THE BIG SHAKE OUT!

Click above to read up on Dorothy Vaughan

Today, students continued extending their learning in writing! We learned about identifying appropriate and engaging topic sentences!  We reviewed examples and types, then students completed an activity on Topic sentences.  Later, we learned about who Dorothy Vaughan, show she was, and what she accomplished.  Students, be sure to share what you learned with your parents this weekend!  Who was she? What did she accomplish?  Who was she known as? How did she pave the way for visible minorities in the field of aeronautics? At the end of the day, we had our 'BIG SHAKE OUT' drill.  Students followed procedures and protocols so they are prepared in the event of an earthquake.

IMPORTANT:
1.) STUDENT CONFERENCES: Parents/students, please click here to sign up for a time that works for you and your parents.  

PLANNER:
1.) LA/READING: Read for 30 minutes and log on your handout.  Hong Bucks will be given out this coming week.  

2.) MATH: If you haven't shown Mr. Hong your missed HW assignments, be sure to do that by Monday.  Student/Parent/Conferences are coming up in the first week of November!

3.) ADST/SOCIAL STUDIES:

• Yesterday, we not only continued learning about colour codes with the Ozobots, but we also learned about Dorothy Vaughan.
• Share what you learned with your parents. Maybe even watch the short video clip below with them.

4.) POST A RESPONSE:

• LEARNING INTENTION: I can write a paragraph explaining who Dorothy Vaughan was.
  SUCCESS CRITERIA: 
           1.) Paragraph format (intro/body/conclusion)
           2.) Topic sentence/engaging hook: Use one of the hooks you haven't used recently. Refer
                                                                       to this link.
           3.) BODY: Must include at least 3 interesting facts about who Dorothy Vaughan was and her
                 accomplishments.  Provide specific examples and explain them in detail.  
           4.) GIVENS/CONVENTIONS: Check your work for spelling, grammar, capitals, punctuation,
                and sentence structure. Edit/revise your paragraph based on your self-assessment.
           5.) PEER FEEDBACK: Today, I want you to give feedback to one of your classmates in the
                form of a question.  Ask them about what they wrote?  If they stated Dorothy Vaughan was
                a computer, ask them to explain why she was called a computer (assuming they didn't
               explain this in their paragraph).
           6.) RESPOND TO QUESTIONS: Respond to any and all questions you receive.                                                               

VIDEO LINKS:
Hidden Stories: Dorothy Vaughan

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