Monday and Tuesday

Monday and Tuesday we worked on a two phase warm-up. Monday was a standard SOS which today we marked up, looking for phrases, clauses, subjects, verbs, etc.
We spent the rest of the period working on HMS, specifically "The First Job" through "Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water."

Monday's HW Options:

• embarrassing or disappointing incident
• death and/or funeral
• someone who was teased or taunted

Of Clouds, High Heels, & Boring Lunches

Today we started with SOS and then continued our discussion of "And Some More" before moving on to "Family of Little Feet" and "A Rice Sandwich."

Mrs. Nystrom will be collecting warm-ups, journals and homework tomorrow.

HW Options:

• somebody like the Vargas kids
• someone who reminds you of Alicia or Darius
• playing at being grown up

No New Homework!

After a short sentence on steroid warm-up, we shared and collected the homework and continued our discussion from yesterday. We then read "Darius..." and "And Some More." There is no new homework tonight.

HMS in Small Groups

Today we got new seats and worked with neighbors on dialectical journals for "Marin" through "Alicia Who Sees Mice."

HW Narrative #3

• dare or contest
• trouble with the law
• someone older you used to look up to (or still do)
• fear of strangers

Happy Monday

Today we started with a sentence on steroids warm-up and then read "Meme Ortiz" and "Louie..."

HW Options:

• crazy or unusual neighbor
• bike story
• thought sharing story
• something magical in a store

"Our Good Day" through "Gil's..."

Today we warmed up with some SOS (sentences on steroids), shared last nights homework and then continued with HMS.

The journals for the week are available here.

"Hairs" through "Cathy Queen of Cats"

We began the day with a sentence building warm-up (sentences on steroids) and shared and collected last night's name homework. We continued our in-class reading of HMS, adding several chapters to the dialectical journal.

Homework
Write a short personal narrative (one page minimum [use paragraphs!], heavy on descriptive language and detail, reread for grammar and spelling).

Tonight's Options:

• description of a place you’ve lived
• memory connected with a smell
• how boys and girls "live in separate worlds"
• sibling story