03.02.2021 Organizing sentences

  Welcome to ELA with 

Ms.Lowe-Stuart

 This week we will be organizing sentences for clarity.

Level 1

Which sentence is correct

1. a) Is the green grass.

       b) The grass is green. 

Correct sentence:

2.   a) Ran Kelly home

     b) Kelly ran home.

Correct sentence:

3. a) The game was interesting.

    b) Interesting the game.

Correct sentence:

Level 2 & 3

1. a) Is   the grass   green

  b) The grass is green. 

Correct sentence:

2.   a) Ran  Kelly home

b) Kelly ran home.

Correct sentence:

3. a) The game was interesting.

    b) Interesting the game

Correct sentence:

Rewrite the following sentence whereby they make sense.

1. An ox He is  as strong

Correct sentence:

2. As mud  is as clear Your explanation

Correct sentence:

3. Was like watching Watching the show grass grow

Correct sentence:

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01.19.21-01.22.21 Is it a simile or a Metaphor?

  Welcome to ELA with 

Ms.Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

 This week we will be discussing similes.

Last week we discussed metaphors.

Which sentence is a metaphor and which sentence is a simile?

1. Our class is a buzzing beehive today. M or S

2. The assembly was like watching grass grow:. 

M or S

4. His hands were as old as ice. M or S

5. The kitten is a fluffy cloud. M or S

6. I'm as hungry as a bear. M or S

7. He is as tall as a giraffe. M or S

8. Her hair was a river flowing. M or S

9. The car is as fast as a cheetah. M or S

10 the house was in a sea of grass.

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12.21.2020 What is the Needle Tree S.T.O.R.Y?

 Welcome to ELA with 

Ms.Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

 This week we will be using the graphic organizer S.T.O.R.Y.

Read the story below and fill in the STORY elements.

The Needle Tree

Once, there were two brothers who lived at the forest’s edge. The oldest brother was always unkind to his younger brother. The older brother took all the food and snatched all the good clothes.

The oldest brother used to go into the forest in search of firewood to sell in the market. As he walked through the forest, he chopped off the branches of every tree, until he came upon a magical tree.

The tree stopped him before he chopped its branches and said, ‘Oh, kind sir, please spare my branches. If you spare me, I will provide you with golden apples.’

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T:

O:

R:

Y:

The oldest brother agreed but was feeling disappointed with how many apples the tree gave him.

Overcome by greed, the brother threatened to cut the entire tree if it didn’t provide him with more apples. But, instead of giving more apples, the tree showered him with hundreds of tiny needles. The brother fell to the ground, crying in pain as the sun began to set.

Soon, the younger brother became worried and went to search for his older brother. He searched until he found him at the trunk of the tree, lying in pain with hundreds of needles on his body.

He rushed to him and started to painstakingly remove each needle with love. Once the needles were out, the oldest brother apologized for treating his younger brother so badly. The magical tree saw the change in the older brother’s heart and gifted them with all the golden apples they could need.

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12.15.2020 S.T.O.R.Y

 Welcome to ELA with 

Ms.Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

 This week we will be using the graphic organizer S.T.O.R.Y.

V20 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WqA-34DwtSOqtPrB5_homWSnh6M0kcApZfX5cb86peg/edit#slide=id.p

Y20

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k9zteeq2sYSsEgrhPgtlsMfyotGsF7KC_xiYrWjPBCY/edit#slide=id.p

V21 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k2Qi0sKv4uuha39xA_qqK608MGn4rPSNdGhhz0B7n_c/edit#slide=id.p

X20 

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k9zteeq2sYSsEgrhPgtlsMfyotGsF7KC_xiYrWjPBCY/edit#slide=id.p

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12.14.2020 S.T.O.R.Y

 Welcome to ELA with 

Ms.Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

 This week we will be using the graphic organizer S.T.O.R.Y.

V20 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WqA-34DwtSOqtPrB5_homWSnh6M0kcApZfX5cb86peg/edit#slide=id.p

Y20

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k9zteeq2sYSsEgrhPgtlsMfyotGsF7KC_xiYrWjPBCY/edit#slide=id.p

V21 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k2Qi0sKv4uuha39xA_qqK608MGn4rPSNdGhhz0B7n_c/edit#slide=id.p

X20 

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k9zteeq2sYSsEgrhPgtlsMfyotGsF7KC_xiYrWjPBCY/edit#slide=id.p

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 Welcome to ELA with 

Ms.Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

 This week we will be delving into the author's background. We will also begin an exploration of the first chapter in the book.

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12QQr4MHA_qpTtCt90l3LUI9L47lCd0YTBUJ3Mn7btYs/edit

Level 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBE8i-j6nb0ogtesHlt_ST49Rvim5cZ_Gthh16m6MyU/edit

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12.03.2020 Dorothy's Journey Part 1

Welcome to ELA with 

Ms.Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

 This week we will be delving into the author's background. We will also begin an exploration of the first chapter in the book.

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12QQr4MHA_qpTtCt90l3LUI9L47lCd0YTBUJ3Mn7btYs/edit

Level 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBE8i-j6nb0ogtesHlt_ST49Rvim5cZ_Gthh16m6MyU/edit

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12.02.20 L.Frank Baum Background

Welcome to ELA with 

Ms.Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

This week we will be delving into the author background.

1) What is the name of the book we are reading this month?

2) Who is the author?

3) What significant even happened to him when he was around the age of twelve?

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11.23.20 Character Analysis

 Welcome to ELA with Ms. Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

This week we will be discussing subject verb Agreement.

Please review the videos in anticipation for the class discussion and independent practice work.

Level 1
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T4XRRyr9xYN7Fqwt1gYPICwAtCsO5kWJrdQJmrDNWRI/edit

Level 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1af18FLxpMMahn2XlPUxdD4-1S_hyshlP4mt0Z4mRZss/edit

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11.23.2020-11.24 2020 Subject verb agreement

Welcome to ELA with Ms. Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

This week we will be discussing subject verb Agreement.

Please review the videos in anticipation for the class discussion and independent practice work.

Essential Questions to keep in mind: 

Who or what is the subject in the sentence?

What is  the subject or object doing?  

Rules to follow:

How do these rules look in practice:

Example 1:

Example 2:

I am posting an excerpt for from our text, Tomorrow When The War Began. Please read over the break and be prepared to discuss it on Monday.

11.13.20 Adjectives

 Welcome to ELA with Ms. Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

This week students will be learning about adjectives.

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MBsCjXd4iJaqb1TnJxPhsCFc5NRxhDMWOaIaNktCduo/edit

Level 2

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1N82wQoL6eXmlgXsKrMJQAd5FGoLG4hIIPfr4xCtVtgE/edit

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17Y6We1hJ_FpKRY-GyUcO9LSnVwNsvqX0_aYF4uLVgqw/edit

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11.10.20 Adjectives of description and kind

 Welcome to ELA with Ms. Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

This week students will be learning about adjectives.

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XeQbeHkNYErP7WRtcHa4CjJ08GT5D6Xwc1WAcZ3retI/edit

Level 2

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XeQbeHkNYErP7WRtcHa4CjJ08GT5D6Xwc1WAcZ3retI/edit

11.09.20 Adjectives

Welcome to ELA with Ms. Lowe-Stuart

The Book of the month is:

This week students will be learning about adjectives.

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rq5o0aIdWpFXzp556gL8YxOPheCgBSL6P_q48HJ5ZiQ/edit

Level 2 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AfZgeyT_W1vIg8pfUlYwfkKQVLoCfEQSl38qBb89PP8/edit

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11.05.20 Character strengths

 The Book of the month is:

Students will be discussing the strengths of each character in the text. 

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1f6mM9rFoIdWPq-1Uc7brUihM3OfAjZkHCp_3Lz8g-cc/edit

level 2

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_63GtWEitbSjEoNI2XTuaxegMh4611kkIywBt-mRAKM/edit

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11.03.20 Book summary

 Welcome to ELA@Prep

The Book of the month is:

Student will be given a brief overview of the text and the characters

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvjC_azbrlfH6skSp32wzNX19Ir6C1qd8Yb4e1eFG1rudMOQ/viewform

level 2

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8agEyvf2QLEuCuls9NdksTPrj3gCjMXGuR9c2MqPrtI_LyQ/viewform 

11.02.20 Introduction to the text/ author's background

 Welcome to ELA@Prep

The Book of the month is:

This week in ELA we will be discussing  the author John Marsden and why he decided to write the text. We will also discuss character strength and wrap up with further discussions on  the relationships between the characters in the text.

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NvVqgdVoXLjU6UdMIMg_4qzOek_3gIMHUui4hagw5AU/edit

Level 2

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16VLt7z21_o_YZ6NytHLv4dRllHjHbbnSRt1LIF-sMBQ/edit

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10.29.20 Letter to FDR

 Welcome to ELA@Prep

The Book of the month is:

This week in ELA we will be discussing themes in different genres: literature, videos and music 

Using themes learnt in class students will use the themes of showing love in the mist of tragedy and extending kindness to others in need to pen a letter to President Franklyn Delano Roosevelt asking him help the Jewish people escape persecution from Adolf Hitler.

How to write a letter

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpfIM3xFnYtsbArhj2ZEdmtkoGoPj8jnmYk4XB6UNc8-USbg/viewform

 Level 2 & 3

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepPGS9ehmlbbAETdqfap8ri_ncWSUTB7T0TaJnK-CfKwDX-A/viewform

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10.27.20 Theme

Welcome to ELA@Prep

The Book of the month is:

This week in ELA we will be discussing themes in different genres: literature, videos and music 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8muSkXjPHE

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpfIM3xFnYtsbArhj2ZEdmtkoGoPj8jnmYk4XB6UNc8-USbg/viewform

 Level 2 & 3

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepPGS9ehmlbbAETdqfap8ri_ncWSUTB7T0TaJnK-CfKwDX-A/viewform

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10.26.20 Themes

 Welcome to ELA@Prep

The Book of the month is:

This week in ELA we will be discussing themes in different genres: literature, videos and music 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8muSkXjPHE

Level 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerBQUM1yiWjs7ZV2Zrxn3SS2Mn6RfjhnyjxKnGfTSHk605JA/viewform

level 2

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjMgSdEBxc4hxQBa7d_FrgdvRhDqhYmLFLWMADrxcMMggOxQ/viewform

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10.23. 20 Quiz review

 

Welcome to ELA@Prep

The Book of the month is:

Review the following clips to help you prepare for your quiz on Friday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDRiur9kBPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdCOswMeXFQ

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