In Language Arts today the students learned the meaning of the root word, “bio”.

They spent the remainder of class taking their grammar quiz.  During the quiz, Block One had a glitch.  I have adjusted the scores for that class accordingly and the problem has been resolved. My other two classes did not have problems. I was disappointed in the amount of students who did not take their interactive notebook home to study for this quiz.  I have been telling the students about it for a week and stating that they needed to use the information in their interactive notebooks to study. Students who followed the directions did well while those who chose not to follow the directions did not.  There will not be retakes on this quiz because the retake was built in.  Every student was given three chances to answer each question correctly while taking the quiz.

Additionally, I gave my classes thirty glue sticks today since it is the beginning of a new month.  There are nine left in the glue box.  This is absolutely absurd.  I will not be replenishing the glue box for the remainder of the year.  All of my students are expected to bring their own glue to class.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Friday
3. Folktale Test Friday

Today the students did not have their regular Language Arts testing because we were taking the ELA MSTEP. Tomorrow, those who did not finish the ELA MSTEP will be given time to finish. During class, we will be taking our last grammar quiz for the year. Make sure you study tonight!

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Grammar Quiz: Homonyms, Quotation Marks, Commas, and Apostrophes TOMORROW
3. Read Theory due Friday
4. Folktale Test on Friday

In Language Arts today the students spent time reviewing for the MSTEP. We will be taking the ELA test tomorrow and most likely on Wednesday morning as well. That means our classes will be significantly shorter tomorrow to accommodate the testing schedule.

The students also spent time in the library today. Students were not required to check out a good fit book since we are going to start reading The Giver this week.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Grammar Quiz Wednesday: Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, Homonyms
3. Folktale Test Friday
4. Read Theory due Friday

In Language Arts today the students learned about the root, aud/audi, which means to hear.

The students also finished presenting their folktale projects. I have updated grades to reflect the scores of these projects.

For extra credit over the weekend, students are being given the opportunity to take the practice ELA MSTEP online. Here’s how you complete it:

1. Go to the Dearborn Public Schools Page
2. Click on “Student Portal”
3. In the center under MSTEP, click “MSTEP Testing Portal”  Here is the URL: https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/
4. Click “Online Tools Training”
5. Click “Sample Items Set” and select “Grade 6” then “English Language Arts”
6. Type in the Username and Password EXACTLY AS YOU SEE THEM! username: ela6samp   password: test1234
7. Take the practice test. When you are done, take a screenshot on your computer or phone and email it to me. You could also print the final page. You will know when you are done because a black rectangle will pop up congratulating you for finishing and telling you you are done. I will not accept anything else to receive extra credit. BE SURE NOT TO CLICK OUT OF THE PRACTICE BEFORE TAKING A PICTURE! This is OPTIONAL and worth five summative points of extra credit. The test will reset if you start it then try to finish it at another time so make sure you start it when you have some time to finish the whole thing at once. The amount of time it takes is different for everyone, the longer you take to think about the answers to questions, the longer the practice will take. Make sure you practice playing with the tools at the top too!

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Practice MSTEP for Extra Credit due Monday
3. Grammar Quiz: Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homonyms on Wednesday

In Language Arts today the students continued to present their folktale projects. We will finish presenting tomorrow.

The students also continued to practice writing by determining which part of the sample essay they were given was missing.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due TOMORROW
3. Grammar Quiz on Wednesday-Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homonyms

In Language Arts today we began project presentations. We will continue to present projects for the rest of the week.

The students also discussed the root word, “geo”.

Lastly, the students spent time organizing an argumentative essay. This time, one paragraph from the essay was missing and they had to determine what it was. Once they figured out which part of the essay was missing, they were asked to create that part of the essay. If they did not finish this in class, it was assigned as homework.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Homework:

1. Finish Introduction/Conclusion if you didn’t finish in class
2. Read for 20 minutes
3. Read Theory due Friday
4. Grammar Quiz: Apostrophes, Commas, Quotation Marks, and Homonyms NEXT Wednesday

In Language Arts today the students learned about the root word, “graph”.

They also spent time in class analyzing essays, specifically focusing on how to organize them.

The last hour of class was spent working on their folktale projects. At this point, the students have been given 7 hours and 30 minutes of class time over the past week and a half to work on their folktale projects. We will be presenting tomorrow. If the project was not completed by the end of class today, it was the responsiblity of the group members to finish it as homework.

Have a great evening and don’t forget tomorrow is a Late Start!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Folktale Project Presentations are TOMORROW
3. Read Theory due Friday
4. Grammar Quiz: Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homonyms NEXT Wednesday, May 1st

In Language Arts today the students continued to practice listening to reading during SSR time.

The students also continued to learn about non-fiction writing by sorting the paragraphs for a written essay based on their organization.

Lastly, the students were given time to work on their folktale project. Presentations will be on Wednesday.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Folktale Project Presentation on Wednesday
3. Read Theory due Friday
4. Grammar Quiz Next Wednesday on Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones

In Language Arts today the students continued to practice with homonyms. We will be having a quiz on homonyms, homophones, homographs, quotation marks, commas, and apostrophes on Wednesday, May 1st

The students were given the rest of class to work on their folktale projects. They were not allowed to leave class until their plan was approved and their slides were set up. I will be bringing the paper for the scrapbook page on Monday. Students will be given half the class time on Monday and Tuesday to put their powerpoints and scrapbook pages together. We will be presenting on Wednesday.

Have a great long weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Folktale Project Presentations on Wednesday-You should work on this over the weekend if you feel that you cannot finish on Monday and Tuesday during class!
3. Grammar Quiz: Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Quotation Marks, Commas, and Apostrophes on Wednesday, May 1st

During SSR time in Language Arts today, the students spent time practicing listening to reading then answering questions about what they heard.

They were given the rest of class to work on their project. About half of the groups are done gathering their information and are working on putting their presentation together. The other half are still planning. If plans are not done by the time class ends tomorrow, they must be completed for homework over the long weekend.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Tomorrow
3. Folktale Project Presentations on Wednesday, April 24th