Lots Going On...

We are finishing up the Chapter 6/7 Orange Packet relating to Non-Fiction Materials.  We recently read two interesting articles: one about baseball in America versus baseball in Cuba and the second about cyber-bullying.   Here are links to the introduction videos we watched in class.

http://youtu.be/FjHKV2x6Nh8  (Link to Baseball in Cuba video)

Cyberbullying...a New Virus:

Also, students turned in their Non-Fiction Projects today--which means now it's time to prepare for class presentations.  Students will need to:

• Introduce self & the project type
• Share the book title, author, and sub-genre
• Read the main idea sentence
• Share the 5 interesting facts
• Conclude with a final thought and say "Thank you!"

Practice, practice, practice!

Lastly, CST's start next week.  Be sure to get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, breathe, take your time, and think your way through the test...YOU'LL BE FINE!  You're ready for this Hawks!

Sample Non-Fiction Projects

Here are some sample power point projects below that were turned in for the bonus points.  Great work, Katie & Ileana!  There will be sample poster projects in our classroom available for viewing this week if you aren't quite sure what to do on your project.  Thanks to Sienna, Jennifer, Sebastian, Andrew, and AJ!  We've also had one video project turned in by Caitlin & Charlotte.  Nice work everyone!  Keep it up!

Mrs. Banta's Project

Katie O'Donnell's Project

Ileana Puente's Project

Mid-Trimester Updates

Lots of stuff happening in Bantaland!  Here's the latest:

Non-Fiction Project

Make sure you've read over the project requirements sheet, selected a non-fiction book to read cover to cover, and decided on what type of creative project you will complete.  The project sheet link is posted below.

https://docs.google.com/a/nvusd.org/document/d/1Ps4-sa4hJ9towxbGttJl3TzZDF5YMrQXlj2DemZ-wfQ/edit

Orange Chapter 6/7 Packet

We've been working our way through Chapters 6 & 7 which are related to reading Informational Materials and analyzing Non-Fiction texts.  As of this week, students needed to complete pages 1-10.  The binder paper pages in the packet are for the Cornell Notes for pages 648-651 and 700-703 in the textbook.  Make sure you've read and taken the notes!  We will have a Chapter 6 Mastery Test next class.

Trimester 3 Progress Reports

Remember grades are due for Trimester 3 Progress Reports...so check in with all of your teachers about what your grade is in the class.  Make sure you've completed any missing assignments!  End the year strong!