PARENTS, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO WRITE UP TWO BOOK REPORTS before school begins in August (SUMMER READING) JUST LIKE LAST YEAR. ONE OF THE BOOKS MUST BE THE BREADWINNER. THE OTHER IS A FREE CHOICE OFF OF THE SEVENTH GRADE LIST (on yellow paper). FYI: We have the books in the book fair this week.
May 20-24, 2013
Tuesday
CW: If you have turned in all of your work, you will be invited to watch AWIT! :)
Monday
CW: Positive thoughts activity/ finish reading AWIT/ begin movie
HW: If you have any outstanding work to turn in, it is URGENT that you complete it tonight and show me/let me know during homeroom tomorrow. ALL GRADES have been updated in Pinnacle. If there are Z's or O's, they indicate that you need to complete those assignments. I can only grade what you turn in to me. Thanks!
May 13-17, 2013
Friday- Olympics
Wed.-Thursday
Tuesday
CW: Students turned in AWIT packets, p. 5-7. (Students in green class will need to turn theirs in tomorrow.) Red and green classes had a guest speaker today. Thank you SO much to Mr. Love, Alex's dad. We thoroughly enjoyed hearing about your life as a writer! What a fun and interesting career you have! Who wouldn't want to interview famous people for newspapers and magazines or travel the world and write about experiences along the way!?! May you enjoy many decades of adventures to come! :-)
HW: Please remember to have your movie permission slip signed and turn it in to your green class teacher during homeroom tomorrow if you would like to watch the movie in the afternoon. Otherwise, you will have work to do.
Monday
CW: Answer questions in packet p. 5-7. Review AWIT then continue reading.
HW: Finish the packet p. 5-7. Use complete sentences, correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation for pages 6-7. If you received a progress report, please remember to have it signed tonight and complete any missing assignments. Make sure to turn them in during homeroom tomorrow. If you have been absent, see me during homeroom to make up missing work.
May 6-10, 2013
Wednesday
CW: Read AWIT through p. 121
HW: 1. Study vocab. for test over AWIT Ch. 4-7 which is Friday. Make sure that you also understand what is happening and that you can identify the characters. 2. Your FINAL READING LOG is due Friday. 3. Also due Friday: total number of pages read (this nine weeks) and for the WHOLE year since 5th grade ended. 4. If you did not thoroughly complete p. 3-4 inthe packet, please do. Your effort on this will impact your grade. 5. The puzzle on back of the vocabulary sheet is due Friday. Please try to get the answers without looking at the definitions on the other side. If you do need to look, please mark the words you don't know and study them. This will help you prepare for the test.
Tuesday
CW: Review vocab. Answer packet p. 3 using complete sentences. Please make sure to give quality answers. Read AWIT through p. 87
HW: Study vocab. for test Friday. Log is due Friday.
Monday
CW: Go over new vocab. Ch. 4-7 (test Friday). Read AWIT (If you were absent, pick up where we left off when you were here. You might start a page or two before that to refresh your memory.)
HW: Study for test on Friday. Log is due Friday.
April 29-May 3, 2013
Friday
CW: Review Ch. 1-3 vocabulary, characters, etc./ Test
HW: Reading log is due Friday. You may count the following on your log: AWIT: 60 minutes and 53 pages (read in class)
Thursday
Congratulations on doing SO well on the test yesterday! GREAT JOB! :)
CW: returned tests/reviewed vocab. Ch. 2-3 AWIT/ Read Ch. 3/ Book Fair
HW: Remember to get your planner signed. Study vocabulary and character chart about Ch. 1-3 for test tomorrow. Make sure that you can identify characteristics and what each person in the story would say or how he/she would act. Thanks! Good luck!
Wednesday
CW: Test Ch. 1 AWIT. Review story, so far. Finish reading Ch. 2. Discuss Ch. 3 vocabulary.
HW: Study Ch. 2-3 vocabulary and review Ch. 1 vocab. for quiz/test on Friday. It will include comprehension questions. You may check Pinnacle for your grade. (If you were absent, please see me during homeroom the day you return to make up the test.) Please bring money if you plan to purchase a book at the Book Fair tomorrow when we go. FYI: The madatory book to read, The Breadwinner, is $8.95. You will also have a free choice from the required 7th grade list where you will need to read a second book this summer.
Tuesday
CW: Review voc. Ch. 1 AWIT (A Wrinkle in Time), finish reading and discussing CH. 1, Go over vocab. Ch. 2. Begin reading Ch. 2. Fill out Character chart for all characters, so far.
HW: Study vocab. and character chart Ch. 1 AWIT for the TEST tomorrow. Please make sure that you know what is going on in the story and that you can identify which voc. words would fill in the blanks in sentences about the characters and the story. There will also be matching: words/definitions. I recommend making flash cards. for fun, you might try: http://easynotecards.com or another free flashcard maker.
Also, there will be a quiz/test on Friday over Ch. 1-3. It will include vocab., characters, and comprehension questions.
Monday
CW: A Wrinkle in Time (AWIT) Introduction- Anticipation Guide/Ch. 1 voc./ began reading and taking notes about characters in packet
HW: Study Ch. 1 vocabulary (10 words) to prepare for test over Ch. 1. It will include vocabulary and characters. There will also be a quiz over Ch. 1-3 chapters on Wed. or Thurs. (Hint: flash cards are the best study technique for learning vocabulary.) You may use index cards or on-line flash cards.
April 22-26, 2013
Friday
CW: B.E.A.R. Day
HW: If you have not turned in your progress report and/or reading log, Please have it/them signed and show me Monday. If you want your own copy of A Wrinkle in Time by Madleine L'Engle, please bring it Monday. We are also having a book fair now.
If you have not completed SKills Tutor, the absolute deadline is by 11:30 a.m. on Monday. If you have not completed the: Punctuation, Usage, Reading Comprehension, or Subject, Verb, Pronoun lessons, you have until Monday to complete them for late grades. This is your final opportunity to do them. Your grade will be final.
Parents, if your child's average score for a Skills Tutor lesson is lower than what it shows on Skills Tutor, then there may be blank areas where your child has not completed lessons. If so, each missing lesson lowered the average by 5 points. Again, students have until Monday to complete the lessons for a late grade. After that, the grades will not change.
Please understand that the progress report that went home this week marks the half way point in this nine weeks. The purpose of the progress report is to let you know how your child is doing, so far. You may check Pinnacle to see specific scores that made up the average. We will still have more grades to add.
Thursday
CW: We shared Lewis Grizzard and other authors' written pieces.
HW: Please get your planner, reading log, and progress report signed. They are all due tomorrow. If you need to improve your grades in Skills Tutor, the absolute deadline is Monday (late grade). Parents, you may check Pinnacle to see your child's scores. Tomorrow is B.E.A.R. Day. You must bring a book to read silently and may bring a bear (optional). Also, optional: gummy bears or Teddy Grahams.
Tuesday-Wed.
CW: "Bubbie"... read and answer questions...then discuss... "The Imposter"
HW: None unless you have not completed SKills Tutor. All grades are posted. Progress Reports go home tomorrow. If you have not completed the Subject, Verb, Pronoun lessons, you have until Monday to complete them for a late grade. This is your final opportunity to do them. Your grade will be final.
The reading log is due Friday. You may include the time that YOU actually spent reading during the CRCT. It must be logged daily. (example: If you finished a section in 25 minutes, then you may log that. You may also log the time you spent free reading if there was time left to read. example: 10 minutes)
Parents, if your child's average score for a Skills Tutor lesson is lower than what it shows on Skills Tutor, then there may be blank areas where your child has not completed lessons. If so, each missing lesson lowered the average by 5 points. Again, students have until Monday to complete the lessons for a late grade. After that, the grades will not change.
Monday
CW: Review CRCT pages for tomorrow.
HW: CRCT Review: (for you to practice to help you prepare)
*** Download CRCT vocab. to know ***
Download CRCT review tips L Arts
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Note-Skills Tutor: "Usage" due April 5th. The next reading log is due April 5th.
To get to the Reading Skills activities: After logging into Skills Tutor, choose the assignment at the bottom of the list: "
Usage." To get to Skills Tutor: www.myskillstutor.com Enter your lunch number, then cobb, then hightower01. Please NOTE: To get to the correct "Punctuation" lessons, you need to scroll down and look on the left side of the screen. Click Language Arts "B" (not Lang. Arts "A"). Thanks!
Week of April 15-19, 2013
Monday-Tuesday
CW: Warm up- Write a paragraph about the highlight of your spring break. Pronoun packet, Brain Pop: Personal Pronouns.
HW: Skills Tutor-all lessons due Tuesday, April 16th. Read. The next Reading Log is due 4-26. Study p. 3 of the pronoun packet. (Be sure to get plenty of rest, eat a healthy, filling breadkfast, and bring a book to read after CRCT every day next week.) pronoun game: http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/pronoun/balloon_game/
Week of April 1-5, 2013
Fri., 4-5-13
CW: Skills Tutor. Turn in reading log.
HW: See note below (Thurs.) about Skills Tutor. Have a safe, happy, healthy vacation!!! :-)
Download CRCT review 2012 (See above for more CRCT prep ideas if you would like to prepare.)
Thurs., 4-4-13
CW: Check questions and fill in charts about "The Richer, the Poorer." (...and show me for a grade)
HW: Get your planner signed. Continue Skills Tutor and reading. Both are due tomorrow. Get the blue slip signed if you received one (about Skills Tutor). Skills Tutor:Usage and reading log are due tomorrow. Note: Several people have Skills Tutor lessons to make up, so we will extend the final deadline for all lessons on: Reading SKills, Punctuation, and Usage until April 16th, Tuesday (the week we return from break). If possible, complete them by tomorrow, so you won't have to worry about them during the break.
Wed., 4-3-13
CW: Finish answering questions and filling out charts about "The Richer, thePoorer." Check (and show me for a grade) Sentence Packet.
HW:Continue Skills Tutor and reading. Both are due this Friday. Get the blue slip signed if you received one (about Skills Tutor).
Tuesday, 4-2-13
CW: Warm up- 3 sentences to review/ Skills Tutor: Usage (due Friday)
HW: Finish the sentence packet in order to check it tomorrow. If you received a BLUE slip (stapled into your planner), get it signed tonight. It states that you have Skills Tutor lessons that have not been completed and are very late. They need to be completed immediately. Usage lessons are also due this Friday. Your reading log is due Friday. (If you won't be here, turn it in the day before you leave.)
YOU ARE INVITED TO A HELP SESSION TOMORROW at 8:15. If you need to catch up on Skills Tutor or need help with reading or L. Arts skills, I'll be happy to work with you. Also, you may come as early as 8:00 a.m. and/or stay until 4:30 p.m. any day. Just ask me to sign your pass the day before you intend to come.
Monday, April 1st
CW: Warm up- 3 sentences to review simple, compound, complex, CD-CX sentences/ "The Richer, the Poorer," Lit. Book, p. 370-374. Read and fill out the Character and Theme Charts on your gold hand out. Then answer p. 375: 1-6 in complete sentences.
HW: Read- log is due Friday. Skills Tutor: Usage is due Friday. (See above.) The rest of your sentence packet is due Wed. (We have already checked 1-5 of each section.) Please discuss the theme of our recent stories about saving vs. spending with your family. We would love to have input about your opinions. Remember, you may go to www.classzone.com to review the vocabulary for this story and "Ant and Grasshopper."
4/1/13
Dear Parents, I just checked SKills Tutor and found that there are still students who have not completed the Punctuation Skills (due 3-22) nor the Reading Skills (due 3-29). If your child says he/she completed them and you want to be sure, I recommend that you asked to see the scores. As soon as your child logs in and opens up an assignment, the scores will show. This will also let you know skills in which your child needs help. Thank you!
More sentence/clause interactive games:
Download Quia - Sentence structure practice game 2013
Download Simple, Compd Complex sentences interactive
Week of March 25-29, 2013 Skills Tutor: "Reading Skills:" due 3-29. To get to the Reading Skills activities: After logging into Skills Tutor, choose the assignment at the bottom of the list. "Reading Skills assigned 3-14 due 3-29" (extended until 4-1).
Friday
CW: Ppt. on Idioms, Personification, Hyperbole, Similes, Metaphors, Alliteration (If you were late or absent, please look on-line to find out how to identify these.) computer lab
HW: Skills Tutor- Reading Skills- Please complete ALL of these, including the post-test before school on Monday. I will wait until then to finalize those grades. The "Usage" lessons are due Friday. The rest of our sentence packet is due on Wed.
Have a wonderful weekend! If you are celebrating Easter or Passover, have a HAPPY one! Enjoy your family.
Thursday
CW: We checked the clause/sentence packet 1-5 of each section. The rest of the packet is due on Tuesday. We discussed THEME and MOOD as well as fables. We read and discussed Oh, The Places You'll Go and The Giving Tree. We also read and discussed (Lit. book, p. 366-368), "Ant and Grasshopper"and filled out a chart.
HW: Skill Tutor: "Reading Skills: began March 14 due March 29" is due tomorrow. Parents, please check to see how many of the skills your child has done. I just looked, and there are some students who have barely begun. Thanks!
The rest of the Clause/Sentence packet that we partially checked today is due on Tuesday. You should know dependent and independent clauses, as well as simple, compound, and complex sentences. (Do you know what a compound-complex sentence is?) Please remember to GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED! :-)
Wednesday
CW: Skills Tutor: "Reading Skills began March 14 due March 29"
HW: Continue Skills Tutor lessons (due Friday). Also, please review the Ppt. from last Friday and the games above about sentences and clauses by Monday.
Tuesday
CW: Review/ practice for the test. (Type of) Sentence/Clause test.
HW: Skills Tutor "Reading Skills, began March 14" is due this Friday.
Monday
CW: review indep. and dep. clauses, simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences, FANBOYS, ASWWUBBIS. Also, packet about sentences.
HW: Study for the test tomorrow over the items we reviewed today. Do 1-5 for each section in today's packet. Practice some of the games on the blog from last week. You are invited to a HELP SESSION tomorrow with Mrs. Sabel in room 6D5. If you are attending a Seder tonight and/or tomorrow, then you may have one more night to study after your last Seder to take the test.
Week of March 18-22, 2013 "Punctuation" was due March 22.
Friday
CW: sentence and clause review/ turn in log/Skills Tutor due
HW: Test Tuesday-Study/ memorize FANBOYS and AAWWUBBIS conjunctions/ practice attached Ppts./ Also see top of blog for more. Download Simple, Compound, and Complex 2013 Sent in Writing / Download Conjunction Two Column Notes
Thursday
CW: Check types of sentences and clauses handout/Ppt./media center
HW: reading log- due tomorrow, do handout from yesterday, Part B: 1-10. Skills Tutor: Punctuation is due tomorrow. (all lessons and posttest) Tomorrow is the deadline to bring $1 for your summer report card. (Otherwise, there are 2 days during the summer that you may pick it up.) Also, turn in your 7th grade registration form.
Tuesday- Wed.
CW: Review/practice identifying simple, compound, complex sentences. Skills tutor in computer lab.
HW: Finish sentence practice sheet. (11 sentences on handout). Remember to bring your 7th grade registration form, silled out and signed. Also, please bring $1 to help cover the cost of mailing your report card when school is out. (According to our accountant, Mrs. Dillard, "We use 10 x 13 envelopes and it will take three stamps.") Also, see above about SKills Tutor and reading log due dates.
Monday
CW: notetaking about conjuctions, dependent and independent clauses, and simple, compound, and complex sentences. Practice.
HW: See top of blog...
Be aware that our schedule will change on Monday: Yellow, Blue, Red, Connections/lunch, then Green. We will begin the last nine weeks.
Week of March 11-15, 2013
Thurs.-Friday
CW: Go over "Houdini" test and Inferences: "A Surprise Visit" and "Pony Express."
HW: see above Have a GREAT weekend!
Wed.
CW: Discuss answers to p. 184. Conjunction Ppt. 2 column notes HW: see above
Tuesday
CW: Media Smart video: Houdini..."How to" make a documentary: 4 tools to use/ Lit. bk. p. 814, GWW p. 184, p. 13: 1-5
HW: Read. Skills Tutor-Punctuation is due 3-22. Capitalization was due March 6th. If you did not complete it, tonight is last chance to replace the zero.
Monday
CW: Media Smart lesson about Houdini and tools for making doumentaries.
HW: Please check Pinnacle to see if you have any missing assignments. If you do, please see me during homeroom or class tomorrow to complete/turn in any work. Read. Skills Tutor: Punctuation is due March 22.
NOTE: The final reading log and pages read for this nine weeks/total for this year, so far (since 5th grade ended) will be due on Wed., March 6th. They must be ON TIME for full credit.
Skills Tutor: Capitalization (pretest, starred lessons, and post test) are due on Thursday, March 7th (must be ON TIME). You may do this at home at www.myskillstutor.com . Log in using your lunch # (school ID), cobb, hightower 01.
Week of March 4-8, 2013
Thursday
CW: Benchmark testing. Skills Tutor: Capitalization is due TODAY!
HW: Get your planner signed. Bring a blue or black pen and a book to read tomorrow for the Benchmark (writing test). Finish Skills Tutor if you didn't already. Reading logs and pages read were due Wed.
Wed.
CW: Inference practice (graded)/prepare for Benchmark-L.A. skills review
HW: Skills Tutor: Capitalization (pretest, starred lessons, and post test) are due tomorrow. Since you may do them from home, even if you are absent, I intend to take the grades from the computer tomorrow. Also, if you did not turn in your reading log and pages read, you may do so as late as tomorrow for a late grade. (If you are absent, please have your parent e-mail the information to me.) The Benchmark test is Thurs. and Friday in this class. Please bring a blue or black ink pen. Thanks!
Tuesday
CW: Computer lab-Skills Tutor/Capitalization.
HW: Read. NOTE:The final reading log and pages read for this nine weeks and total for this year, so far (since 5th grade ended) will be due TOMORROW!!! They must be ON TIME for full credit. They must be totaled and signed!
Skills Tutor: Capitalization (pretest, starred lessons, and post test) are due on Thursday, March 7th (must be ON TIME). You may do this at home at www.myskillstutor.com . Log in using your lunch # (school ID), cobb, hightower 01.
Monday
CW: Houdini test/ 2030 Ppt. presentations
HW: See top of blog. Read. If you haven't presented 2030, you need to tomorrow.
Week of Feb. 25-March 1, 2013
CW: Quote/Check "Houdini" p. 809 Lit. bk./ present "My Life in 2030" picture
HW: If you received a progress report (stapled in your planner), please have it signed to turn in Monday. Review for the "Houdini" test which will be on MONDAY. (Know the vocabulary, as well as comprehension questions/answers.) If you have any missing work, I need it on Monday. The final reading log and pages read for this nine weeks will be due on Wed., March 6th. Skills Tutor: Capitalization (pretest, starred lessons, and post test) are due on Thursday, March 7th (must be ON TIME). You may do this at home at www.myskillstutor.com .
Thursday, 2-28-13
CW: Share "My Life in 2030" autobiographical art. (graded for following directions) Finish "Houdini" questions p. 208: #1-7 Lit. Bk. (must be in complete sent.)
HW:1. Read. 2. Get planner signed 3. Skills Tutor: Capitalization due March 6 (pretest, all starred activities, and posttest) The other activities are optional. I also recommend that you check out the other topics: Punctuation (commas, etc.), Usage (subj./verb agreement...) before the Benchmark test next Th./Friday. I recommend that you practice the skilss that you don't know. (They will be required later, anyway. We just don't have time to do all of them in class before the test.) 4. "Houdini" test next week (Monday or Wed., depending on how far we get this week...) 5. Reading log and # pages read this 9 weeks are due Wed.
Wed., Feb. 27, 2013
CW: Lit. Book (class set) p. 802-803 to introduce skills: main idea, details, chronological order (timeline). Read p. 804-808, "Harry Houdini." Answer p. 809: # 1-7 using complete sentences. For question #6, make sure to give at least 3 "expensive" examples of details to support the main idea. (See p. 803 for how to find various types of details.) (If you were absent, see me during homeroom the day you return to make this up. We will have a test over it.)
HW: Finish your "My Life in 2030" picture and be prepared to present to class tomorrow. Continue working on
Skills Tutor, "Capitalization" section. Please complete the pretest (and review what you missed), all starred lessons, and the posttest by March 7th, Thursday. ontinue reading.
Tuesday
CW: p. 163 GWW. (Rules for using commas...all students need to know these!) Skills Tutor in computer lab. You may work on this at home. You may take the same lesson over and over in order to raise your grade. All students should have turned in notes on biography Ppt. reports (graded).
HW: Read. You may also keep working on Skills Tutor. If you haven't already, please turn in the R.S.V.P. to your parent invitation to have lunch at school with you in March on the date assigned to your class. Remember that your "My Life in 2030" drawing/assignment from yesterday is due Thursday. (see attachment from yesterday for directions...) (Yes, we extended it a day for ALL classes. Please take time to do you best. Remember stories of people who did this at your age, and their dreams came true!)
Monday
CW: Finish Ppt. biography presentations/notetaking (Turn in notes- graded). Autobiographical Art: My Life in the Year 2030... (see attached directions) Download Autobiographical Art
HW: Atuobiograhical Art is due Wed. (You need to finish it outside of class.)
Week of Feb. 19-22, 2013
CW: Students are presenting biography PowerPoints. So far, they have been very interesting, informative, and entertaining! Great job!!! The audience is taking notes (graded).
HW: If you haven't presented, be prepared on your assigned day (or sooner). Reading logs are due tomorrow! Get your planner and reading log signed tonight (Thursday). If you have not turned in your Heroes Essay, note cards, or bibliography cards, they are very late. Please turn them in tomorrow. Remember, it lowers your grade every day that a paper is late, unless you were absent. (see planner for rules about make up work...) Thanks!
The HEROES ESSAYwill be due on THURSDAY, Feb. 14th, as we will not have school this Friday (or next Monday). Change: The next READING LOG is due Fri., Feb. 22 instead of this week.
Wed., Feb. 13- Thurs., Feb. 14, 2013
CW: Continue working on Ppt.
HW: Your Heroes Essay is due tomorrow! (see Tues. for how to turn it in...) Get your PLANNER and PROGRESS REPORT (if you haven't already) SIGNED. Let your homeroom teacher know when you have turned in your parent survey.
Be prepared to present your Biography Ppt. on your assigned day next week. We are counting on you to be on time! Please practice at home so that you are not reading your Ppt., but using it as a guide for sharing info. Remember to be creative while following directions to prepare the most informative, inspirational, and fun presentation possible! Also, be sure to use expression in your voice, as we have practiced in class. We are looking forward to it! Yes, you may dress up as your character, if you choose. (optional) Thanks! :) P.S. Your (2) rubrics are on back of the "Documention" paper that showed how to write a bibliography. Have a wonderful Presidents' Weekend off!
Tuesday, Feb., 12, 2013
CW: Listen in carefully class in order to learn "how to" organize your notes. They must be checked by a teacher before you begin your Ppt. Only enter information today...NO PICTURES...until ALL information is typed on your slides. Pictures come last. (Also, see your example "how to" sheet.)
HW: Work on your HEROES essay, which is due THURSDAY and should include the 5 steps of the writing process: 1. prewrite 2. rough draft 3. revise 4. edit 5. final copy (typed). Your final copy will be turned in ON TOP with all of the other steps stapled (from 1-4) behind it.
If you have not turned in your note and source cards to be checked and received them back, then they MUST be turned in during homeroom tomorrow! (late grade unless you have been absent or have spoken to a teacher and have been told otherwise) It is CRITICAL that you turn these in tomorrow, as presentations will be next week. We need to grade them and return them to you for you to move forward. ...If you are absent and your parent wants to drop them off tomorrow (by homeroom, if possible), we will try to check them and have them ready for you to work on your Ppt. at home.
Monday, Feb. 11, 2013
CW: Return papers. Turn in notes and sources cards. Review direct and indirect objects. Work on heroes essay.
HW: Your Heroes essay is due THURSDAY. Read/Write. If you did not turn in your note/source cards today, you must turn them in tomorrow! NOTE: Many students need to turn these in for a LATE grade tomorrow.
Wed.- Friday, Feb. 6-8, 2013
CW: Students received hand outs with directions, examples of the PowerPoint slides, and a rubric for the PowerPoint and presentation. Download Research template powerpoint 2013 (NOTE: All note cards/notes and source/bibliography cards must be checked by a teacher (graded) BEFORE you begin your Ppt.) We need all notes ASAP...(preferably Friday, 2-8-13) at the latest on Monday, 2-11-13
Computer lab: Research on Cobb Virtual Library and takes notes...
A. Source/bibliography cards (3 minimum- one book, one on-line, one other)
B. Note Cards/ notes- 75 facts: 1. Early life 2. Middle life 3. Late life 4. Accomplishments 5. Quotes
HW: 1. Bring index cards/notes and an evelope (8 1.2 x 11) to hold your papers, cards, and flash drive. 2. Read take notes/ source cards... THEY ARE DUE MONDAY!!! (see attached grade sheet) Download Research note card and bib rubric 2013 3. GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED. 4. The next reading log and the Heroes essay are due Thurs., Feb. 14th. The Heroes essay is REQUIRED to be turned in to me. (It is optional whether or not you choose to also turn a copy in for the contest.)
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013
CW: 1. "How to" Set a Purpose for reading and determine the best Reading Rate: p. 442-3 Reader's Journey
RJ p. 450-465: 2. How to take NOTES when doing research p. 456 3. How to write your SOURCE CARD (bibliography card) p. 456
HW: Make sure you have your biography book on your person (and that it has beeen approved). You should have signed up on the list. 2. Take notes about your person (see RJ p. 456 3. READ
Monday, 2-4-13
CW: Direct objects p. 25: #1-5 GWW/ Quiz: Remember the Maine and Titanic
HW: Read your biography and take notes (bullet points) about: early life, people who influenced him or her and how, middle life, later life, accomplishments/contributions to society, etc.
Friday, February 1, 2013
CW: Check RJ p. 49. Read p. 50-51 and answer p. 53: #1-4 using complete sentences. Review direct objects.
HW: Be prepared for a quiz over "The Titanic" and "Remember the Maine" on Monday. (see pages in this week's blog.
Read your biography. Take notes about the three most important people who influenced your person and how and about the contributions that your person made to society ready on Wed. when we go to the computer lab.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
CW: Warm up: Direct objects (graded)/ Check p. 483 RJ ("The Titanic")/ Read RJ p. 48-49 (fill out)/ Use SQ3R reading technique to read p. 50-52. Then answer in complete sentences: p. 53 # 1-4.
HW: Get your PLANNER and READING LOG SIGNED. Finish RJ p. 48-49. (complete sentences). Be prepared for a quiz over "The Titanic" and "Remember the Maine" on Monday.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
CW: Reader's Journey: read and do p. 478-479. then p. 480-483: #1-4 (in complete sentences).
HW: Read- Your log is due FRIDAY! finish RJ from in class today (see above). If you haven't signed up for a person to do for your biography report, you must see me tomorrow to do so.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
CW: Finish fiction presentiations/ turn in notes about each presentation/Brain Pop and practice: Verbs, Indirect and Direct Objects/ finish sign ups for biography book reports
HW: Read: log is due THIS FRIDAY...(You should be reading your biography. We will go to the computer lab on Feb. 6th. Youo need to have most of your book read by then, if possible.
Monday, Jan. 28, 2013
CW: Introduce biography ppt. project/go to media center to check out biog. (must be approved-cannot be a person that you have ever done a report on before...one person on that topic per class-must sign up)/ finish fiction presentations/ check Rdr.'s Journey, p. 183
HW: Anyone who did not do the fiction presentation, yours is due tomorrow (late grade). Everyone should have your notes about the other presentatoins ready to turn in. Be sure that you starred the ones you want to read and you should have written which one is your first choice and WHY.
Book Presentation due Jan. 24th. (See hand out...) Reading log due January 18th.
Friday, January 18, 2013
CW: Reader's Journey, p. 180-183
HW: Finish RJ: p. 180-183. Get your reading log signed if you did not have it ready today. READ. Your fiction book presentation is due Thursday. Make it neat and colorful, as well as interesting.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
CW: Reader's Journey- Read and follow directions: p. 333 and 176-183.
ead- Get your PLANNER and READING LOG to turn in tomorrow. Your fiction book presentation (Flamingo paper) is due Thurs., Jan. 24th (5-6 more days to prepare...Remember that it must be completed the night before, at the latest.)
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
CW: Go over Verb test/ Watch more of "The Miracle Worker"
HW: Read- Log is due in two days and presentations are in 8 days. Bring your Reader's Journey tomorrow.
Tuesday, Jan.15, 2013
CW: H. Keller quote and test. Movie clips...
HW: Read (see above)/get your report card signed if you haven't already.
Monday, January 14, 2013
CW: check and discuss p. 158-164 (grade)/context clue activity (p. 77 Resource Mngr.)/ vocab. game
HW: Study for the test tomorrow: review voc. at www.classzone.com / reread p. 150-155 and 158-164 IRW workbook/ Get your report card signed if you haven't already.
January 11, 2013
CW: Copy and respond to Helen Keller qutoe. Check IRW p. 150-155 Read and answer ALL questions (including the ones in the blue margins and at the end of the story) on p. 158-164.
HW: Read and answer ALL questions (including the ones in the blue margins and at the end of the story) on p. 158-164. Also, make sure to finish the chart to give at least two examples for each element (see the hand out from yesterday) of how Helen Keller wrote her biography, quoting from the story. (Use quotation marks correctly.) Study the vocab. words ( www. classzone.com for a game). The test over p. 149-164 is scheduled for Tuesday. Read...Your fiction book presentation is due Jan. 24th. (see flamingo hand out)
January 10, 2013
CW: Helen Keller quote/story/packet: vocab./ autobiography chart (Resource manager Unit 7: p. 76, 71)
HW: Finish all CW from yesterday and today. I intend to take a grade. What is not completed will be counted wrong. Read. Go to www.classzone.com for vocabulary practice and games. We will have a test over the Helen Keller stories next week. Get your planner signed.
January 9, 2013
CW: GWB p. 30: 1-10 verb review/ IRW p. 150-155 read and answer all questions...in margins and on p. 155 (graded)./ library to check out fiction book for presentation
HW: Read. (See top of page.) Finish IRW p. 150-155 (see above).
HW: January 8, 2013
Happy New Year and Welcome Back!!! I missed you.
CW: Warm up- copy quote and respond. p. 149 IRW, Write at least 3 goals for this nine weeks in your journal: 1 academic and 2 personal goals. Then write down the steps for how to achieve each of your goals. Make a copy to post (on a mirror, in the front cover of your notebook, etc.) where you will see them daily. We went over the Flamingo Book Presentation sheet. it will be due on Jan . 24th. Tomorrow, we will go to the library to find a fiction book (on your level) that you can read for the presentation.
HW: Bring your library books tomorrow.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012
CW: Verb practice/Skils Tutor/ turn in reading log and total # pages read Oct. 4th-Dec. 17th.
HW: Verb test tomorrow. STUDY! (study guide and verb packet...for more help... activities below)
To review verbs:
Download Section_A__Subject_Verb_Agreement
Download 1. 78VERBS (see slides 1-13 for this test)
Verb Two Column Notes
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Action Verbs |
It’s what you do! Example: Run, skip, laugh |
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Helping Verbs |
A verb that comes before the main verb (action verb) and adds to the meaning.
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, can, could, do, does, did, shall, should, would, will, may, might, must
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Verb Phrase |
Main verb plus one or more helping verbs. |
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Linkig Verbs |
Link subject to the rest of the sentence.
They link to a predicate noun which renames or identifies the subject
Example: He is a pilot. They link to a predicate adjective which describes the subject.
Example: She is smart. |
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Being Verbs |
Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been |
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Sense Verbs (can either be a action verb or linking verb) |
Seem, appear, smell, taste, feel, become, stay, remain, grow, look, sound |
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The “is” test |
How can you tell if verb is action or linking? Substitute is or are for the verb in question. If the sentence makes sense when you substitute the verb with is or are, then the verb is linking.
Example:
Bob tasted the apple. Bob is the apple. (does not make sense)
The apple tasted sweet. The apple is sweet. |
Dec. 17, 2012, Monday
CW: Subj./verb agreement video and practice/ p. 9 about subj./verb in Verb Packet/ Check # 37-45 Verb Study Guide.
HW: There will be a HELP SESSION about verbs tomorrow morning at 8:15 in my room to prepare for the VERB TEST on Wed. Study your Study Guide p. 1 (front and back) only...(We will do the rest in January.) Study the pages that we have completed in your Verb Packet. The Reading Log and # pages read this semester (Oct. 4th-Dec. 17th) are due TOMORROW!!! They MUST be ON TIME, TOTALED, and each one SIGNED separately- (no excuses), as I will enter the grades for report cards. If you don't have it, then you will earn a zero.
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IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE BEEN ABSENT OR IF YOU ARE MISSING ASSIGNMENTS, YOU MUST TURN IN ALL MAKE UP WORK BY MONDAY.
The Reading Log and # pages read this semester (Oct. 4th-Dec. 17th) are due on Tuesday!!! They MUST be ON TIME, TOTALED, and SIGNED (no excuses), as I will enter the grades for report cards.
Friday, 12-14-12
CW: Green and Yellow classes went over Lob's Girl questions p. 97 (Lit. book) and turned it in with the packet. All students in all classes should have turned in the Lob's girl packet and p. 97. We did Skills Tutor activities with verbs, nouns, main idea, etc. in the computer lab today. You may complete these at home. Everyone should have sung the Verb Song for a grade by now. All grades are entered.
HW: 1.Your final reading log for this nine weeks is due Tuesday...must be on time, totaled, highlighted, and signed. 2. Your total pages read are due Tuesday. (See above for details.) 3. Study your verb study guide and verb packet. The VERB TEST will be on Wed. 4.Verb packet: do # 37-45. (Skills Tutor can help.) 5. If you were absent, please work on Skills Tutor: Verbs, Nouns, Main Idea.
To access Skills Tutor: Go to the Highotwer web site. Click on "Skills Tutor". Enter your lunch number. Password: cobb Site: hightower01
Have a GREAT weekend!
Wed. -Thursday, 12-12-12 and 12-13-12
CW: Sing Verb Song-graded/Take Lob's Girl test/ Verb packet p. 9-12 about linking verbs
HW: Finish linking verbs: p. 9-12 and p. 7/ Begin filling out study guide for verb test...Do #1-36. Be prepared to check it tomorrow so you can study this weekend.
IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE BEEN ABSENT, YOU MUST TURN IN ALL MAKE UP WORK BY MONDAY.
Tuesday, 12-11-12
CW: Practice Verb song. Review game to practice vocabulary for test. Go over Verb packet p. 4-5 directions. Take Lob's Girl test. Begin HW.
HW: Memorize the Verb Song to sing tomorrow for a grade. Do p. 4-5 in the verb packet. Study what we have done so far in the packet to prepare for the Verb Test on Dec. 19th. Please bring canned goods to donate to people who need them. Thanks! :)
Monday, 12-10-12
CW: Finish reading "Lob's Girl", completing packet to go with it, and answering p. 97: #1-5 and 7 in your Lit. book. (Use complete sentences.) See the link below if you need to reread the story. (We recommend that you reread it.)
http://old.sandi.net/depts/literacy/unitsofstudy/grade6/unit3/lobs_girl.pdf
HW: Finish all CW (see above) and reread the story, if you haven't already or if you choose to be very prepared for the test. Study your packet. You may also go to the following to play games to reivew the vocabulary. www.classzone.com Click on Lang. Arts, GA, and GO. Then click on your 6th grade Lit. book. Go to Vocabulary and choose which activities you would like to play. Enjoy! :)
Also, practice your VERB SONG, which is due Wed., Dec. 12th. The verb test will be Dec. 19th.
Friday, 12-7-12
CW: Finish reading Lob's Girl and fill ouut packet. Answer questions 1-7 on p. 97 in lIt. book...using complete sentences. Reread the story to prepare for the test on Monday.
HW: Finish p. 3 in the verb packet. Study vocabulary and notes (hand out) for the test on Lob's Girl. You may come during homeroom on Monday and Tues. if you feel you need to review the story before the test. Feel free to read it again in my room. Study the Verb Song- due Wed. Be sure you understand everything in the verb packet that we have done, so far. (test Dec. 19th) PARENT SURVEY-Parents, please fill out the survey that was sent home today and return it ASAP, if your child received one.
P.S. If you did not turn in your reading log and/or your RRJ today, then bring it/them on Monday, completed...late grade. Thanks!
Thursday, 12-6-12
CW: Do p. 3 Verb Packet/ Read "Lob's Girl" (Lit. book p. 84-96...class set of books only) and fill out the packet. This info will be on the test.
HW: GET YOUR PLANNER AND READING LOG SIGNED. Please turn in your log on time, correctly highlighted, totalled, and signed. If you received a progress report, it needs to be signed and returned tomorrow. Yellow and Green classes, do p. 3 in your verb packet (for a grade). Be prepared to check it tomorrow. Coming soon: Verb Song is due (memorized) Wed. / Lob's Girl test is Monday/ Verb test TBD (possibly Dec. 18th)
Thanks! :)
Wed., 12-5-12
CW: Take notes on 3 kinds of verbs: action, linking, and helping. Do p. 6 verb packet (helping verbs). Introduce: foreshadowing, sequence of events, and new voc. for "Lob's Girl" (packet to fill out tomorrow). HW: Reading log and Reader's Response Journal are due FRIDAY. Verb song is due (memorized) by Wed., Dec. 12/Lob's Girl test on Monday, Dec. 10th (see packet- will cover: vocabulary, foreshadowing, sequence of events, and comprehensioin of story) Verb test coming up before the winter break... Monday-Tuesday 12-3-12 and 12-4-12
CW: Benchmark review: How to write an excellent response- whole class instruction and paper
HW: Read and RRJ. Your reading log and RRJ are due this Friday. You should have a minimum of 7 responses by then.
Friday 11-30-12
CW: Coloring activity (simple subj. vs. simple predicate)/ Week 6 DGP/BEAR time
HW: Read/RRJ...log is due next Friday/ Be prepared to share idesas for kind deeds that you can do.
Thursday, 11-28-12
CW: Media Center/ Lesson with Mrs. Land, the counselor
HW: Get your planner signed. Read/RRJ. Be prepared for BEAR Day tomorrow.
Wed., 11-28-12
CW: "The Good Deed" visual organziers were returned. Daily Grammar Practice (Week #5).
HW: Read/RRJ. Reading log is due Dec. 7th. Get your progress report signed if you haven't already. Please bring your library books to class tomorrow.
Tuesday, 11-27-12
CW: Spelling bee/"A Simple Gesture" (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Cause/Effect story (Winston Churchill)/ Pay It Forward video clip of assignment/ brainstorm good deeds that you can do...(ongoing list all year)
HW: Get progress report signed if you haven't already. Continue your list...Read/RRJ. Reading log is due Dec. 7th.
Monday, 11-26-12
CW: Read"No Thought of Reward" in Lit. book p. 910-912. Follow the directions on the hand out to list 5 good deeds you have done and then write details about one of them and how it impacted someone else's life.
HW: Finish CW. Read/ RRJ. Log is due Dec. 7th.
Friday, 11-16-12
CW: Go over test from yesterday. Great job on it! Thanksgiving story...
HW: Happy Thanksgiving!
Reading log is due Dec. 7th. You may read and write in your Reader's Response journal to get ahead.
Thursday, 11-15-12
CW: Vocabulary game (quizlet) to reviewe/ "The Good Deed" test...Grades are posted.
HW: Get your PLANNER and your READING LOG signed. Read. Respond in your journal. Please bring your library book(s) and a bear for B.E.A.R. Day!
Wed., 11-14-12
CW: Finish reading "The Good Deed" and filling out visual organizers. Discuss answers and the plot of the story. Review vocabulary (games: reciprocal learning and computer voc. game). Also review game about internal vs. external conflicts.
HW: TEST tomorrow over "The Good Deed". Study vocabulary, review your notes. Make sure you know the story well. (You may come during homeroom to reread it if you like.) Read. Reading log is due THIS FRIDAY.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012
CW: Finish reading the rest of "The Good Deed" (p. 44-57 Lit. Book). Finish the front then do the back ("A" and "B") of the vocabulary hand out, finish filling out four specific "connections" on the reading strategy: Connect, p. 55 hand out, then do the back (p. 53) where you list at least 2 external conflicts and one more internal conflict that Heather had in "The Good Deed".
HW: Finish everything listed above in CW...hand outs: 1. vocab., 2. connections, and 3. conflicts. Also, we have a reading test over the story this Thursday. It will have comprehension questions, vocabulary, and you will have to determine whether conflicts are internal or external.
Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
“If you want to write, I have one piece of advice. Write! And write and write and write!” Marion Dane Bauer, “The Good Deed” author
CW:Quote-Copy and respond.(This is the author of the piece we will read today. Why do you think she stated this?)
Read and fill out hand outs (voc./connection/conflict)
4. Ticket out the door: List one thing from today’s lesson that you didn’t understand. OR …List something that you learned today.
HW: Reading log is due Nov. 16th (this Friday)/ Read, respond in journal/ Test on "The Good Deed" on Thursday (Take it Wed. if you will not be here Thursday.)
Thursday- Friday
Benchmark testing
Wed., November 7, 2012
CW: Figurative Lang. and Theme benchmark practice and review/ Reader's Journey: p. 220-221
HW: read/ reader's response journal (reading log is due Nov. 16th) Make sure that you know and can identify the following types of figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, personification. Know how to identify what the mood (determined, mellow, silly, lazy, excited, etc.) and author's purpose (to entertain, to inform, to explain, to persuade) are when given a piece to read.
Tuesday-no school
Monday, November 5, 2012
CW: Media Center/ p. 35 GWB (I-Respond) nouun pre-test/ "Arachne", p. 667, #9/ Teach short response vs. long response writing techniques to prepare for Benchmark Testing (Thurs. and Friday).
HW: Read/ Reader's Response Journal/ The next reading Log is due Nov. 16th.
Friday
CW: turn in reading log/"Arachne"- finish answering questions and discuss.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
CW: We did p. 147 GWB on the I-Respond. Then we read "Arachne" in the Lit. book, p. 662-666. Answer p. 167: # 2, 3, 5,, 7, and 8 using complete sentences.
HW: Remember to get your READING LOG and PLANNER SIGNED! (Remember that you need to total your minutes and pages, then highlight that row and have you parent sign with a full signature.)
P.S. If you turned in your log to me, so you don't have it, then you may write your information on a pieece of notebook paper and turn it in... if you remember what you have read. Thanks!
Wednesday, 10-31-12
CW: Return and go over Prep. Quiz. Return Treasure Map. Preposition Test. (A few students in green class needed more review, so they need to take the test tomorrow.) Check p. 180 in Interactive Reader/Writer. Turn in Reader's Response Journal. Story Time!!!
HW: If you did not turn in your Reader's Response Journal, you may turn it in tomorrow for a late grade. After that, the zero will remain. If you did not take the Prep. Test today, be prepared to take it tomorrow. Your reading log is due Friday (minutes and pages read totaled and highlighted, then signed).
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Be SAFE if you are trick-or-treating!
Tuesday, 10-30-12
CW: Warm up p. 150: 1-5. Grammar for Writing book to practice before prep. quiz. Preposition quiz. Finish reading p. 173 and p. 180 in Interactive Reader/Writer.
HW: 1. read- log is due Friday 2. RRJ (Reader's Response Journal) due tomorrow (minimum of 2 if well done= "C") 3. Preposition Test is tomorrow...Study packet. 4. Finish IRW by Wed. (see CW)
You are invited to a HELP SESSION WED., OCTOBER 31ST in 6A3 at 8:20 a.m.
Monday 10-29-12
CW: Interactive Reader/Writer (IRW)- finish p. 173 (for grade), Read p. 175-179 and do p. 180. Prepostion activity on Smart Board to review for quiz and test.
HW: 1. read- log is due Friday 2. RRJ (Reader's Response Journal) due Wed. (minimum of 2 if well done= "C") 3. Preposition Quiz is tomorrow...Study packet. 4. Prep. test is Wed. 5. Finish IRW by Wed. (see CW)
Thursday- Friday 10-25-12 and 10-26-12
CW: 1.Students turned in their Preposition Treasure Maps. (Late grade= minus 10 points per day late)
2. Interactive Reader/Writer: "Supercroc", p. 167-173. Read and answer questions in the blue margins and questions on p. 173 (graded). " Dino Hunter" p. 176-180. Read the story. Answer p. 180 carefully. Look for "proof in the text for p. 173 and 180 to help make sure you get the right answers, so you will make good grades.
HW: If you did not finish p. 173 above, please do it this weekend. You will have a few minutes on Monday to complete the other story. Review preposition packet... re-quiz on Tuesday and Preposition Test next week (probably Wed.). You have the packet, which has the study guide on the back page. Have a terrific weekend!
Wednesday, 10-24-12
CW: Eleanor Roosevelt reading comp.- finish/return and go over prep. quiz/ Preposition practice (side 1 only)
HW: Read/ Reader's Response Journal is due Wed. (minimum of 2 well done entries)/ Preposition Treasure Map is due this Friday, Oct. 26th (see example attached on Tues. below)/ Preposition test next week...Your packet has an excellent study guide...reveiwing the whole packet will help.
Tuesday, 10-23-12
CW: Eleanor Roosevelt reading comprehension
HW: Read/ Reader's Response Journal is due Wed. (minimum of 2 well done entries)/ Preposition Treasure Map is due this Friday, Oct. 26th (see example attached ) Download Preposition map example
Friday, 10-19-12
CW: Warm up/prep. Quiz/p. 8C packet/ work on Treasure Map/ read
HW: Read/ Respond in Journal/Bring money for book fair on Monday, if interested/ Treasure Map is due Thurs., Oct. 26th. If you have not sung your prep. song, then be prepared on Monday (late grade). Everyone had the opportunity to sing it.
Thursday, 10-18-12
HW: 1. Memorize preposition song-must know tomorrow. 2. Read 3. Get your READING LOG signed (total minutes and pages, highlight them). 4. Get your PLANNER signed. 5. Preposition Quiz tomorrow-study page 12 of packet. 6. Treasure Map is due Oct. 26th.
CW: (Warm up-on Elmo)
Wednesday, 10-17-12
HW: 1. Memorize preposition song-due tomorrow. 2. Read and fill out log-due Fri. 3.Respond in RRJ 4. p. 8 Ex. A packet 5. Quiz Friday (prepostions)- See packet (top of last page-study guide) for what you need to know.
Warm up: Circle the Prep. Underline the obj. of prep. Then respond to the quote in your journal.
“Stand up for what’s right, even if you’re standing alone.” Anonymous
CW:
Tuesday, 10-16-12 Rachel's Challenge today~!!!
HW:
1. Choose your theme for Treasure Map Project/fill out pre-write on back of sheet (Project due Oct. 26) 2. Read- (3. log due Friday) 4. RRJ 5. Quiz Friday- See packet (top of last page-study guide) for what you need to know.
Warm up: Write the prepositional phrases:
1. On the table, you will find a snack.
2. Max and John ran a race to raise money for the cure for cancer.
CW:
Monday, 10-15-12
CW: Return and go over 1st nine weeks papers- reflect then write what worked well, how to improve, and new nine week goals/Check p. 5 prep. packet/ Do p. 6 (if time)/ Explain Treasure Map Project (test grade) due Oct. 26, Thurs.
HW: Memorize Prep. song (graded Oct. 18, Thurs.) /read- log due this Friday/ respond in RRJ/ If I assigned it to your class, do p. 6 prep. packet.
Friday, 10-12-12
CW: Check p. 2 prep. packet/ do p. 5/ work on illustrated activity. Use "expensive" sentences with lots of descriptive adjectives in your prep. phrases. Turn in video game paper if you haven't already (late grade).
HW: finish p. 5 packet/ work on illustrated prep. activity/ practice song/ continue reading and responding in your journal...next reading log due Oct. 19, Friday
HOMEROOMS: REMEMBER THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TRAINED TO REPRESENT YOUR HOMEROOM FOR THE ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM, THEN YOU NEED TO WRITE A PERSUASIVE PAPER ABOUT WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SO AND HOW YOU WILL ENHANCE YOUR HOMEROOM AND OUR SCHOOL .
Thursday, 10-11-12
CW: prep. packet/ Do p. 2.
Draw your own example like the "Bee in the Bottle" -must have a sentence to fill in the blank with your 15 different prepositions - must be colorful and neat (Follow directions as we discussed and practiced in class.)
HW: finish p. 2 packet/ work on illustrated prep. activity/ practice song/ continue reading and responding in your journal...next reading log due Oct. 19, Friday
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
CW:
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012
CW: Write your final copy neatly in blue or black ink.
HW: 1. Finish your final copy (see CW). Underline your transition words. CIRCLE your 3 key words for your reasons (one per reason) like on the "pennies" story. Highlight the KEY words only in your counterclaim. (Check to be sure you have an attention grabbing topic sentence and a concluding sentence that restates your claim and summarizes your reasons.)
2. Please neatly staple all of your papers with your final on top, then your rough draft, pre-write, "pennies", and "stop sign" papers underneath (in that order). ("Stop sign" should be on the bottom.) Be ready to turn them in when you walk into class tomorrow. You will not have time in class to do this. Thanks.
3. Please check Pinnacle to see if you are missing anything. If so, you must turn it in tomorrow if you would like (late) credit. This is the end of the first nine weeks.
Monday, Oct. 8, 2012
CW: revise and edit video game persuasive paper.
HW: finish CW
Friday, Oct. 5, 2012
CW: Write your rough draft of your Video persuasive writing paper. Revise. Read.
HW: Have a fun weekend! :) If you have not turned in your pages read, Monday is yoru last chance to turn them in for a late grade.
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Forrest Gump
CW: Infomercial/Persuasive Writing- follow steps on back of “pennies” story./Begin your rough draft. Use "expensive sentences".
HW: Reader’s Response Journal is due tomorrow. (1 entry for about every 20-30 pages) ALSO: If you did not turn in your signed reading log and/or total number of pages read this year, then you may turn them in tomorrow for a late grade. PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETE THIS TONIGHT. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE THEM TO ME TOMORROW IF YOU WOULD LIKE CREDIT. Thanks.
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012
Warm up: Video Games Are Helpful/Harmful for Students (Choose a point of view. Brainstorm as many reasons as you can.)
CW: How to "Organize" your persuasive paper (model)/practice on back
HW: 1. read 2. Respond in Reader’s Response Journal (due Friday-should have one entry for every 20-30 pages read) 3. Final READING LOG for this 9 weeks is due TOMORROW. 4. TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES read since June are due TOMORROW...(listed in your planner where we showed you,on the page that is blank on back of the the page after p. 20 in front of your planner) . They must be signed. 5. If you received a progress report, bring it back signed tomorrow.
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012
CW: Demonstrate "how to" prepare your reading log and total number of pages read Persuasive writing hand out-read about installing a new STOP sign and answer questions/word bank to help you write/ GWW: finish p. 1,4, 7, 16
HW: 1. read 2. Respond in Reader’s Response Journal (due Friday-should have one entry for every 20-30 pages read) 3. Final reading log for this 9 weeks is due Thursday this week 4. Total number of pages read since June (listed in your planner where we showed you) are due Thursday, Oct. 4th. They must be signed.
Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
“ The more you give, the more good things come to you.” Crow (Native Americans)
CW: Finish Infomercials/ GWW: Follow directions and do 1-10 ONLY on p. 1, 4, 7, and 16.
HW: 1. Read 2. Write in your Reader’s Response Journal (due Oct. 5) 3. Total # of PAGES READ in 6th grade due Oct. 4, this Thursday 4. READING LOG due Oct. 4th
Friday, Sept. 28, 2012
CW: Persuasive Techniques Test/ Infomercials
HW: If you have not presented your Infomercial, be prepared to present on Monday. Read and every 20-30 pages, remember to answer one of the questions in your Reader's Response Journal. Your Reader's Response Journal should have an entry for every 20-30 pages read. (The entries do not have to be long, but should answer different questions on the chart each time.) They should be neat and readable and are due Oct. 5th. YOUR FINAL READING LOG FOR THIS NINE WEEKS, ALONG WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES YOU HAVE READ SINCE 5TH GRADE ARE DUE ON THURSDAY, OCT. 4TH. Your Reader's Response Journal should have an entry for every 20-30 pages read. (The entries do not have to be long, but should answer different questions on the chart each time.) They should be neat and readable and are due Oct. 5th. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012
CW: "Tues. of the Other June" reading test.
HW: See below.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Warm Up: Take out your warm up from yesterday. Name the propaganda techniques for # 5-7 today.
CW: Finish Plot and Character charts: “Tuesday of the Other June”
HW:
1. Study propaganda techniques booklet for test on Friday.
2. Test over “Tues. of Other June” tomorrow. (open book- no need to study-must have read the
story, which we did in class last week and reviewed this week)
3. Read
4. RRJ response
5. Total number of pages read in 6th grade are due Thurs., Oct. 4th.
6. Infomercial is due- Tomorrow is the last day to present.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012
Warm Up: Take out a piece of paper and head it. Then number 1-8. Name the propaganda techniques for # 1-4 today.
CW: Infomercials
HW:
1. Study propaganda techniques booklet for test on Friday.
2. Test over “Tues. of Other June” Thurs. (reading)
3. Read
4. RRJ response
5. Total number of pages read in 6th grade are due Thurs., Oct. 4th.
6. Infomercial is due.
Monday, Sept. 24, 2012
Warm Up: “Character is doing what is right, even when no one is looking.” Anonymous
CW: Infomercials/ Character chart "Tues. of the Other June"
HW: (This is ongoing for this week.)
1. Study propaganda techniques booklet for test on Friday. (L. Arts)
2. Test over “Tues. of Other June” this Thurs. (reading)
3. Read
4. "Reader's Response Journal" respond once every 20-32 pages. (You have the pink sheet with
choices of questions to answer. We have been over this in class several times. Please see me if
you have questions.)
5. Total number of pages read in 6th grade are due Thurs., Oct. 4th. (minimum 937 pages to make
100) You may include sumer reading in your count this nine weeks. After this, it will help for you
to plan to read a little over 100 pages per week for the rest of the year in order to receive 100
each nine weeks.
6. Infomercial is due. If you haven't presented, please come prepared to do so tomorrow. We will do
as many as time allows.
Friday, Sept. 21, 2012
Warm Up: “When one helps another, both are strong.” German Proverb
CW: Infomercials
HW: Read. Respond in your RRJ. Note: TOTAL PAGES READ SINCE 5TH GRADE ENDED (from summer through this date) will be due on Oct. 4th, Thursday. (By then, you need to have read at least 937 pages in order to make 100.) Also, we plan to give a test over the 8 propaganda techniques once we finish the Infomercials. Review/study your small booklet that you made in class. Make sure you can identify techniques used in an ad. You should be able to explain why you named a certain technique.
P.S. If you did not turned in your (signed) reading log today, you may turn it in for half credit on Monday. After that the zero remains.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Warm up: Copy and explain in your journal, then give an example: “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” Anonymous
CW: Present Infomercials
HW: Get your planner and READING LOG signed. (Please remember to total your minutes and pages read, then highlight them.) Read- log due tomorrow. Infomercial due. Remember your commitment to be on time and do your best!
Wed., Sept. 19,2012
CW: Self-check and peer check your Infomercial to make sure that you thoroughly included all 10 of the requirements. Finish reading "Tues. of the Other June." Make sure you understand it well, as we intend to test over it soon.
HW: Bring your Infomercial, complete with visual, tomorrow. Be ready to present and have your directions sheet to turn in for us to use as a rubric. You will also be graded on your oral presentation. (L. Arts grade)/ Read. Your reading log is due Friday.
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012
“Stand up for what’s right, even if you’re standing alone.” Anonymous
CW: Read “Tuesday of the Other June” (Lit. book- class set) / What is the main idea of this story?
HW: Your reading log is due Friday. Bring your Infomercial on Wednesday...Remember your commitment to be on time and do your best!
Monday, Sept. 17, 2012
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” Anonymous
CW: Media center/ “Zebra” reading comp. (highlight “proof in the text”)
HW: Infomercial is due Thurs./Read. Your reading log is due Friday.
Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
“Do not judge your neighbor until you walk a mile in his moccasins.” Northern Cheyenne
CW: Infomercial tips: With parent permission, you may use this to present: www.goanimate.com /Check p. 37 GWB. Smart Bd. “nouns common proper” then “plural nouns practice” p. 39 GWB
HW: Remember to GET YOUR PROGRESS REPORT SIGNED. Read. (Respond in your journal every 20-30 pages.) Your Infomercial is due Wed. If you were out of district and have not turned in summer reading, your first one was due today. The second one is due on or before Monday, Sept. 25th. Yours will be considered late if not turned in when due. (None were turned in today.)
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012
“You get out of something what you put into it.” Anonymous
CW: “Paul” story/slogans/ Grammar for Writing book: p. 34-37 nouns- common, proper, possessive. (Read silently when done.)
HW: Get your planner signed. Read. Prepare for your Infomercial on Wed.
Wednesday, Sept., 12, 2012
Copy and explain in your journal: “Kindness is like a boomerang. It always returns.” Anonymous
CW: Infomercial (green)/Persuasive videos/Check Walt Disney Reading comp./DGP
HW: Read. Prepare for Infomercial-due next Wed.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012
CW: Clarify Infomercial project (see me tomorrow if you have questions...)/ Go over p. 235 RJ./ Walt Disney reading comprehension
HW: 1. Write in your Reader's Response Journal (folder with brads) tonight if you have not already. If you do not have one yet, use notebook paper and transfer it when you get one. You only need to respond to one of the questions in one of the four boxes...(not all of the questions in a box). This is to help your comprehension (to focus your mind) by asking questions while you read. It helps you read to find the answers.
2. Read. Your Infomercial is due on Wed., Sept. 19th. (major grade)
Monday, September 10, 2012
CW: Discuss answers p. 235 RJ. (late grade if did not have when due last week)/ Finish Persuasive Techniques flip book. Show video ads- Guess which techniques were used.
HW: 1. Read your book to prepare for the Infomercial that is due Sept. 19th. (see hand out from Friday) Download Infomercial Book Response Final 2012-13
If you use technology, be sure to test it days ahead (not the day of your presentation) to make sure that it works at school. It wil be considered late if it doesn't work the day it is due.
2. Remember every 20-30 pages or every couple of chapters to respond to your library book in your Reader's Response Journal (folder with brads and pockets filled with notebook paper). See the pink hand out for how to do this. The purpose is to increase your comprehension by thinking about what you are reading while you read. Download Response to Literature journal how to
These are some questions you may ask yourself as you read. There are four main categories. (see hand out) You may answer one of the questions from one of the boxes, (thoroughly, using complete sentences) in your RRJ. (Make sure that I can tell which question your are answering.) Thanks!
Friday, Sept.7, 2012
CW: Introduce "Infomercial" (persuasive presentation to convince classmates to read your current library book)- DUE SEPT. 19TH...See blue hand out for directions and rubric. (Be sure to keep up with it, so you can turn it in for us to grade.)Remember, this is an individual project./ B.E.A.R. Day.
HW: Remember to get a folder with brads and fill it with paper for your Reader's Response Journal. Every 20-30 pages, you should be journaling. (See the pink paper we gave you last Friday.) Be prepared to check p. 235 Reader's Journey on Monday.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012
CW: Teacher checked over p. 235, Reader's Journey for a grade (see Pinnacle). Many students need to go back and complete the assignment, answering in complete sentences and making sure to answer ALL questions that were asked. Be prepared to discuss your answers tomorrow. We made a Propaganda Flip Book.
HW: Redo p. 235: 1-5 RJ, any questions that I made notes for you to correct. {If you didn't take home your book, I suggest that you either ask to come back to get it or do it during homeroom in the morning. No excuses tomorrow...} Remember to get your planner and reading log signed (with full signatures). Your reading log should have all minutes and pages read TOTALED and highlighted before your parent signs. PARENTS, please check Pinnacle. Several students are missing assignments. Tomorrow is the LAST CHANCE TO TURN IN MAKE UP WORK FOR ANY GRADES THAT ARE IN PINNACLE (for a late grade). All grades on papers that were turned in on time have been entered.
REMEMBER: YOUR READING LOG IS DUE TOMORROW. (You should have read at least 300 minutes. Your log must be signed (full signature) with minutes and pages totaled and highlighted.) Thanks!
REMEMBER: YOUR READING LOG IS DUE THIS FRIDAY. (You should have read at least 300 minutes by then. It must be signed with minutes and pages totaled and highlighted.) Thanks!
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
Copy and respond in your journal: “A stitch in time saves nine.” Anonymous
CW: Reader’s Journey p. 230-235:persuasive writing. Answer p. 231: 1-4 in complete sentences.
HW: Answer p.235: 1-5 using complete sentences. Read 20-30 minutes.
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012
CW: Copy and respond in your journal: “ There is a silver lining in every cloud.” Anonymous {Explain the meaning and give one or more example(s).}
Show us how well you can write. Write an argumentative paper about your favorite movie. Convince us that yours is the BEST one to watch. Do your best! Use all of your writing skills. This is due at the end of class.
HW: Read 20-30 minutes.
Friday, August 31, 2012
CW: Introduction to Reader's Response Journal. (See hand out for directions for how to write responses to your novels.) B.E.A.R. Day.
HW: Please organize a sturdy folder with pockets and brads for your "Reader's Response Journal". Keep your directions in their (in a sheet protector, if you have one). Remember that your reading Log is due on Friday, completely filled out, points totalled and highlighted, and signed by your parent. (300 minute minimum and also pages read totalled) HAVE A SAFE, FUN HOLIDAY WEEKEND! :) We'll see you Tuesday. Please note: Some grades have been entered into Pinnacle. If you are missing something, you may turn it in on Tuesday for a late grade. Thanks!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
CW: noun warm up. Reader's Journey-go over p. 22-25. (graded-see me if you were absent)...
HW: Bring a book to read (on your Lexile level) and (optional) a BEAR. (You may bring a "bear" snack for this introduction to BEAR day. Get your PLANNER SIGNED!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
CW: 1. Go over "Babe Ruth" answers. 2. Reader's Journey: a. Compare Fiction and Non-Fiction/ Introduce text features {bold print, vocabulary- (write definitions in boxes), footnotes} b. Read the story on p. 22-24, c. define vocabulary words using what you know, context clues, and/or a dictionary, d. then answer p. 25: #1,3,4, and 5 using complete sentences.
HW: Reader's Journey- Finish reading p. 22-24, then define the (5)vocabulary words in your book, and answer P. 25: questions 1,3,4, and 5 using COMPLETE SENTENCES.
NOTE: The Husky Hut (school store) now has journals for $6.00.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
PARENTS: Please check your child's planner for notes. Thanks!
CW:
Monday, August 27, 2012 PARENTS: Please check your child's planner for notes. Thanks!
CW:
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Friday, August 24, 2012
CW: Pre-write and finish your rough draft of your letter about the Play Doh activity. Then revise, edit, and write your final INK (neat) copy. Yes, you may type it. Remember purposes: to inform, to thank, to use the 5 parts of a friendly letter, to use all 12 vocabulary terms and explain how they relate to writing. Reader's Journey workbooks were handed out today.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
CW: Pre-write for your friendly letter to your parents. Be sure to answer the two questions and include all of the vocabulary listed below. Make sure to EXPLAIN what the words mean, related to what we are doing. Begin your rough draft.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
CW: Free Write (per The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron)/ Play Doh activity
HW: Read 20-30 minutes daily (goal: at least 300 minutes every 2 weeks)/summer reading cards- due Friday/Parents, thanks for attending Open House tonight! We enjoyed seeing you and look forward to a fabulous year! :)
Monday, August 20, 2012
CW: Picture activity
HW: Parents, you are invited to attend PTSA Open House at 6:45 p.m. tomorrow night in the theater. We look forward to seeing you there. (Parents only, please. Otherwise, the rooms would be too crowded.) Students, remember to bring Play Doh and sigd syllabus tomorrow. Summer
Friday, August 17, 2012
CW: Label and highlight, then turn in friendly letter. Go over syllabus.
HW: due Monday- picture of you and signed syllabus/ Tuesday- Play Doh
Thursday, August 16, 2012
CW: Parts of Speech pre-test. Finish sharing "Me Bag". Finish your letter to you teacher(s). Silent reading.
HW: Bring a small picture of you (Monday) and Play Doh (Tuesday). Please bring a journal to class daily.
Wed., Aug. 15, 2012
CW: Go over planner: School Policies/pre write letter
HW: Spend about 15 minutes writing your letter to your teacher(s). (see Tuesday) Remember, your letter does NOT have to be as long as mine. It is due Friday.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
CW: 1. Read Ms. Goldstein's friendly letter to you. Then do a pre-write in order to write a friendly letter to your teacher(s). 2. Be prepared to write the rough draft tomorrow. 3. Write to tell me at least three things that you think I should know about you. Use a catchy title, paragraphs (indent), and use complete sentences. You could mention: *a.your family *b. hobbies c.favorite subjects (and why) d. places you have traveled or lived e. a book you’ve read that they enjoyed and 1-2 sentences what it was about. Note: Your letter does not need to be as long as mine. Remember to use all five parts of a friendly letter on your final copy. *f. 3 important things that you would like me to know about you * Be SURE to include at least the starred information. Three paragraphs will be fine.
Monday, August 13, 2012
WELCOME to Your First Day at Hightower Trail!!! We look forward to an exciting year ahead!
CW: Classroom Expectations/Planner and Procedures ppt./ "Find Someone Who" activity
HW- Bring: 1. three items to share about you (Thursday) 2. Play Doh (small container- You may make your own if you choose.) (Monday) 3. a fairly recent picture of you (Friday) 4. sign and have a parent sign the "Classroom Procedures" (have tomorrow) 5. a journal (Red and yellow, I'll explain tomorrow.) (By next week is fine.)
6. ALL HOMEROOMS: Remember to have a parent/guardian sign and return the forms in your Cobb County folder.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
CW: Parts of Speech pre-test. Finish sharing "Me Bag". Finish your letter to you teacher(s). Silent reading.
HW: Bring a small picture of you (Monday) and Play Doh (Tuesday). Please bring a journal to class daily.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
CW: "Me Bag"/ Write letter to teachers
HW: Get planner and textbook contract signed. Letter to teacher is due tomorrow. (Some classes will have some time to complete final touches.) Bring your "Me Bag" if you didn't already share.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
CW: 1. Read Ms. Goldstein's friendly letter to you. Then do a pre-write in order to write a friendly letter to your teacher(s). 2. Be prepared to write the rough draft tomorrow. 3. Write to tell me at least three things that you think I should know about you. Use a catchy title, paragraphs (indent), and use complete sentences. You could mention: *a.your family *b. hobbies c.favorite subjects (and why) d. places you have traveled or lived e. a book you’ve read that they enjoyed and 1-2 sentences what it was about. Note: Your letter does not need to be as long as mine. Remember to use all five parts of a friendly letter on your final copy. *f. 3 important things that you would like me to know about you * Be SURE to include at least the starred information. Three paragraphs will be fine.
Monday, August 13, 2012
WELCOME to Your First Day at Hightower Trail!!! We look forward to an exciting year ahead!
CW: Classroom Expectations/Planner and Procedures ppt./ "Find Someone Who" activity
HW- Bring: 1. three items to share about you (Thursday) 2. Play Doh (small container- You may make your own if you choose.) (Monday) 3. a fairly recent picture of you (Friday) 4. sign and have a parent sign the "Classroom Procedures" (have tomorrow) 5. a journal (Red and yellow, I'll explain tomorrow.) (By next week is fine.)
6. ALL HOMEROOMS: Remember to have a parent/guardian sign and return the forms in your Cobb County folder.
Friday, August 17, 2012
