Welcome to Mrs. Marinaro's Class

Coffee House Confessions

Next Meeting

 Tuesday, November 17th

Coffee House Confessions Dates: (Tuesdays from 3:10-4:00)

September 22 – Informational Meeting

October 6

November 17

December 15

January 12

February 9

March 16

April 20

May 11 – Last Meeting Date

Journal Topics for the week of October 5

Due Friday, October 9th

Please answer 1 of the 2 journal prompts below.   The use of vivid descriptions and figurative language are required for each answer.    The prompt should be the length of 200-250 words.   All answers should be NEATLY written in CURSIVE in your Journal (composition notebook).     Journals will be collected and assessed based on a rubric.   

Please use a STRONG OPENING and stay away from the FORBIDDEN OPENINGS.  Look at your notes.

1.  Write a story about a weird day in your school.

2.  You go home and check your voicemail.  After listening to the third message you freeze.  Write a story.

6+1 Trait Writing Model : Journal Entry

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Strong Opening	The introduction is inviting, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper.	The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper, but is not particularly inviting to the reader.	The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper nor is it particularly inviting to the reader.	There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper.
Sentence Structure (Sentence Fluency)	All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.	Most sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.	Most sentences are well-constructed but have a similar structure.	Sentences lack structure and appear incomplete or rambling.
Penmanship (Conventions)	Paper is neatly written or typed with no distracting corrections.	Paper is neatly written or typed with 1 or 2 distracting corrections (e.g.,dark cross-outs; bumpy white-out, words written over).	The writing is generally readable, but the reader has to exert quite a bit of effort to figure out some of the words.	Many words are unreadable OR there are several distracting corrections.
Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)	Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Support for Topic (Content)	Relevant, telling, quality details give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable.	Supporting details and information are relevant, but one key issue or portion of the storyline is unsupported.	Supporting details and information are relevant, but several key issues or portions of the storyline are unsupported.	Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic.

 

 

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness month

The Girls’ Club of Glen Ridge presents their

Fourth Annual

“maniCURE Night"

Friday, October 16^th from 6:30 to 8:30pm

at The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge

219 Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Ridge

Come get your nails painted pink, play games and win prizes!

All proceeds to benefit

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

         $5.00 per manicure      

(All other activities require additional donations)

 The Grading categories and their worth for Language Arts.

The access codes for the grades 3-6 Science A Closer Look Pupil Book

CF499773AD  grade 3

CA0EBDB34B  grade 4

FB06023104  grade 5

CB47C924A3  grade 6