Author's Purpose Synonyms

Happy Friday Eve!

KIPPsters today you will finish reading your assigned chapters for Omnivore's Dilemma and work in groups to share the information.
Lifework today is a sentence completion worksheet: I have placed it here on the blog.

If you don't have internet at home, I strongly suggest that you figure out  a time today to copy the work down.

You will be required to write the sentence and underline the answer in the 
sentence.

click on the link below to access the lifework

Sentence Completion 1 Lifework 3/31/16

Do Now

For your Do Now today you will type the synonyms you found for each author's purpose verb: Persuade, Inform, Entertain.  

After you complete the DO NOW: You need to watch the video and try to guess what the author's purpose of each example is before the cartoon characters do. Have fun!

NOW FOR THE PROJECT WORK: Omnivore's Dilemma

Tall	Grande	Venti
Your group is responsible for reading, summarizing and SOAPStoning Chapters 1-9 Each member will need each of these chapters SOAPSToned properly in their notebook for each teammate to get a point.	Your group is responsible for reading, summarizing, and SOAPStoning Chapters  10-17 Your group will be responsible for creating main idea questions for the class to answer based on your chapters. Each member will need each of these chapters SOAPSToned properly in their notebook for each teammate to get a point.	Your group is responsible for reading, summarizing, and SOAPStoning Chapters 18-22 as well as: The Omnivore’s Solution: Some tips for eating Your group will have to do some historical research on a popular dish. Each member will need each of these chapters SOAPSToned properly in their notebook for each teammate to get a point.

Project Rubric- Click Here to figure out what needs to be done for project!

Oversharing- Main Idea Review and Groups

Good Day Kippsters!

Using social media has become a very significant part of people's every day lives.
Today for your Do Now please watch the video and write the main idea of the video. Remember that main idea is the subject plus what the author is saying about the subject.

Do Now: Watch this video and answer the following questions

Look to the screen for your groups. I will give you more information about groups and projects tomorrow.

Today you are responsible for reading these chapters.

Tall	Grande	Venti
Your group is responsible for reading, summarizing and SOAPStone Chapters 1-9	Your group is responsible for reading, summarizing, and SOAPStone Chapters  10-17 Your group will be responsible for creating main idea questions for the class to answer based on your chapters.	Your group is responsible for reading, summarizing, and SOAPStone Chapters 18-22 as well as: The Omnivore’s Solution: Some tips for eating Your group will have to do some historical research on a popular dish.

Dictionary Dive

Hello KIPPsters!

Today we are going to be focusing on utilizing our dictionaries in preparation for your WRITING STAAR tomorrow.

You will need to go to illuminate after you complete your DO NOW and finish the two activities.

1. Do Now
2. STAAR Dictionary- Guided Practice Log on to Illuminate
3. STAAR Dictionary- Peer Practice Log on to Illuminate
4. Peer Editing Papers - Ms. Agbim will give you instructions on what to do

Your Lifework- You are writing a thank you letter to Mrs. Newton for helping you prepare for the Writing STAAR. You must include an example of a time she helped you in your letter.

THE DICTIONARY PRACTICE BELOW IS YOUR DO NOW

You and You're and other Homophones

Today is Thursday, but it's really like a Friday because there is...

Our Goals:

KWBAT analyze a prompt and transform it into a question.

KWBAT differentiate between homophones like your and you're

KWBAT finish writing their essay and peer editing.

Do NOW

Watch the videos for the Homophones Your and You're as well as the very short video for It and It's. Then Play the two Quizlet Gravity games and finally answer the questions that follow.

Play the game below: See if you're understanding the difference.

Here is the short video explaining the difference between Its and It's

Play the Games below to figure out if you have mastered the homophones.

MAKE SURE YOU PICK DEFINITIONS BEFORE PLAYING

QUIZLET GRAVITY YOU'RE AND YOUR

QUIZLET GRAVITY IT'S AND ITS

Now That you have finished with that, transform the following prompts into questions.

Now You're going to finish the rough draft you started yesterday.This must be finished before you leave class today.

Ms. Agbim has your paper. Collect it from her and...

Brussels Attack

Dear 2021 KIPPsters,

Yesterday an atrocious act was committed against the people of Belgium, in the city of Brussels. I recall having a discussion with you all about Paris and the attacks that happened earlier in the school year. I want you all to be informed international citizens.

Today's Do Now: You need to click on the link below and read the article:

Bombs explode in Belgian airport, train station (850L)

or 

Belgium hit by multiple bombings, at least 31 dead (1020L)*only for KIPPsters who scored 80% or higher on the mock STAAR

click on me to read NewsELA Brussels Article

After reading the Article and answering questions watch the video until 4:00 marker.

CNN Student News- March 23,2016

Hey You Over There!

Hello!  We now have 3 school days left before your Writing STAAR. KIPPsters shouldn't be scared or chicken about the test, instead they should use this time wisely, prepare, and get gritty!

So here are our goals today:

1. Review the homophones they're, there, and their.
2. Analyze a prompt and write an essay

Do Now

Watch the two videos and answer the following questions. You have 10 minutes after the bell to complete this.

For Those of You Brilliant Children Who Have Completed This! Start on your prompt for tomorrow.

Welcome Back! Let's Get Gritty!

WELCOME BACK!

Hello KIPPsters!!

Would I be lying, if I said I missed you? 

Our goal today is to:

1. Analyze STAAR writing samples and infer the scoring based on the rubric.

2. We are going to write our own essay using the same prompt, keeping in mind what we learned from the essay.

3. We must always keep in mind that the reader should be able to determine our main idea and supporting details.

DO NOW

Watch the Video, then in the space below describe what Grit is according to the video.

GOOD MORNING!

Bonjour 2021, 

While walking through school I realized that not many KIPPsters (big and little) say good morning to each other. This personally made me sad, so I am proposing that 2021 start a movement and make a point to say "good morning" and "good afternoon" to people when passing them in the hallway. I have learned that each person you greet feels better about their day when acknowledged.

Let's show some gratitude! Oh and have a great Spring Break!

Here's something I read that supports that idea.

THE LEVEL 5 “GOOD MORNING”

NOVEMBER 19, 2012 ALEXANDER 10 COMMENTS

Studies show that when you have a good start to your work day, you’ll typically have a good day. Here’s our easiest and best tip for kicking your work day off with happiness: The Level 5 Good Morning.

We call it that because there are several approaches to saying good morning at work:

Level 0: You ignore people completely
Level 1: A somewhat unintelligible grunt
Level 2: Saying good morning without looking at people
Level 3: Make eye contact as you say good morning
Level 4: Also say something more than just good morning, e.g. “How are you?” or something more personal.
Level 5: Also touch the other person – e.g. a handshake or a pat on the shoulder. You can even hug, but only if you want to :-)

Please do not underestimate the effect of something as simple as saying good morning at school or work. 

At what level are the typical good mornings in your school? And what would happen if you took it to level 5?

IDIOMS

Howdy 2021!

I just want to say that..

Your future is so bright...

Today we are being introduced to idioms. 2021 KIPPsters your goal is to identify and analyze the meaning of idioms used in text!   I'm so excited and would feel on top of the world if we all mastered this lesson today!

He had to wear shades

For your Do Now Today!

1. Watch the video below about idioms and then answer the questions below

                                        

2. After you watch the videos, answer the questions below.

2. Answer the 5 questions about Idioms on Illuminate Idiom Introduction

3. Read both texts below and SOAPSTone them in your notebook.

1.Teen Reading Survey and  2.Take a Book Wherever You Go

                  

 The inside of the flap should have the answers to those questions.

S- Who is the person giving us information or trying to persuade us?

O- What is the time or place? What makes this important at this time?

A- Who did the author intend to read the text?

P- What is the author's purpose? (P.I.E)

S- What person place or thing is the author focused on?

 What is he saying about the subject?

Tone- What is the author's attitude towards the subject?

GO TO THE LINK AND READ THE TWO TEXTS

Teen Reading Survey/ Take a book wherever you go

4.Begin the assessment on illuminate.

IDIOMS on Illuminate

First complete the vocabulary, then the informational text questions

1. Introduction to Idioms

2.Vocabulary

3. Infotext questions

5. You will receive free time on Friday if you have mastered and completed all of these items!

Context Clues, what are they?

CONTEXT CLUES

Today we are going to focus on the skills and techniques you should use when answering context clue questions

 Your

 Do Now

 is on illuminate.

Click on this link to get to your Do Now. You have 10 minutes.

KIPP Courage Illuminate

After your Do Now.

You should answer the classwork questions below.

WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.. BE READY TO WORK ON THE PACKET YOU PICKED UP WHEN YOU ENTERED CLASS TODAY!

TODAY IS THE MONDAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK!

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS...

IT MEANS  IT IS THE MONDAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK!

DO NOW-

CC DO NOW 1

You have 10 minutes to complete it!

Go to this link 

KIPP Courage Illuminate

After you are done with your DO NOW watch this video

Childhood Obesity in America

Hello 2021!

Today is Thursday, but it is really a Friday for you all because there is no school tomorrow!

Yippee!

Today KIPPsters will be able Watch  the videos with information and statistics about childhood obesity in America.

Read the prompt 

Then Write your opinion and support it with information they have learned

Read 

The government has noticed that the obesity rates in America are very high. They are considering imposing strict diets on all children in the United States in order to help reduce obesity rates

Write

Do you support the government decision, why or why not?

March Madness and Air Force Ones

ALOHA 2021

Today we are going to be analyzing the errors that we made on the Mock STAAR, so that we can improve!

Many people refer to this month as:

Mainly because of basketball, but I am going to steal this terminology for our review and mastering these skills.

Below are some videos of me modeling using SOAPSTone and PIE to help me during testing

1. Everyone has to watch the SOAPSTone Review

2. SOAPSTone and Testing video.

3. Watch the videos for the questions you got wrong and work through them with me

4. Exit Ticket ( You will have an opportunity to answer similar questions for a different text)

Good Luck! It's Game Time, so remember...

DO NOW

Go to KIPP Courage Illuminate

Complete DO NOW 7.10D

Everyone Needs to Watch This!

Everyone Needs to Watch This Video and  SOAPSTone their article

Air Force One Question 1

Air Force One Question 2

Air Force One Question 3

Air Force One Question 4

Air Force One Question 5

Air Force One Question 6

Air Force One Question 7

Air Force One Question 8

Air Force One Question 9

Air Force One Question 10

Chapter 9

Hello KIPPSTERS!


Today we will analyze our progress on our recent benchmark. We are doing this so that we can  fix any problems that we might have.

Do Now

How do you think you did on the Reading STAAR? Explain why, and what you will do to do better or keep up the good work.

3 complete sentences.

When you are done you will wait for your packets to be handed out, please work on your lifework. The first 5 questions are assigned for tonight!

You will have 10 minutes to complete it on KIPP Illuminate

When you are done you will set up your notebooks and prepare to read chapter 9 as a class.

What does Ms. Agbim mean when she states "set up your notebook?" well the image below is an example.