2010-2011+Quarter+2

Students will take two common assessments through the Skills Iowa website. One assesses reading skills, the other assesses language arts skills. Log onto ac.corek12.com. Both will be linked under "Pending Assignments".
 * Monday, December 20 || Common Assessment on Skills Iowa ||
 * Tuesday, December 21 || Common Assessment on Skills Iowa ||
 * Wednesday, December 22 || Christmas Crafts ||
 * Happy Holidays!!! [[image:christmas-lights-graphic2.gif]] ||
 * Common Assessment **

Students should bring at least one small photo or picture no larger than 1"x2". They will use it to make a surprise Christmas craft!
 * Christmas Crafts **

Questions due Friday || Dance Tonight! 3-5  || Nonfiction Short Stories & Questions Questions due Monday || Skills Tutor Punctuation (Tuesday): Students must complete all activities up to and including second quiz. Skills Tutor Punctuation (Wednesday): Students must complete all activities up to and including third quiz Fiction Short Stories (Thursday): www.delicious.com/mrspaysen (Tagged fiction stories), Questions: Nonfiction Short Stories (Friday): www.delicious.com/mrspaysen (Tagged nonfiction stories), Questions:
 * Monday, December 13 || Inferring Post-Assessment ||
 * Tuesday, December 14 || Skills Tutor Punctuation ||
 * Wednesday, December 15 || Skills Tutor Punctuation ||
 * Thursday, December 16 || Fiction Short Stories & Questions
 * Friday, December 17

Packets due at the end of the class period ||
 * < Monday, December 6 ||< Day One Differentiated Inferring Unit ||
 * < Tuesday, December 7 ||< Day Two Differentiated Inferring Unit ||
 * < Wednesday, December 8 ||< Day Three Differentiated Inferring Unit ||
 * < Thursday, December 9 ||< Skills Tutor: Punctuation ||
 * < Friday, December 10 ||< Day Four Differentiated Inferring Unit

Differentiated Inferring Unit:
Last month students took a pre-assessment on inferring. Students were placed in groups based on need as indicated by pre-assessment performance, with the ultimate goal of all students scoring 90% or higher on the post-assessment. In these groups, students read assigned passages, respond to questions, and discuss/collaborate with group members.

Blue Inferring Packet Red Inferring Packet Short-Short Stories Packet

Books may be checked out from me after school--due back before AT the following day.

Skills Tutor: Punctuation
Skills Tutor Punctuation. Students must complete all lessons up to and including the first quiz.