You may ASK to leave your assigned seat 17 minutes after class starts.

B-W

CHOICE 1 (more points)

• Write a page about your spring break.

CHOICE 2

WSG7 page 482

• Neatly copy the Ordinary vs Powerful action verb chart.

CHOICE 3 (most points)

• DO BOTH AND HIGHLIGHT AT LEAST THREE POWERFUL VERBS ON YOUR SPRING BREAK PAPER. (staple choice 1 and choice 2 together)

CW1

LAST CHANCE TO MAKE SURE YOUR GRADE IS CORRECT!

Carefully check your FINAL grade on StudentConnection.  If you think there is a mistake, write a detailed explanation on loose leaf, then read it to the teacher.

CW2

Work on IXL the whole hour.

If you finished your IXL minutes DURING spring break, you may have VERY QUIET free time for the rest of the hour.

ONLY FOR 6TH HOUR:

3 POLAR POINTS

At EXACTLY 2:24 PM, THROW A LOOSE LEAF SO HIGH THAT IT HITS THE CEILING, THEN CRAWL UNDER A TABLE AND SCREAM, “MR. DOBERT IT’S TIME TO DRINK YOUR CHEAP FAKE ALDI MONSTER DRINK!”

JUST A REMINDER …

IXL

• Complete 100 minutes of language arts IXL during spring break.
• 6th grade language arts G.3 – you must score 80 or higher.
• If you still need minutes after that, choose 6th grade or higher language arts.

DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY – DO IT SOON AND THEN RELAX THE REST OF YOUR SPRING BREAK. 🙂

B-W:

MUST BE HANDWRITTEN ON LOOSE LEAF!

NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO SKIP THIS BELL-WORK.

THIS BELL-WORK IS TODAY’S EXIT TICKET.

Neatly copy these statements on loose leaf and fill in the blanks. Use neat handwriting. Then mark each statement as TRUE or FALSE.  You must spell out the full words for true and false. If the statement is false, correct it to make it true.

• Mr. Dobert’s class is an easy A.
• Mr. Dobert gives difficult, seventh grade level HW every night.
• I can write a seventh grade level CER without help from the teacher.
• Mr. Dobert yells at me when I am quietly and seriously focusing on seventh grade level school work.
• My NWEA Reading level is NOT seventh grade level, but I should still get an A on my report card because _______________________________.
• We never get a chance to sit where we want.
• QAR is evil because we have to prove our answer is correct by underlining in the text.
• Mr. Dobert takes foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr to check work and put grades into StudentConnection.
• Mr. Dobert does not accept work that is over two weeks late.
• Mr. Dobert makes us read very long, seventh grade level texts such as _____________________________.
• MY NWEA READING SCORE IS 7TH GRADE LEVEL AND I HAVE AN A IN STUDENTCONNECTION SO WHY THE FUDGE BROWNIE SHOULD I HAVE TO DO IXL ON MY SPRING BREAK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

CW:

Neatly copy the question and all four possible answers on loose leaf.

Then answer using QAR.

17. Which vocabulary word is related to stress and sense of sight?

A. fixate

B. dilate

C. chronic

D. booger baby

QUOTE FROM THE ARTICLE TO PROVE YOUR ANSWER:

SUGGESTIONS:

These are just SUGGESTIONS.  If you have a better idea, that’s ok.

B-W: Read a SCOPE or ACTION magazine.

CW1: Write a summary about your reading.

CW2: Listen to an informational video on YouTube. Take notes on loose leaf while you listen.

CW3: Write an e-mail to your sixth grade language arts teacher telling him or her what you loved about the class.

CW4: Flash cards.

Do I give a lot of tests?

Is it strange that a teacher is giving a big test at the end of a report card?

Did you know there would be a test this week?

THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT THE TEST. THESE ARE RHETORICAL QUESTIONS.

EVERYONE SHOULD START THE TEST.

If you’re NOT taking the test, politely ask for a sticky note and write one of the following:

• I am not taking the test, because I finished ALL THREE parts of the project ON TIME, and Mr. Dobert checked it and said it was UH-may-zing.
• I am not taking the test, because I finished all my work with the substitute, and Mr. Dobert checked it and said it was good.
• I am not taking the test, because I am using a GOLDEN TICKET.

Answer #7 BEFORE you answer 1-6.

• on loose leaf
• You could use the quotes that were on the blog yesterday.
• Use CER pattern!

USE QAR for 1-6.

• You should probably start with #4 and #6 because we practiced those in class yesterday.

THESE

SHOULD

BE

DONE

IN

ORDER!

B-W:

IXL (directions on chalkboard)

CW1:

[loose leaf]

QAR #4.

Directions were on Monday’s iBlog.

CW2:

Answer QAR #6.

Ask for the paper.

You do NOT have to answer on loose leaf.

CW3:

Neatly write these quotes on loose leaf. Then write ONE elaboration (in your own words) for EACH quote to explain the quotes (total of TWO elaborations).

EVIDENCE 1: “Instead of fixating on what might go wrong, repeat to yourself exactly why you’ll nail it” (Goyanes/Carro, page 27).

EVIDENCE 2: “any physical activity – even taking a walk – can do wonders because it triggers the production of feel-good chemicals called endorphins” (Broccoli/Carrot, page 27).

CW4:

WORLD’S HARDEST RESTATE QUESTIONS.

Ask for the paper.

You are allowed to cheat!

You will probably earn a free HW ticket if you finish this.

CW5:

Make flashcards for the following words:

• chronic
• immune systems
• imminent
• dilate
• perceived
• fixating

HW:

Read the text.

Write a paragraph to answer this question:

Why won’t Bix’s stepfather or momma tell the story?

bix

• Write it all out on loose leaf.
• Ask me for the text.
• USE QAR!!!

#4 How do the authors characterize stress? Choose TWO answers.

A. natural

B. uncommon

C. manageable

D. unimportant

TWO quotes from the text to support your TWO choices:

QUOTE 1:

QUOTE 2:

THERE WAS A SPELLING MISTAKE ON THE CHALKBOARD ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND NO ONE NOTICED! BOOOOOOOOO.

It’s probably still there. First person to e-mail me an explanation of the spelling mistake gets 7 polar points.

HW FOR THURSDAY NIGHT:

FIRST READ THE TOP OF THE PAGE!

Write out the full sentences on loose leaf.

1-7 on loose leaf: B-

8-10 on loose leaf: A-

THEN DO MORE! : A+

then.than

MARCH IS READING MONTH PROJECT

• If your project is one of the best, it will be displayed in the hallway.  You will get to choose:

  • a booklet with 8 free HW tickets

  • OR skip the next big quiz or test

• If your project is the VERY BEST ONE, you will get a golden ticket.

PART TWO

• This is probably the most difficult part of the project – try your best and don’t get lazy.
• Think of someone who you are close to and who is important to you.
• It could be someone from your neighborhood, your mosque, your family, your school, etc. It could even be someone who has died.
• Be ready to explain why this person is important to you.
• Neatly DRAW yourself on a half sheet of computer paper. On a separate half sheet of computer paper, draw the person you are close to.
• HINT: If you’re not a great artist you could find a picture of yourself and the person and TRACE them. You could even use the camera on the chromebook to take a selfie of yourself to trace.
• This is probably the most difficult part of the project.

MARCH IS READING MONTH PROJECT

• If your project is one of the best, it will be displayed in the hallway.  You will get to choose:

  • a booklet with 8 free HW tickets

  • OR skip the next big quiz or test

• If your project is the VERY BEST ONE, you will get a golden ticket.

PART ONE

• Skim through the pages of “The War of the Wall”. Choose ONE word that you think is a key word.
• Be ready to explain why that ONE word is very important or key to the story.
• Do NOT just pick the same word as your friends.
• YOU MUST USE GRAFFITI LETTERS – YOUR WORD MUST BE BRIGHT AND COLORFUL AND LOOK LIKE REAL GRAFFITI.
  • CHOICE 1: Draw the letters on a huge poster paper.
  • CHOICE 2: Draw each letter on a separate half sheet of computer paper.
  • VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: You must sketch your graffiti word with pencil on scrap paper BEFORE you try the real thing.
• Use the links below to help you learn how to make graffiti letters.

https://www.wikihow.com/Draw-Graffiti-Letters

https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS760US761&q=how+to+draw+graffiti+letters&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGiPGKz4vhAhVmq4MKHY84B-EQsAR6BAgDEAE&biw=1024&bih=526

HW:

Read your library book or other chapter book for 20 minutes then write a short summary of what you read.

• [loose leaf]
• Write the title and author of the book.
• Write your start and stop time on the top of the loose leaf.
• This HW must be signed by a parent!