Friday, December 23, 2016

Friday, December 23


Short block due to Winter Concert/Reindeer Games schedule.

Introduced "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 on Quizlet.

HOMEWORK

THURSDAY, December 22: Unit test, Tracks.
TUESDAY, January 3: Special Vacation Reading Logs due.
FRIDAY, January 6: "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 quiz.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Thursday, December 22

This lesson taught by Mrs. Bidwell in Ms. Bishop's absence.

Tracks unit test.

HOMEWORK

THURSDAY, December 22: Unit test, Tracks.
TUESDAY, January 3: Special Vacation Reading Logs due.
FRIDAY, January 6: "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 quiz.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Wednesday, December 21

This lesson taught by Mrs. Bidwell in Ms. Bishop's absence.

Continued watching Rabbit Proof Fence, about Australia's equivalent of our Indian boarding schools.

HOMEWORK

THURSDAY, December 22: Unit test, Tracks.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Tuesday, December 30


Introduced Lit Circle vocabulary unit for Tracks.

Continued watching Rabbit Proof Fence, about Australia's equivalent of our Indian boarding schools.

HOMEWORK

THURSDAY, December 22: Unit test, Tracks.

Monday, December 19, 2016

Monday, December 19


Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Began watching Rabbit Proof Fence, about Australia's equivalent of our Indian boarding schools.

HOMEWORK
THURSDAY, December 22: Unit test, Tracks.

Friday, December 16, 2016

Friday, December 16


Short classes today due to two hour delay schedule.
Shared remaining Chapter 9 tasks and discussed Indian boarding schools and how they figure into the story of Tracks.

HOMEWORK

FRIDAY, December 16: Blizzard Bag Lesson #1 is due.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Thursday, December 15

Task check, Chapter 9 Lit Circle tasks.
Read and annotated article on Indian boarding schools; looked for and added annotations in Chapter 9 relating to boarding school.

Lit Circle discussion of Chapter 9 of Tracks.

HOMEWORK

FRIDAY, December 16: Blizzard Bag Lesson #1 is due.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Wednesday, December 11

Task check, Chapter 8 Lit Circle tasks.
Choice of reading or work in Tracks. (Last chapter and tasks due tomorrow!)

Lit Circle discussion of Chapter 8 of Tracks.

HOMEWORK

THURSDAY, December 15: Finish Chapter 9 and your assigned task.
FRIDAY, December 16: Blizzard Bag Lesson #1 is due.

Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Tuesday, December 13

No school Monday, December 12 due to snow day. 
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Lit Circle discussion of Chapters 7 and 8 of Tracks.

HOMEWORK

WEDNESDAY, December 14: Finish Chapter 8 and your assigned task (next in the rotation).
THURSDAY, December 15: Finish Chapter 9 and your assigned task.
FRIDAY, December 16: Blizzard Bag Lesson #1 is due.

Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)

Monday, December 12, 2016

Monday, December 12 Blizzard Bag Lesson #1: Microfiction

In the event of a snow day on Monday, December 12, please complete this lesson at home.  It should take you about 45--50 minutes to complete.

Tansy Undercrypt is a prominent writer of the new genre sometimes known as microfiction.  Your assignment today will be to read and study several pieces of microfiction, create a definition of what microfiction is, and to write a piece of your own to submit for a grade.

Don't be surprised if you find microfiction, and especially Tansy Undercrypt's microfiction, to be completely addicting.  (I do.)


  1. Make your way to Tansy Undercrypt's web page.
  2. Select any six pieces of her work.  (Don't worry--that's less than it sounds like!)
  3. Write a VERY brief summary of each piece that you read. (One sentence should do it.)
  4. Write an original definition of microfiction.  (Don't Google it--I will be checking!  Use your own fine mind on this one.)
  5. Write one piece of microfiction of your very own, and revise it to hand in to me.


You may want to use Google Docs to write your definition and microfiction.  You can then "hand it in" simply by sharing it with me at cbishop@grsd.org.

Your work will be due no later than Friday of this coming week.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Friday, December 9

Homework check: tasks for Chapter 7 of Tracks.
Silent reading and/or work on tasks for Chapter 8.

Lit Circle discussion of Chapter7 of Tracks.

HOMEWORK

TUESDAY, December 13: Finish Chapter 8 and your assigned task (next in the rotation).

Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Thursday, December 8

Worked on reading and tasks for Chapter 7 of Tracks.

Wrapped up discussion of Chapter 6. Discussed questions and confusions from Chapter7.

HOMEWORK

FRIDAY, December 9: Finish Chapter 7 and your assigned task (next in the rotation).

Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Wednesday, December 7

Homework Check, Chapter 6 tasks.
Worked on reading and tasks for Tracks.

Discussion of Chapter 6.

HOMEWORK

FRIDAY, December 9: Finish Chapter 7 and your assigned task (next in the rotation).

Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Tuesday, December 6

Worked on reading and tasks for Chapter 6 of Tracks.

Shared tasks for Chapter 5 of Tracks.
Began discussing questions and confusions for Chapter 6.

HOMEWORK

WEDNESDAY, December 7: Finish Chapter 6 and your assigned task (next in the rotation).

Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)

Monday, December 5, 2016

Monday, December 5

This class short due to late start schedule.

Silent reading.
Checked tasks for Chapter 5.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Wrapped up discussion of Chapter 5 of Tracks.

HOMEWORK

WEDNESDAY, December 7: Finish Chapter 6 and your assigned task (next in the rotation).

Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)

Friday, December 2

This class taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Watched film version of Nicholas Nickleby.

HOMEWORK

Friday, December 2: Finish Chapter 5 and your assigned task (next in the rotation). Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Thursday, December 1

Silent reading and work on tasks for Chapter 5. (Added vocabulary words to Quizlet for this class.)

Shared tasks and wrapped up discussion of Chapter 4 of Tracks and began discussing Chapter 5.

HOMEWORK

Friday, December 2: Finish Chapter 5 and your assigned task (next in the rotation). Vocabulary masters--be ready to post 3--5 words to Quizlet; ask Ms. Bishop for help to do so.
(NOTE: We are slowing the pace on the reading to two days per chapter. Do be prepared to share!)