


Students identified Kek's voice in the book and what it conveyed about his feelings. HW: Complete the handout for the book, movie, or news article that you chose.Ĭompleted Comprehension Questions for Part 3.Ĭompleted Comprehension Questions for Part 4.ĭiction and tone work. Grammar work (colons, semicolons, periods, and commas)ĭiscussed main idea with examples and practice. Writing exercise: Do you prefer going to school or Acellus? Why or why not?

They had a guideline of questions to answer and we shared answers. Students identified symbols for their own "self portrait." Watched video and discussed Frida Kahlo and her accomplishments. Students completed vocabulary for "Gift of the Magi." As a class we reviewed and completed a handout using the vocab words. Read "Gift of the Magi." Discussed and students completed handout with questions. Students looked up an online article of their choice and identified all the parts from the THIEVES strategy. THIEVES strategy - strategies for reading non-fiction texts. Students then completed a worksheet that had them looking up synonyms using a thesaurus. We discussed how to use a thesaurus and synonyms. We then discussed what artifacts the students would put into a time capsule of their 9th grade year. We discussed what the students found and what types of things go into a museum. Students explored the Natural History Museum via the virtual tour the museum has provided.
