Ms. Faircloth

Entry Task: On a blank piece of notebook paper, write your name (first and last), Writing Period xx, and the date in the top right corner. Then we did the first piece of baseline writing for class this year. Students wrote for 45 minutes on the writing prompt. Then we practiced Circling Up and had class meeting.

Entry Task: Take out the bookmark you received in Science yesterday and add my information to the Teacher Website section: Ms. Faircloth Reading & Writing fairclothmms.blogspot.com We read aloud a chapter from Because of Winn Dixie, where the character is wanting to know more about her mother. Her dad gives her 10 things about her mom (a "decalogue"). Then, we talked about the importance of knowing things about yourselves as writers. Students wrote a "decalogue" of 10 things about themselves as writers and shared it with their elbow partners. We also practiced how to "circle up" for class meeting.