We will finish our narrative unit this week with an application test that requires students to apply their knowledge of the elements of a plot diagram, types of conflicts and point of view to an unfamiliar narrative text.

Students will take a practice test on Thursday in order to become familiar with the test format.

Students should be familiar with :

Types of conflicts: External (character vs character, character vs. society, character vs nature) and Internal (character vs self)

Points of View:

First-person (I, me, my)

Second-person (you, your)

Third-person (he, she, they)

Know the three types of Third-person: omniscient, limited, objective

DON’T FORGET!!

Conferences will be held on November 11th and November 13th from 4-7pm. We look forward to seeing you!

Students have been learning about the structure of narrative text and the parts of a plot diagram. We just finished reading Ray Bradbury’s ALL SUMMER IN A DAY and have been identifying the parts of the plot. Some of the vocabulary students have been learning includes:

protagonist, antagonist, exposition, conflict (internal and external), rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, point of view

Morning Bell Work

Each morning students focus on various word parts (prefixes, Greek/Latin root words) as bell work. The meaning of each word part is discussed and students must use a word containing the word part in the context of a sentence.

QUIZ

THIS FRIDAY, students will have a quiz on the prefixes and root words we’ve been discussing. Students were given a list of root words to use as a study guide. Additionally, the quiz will include some prefixes and vocabulary from ALL SUMMER IN A DAY listed below:

NUMBER PREFIXES–

uni-one

mono-one

di-two

tri-three

quad-four

All Summer in a Day Vocabulary

slacken- to slow or lessen

resilient- flexible, bendable or someone who doesn’t give up

frail- weak or delicate

apparatus- a device or equipment used for a specific purpose

immense- big, very large

savor- to enjoy completely

tumultuously- in a wild, disorderly way

DATES TO REMEMBER November 6th-Picture Retake Day

November 11th and November 13th Parent-Teacher Conferences

This week students received permission slips to attend a field trip to the Detroit Zoo next Monday, September 23rd. Sixth graders will be joined by their eighth-grade W.E.B. leaders on this trip. The cost is $3.00 and should be returned with a signed permission slip by THIS Friday. Students will also need a disposable lunch on the day of the trip.

Parents and students are invited to the annual O.L. Smith Open House this Wednesday evening from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Parents will have the opportunity to walk their child’s schedule, meet the teachers, see the classrooms and sign up for PTA! Hope to see you there!

At the end of last year, all 5th grade (Dearborn) students were instructed to read at least 3 books over the summer in order to complete a ‘book talk’ upon entering 6th grade. Today students were given an example of the 7 elements that they must include in their informal ‘book talk’. Students will deliver their mini presentation to their table groups of 3-5 students next Monday. The elements that must be included are:

Title, author, character description, setting, recommendation, quote from the book to share aloud and a student drawn illustration representing a favorite part from the book.

The only element that will be turned in, will be the illustration. Students can plan their book talk using any format with which they are comfortable.

Some ideas discussed today (but not required) included:

note cards, a piece of paper with bullet points, a poster board, printed slides etc….Again, these items are just to help the student remember what to say during the presentation and will not be turned in.

Thank you for your support at home!!

Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! We are super excited to meet all of our incoming 6th-grade students and look forward to a very productive year in room 12. Stay tuned for more information regarding supplies, class expectations and assignments on this page! See you Monday morning for an exciting first day back!

Ms. AbouZour and Mrs. Edgerton

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