We continued learning about theme today. We first wrote a Theme CER paragraph about the poem “Message from a Caterpillar” together as a class as a model for the Theme CER paragraph they wrote at the end of class. We read the fable “Ant and Grasshopper” and discussed the theme of the story with a partner first, then talked about it as a class. Using our whole-class CER paragraph as a guide, we then wrote a Theme CER constructed response about the story “Ant and Grasshopper”.  This was homework if it was not completed in class. Below are some resources for those that did not finish in time.

Homework

• “Ant and Grasshopper” Theme CER paragraph – due TOMORROW
• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!)
• One-Pager #5 – due March 29th

Whole Class Theme CER example (click to enlarge):

Evidence sentence starters anchor chart from classroom (click to enlarge):

How to properly cite evidence from a text (click to enlarge):

Today we went to the library and began learning about theme through poetry. We will continue with this learning tomorrow. We ended class by working on a suffix practice sheet. This is homework if it wasn’t completed during Daily 5 time.

Homework

• Suffix practice page – due tomorrow at beginning of class
• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!)
• One-Pager #5 – due March 29th

Today we began to review types of poetry and briefly touched on Affixes due to time constraints (prefix, root word, suffix). We will continue this learning tomorrow.  One-Pager #5 was also handed out and reviewed today.

Have a great evening!

Spirit Week:   Tomorrow= Spirit Day (6th graders wear Blue!) & Spirit Day Assessmbly

Homework

• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!)
• One-Pager #5 – due March 29th
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due February 26th
  • Root Words and Endings
  • Prefixes
  • Affixes and Roots #1
  • Affixes and Roots #2

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Today we continued with the District Post-Argumentative Writing Assessment. This assessment is to determine growth in writing skills from the Pre-Assessment we took the first few weeks of school. Makeups will be determined at teacher’s discretion.

Have a great evening!

Spirit Week:   Tomorrow= Slippers and Hat Day

Friday = Spirit Day (6th graders wear blue!)

Homework

• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!)
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due February 26th
  • Root Words and Endings
  • Prefixes
  • Affixes and Roots #1
  • Affixes and Roots #2

Today we began the District Post-Argumentative Writing Assessment. This assessment is to determine growth in writing skills from the Pre-Assessment we took the first few weeks of school. We will finish this tomorrow in class.

Have a great evening!

Spirit Week:   Tomorrow is Twin Day!

Thursday = Slippers and Hat Day

Friday = Spirit Day (6th graders wear blue!)

Homework

• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!)
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due February 26th
  • Root Words and Endings
  • Prefixes
  • Affixes and Roots #1
  • Affixes and Roots #2

We continued reading and discussing the short story “The Good Deed” by Marion Dane Bauer in order to make connections with that story.  We also wrote a CER response about the connections we made with the story and why we made those connections.

Have a great evening!

Homework

• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!)
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due February 26th
  • Root Words and Endings
  • Prefixes
  • Affixes and Roots #1
  • Affixes and Roots #2

Today we reviewed the three types of connections a reader can make while reading a text. We applied it with a previous story and the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett. We then began reading and discussing the short story “The Good Deed” by Marion Dane Bauer in order to make connections with that story.

MOBYMAX LESSONS ARE DUE TOMORROW BY 3:00PM NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE WEATHER!! 

Have a great evening!

Homework

• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!)
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due TOMORROW
  • Conjunctions
  • Correlative Conjunctions
  • Prepositions
  • Prepositional Phrases
  • Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
  • Relative Pronouns and Adverbs
  • Figurative Language
  • Idioms

Personal Narratives were due today. Please turn them in ASAP if you forgot or were absent. Today we analyzed the character Clark Kent for the character traits he exemplifies on the show “Smallville”. We wrote a CER constructed response about the character trait he showed us the most. MOBYMAX LESSONS ARE DUE FRIDAY! 

Have a great evening!

Homework

• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!) – One-Pager #5 coming soon
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due Friday, February 9th
  • Conjunctions
  • Correlative Conjunctions
  • Prepositions
  • Prepositional Phrases
  • Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
  • Relative Pronouns and Adverbs
  • Figurative Language
  • Idioms

PERSONAL NARRATIVE FINAL DRAFTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!! Don’t forget!!

Today we went to the library and then did an character traits inferencing activity with Mrs. Bailey’s class. We will continue with inferencing character traits tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Homework

• Personal Narrative Final Copies – due WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7TH
  • Resources below
• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!) – One-Pager #5 coming soon
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due Friday, February 9th
  • Conjunctions
  • Correlative Conjunctions
  • Prepositions
  • Prepositional Phrases
  • Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
  • Relative Pronouns and Adverbs
  • Figurative Language
  • Idioms

Here are some helpful Personal Narrative resources:

Source: https://www.tinareber.com/adjectives-positive-negative-to-describe-mood-moment-character-emotions-feelings-behavior/

Source: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/List-of-Adjectives-FREEBIE-388519

 Personal Narrative Paragraph Planning Sheet

Check out this website for Personal Narrative ideas and resources! There are many helpful ideas there!  https://hamilton4th.weebly.com/unit-3-personal-narrative.html

Today we began our writing portfolio reflection sheets. This is something we will be continually updating until the end of the school year as a reflection on our progress in class. I will be meeting individually with each student to discuss their current NWEA and writing assessments beginning this week. We also peer edited our personal narrative rough drafts and began our final copies with our partner’s input. Final copies are due no later than Wednesday!

Have a great evening!

Homework

• Personal Narrative Final Copies – due WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7TH
  • Resources below
• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!) – One-Pager #5 coming soon
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due Friday, February 9th
  • Conjunctions
  • Correlative Conjunctions
  • Prepositions
  • Prepositional Phrases
  • Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
  • Relative Pronouns and Adverbs
  • Figurative Language
  • Idioms

Here are some helpful Personal Narrative resources:

Source: https://www.tinareber.com/adjectives-positive-negative-to-describe-mood-moment-character-emotions-feelings-behavior/

Source: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/List-of-Adjectives-FREEBIE-388519

 Personal Narrative Paragraph Planning Sheet

Check out this website for Personal Narrative ideas and resources! There are many helpful ideas there!  https://hamilton4th.weebly.com/unit-3-personal-narrative.html

Today we updated our ePortfolios (My Learning Plan) with our winter NWEA scores. If we met our goals, we made new ones!  We then worked on our Personal Narrative Rough Drafts – THIS IS DUE MONDAY!!!

Have a great weekend!

Homework

• Personal Narrative Rough Draft – due MONDAY
  • Resources below
• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!) – One-Pager #5 coming soon
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due Friday, February 9th
  • Conjunctions
  • Correlative Conjunctions
  • Prepositions
  • Prepositional Phrases
  • Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
  • Relative Pronouns and Adverbs
  • Figurative Language
  • Idioms

Here are some helpful Personal Narrative resources:

Source: https://www.tinareber.com/adjectives-positive-negative-to-describe-mood-moment-character-emotions-feelings-behavior/

Source: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/List-of-Adjectives-FREEBIE-388519

 Personal Narrative Paragraph Planning Sheet

Check out this website for Personal Narrative ideas and resources! There are many helpful ideas there!  https://hamilton4th.weebly.com/unit-3-personal-narrative.html

We finished NWEA testing today! Tomorrow we will take a closer look at our scores and update our ePortfolios. We will then begin our Personal Narrative Rough Drafts.

Pyramid of Action for your Personal Narrative Paragraph Planning page is due TOMORROW!  Personal Narrative Paragraph Planning Sheet

Check out this website for Personal Narrative ideas and resources! There are many helpful ideas there!  https://hamilton4th.weebly.com/unit-3-personal-narrative.html

Homework

• Personal Narrative Paragraph Planning Page – due TOMORROW
• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!) – One-Pager #5 coming soon
• MobyMax Language Lessons – Due Friday, February 9th
  • Conjunctions
  • Correlative Conjunctions
  • Prepositions
  • Prepositional Phrases
  • Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
  • Relative Pronouns and Adverbs
  • Figurative Language
  • Idioms