tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50279343577770747042024-02-21T00:42:57.873-05:00A Teacher's NotebookMrs. StroheckerMelanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.comBlogger437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-26604541783531390412018-11-11T13:33:00.001-05:002018-11-11T13:33:13.932-05:00https://www.quikly.com/shoe-carnival/q/NRphLmY/t/NwKOong-lnk?utm_campaign=5655-shoe-carnival&utm_medium=referral_link&utm_source=referral&utm_content=bloggerMelanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-19557191008717821722016-10-12T08:53:00.001-04:002016-10-12T08:53:42.722-04:00Oracy in the Classroom: Strategies for Effective Talk<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/practice/oracy-classroom-strategies-effective-talk">Oracy in the Classroom: Strategies for Effective Talk</a>: School 21 develops confident students who can articulate their thoughts and learning with strategies like discussion guidelines and roles and structured talk tasks.Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-35909367144103520442016-05-03T13:45:00.001-04:002016-05-03T13:45:08.451-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-17368014516522311472016-04-01T14:13:00.001-04:002016-04-01T14:18:24.142-04:00It's No Joke!Next Thursday and Friday will be the Ohio tests for English Language Arts. Practice tests and resources can be found at our Google Classroom site. Every student has log in information for this site. We use the site almost weekly, so they are all very comfortable with navigating the site. The site is secure so that only those with school google accounts have access.<br />
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<br />Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-81990917178340006582016-02-08T15:20:00.002-05:002016-02-08T15:22:01.605-05:00THERE IS NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK! Enjoy making your Valentine's Day boxes and writing out your valentines.<br />
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We are also using Google Classroom almost daily to complete in-class reading and a writing assignments. This week, we have been working on the procedural "stuff". Next week, all students will be working online to compose and publish an article for a school newspaper! I can't tell you how excited we are to be taking on this project! Look for our first issue of the <b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Clipper Times</span></b> to be out the last week of January!Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-2698725431979597022015-12-09T14:05:00.002-05:002015-12-09T14:05:55.615-05:00Homework Info<div>
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Why are we focusing on teaching this? Well I found another website <a href="http://msjordanreads.com/2012/04/19/non-fiction-text-structures/">Ms. Jordan Reads</a> that explains this...</div>
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<i><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Non-fiction text structures</strong> refer to HOW an author organizes information in an expository text. When faced with a new text, students can observe the organizational pattern of the text and look for <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">cues </strong>to differentiate and pinpoint which of the text structures was used by the author. Students can then organize their thinking to match the structure of the text, allowing for effective comprehension of the subject matter.</i></div>
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<i>Understanding non-fiction text structures is critical for “Reading to Learn” (i.e., reading for information). Students should be familiar with the five most common text structures and should be able to identify each structure using <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">signal words </strong>and <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">key features</strong>. Understanding which text structure is used helps students monitor their understanding, while learning the specific content that is presented. These text structures need to be explicitly taught in the classroom.</i></div>
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Yes, it is 11 hours away and cost $22 to get in, but thanks to Scholastic, we can still go!!!<br />
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From now on, we will have ONE weekly lesson. Together as a class, we will brainstorm a list of words that coordinate with the lesson. Each student still has their own lists of words chosen with my help. They have a practice packet for the week that they have time each morning to work on. Then on Friday, the packets are collected and a test is given. They will be giving each other a "buddy" test. I am always giving tests as well, especially for those students who do better when I give them there words.<br />
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This week we are focusing on -tion and -sion words. We will be looking at root words on Tuesday to decide when to use -tion and when to use -sion.Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-23810263097268496602015-11-06T10:54:00.001-05:002015-11-06T10:54:19.992-05:00The crowd goes wild!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUSSSNNF2f55I27lNCn77LGk-1fuCdGfPh8uIpZn6H3pH1WknWogvibAULPZN-bSH2VaEtaMq7pIhXwYSdR_Oz_gVSShSSOSbBfUfMpyfj-KrEIhJ0DTGbSTo5AHmZdIZa0WeShnFNGTa/s1600/20151106_105114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUSSSNNF2f55I27lNCn77LGk-1fuCdGfPh8uIpZn6H3pH1WknWogvibAULPZN-bSH2VaEtaMq7pIhXwYSdR_Oz_gVSShSSOSbBfUfMpyfj-KrEIhJ0DTGbSTo5AHmZdIZa0WeShnFNGTa/s640/20151106_105114.jpg"> </a> </div>Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-7159371512211102932015-11-06T10:53:00.001-05:002015-11-06T10:53:22.978-05:00Pep rally fun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sCw7y078PD_MujdP0r8DU8Zra-vihVYpbAREBokuPQc_FGyZuFhTKkKy8u2F0YdjFR1HV2SS3Yn_RWyGYMjGyHvjeKmX3vkzzzzhlW74UxzrffpozQ-JPmwU3kVdHW8QpQ3ymU4iu52X/s1600/20151106_105136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sCw7y078PD_MujdP0r8DU8Zra-vihVYpbAREBokuPQc_FGyZuFhTKkKy8u2F0YdjFR1HV2SS3Yn_RWyGYMjGyHvjeKmX3vkzzzzhlW74UxzrffpozQ-JPmwU3kVdHW8QpQ3ymU4iu52X/s640/20151106_105136.jpg"> </a> </div>Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-19230992963739070362015-11-05T10:44:00.001-05:002015-11-05T10:44:29.729-05:00Revising: where are the paragraphs?Click on the link.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGxSgtWWDkbSYaJMnxXsJjXuE0EXpda1c7bVG8RED1s/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Cat Non-fiction Article</a></span>Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-56693425346517191572015-10-23T08:55:00.003-04:002015-10-23T08:55:34.247-04:00Chris Van Allsburg Quiz<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/eaLbMAut5a"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Click here to take the quiz.</span></a>Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-88541119106915700182015-10-22T10:01:00.001-04:002015-10-22T10:01:28.749-04:00Just waiting...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xh68A0uCaDmzu4mIH073oiZgZC4eSqB5MFGdueE6yVcGv1uQrmwvzmPeqEsqt6lZfkYEp6AkH6J4jM3k4kH4voVmPjk3rQ57wrUripCnpBq4flkRP2lTeuPHozeyyoVn_oZ0s2BGfwIb/s1600/20151022_095908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xh68A0uCaDmzu4mIH073oiZgZC4eSqB5MFGdueE6yVcGv1uQrmwvzmPeqEsqt6lZfkYEp6AkH6J4jM3k4kH4voVmPjk3rQ57wrUripCnpBq4flkRP2lTeuPHozeyyoVn_oZ0s2BGfwIb/s640/20151022_095908.jpg"> </a> </div>Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0Youngstown, Youngstown41.09978 -80.64952tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-17739099172733303312015-10-22T08:55:00.001-04:002015-10-22T08:55:38.995-04:00So excited!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kuuAUd0vC2hMklD-xUn4FGquI5s0sjGBXiE0F7uGgfMY6yghEeVljyX4DAPT1ynLiDyycB-IV9V_13mxaF24wJaMHGqy3QfVeEFTmTuUrI-GVMtU1ZZm4tn20f4TAkD_8H7AsXwL_bOC/s1600/20151022_085328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kuuAUd0vC2hMklD-xUn4FGquI5s0sjGBXiE0F7uGgfMY6yghEeVljyX4DAPT1ynLiDyycB-IV9V_13mxaF24wJaMHGqy3QfVeEFTmTuUrI-GVMtU1ZZm4tn20f4TAkD_8H7AsXwL_bOC/s640/20151022_085328.jpg"> </a> </div>Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-64256267159878032072015-10-22T08:54:00.001-04:002015-10-22T08:54:55.860-04:00Symphony bound!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFggN8H0gC30XWlJMF08-7pBkeuNqa7q7EzeCj60gEU_dPZkjhQHS0Z69RyyopR59jjJYufQW68ZbeZqJD4PPOCJH-x8njN1Am3OD1vMSzXT3mmjUTDnx-qWLvZsDH3gp6IlitngkIWuX/s1600/20151022_085338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFggN8H0gC30XWlJMF08-7pBkeuNqa7q7EzeCj60gEU_dPZkjhQHS0Z69RyyopR59jjJYufQW68ZbeZqJD4PPOCJH-x8njN1Am3OD1vMSzXT3mmjUTDnx-qWLvZsDH3gp6IlitngkIWuX/s640/20151022_085338.jpg"> </a> </div>Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-57413097642763810422015-10-14T10:40:00.001-04:002015-10-14T10:40:11.442-04:00Triple Venn diagram concentration...<p dir="ltr">Working hard to compare the book, the play, and the movie.</p>
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This week the groups will focus on the rule for making words plural.<br />
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A GOOFY, yet simple video to explain when to add es:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD1OaD4FBqM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD1OaD4FBqM</a>Melanie Stroheckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059068048873631703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027934357777074704.post-72064326843935743542015-09-16T09:39:00.000-04:002015-09-16T09:39:06.699-04:00We are writers!We are working so hard on a really great writing project for our school. It will be ready for open house and we can't wait for everyone to see it. First we did some thinking and planning. We decided to interview the staff in our school. We are taking a picture of each person holding up a book. When you come to the display you will have to read our writing to try and figure out who is behind each book. Fun!<br />
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