Assignments Due:

               

Assignments Due: Aug. 20 - 24

- Written Response
Students wrote using the mentor text - Malala's Magic Pencil  to answer the question - How Would I Change the World. 

- Exit Ticket Question
What was the author's purpose in the text What Do You Do With a Problem?
Give evidence to support your answer.

- Writing Workshop
In writer's notebook students are using the Boxes and Bullets Strategy to brainstorm important people in their lives, and jotting down 3 moments with that person. This is helping us prepare for our first writing piece of a Personal Narrative. 

Grading Scale:

Grading:

Daily grades - 40%
Assessment or Summative Grades - 60%
Performance Tasks associated with a particular standard - 60%


Daily Grades May Be Based From: 
- Rubrics that measure Standard 4.18C -Written responses to literary or expository texts, with student providing evidence from the text to demonstrate understanding. Rubric A

- Rubrics that measure Standard 4.29 -Listening and Speaking/Teamwork.
Students learn how to work productively with others in teams, applying standards, participating in teacher and student led discussions, building upon the ideas of others. Rubric B

- Comprehension Questions (written / multiple choice ) based on Independent Reading.

- Reading conferences that check for understanding of standards.

**Please note these are some examples, there may be other avenues to attain daily grades, as teacher determines needs of student(s). 

Assessment Grades:

- Testing grades / Summative Grades are counted as 60%. Tests will be given to measure students' understanding of Essential Standard(s) as determined by ELAR Department. 

Performance Tasks:

- Performance Tasks are determined by ELAR Curriculum Designer and/or collaboration with ELAR Department. These tasks are projects that are designed to measure students' understanding of a particular Essential Standard as predetermined by ELAR Department. Performance Tasks are counted as 60% of students' grades. 

Schedule:

Mrs. Reece’s

ELAR Schedule

7:35-7:45	Announcements Mrs. Webb’s Homeroom
7:45-9:15
9:15-10:45	Mrs. Haley’s Homeroom
10:45-11:45	Specials
11:45-12:15	Tier Time
12:15-12:45	Lunch
12:45-1:15	Recess
1:15-2:45	Homeroom
2:45-2:50	Pack up & line up for dismissal!

*please bring a healthy, nut free snack daily.

A Note From Mrs. Elder!

Hughes Families,

Prosper ISD is offering an exciting opportunity for all students to show their writing creativity. To go along with our Kwame Alexander, One District, One Read, students will have the opportunity to compete in a poetry writing contest. All students are invited to submit an original poem to the Prosper ISD Poetry Writing Contest! This contest encourages all students to explore writing their own poetry! Poems will be judged and the winning poet will be invited to present their poem at the Kwame Alexander event on October 1st. Poems are due by September 17th and no late submissions will be accepted. Poems may be submitted through the Google Form link: Prosper ISD Poetry Writing Contest , or may be legibly written on a piece of paper and returned to Ms. Elder in the Hughes Library. Please include the title of your poem, your name, grade, campus, and teacher. This is not a required contest, but we would love to have as many student participants as possible. If you have any questions, please contact our Librarian, Ms. Elder, at bmelder@prosper-isd.net.  

Homework:

August 17, 2018: There is currently no homework assigned.

Homework will begin: 
Thursday, August 30.

ELAR Week August 20 - 24:

  Week August 20 - 24, 2018

Reading Workshop:

This week in ELAR we will be using our previous week's interactive read alouds to discuss our new concept of "Establishing purposes for reading". Students will learn how reading connects to real world purposes, as well as how our purpose may simply be for pleasure, or to inform us. We will also work to look at the messages an author is trying to convey to us, as we learn to connect our reading to ourselves, and other texts. 

Read Alouds: 
- We're All Wonders
- Malala's Magic Pencil
- What Do You Do With a Problem?

Writing Workshop:

This week we will begin using writing strategies to draft our first piece of writing which will be a "Personal Narrative". Students will use strategies that will cause them to think about important people, places, and other ideas to construct their pieces. 

September Reminders

Don't Forget!

Patriotic Assembly this Tuesday, September 11




Celebrating Mrs. Betty Hughes 80th Birthday following!

Donations for Skinny Pop, Cheddar Crackers with Peanut Butter for Mrs. Hughes Birthday Celebration!