Hello! I hope everyone is doing well!

This week’s assignments are already up and posted on Google Classroom. It is labeled March 30th-April 3rd – click the assignment to open the instructions.  This week you have another Newsela (please follow the directions exactly), 10 more Read Theory (should have 65 since Jan. 18th for full credit), and your last 4 IXL lessons, along with reading your chapter book. (I sent an email to students about how I graded IXL – please read your email). There is not work next week due to Spring Break.

After Spring Break, we will be starting a novel study on the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. I realize libraries are closed and getting access to a book may be difficult. I have a PDF copy of the book I will upload to iLearn for those of you that can’t get access to ebooks or purchase a copy of your own. I strongly encourage you to have your own hard copy that you can highlight and annotate in – and can be used for quizzes. The PDF version is a little more difficult to manage and there isn’t an opportunity to annotate with it – but you will still be able to use it on quizzes as well.

Target and Amazon have the best price for the book right now but I also included a link to Barnes and Noble. I also support going online to your locally owned bookstores too!

The Giver from Target link

The Giver from Amazon link

The Giver from Barnes and Noble link

Stay safe and I will be updating you again later in the week or next week when I have more information!

Today, and today only, we are lending out Chromebooks to those that need them while we are away from school. Distribution starts at 11am today. We we lend out one per household to help support online learning at home.

Please spread the word to those that you know are in need of technology during this time so they don’t fall behind in their school work!

Speaking of school work, please visit my blog post about required learning while we are away: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/dailing/2020/03/13/please-read-school-closure-plan/

Due to closing school, the Sixth Grade Language Arts teachers have come up with a learning plan for students. Please do your best to complete the following assignments before returning to school on April 13th. We will be using IXL, Read Theory, NewsELA, and your good fit book to help support your learning. Each assignment is explained below.

A list of the weekly assignments will also be posted to my Google Classroom to help you manage your weeks. (Click on “Classwork” and it’s listed under “School Closure Resources”)

Read Theory

You are expected to complete 10 Read Theory Quizzes per week. The start date for Marking Period 3 is January 18th. At this point, you should have 35 quizzes completed to receive full credit. Since you are being expected to complete 10 quizzes each week, you should have 65 quizzes passed with a start date of January 18th and an end date of April 12th.

NewsELA

You are expected to complete 3 NewsELA articles while you are out of school. All three of them have been added to our classroom page on NewsELA. You are expected to complete one article each week. The directions for the assignment have been posted with the articles. They are the directions we have been following all year.

Week One (March 16th): “How this Busy Animal Rescue Gets by with Four Full-Time Employees”

Week Two (March 23rd): “Opinion: With or Without Trophies, Youth Sports Need to be Fun”

Week Three (March 30th): “In a “Bizzare” Biological Twist, a Mother Lion Adopts a Leopard Cub in India”

IXL

You are expected to complete four IXL lessons each week. The following lessons are required. We recommend you complete them in order to help you be successful:

K. 1-4 Writing Strategies

A.1-Main Idea

D. 1-4 Text Structure

KK. 1-2 Capitalization

LL. 4 Formatting

These are already starred for you on IXL. For help with IXL, there are links to videos posted to my Google Classroom.

The IXL that was due on March 13th is still due by midnight tonight. I will un-star them after today. Please look at my previous blog post for the letter & number assigned.

Good Fit Books

Continue to read your good fit book for 100 minutes each week (5 nights per week for 20 minutes). You should be half way through your seventh good fit book by the time you return to school on April 13th. Please utilize the public library. Many libraries have online services to borrow e-books – please take advantage of these!

Our media specialist compiled a list of resources where you can get access to free ebooks here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/178sD8ktpFoX6my0FO-bSR-nw1wMqjneyYrul-8EDRyU/edit?usp=sharing

One-Pagers

One-Pagers Five and Six will be due when you return on April 13th. Directions are posted on Google Classroom if you need them. For those who want to get started, the directions for One-Pager Number 7 will be posted to Google Classroom soon.

We will be monitoring your progress as the weeks progress! Check your teacher’s blogs DAILY for updates!

Today we wrote our introduction paragraph for a practice prompt we broke down yesterday. When finished, we were allowed to work on IXL, Read Theory, or One-Pagers. We presented our vocabulary words at the end of class.

Half Day tomorrow, don’t forget!

All missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points. If it is an online assignment, it is YOUR responsibility to tell me it’s completed.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 35 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• IXL – Theme (B #1-2) & Adjectives (EE #1, 2, 7) – due by Friday!
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th – ONE WEEK!!
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

Today we investigated new vocabulary words with our new story, “The Prince and the Pauper” by Mark Twain. We also did a practice prompt breakdown and discussed the results of it as a class.

All missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points. If it is an online assignment, it is YOUR responsibility to tell me it’s completed.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 35 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• IXL – Theme (B #1-2) & Adjectives (EE #1, 2, 7) – due by Friday!
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th – 2 weeks!!!
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

We took our Unit 3 comprehension test today. iLearn portion is already in Student Connect.

Progress Reports were sent home today for those with failing grades. Please review the progress report with your student and complete the Reflection form attached and return by Friday!

All missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points. If it is an online assignment, it is YOUR responsibility to tell me it’s completed.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 35 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• IXL – Theme (B #1-2) & Adjectives (EE #1, 2, 7) – due by Friday!
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th – 2 weeks!!!
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

Today we had silent reading time and some time to get our presentations finalized/proofread. We spent the remaining time presenting our projects to the class.

Unit 3 Comprehension Test is TOMORROW.

This will cover theme, making connections, “The Good Deed” (open book), and your theme project story choice (open book).  All skills learned previously are subject to be on any test, this includes figurative language & genre!

All missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points. If it is an online assignment, it is YOUR responsibility to tell me it’s completed.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 35 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• IXL – Theme (B #1-2) & Adjectives (EE #1, 2, 7) – due by Friday March 13th!
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th – 2 weeks!!!
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

Today we practiced “Listening to Reading” and then worked on our projects the remainder of class. This is a group project that will be due to present on Monday, March 9th! It is now homework over the weekend if it wasn’t completed in the past 4 classes.

“Jeremiah’s Song” – https://sparkersclass.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/5/6/19568499/jeremiahs_song_story_text.pdf 

“Lob’s Girl” – https://nmsgilmore.weebly.com/uploads/2/2/7/5/2275624/lobs_girl.pdf

“The Dog of Pompeii” –  (starts on page 10)  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53e27fe3e4b0df1d33023964/t/54e73ba2e4b03a84d29ac2b8/1424440226210/Patra%27s+Lesson+2.pdf

“Scout’s Honor” –  https://www.midwayisd.org/cms/lib/TX01000662/Centricity/Domain/900/Scouts%20Honor-Student.pdf

Unit 3 Comprehension Test is Tuesday, March 10.

This will cover theme, making connections, “The Good Deed” (open book), and your theme project story choice (open book).  All skills learned previously are subject to be on any test, this includes figurative language & genre!

All missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points. If it is an online assignment, it is YOUR responsibility to tell me it’s completed.

Homework

• Theme Project due MONDAY
• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 30 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• IXL – Theme (B #1-2) & Adjectives (EE #1, 2, 7) – due by Friday March 13th!
• Article of the Week – PRO/CON: Binge-watching TV due TOMORROW!
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th – 2 weeks from today!!!
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

We continued working on our Theme Projects today. This is a group project that will be due to present on Monday, March 9th! Students will be given class time during our reading block to work on this until then.

“Jeremiah’s Song” – https://sparkersclass.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/5/6/19568499/jeremiahs_song_story_text.pdf 

“Lob’s Girl” – https://nmsgilmore.weebly.com/uploads/2/2/7/5/2275624/lobs_girl.pdf

“The Dog of Pompeii” –  (starts on page 10)  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53e27fe3e4b0df1d33023964/t/54e73ba2e4b03a84d29ac2b8/1424440226210/Patra%27s+Lesson+2.pdf

“Scout’s Honor” –  https://www.midwayisd.org/cms/lib/TX01000662/Centricity/Domain/900/Scouts%20Honor-Student.pdf

During writing time, finished the rest of our introduction paragraph from yesterday. We reviewed how to catch our readers attention with a “hook” and provide our reader with background information on the topic.

Unit 3 Comprehension Test is Tuesday, March 10.

This will cover theme, making connections, “The Good Deed” (open book), and your theme project story choice (open book).  All skills learned previously are subject to be on any test, this includes figurative language & genre!

All missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points. If it is an online assignment, it is YOUR responsibility to tell me it’s completed.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 30 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• IXL – Theme (B #1-2) & Adjectives (EE #1, 2, 7) – due by Friday March 13th!
• Article of the Week – PRO/CON: Binge-watching TV due TOMORROW!
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th – 2 weeks from today!!!
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

We continued working on our Theme Projects today. This is a group project that will be due to present on Monday, March 9th! Students will be given class time during our reading block to work on this until then.

“Jeremiah’s Song” – https://sparkersclass.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/5/6/19568499/jeremiahs_song_story_text.pdf 

“Lob’s Girl” – https://nmsgilmore.weebly.com/uploads/2/2/7/5/2275624/lobs_girl.pdf

“The Dog of Pompeii” –  (starts on page 10) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53e27fe3e4b0df1d33023964/t/54e73ba2e4b03a84d29ac2b8/1424440226210/Patra%27s+Lesson+2.pdf

“Scout’s Honor” –  https://www.midwayisd.org/cms/lib/TX01000662/Centricity/Domain/900/Scouts%20Honor-Student.pdf

During writing time, we’ve been talking about effective introductions. Today we practiced writing a thesis statement for an essay that was missing the introduction. Tomorrow, we’ll finish the rest of our introduction for that essay.

Unit 3 Comprehension Test is Tuesday, March 10.

This will cover theme, making connections, “The Good Deed” (open book), and your theme project story choice (open book).  All skills learned previously are subject to be on any test, this includes figurative language & genre!

All missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points. If it is an online assignment, it is YOUR responsibility to tell me it’s completed.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 30 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• IXL – Theme (B #1-2) & Adjectives (EE #1, 2, 7) – due by Friday March 13th!
• Article of the Week – PRO/CON: Binge-watching TV due Friday!
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th – 2.5 weeks from today!!!
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

We began working on our Theme Projects today. This is a group project that will be due to present on Monday, March 9th! Students will be given class time during our reading block to work on this until then.

“Jeremiah’s Song” – https://sparkersclass.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/5/6/19568499/jeremiahs_song_story_text.pdf 

“Lob’s Girl” – https://nmsgilmore.weebly.com/uploads/2/2/7/5/2275624/lobs_girl.pdf

“The Dog of Pompeii” –  (starts on page 10) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53e27fe3e4b0df1d33023964/t/54e73ba2e4b03a84d29ac2b8/1424440226210/Patra%27s+Lesson+2.pdf

“Scout’s Honor” –  https://www.midwayisd.org/cms/lib/TX01000662/Centricity/Domain/900/Scouts%20Honor-Student.pdf

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 30 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• IXL – Theme (B #1-2) & Adjectives (EE #1, 2, 7) – due by Friday March 13th!
• Article of the Week – PRO/CON: binge-watching tv due Friday!
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

Today we took our Poetry quiz and then we discussed and practiced sorting essay organization.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 30 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th
• All late and missing assignments are due no later than March 20th and are subject to 10% loss of points.

Our Poetry quiz will be moved to Monday.

IXL is still due tomorrow though. All of the starred lessons are due (in 6th grade skills).

PBIS Hot Chocolate and Donuts will be rescheduled for Tuesday, Mach 3rd.

Enjoy your day off!

Today we did some pronoun practice as bellwork. We then reviewed identifying verse, stanza, refrains, and rhyme scheme with the poem “Message from a Caterpillar”. We reviewed theme and discussed theme with an animated short as well as “Message from a Caterpillar”. As a class, we collaboratively created a theme constructed response which will help us with tomorrow’s activity.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 25 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th
• IXL Pronoun Types (AA #1-6) & Analyzing Literature (F #3)– due February 28th!
• Poetry Quiz February 28th – Types of & identifying verse, stanza, refrain, rhyme scheme

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 25 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• One-Pager #5 & 6 due March 20th
• IXL Pronoun Types (AA #1-6) & Analyzing Literature (F #3)– due February 28th!
• Poetry Quiz February 28th – Types of & identifying verse, stanza, refrain, rhyme scheme