Lesson 37

 Students handed in their homework, before reading their personal novels. 

• It is worth noting that the homework was not extensive, but 10 individuals failed to complete it for today's class  - even with time given at the end of the previous class to do some of the work. 

Students wrote a short pop-quiz on the poem they had for homework.

• Not one student had taken the time to look up the meaning of the words in the title of the poem. Students are asked to reflect on their academic goals at this time, and to recognize that their efforts are often directly correlated to academic performance.

We went through the poem together - pulled out interesting words - made connections to big ideas - investigated how one might go about understanding such a text.

    The word of the day was "ENJAMBMENT"

For homework: Students should use the work done today as a model for their reading of "Northern Light" by Jillian Christmas - they should take notes all over the page, and then answer the questions following the work. They do not need to write the paragraph.

GRADE 10 LITERACY ASSESSMENT REMINDER