Rain, Rain, Go Away!!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend with your family. I do hope your child found time to work on their career project and began practicing their career speech.

During Language Arts this week the students have been practicing their speeches, adding information and/or deleting information to fit within the 3 - 5 minute time frame. Some of the students are ready with their visuals and bibliographies, where as others are still preparing. Students will be presenting their career speeches Wednesday through Friday this week. Students know which date they are presenting and have been given the rubrics for all pieces which will be graded.

We read chapter 13 and 14 in Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie this week in Reading. The remaining class periods of Reading will be devoted to career speeches, and an AR book check-out in the IMC for our May book project.

For those students going on the band trip to Tennessee, I wish you good luck, and have an enjoyable time! We will miss you!

Mrs. Froats

A Busy Week Ahead!

During Language Arts this week the students will have both Monday and Tuesday to write a rough draft of their outline for their career speech. We discussed the rubric for the outline and shared some key points for this process. On Wednesday and Thursday (early dismissal) the students will be in the IMC typing the final copy of their outline which will be used to present their career speeches next week. Students should bring a flash drive on Wednesday! It will also be important to print out the final copy of their bibliography (5 to 8 sources needed) and work on the visual for their speech.

The students will be working in groups to read Chapter 11 & 12 in Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie during Reading. Vocabulary for both chapters will be due on Tuesday. The students, within their groups, will be responsible for reading the chapters and completing the comprehension questions which will be discussed and collected during the last part of class on Wednesday. We will not have reading on Thursday due in part to early dismissal and we will be using the time to finish our career outlines.

If you have any questions please contact me at kfroats@ccsd66.org

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Froats

Outline Rubric
Career Speech and Visual Rubric

Career Unit Review

Today marks the first week of our career unit in the IMC. The students have begun their research on their chosen career. Most students are on target and have been completing all target points according to the checkpoint sheet given out on Monday.
This weekend would be a great opportunity for some to continue their research and possibly find someone to interview, to gather more information, which can be used to enhance their career speech.

It has been an enjoyable week watching the students 'search' and find successful information. What an eye opening experience for all of us!

Please contact me if you have any questions about this Career Unit.

Mrs. Froats

Book Report Project

Students were given class time today and will have next Friday as well to work on this month's book project. The students checked out their new books on Friday March 25. Each student should devote 20 minutes daily for reading their chosen book. The goal should be to complete the reading of the novel over the weekend and begin preparing their project. Students should be managing their time or they may find themselves overwhelmed with trying to finish the book report in reading and the career unit in language arts' class. The book project will be due on April 21. Below you may find the rubric for the book project.

During Reading Class we will continue the novel, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. Students will complete comprehension questions and vocabulary as homework for each chapter.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Froats

Book Project Rubric

Career Unit

Career Unit