/08/2015 Students will read "When Nature Comes Too Close" and analyzing it using what they know about text structures and persuasive strategies.

04/09/2015 Students will review figurative language formative from our previous reading. In addition, they will have this time to work on their graphic organizer for their poem and begin their poem if they are ready.

Review for Figurative Language: Metaphor-A comparison saying something is something. It does not use like or as. Example: Natalie is a beautiful rose. OR My heart's a stereo. It beats for you.

Simile- A comparison saying something is similar or like something. It will use like or as. Example: She is beautiful like a rose. OR My heart is as loud as a stereo.

Hyperbole-an extreme exaggeration. Example: My book bag weighs a ton.

Personification: Giving a non-human thing human traits. Example: The daffodils danced in the wind. OR Nature shrugged off the oil spill.

04/10/2015 Students will begin learning about complex sentences! Students will also take their figurative language analysis summative!

Reading Time

Week 13: Spring Break!
 * See Mrs. Thompson for specific activities for Monday.

Week 12: 03/23/2015 & 03/26/2015-03/27/2015 Students will begin reading Wisdomkeepers, an interview with an elder from the Onondaga tribe. They will learn his perspective on the relationship between man and nature. Students will read the piece with Mrs. Thompson and search for the main idea and supporting details for each section. At the end they will be asked to write the main idea for the whole piece and include supporting details.

03/24/2015 Students will complete a graphic organizer to prepare for their geography essay.

03/25/2015 Students will complete their Collins Summative. This is the last grade for the marking period. If time allows, we will continue with our reading of "Wisdom Keepers".

Week 11: 03/16/2015 Students used this time to practice compound sentences, their collins words, and wrap up "Is Humanity a Special Threat?" by finding a piece of figurative language and explaining it. Students all received their final notes sheet for literature circles.

03/17/2015 Students will discuss theme and play a kahoot to review compound sentences.

03/18/2015 Students will complete their compound sentence summative.

03/19/2015 Students will complete their final literature circle. Don't forget to upload your video: • Please upload your video to youtube. Here’s how: • 1. Select the video. • 2. Select share and youtube. • 3. Log in with this account NOT yours: • Email/User: literaturecircleshmsthompson@gmail.com • Password: thompson2015 • 4. Title it: LitCircles2 (your name) • 5. Click Publish • 6. After your click publish, it will take a while. Once it has uploaded, please click tell a friend and email gthompson@hershey.k12.pa.us your link. Thanks! In addition the email to access kidblogs is msnorheim@gmail.com.

03/20/2015 No School

Week 10:

03/09/2015 Today we will be playing catch up from the snow! Students will complete their first kidblog post for their lit circles. In addition, students will review conjunctions and their function within compound sentences. All students will receive their compound formative scores back.

03/10/2015 Mrs. Thompson will be out today. Please begin reading "Is Humanity a Special Threat?" and look for new or interesting words. In addition search for the author's opinion, point of view, and complete a type 1 on the reading. To follow along or for further directions, see the powerpoint below.

03/11/2015 Students will take their second formative on compound sentences. Use your notes and first formative to study! If time allows, we will continue the discussion started yesterday with "Is Humanity a Special Threat?" and complete an extension activity. Extension Activity: https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/1Ah_WeF_AC69AkNjWLyIzXmU5T6f2pu5Rz-yU3hdGHTU/edit

03/12/2015 Students will analyze the figurative language used in "Is Humanity a Special Threat?" and begin looking at text structures.

03/13/2015 Students will complete their second lit circle. Students will receive feedback from last week today, and they will also complete their second blogpost on their book.