G and T MUR:
Reading: This week in reading we began our independent book study. Students were able to chose between A Murder for her Majesty and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Students read chapters one through eight independently and are working on filling out their independent reading packets which will aid in their comprehension of the story. Next week we will be meeting in small literacy groups to have book discussions. It is amazing to see students gain this independence and work by themselves, manage their classroom time as well as their work!
Writing: Currently, we are in the throws of our expository essay writing. This week students met one on one with me to conference on their writing. Our focus is writing quality topic and closing sentences. Congruently, we worked on organizing our thoughts in rough draft form. Students should have completed their introduction, and first two body paragraphs.
Formally the research phase has concluded, though we will have the tablets on hand to
Spelling: In spelling we continue our study of Greek and Latin roots. This week our focus was Red Hot Root Words lesson 34.
Advanced MUR:
Reading: The week we began reading The Scarlet Pimpernel. We read chapters one through four. To help aid in student's understanding of this difficult text we will be using the tablets to watch the movie version of this novel. Our focus this week is character development. As we move through the introduction phase of the novel we will be keeping track of the numerous characters and their traits.
Spelling: We continue of study of words using the Wordly Wise curriculum. This week we completed Lesson 8 and focused our attention on the analogies.
