February 27, 2023 Diction (Gr. 6-8) At our lab, we looked at examples of diction in writing. To identify diction: 1. Pay attention to…
Reading Lab #10: Diction (Gr. 6-8) 2/28/23
Reading Lab #10: Fluency Class Syllabus – Grades 6-8 Tuesday, February 28, 2022 Objective: Students will be able to read a passage with…
Reading Lab #10: Identifying the Main Idea (Gr. 3-5) 2/27/23
This week, we will focus on how to identify the main idea of a text – a critical skill for reading fluency AND comprehension! Reading Lab…
Feb. 7 2023: The Tell Tale Heart (6-8)
At our lab, we reviewed how an author or a poet establishes tone in their writing. We also talked about the impact of particular tones….
Feb. 6 2023: Rock ‘N’ Roll Band (3-5)
At our lab, we reviewed how an author or a poet establishes tone in their writing. We also talked about the impact of particular tones….
Writing Lab #8: Dashes, Semicolons, Hyphens, and Colons (Gr. 6-8) 2/14/23
Don’t you just LOVE punctuation? 🙂 Because Valentines Day is coming up, we are dedicating some well deserved time to some of our most…
Writing Lab #8: Dashes, Semicolons, Hyphens, and Colons (Gr. 3-5) 2/13/23
Don’t you just LOVE punctuation? 🙂 Because Valentines Day is coming up, we are dedicating some well deserved time to some of our most…
Reading Lab #9: Fluency (Gr. 6-8) 2/7/23
Tackling fluency is one of the most basic, but most important aspects of reading comprehension. The more we read with expression, the…
Reading Lab #9: Fluency (Gr. 3-5) 2/6/23
Tackling fluency is one of the most basic, but most important aspects of reading comprehension. The more we read with expression, the…
Jan. 24 2023: Scientists Clone Human Embryos to make Stem Cells (6-8)
At our lab, we reviewed a unique strategy for finding the meanings of unfamiliar words. Reread the story. Then, consider the following:…