Today we began planning for our Argumentative Essay. We picked our topic, wrote our thesis statement plan, and began to plan our body paragraphs.  If you did not finish in class, all body paragraphs need to be complete by Thursday BEFORE class begins!

What Video Games Can Teach Us

The Violent Side of Video Games

Library tomorrow!

Homework:

• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! Due January 11th (One-Pager #4 will be coming before Winter Break!)
• Read Theory –  must pass 5 every week for full credit! 
• MobyMax Language – Due December 21st
  • Action Verbs
  • Past, Present, Future Verbs
  • Past Tense of Irregular Verbs
  • Progressive Verb Tenses
  • Modal Helping Verbs
  • Verbs to Convey Sequence
  • Verbs to Convey States

We did reading and writing workshop stations today. If your “Fast Food” Annotations, Quiz, and CER are not done, they are due no later than Sunday evening. I will not reset any quizzes past 7pm on Sunday and will check several times to reset every day starting tonight.   Your Video Game opinion CER is also due on Monday.

Below are the articles and the example I used in class:

What Video Games Can Teach Us

The Violent Side of Video Games

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

• Video Games Opinion CER – due Monday 
• Finish Talking to the Text with your Newsela Article. This needs to be done by the beginning of class tomorrow!!!
• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! Due January 11th (One-Pager #4 will be coming before Winter Break!)
• Read Theory –  must pass 5 every week for full credit! 

Today we had small group discussions about the Video Game articles we read and made a pro/con list on. We did this using the Socratic Seminar model.

What Video Games Can Teach Us

The Violent Side of Video Games

We also took notes on the different verb tenses. I will be assigning MobyMax with practice for this soon!

If you did not finish your Article of the Week Annotations, it is homework. You need to be prepared to take the quiz and write the CER response in class tomorrow!

Homework:

• Finish Talking to the Text with your Newsela Article. This needs to be done by the beginning of class tomorrow!!!
• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! Due January 11th (One-Pager #4 will be coming before Winter Break!)
• Read Theory –  must pass 5 every week for full credit! 

Today we finished our Pros and Cons T-Chart for our Video Game argument. If you did not finish this, it is homework. The articles are posted below

What Video Games Can Teach Us

The Violent Side of Video Games

We also were given time to read and talk to the text with our Article of the Week. If you did not finish this in class, it is now homework. You need to be prepared to take the quiz and write the CER response in class on Friday!

Homework:

• Finish Talking to the Text with your Newsela Article. This needs to be done by the beginning of class Friday!!!
• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! Due January 11th (One-Pager #4 will be coming before Winter Break!)
• Read Theory –  must pass 5 every week for full credit! 

Today we had an assembly with the Detroit Pistons so our schedule was cut short.   We used our shortened class time to begin our Story Elements Project Presentations. We will finish these tomorrow.

Homework:

• MANY students still need to finish their MobyMax and Newsela Article of the Week!! This will be going in the gradebook in the next few days – you were given several weeks to finish both of these assignments!

• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! Due January 11th (One-Pager #4 will be coming before Winter Break!)
• Read Theory –  must pass 5 every week for full credit! 

We went to the library and continued our Story Elements Project. Students were given an hour yesterday and an hour + today to complete this with their group. If this is was not completed by the end of class it is now homework over break. I told students to divvy out jobs or exchange numbers to figure out when this is going to get done. It is due NO LATER than the Monday we return from Thanksgiving break.

“Tuesday of the Other June” story – click here

“The School Play” story – click here

Happy Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful break!

Homework:

• Story Elements (Pyramid of Action) Project – due MONDAY NOVEMBER 26th – we are presenting then!
• Article of the Week Annotations, Quiz, and CER written response are due MONDAY NOVEMBER 26th!
• Moby Max Language due MONDAY NOVEMBER 26th! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns
• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! Due January 11th (One-Pager #4 will be coming before Winter Break!)
• Read Theory – NO READ THEORY THIS WEEK!   Finish your Newsela and MobyMax!!!

Today we began our Story Elements Project. Students will be given all class today and all class tomorrow (after going to the library) to complete this with their group. If this is not complete by the end of class tomorrow it is homework.

“Tuesday of the Other June” story – click here

“The School Play” story – click here

Homework:

• Article of the Week Annotations, Quiz, and CER written response are due TOMORROW!
• Moby Max Language due TOMORROW! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns
• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! Due January 11th (One-Pager #4 will be coming before Winter Break!)
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!

We did reading and writing Workshop Stations. Our two required stations were our Article of the Week station and Noun Practice. These are homework if you did not finish in class!

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

• Noun Practice – due Monday! – we will go over the answers on Monday as well
• Article of the Week Annotations, Quiz, and CER written response are due TUESDAY!
• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! Due January 11th (One-Pager #4 will be coming before Winter Break!)
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!
• Moby Max Language due November 20th! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns

Today we learned and analyzed different types of evidence you can use in an argument to make it strong. We also presented our Rainbow Writes.

Homework:

• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! 
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!
• Moby Max Language due November 20th! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns

We used our Double Journal Entries to lead a group discussion. We also shared our quotes as a class and discussed our thinking around them as a whole group.  During writer’s workshop we worked with our table group to collaboratively write a C.E.R. response about one of the conflicts in the story “Tuesday of the Other June”. Each student showed their participation by choosing a different marker color and writing their part in this color (Rainbow Write). We will present these in class tomorrow.

Last day of conferences are tonight! 3:30-6:30pm. Please allow an hour to be able to visit all your classes. Conferences are student-led in 6th grade! Bring your student with you so they can show off their work!

Homework:

• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• One-Pager #3 – don’t wait until the last minute to do this!! 
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!
• Moby Max Language due November 20th! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns

Today we talked to the text with our story “Tuesday of the Other June” on a Double Entry Journal. Students were given half of class to work on this and many finished. If you did not, this is homework that is due tomorrow. We need this for tomorrow’s discussion!

“Tuesday of the Other June” story – click here

Tuesday of the Other June Double Entry Journal

We also began our Argumentative Writing Unit with discussing the different between facts and opinions. We practiced differentiating between the two with examples as well.

Possessive noun notes were taken at the end of class. We will finish these tomorrow in blocks 1 and 3.

Homework:

• “Tuesday of the Other June” Double Entry Journal – if not finished in class
• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!
• Moby Max Language due November 20th! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns

We went to the Book Fair today to preview what was there or purchase something we wanted. The book fair will be open during conferences as well but we are not visiting again this week as a class.

When we returned, we previewed our Article of the Week.  As a class we discussed what we think the article will be about and the author’s purpose for writing it. We then independently read and talked to the text using our metacognition strategies to help us prepare for a group discussion about the article.

Conferences are:   

• Monday (today) 4:00-7:00pm
• Wednesday 3:30-6:30pm

Conferences are student led in 6th grade. Please bring your student with you so they can show you what we have been learning in language arts!

Homework:

• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!
• Moby Max Language due November 20th! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns

Today we finished reading “Tuesday of the Other June” and discussed the other types of conflicts we could identify in the story with our partner. We also reviewed the rules of plural nouns and practiced writing them correctly and identifying which rule they fell under. Students were given 45 minutes this week to finish their Read Theory in class. If they did not complete this it is now homework!

One pager #3 is in your hands now! The sooner you get this started the less stressed you will feel at the end of the card marking!

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!
• Moby Max Language due November 20th! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns

Today we previewed and made predictions about our new story “Tuesday of the Other June” and then listened to the first half of it. We discussed the “man vs. man” conflict found in the story with our groups. We then continued our Student Led Conferences reflection sheets and practiced using them with a partner.  One pager #3 was passed out today as well! The sooner you get this started the less stressed you will feel at the end of the card marking!

Have a wonderful evening!

Homework:

• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes)
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!
• Moby Max Language due November 20th! 
  • Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns
  • Regular and Irregular Nouns
  • Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns

Today we finished our vocabulary workshop from Monday and presented them to the class. We then began our Student Led Conferences reflection sheet where students evaluated their performance and behavior so far this year. This will be shared at conferences next week!

Have a wonderful evening!

Homework:

• Read 100 minutes of your chapter book this week!! (whenever it fits into your busy schedule! Just make sure it totals 100 minutes) – One-Pager #3 coming tomorrow!
• Read Theory – 5 more quizzes passed by Sunday!