7th Grade ELA- Wednesday 11-11-15

7th Grade:

• Bellwork: Veterans Day Daily Edits
• Classwork: Review Diary #2 ( Why learn a second language?)
• Homework:
• Diary #2 due on November 17, 2015
• Article of the Week#5 one page reflection due on tomorrow
• Test for “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto is tomorrow

Play the iBlog games to help you review for the test!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6th Grade ELA- Wednesday 11-11-15

Tuesday:

• Bellwork: Veterans Day Daily Oral Language
•  Classwork: Students participated in the Veterans Day Ceremony.
• Students logged into my iblog and played numerous Poetry and Figurative language online games.
• Homework: *** TEST FOR FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND POETRY- TOMORROW***

November 2-6: 6th Grade ELA

Dear Parents and Students,

I will continue to  ALWAYS post and upload homework assignments on Remind on a daily basis because activities and lessons subject to change due to student pace and understanding of lesson.

Monday:

• Bellwork: Journal Square #3  ( add one idiom, one metaphor, one onomatopoeia)
• Classwork: collect 3 idiom cards
• introduce Greek & Latin folder
• Notes: why are we learning Greek & Latin root words?
• Introduce Poetry Notes
•  Homework: Poetry terms written in Fab. Vocab. Boxed in BLUE

Tuesday: No School

Wednesday:

• Bellwork: Figurative Language Poem
• Classwork: check Fab. Vocab. Poetry Terms
• continue Poetry Notes
• practice rhyme scheme using Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
• Homework: practice Figurative language

Thursday: 

• Bellwork: Greek & Latin #1 ( Aqua)
• Classwork: check homework
• poetry stations/ review using Robert Frost Poems and Emily Dickinson Poems
• Homework:Backward Bill

Friday:

• Bellwork: Daily Oral Language
• Classwork:  figurative language study guide
• homework: finish study guide- due on monday

6th Grade ELA : October 26- 30

Monday:

• Turn In Alliteration Project ( MUST be colorful, neat, straight lines, NO PENCIL ALLOWED)
• Bring in a folder with 3 prongs
• Journal Square #1 DUE ( one example of a simile, metaphor, personification)
• Students are to work with a partner ( I already chose your partner) for “The Wise King” activity:
• Annotate/ talk to the text
•  Q.A.R.- Must complete all 7 steps of Q.A.R.
• S.A.R.- Must skip lines, color code & label paragraph

Tuesday:

• Design folder for ” It’s all Greek and Latin to Me”
• D.O.L
• Take Notes for page #1 of Greek/Latin folder
• Introduce Versa Tiles- review  Figurative language

Wednesday:

• “It’s  all Greek & Latin to Me” #1
• Introduce “Can You Guess the idiom?” card game
• Journal Square #2
• Homework: Greek& Latin #1- define & illustrate ( due Friday)

Thursday & Friday

• Check Homework
• Continue Figurative Language Stations:
• Study Guide
• Use Chromebooks for review games (list will be provided)
• ALL STATIONS DUE ON MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6th Grade ELA (1st & 2nd hour)

6th Grade ELA October 19-23

Monday:

• Figurative Language Flip Book is Due
• Define: figurative language, simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom, personification)
• Include 2 pictures/2 sentences
• NO PENCIL ALLOWED!

Tuesday:

• Rough Draft for Alliteration Project due
• Continue working on Figurative Language Stations

Wednesday- Friday

• Work on Figurative language Stations:
• Idioms in Amelia Bedelia Books
• Figurative language review using Versa Tiles- S.A.R. reflection
• One Lucky Guy Q.A.R/S.A.R -focus on simile, metaphor, personification
• Read to self/ Fab. Vocab.–box in GREEN
• Wise King Q.A.R/S.A.R
• Hailstones and Halibut Bones- exploring figurative language through color
•  Book Fair $$$$$