NHM Language Arts- Hernandez

We have been cramming hard for the CRCT.  Good luck to everyone!  I hope you all do fabulously. 
CRCT schedule 
Tuesday, April 1: Reading
Wed.: Language Arts
Thurs.: Math
Tues., April 8: Social Studies
Wed., April 9: Science
Coming up in my class:
We will be working on research and speech skills and reading King Arthur.  Due dates for research projects and speeches [...]

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Due to the field trips last week, I am having to adjust my plans.  See last week’s blog for this week’s agenda.  We got too far behind last week to have any quizzes, but we will have at least one this week. 

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We will be continuing the Anne Frank play. There will probably be at least 2 quizzes during the week over what we’ve read. In conjunction with the WWII background information, we will be looking at how propaganda was used during the war and discussing the different types of propaganda.  The students will be tested over the [...]

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We have been studying World War II and reading the play based on Anne Frank’s Diary.  Since the Writing Exam was Wed., January 15th, we have also been discussing the important components of an essay. 
Jan. 11- Quiz on WWII background–Many did not study and did poorly on this quiz.
Jan. 16-Quiz over Scenes 1 and 2 [...]

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AR Test is due Friday!!!
Quiz–Tuesday!! 
Test–Wednesday!!
 Monday, Sept. 24: Practice using vocabulary, Review the types of nouns and pronouns, Finish reading and discussing “The Tell-Tale Heart” and write a reflective response to the story
Tuesday, Sept. 25: Quiz over Lesson 3 Vocabulary (10 words) and nouns and pronouns, notes on figurative language, examine sample works for use of figurative language, [...]

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This week in language arts we will be reviewing the different types of pronouns, types of sentences, run-ons and fragments.  We will also begin reading poetry and identifying the different forms of figurative language.  The students will be working on a group project in which they are writing a skit that they will be performing [...]

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This is going to be a very busy week.  We will be working on our research projects which will be presented next Monday and Tuesday. 
Tuesday, May 8: We will be watching a movie (”Separate But Equal”) related to their history lessons.  This movie will take most of the day.  We will be discussing the events [...]

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Two  more weeks until the CRCT!!
We will be working really hard to get fully prepared for the CRCT.  Our main focus will be test-taking strategies and reading comprehension.  We will be finishing the play based on the life of Anne Frank and working on our propaganda projects. 
 We are sending a parent letter home today (March 16) regarding the [...]

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This week we have been preparing for the CRCT.  We have gone over the Benchmark Exam from last week and discussed test-taking skills.  We have also been studying World War II  and the types of propaganda in conjunction with the Anne Frank unit.  The students are supposed to design an advertisement based on one of the [...]

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Monday, January 22, 2007: Pages 246-272

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