Today we began filling out our charts for The Giver. We are tracking vocabulary, language used, figurative language, plot, and many other elements. This is a very comprehensive unit so it is imperative students are in school daily or they will miss a lot!  Today we read chapter 4 and worked on the chapter questions with our groups. We will continue our discussion tomorrow.

Greek and Latin root quiz tomorrow! (Students were told about this all week! Study your ISN and Quizlet!)

Homework:

• Read The Giver Chapter 4 (if you were absent today)
• Chapter 1-3 Questions due tomorrow!
• Greek and Latin Root Quiz tomorrow!
• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th
• ReadTheory (need 20 passed this week since April 9th)
• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

We discussed the difference between a Dystopia and Utopia today in order to begin planning our upcoming project. We also read and discussed Chapter 1 of The Giver. If you were absent, please click “The Giver Unit” tab above, you will find an uploaded version of The Giver to read from home. Chapter 1 questions were handed out to work on during Daily 5 time. These are not homework tonight.

Homework:

• Read The Giver Chapter 1 (if you were absent today)
• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th
• ReadTheory (need 20 passed this week since April 9th)
• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

We explored some vocabulary for the first few chapters of The Giver and spent time setting up our notebooks so we can begin reading tomorrow! Don’t forget your books!

Homework:

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (need 20 passed this week since April 9th)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Today we finished presenting our Folktale Projects. After Daily 5 time we did a Pre-reading activity for The Giver and made predictions about the plot, characters, and setting of the story based on quotes from the book. We need to start bringing our copies of The Giver on Monday! I have a class set if you did not purchase the book yet or aren’t planning too.

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (need 15 passed since April 9th)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

MSTEP continues TOMORROW!!!! Get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast in the morning! You’re going to do great!

Folktale Projects are due NOW. We will be presenting in the afternoon after M-STEP!!

Homework:

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed by end of next week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Today we went on our field trip to the Dearborn Ice Skating Center. We had a blast!

MSTEP is TOMORROW!!!! Get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast Tuesday morning! You’re going to do great!

Folktale Projects are due TOMORROW (May 1st). Anything not completed last week or over the weekend is homework TONIGHT!  Remember, your team is counting on you to complete your part and your WHOLE TEAM’S grade will suffer if you choose not to do it! You WILL NOT be given any more class time with this project.

Folktale Project Checklist 2018

Homework:

• Folktale Project (Google slide AND Theme Scrapbook page!) Due TOMORROW!!!

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed by end of next week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Today we worked on a few M-Step Practice test questions as our bellwork and then were given the remaining time to work on our Folktale Projects.  Today was the LAST CLASS to work on your  projects. Projects are due Tuesday, May 1st. Anything not completed this week is now homework. Students were told to swap phone numbers and divy out who is responsible for what. Remember, your team is counting on you to complete your part! You WILL NOT be given any more class time with this project.

Folktale Project Checklist 2018

Field Trip to the Dearborn Ice Skating Center is Monday! Here are some planning ahead reminders: 

Have a great weekend!!

Homework:

• Folktale Project (Google slide AND Theme Scrapbook page!) Due Tuesday (May 1st)!

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed by end of next week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Today we worked on a few M-Step Practice test questions as our bellwork and then were given the remaining time to work on our Folktale Projects.  Tomorrow is the LAST CLASS TIME to work on your  projects. You will have about an hour (maybe more!) to work on this. Anything not finished is homework over the weekend!!!

Folktale Project Checklist 2018

Homework:

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed by end of next week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Today we worked on a few M-Step Practice test questions as our bellwork and then were given the remaining time to work on our Folktale Projects. Many groups are already past the research stage and can work on this in class and outside of school to create their presentations. Students MAY NOT start their Google Slide without showing me their research is complete!  This is due May 1st and is worth 50 summative points.

ISN’s were collected for grading as well.

Homework:

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed by end of next week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Blocks 1 & 2 – We did an MSTEP Writing Activity where we discussed the elements of effective essays and evaluated student work from prior MSTEP tests. We then discussed why we gave then that evaluation and tied it back to what made it effective vs ineffective. Block 3 did this activity yesterday with the guidance of our Literacy Coordinator.

Block 3 – We began our Folktale Projects today. Each group picked their own folktale and are analyzing their story for their folktale and literary elements and then creating a Google Slide presentation to share with the class. This is an ongoing project with a tentative due date of May 1st. Students will be given class time to work on this but are encouraged to work on their part at home if they need to.

Homework:

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed this week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

We began our Folktale Projects today. Each group picked their own folktale and are analyzing their story for their folktale and literary elements and then creating a Google Slide presentation to share with the class. This is an ongoing project with a tentative due date of May 1st. Students will be given class time to work on this but are encouraged to work on their part at home if they need to.

The field trip money is due TOMORROW! 

Homework:

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed this week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Today we learned the Greek and Latin root “Photo”. We also went to the library and practiced identifying folktale elements with the story “Rumpelstiltskin” and discussed this as a class.

We will be having an open-book test on “The Prince and the Pauper” TOMORROW.  Please review figurative language, your characterization charts (ALL characters), and your “Mark Twain” article of the week (Newsela) to best prepare for this. 

I have also posted the play here:

“The Prince and the Pauper” Play – click here

The field trip money is due on Friday!

Homework:

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed this week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Good afternoon 6th graders! I hope you are all enjoying your day off!

We will be having an open-book test on “The Prince and the Pauper” on Wednesday (pending whether we have school tomorrow or not, of course).  Please review figurative language, your characterization charts, and your “Mark Twain” article of the week to best prepare for this.  I have also posted the play here:

“The Prince and the Pauper” Play – click here

I am postponing my order of The Giver until the day we return from school (hopefully tomorrow!).  Please make sure you have your money if you want your own personal copy of The Giver when we return tomorrow.

The field trip money is still due on Friday!

Homework:

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed this week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

Today we began learning about folktales and their different components. We analyzed “The Magic Fish” for it’s folktale components and discussed this as a class.

Have a great weekend!

I am putting the order in for The Giver on Monday! If you would like your own copy please bring $8 with you. You are more than welcome to purchase one on your own as well.

Field Trip information was given to the students today! Please take a look at the permission slip over the weekend. Money is due Friday, April 20th.

Homework:

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7 – Due June 8th

• ReadTheory (5 passed this week)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!)

We watched “The Prince and the Pauper” (Disney version) and worked on our essays while doing so.  They must be typed, PROOFREAD, and printed out before class on TOMORROW.

“The Prince and the Pauper” Play – click here

Homework:

• Character Analysis Final Copy due TOMORROW APRIL 13TH – Must be printed BEFORE class!

• MobyMax Language Lessons – only if they are late

• One Pager #7

• ReadTheory (5 passed by April 13th)

• Silent Read Good Fit Book (20 minutes every night!) – One pager #7 coming tomorrow!