Our class has started to focus on character analysis.  We looked at what it means to compare and contrast in class today.  Throughout the course of this week, we will be comparing what Jonas is like before he becomes The Receiver to after.  I have added the powerpoint the students looked at today as well as the youtube video to this blog post.

Today was also our library day.  All of the students should have new good fit books as long as they have no late fines.

Have a great evening!

-Ms. Traylor

Homework:

1. Complete Graphic Organizer

2. Read for 20 minutes

3. Vocabulary Test Friday

Compare and Contrast

The students took The Giver Test today and tomorrow we will be watching the movie.  Once tests were completed, the students were given time to work on their unit reflections which will be due tomorrow.

At this point, all students who borrowed a school copy of the The Giver need to return them to me by Monday or a fine of $10 will be charged.

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Unit Reflection Due Tomorrow

2. Reading Log Due Tomorrow

In Language Arts today the students were given time to finish their instagram posts about conflict/characterization in The Giver.  Many students completed this assignment and turned it in today.  This assignment will be due tomorrow.  We also reviewed The Big Question on our board, “Should choices be limited to keep things fair for everyone?”  We reflected on how our views have changed since reading this story.  Our reflections will be due on Friday.  Lastly, the students played a review game for their test tomorrow.  All Giver books borrowed from the school need to be returned tomorrow as well.  If they are lost, a $10 fine is due by Monday to replace the book.  Due to the weather, we will be taking our Giver Test tomorrow and watching the movie on Friday.  If there is a cold day tomorrow, all of our plans will be pushed back one day.

Homework:

1. Study for Giver Test

2. Instagram Activity Due Tomorrow

3. Interactive Notebook Check Tomorrow

4. The Big Question Reflection Due Friday (3 paragraphs)

5. Reading Log Due Friday

Have a great evening and stay warm!

In Language Arts today the students reviewed conflict.  We also used our knowledge of conflict to identify various problems in The Giver.  The students will be using these problems to create a fake instagram post.  They are working on a rough draft of this post over the weekend.  They are required to finish the rough draft and find two school appropriate pictures to use on their final drafts Monday.  I will provide them with final draft paper at that time.  This is not an actual instagram post and students will not be required to post anything to actual instagram accounts.  We are simply using the instagram format/layout to create our final projects.  I have added a copy of the rough draft to this blog post as well as the example.

The students were also given time to work with the new vocabulary words on our word wall.  I have added pictures of the new word wall to this blog post.

Have a great weekend!

-Ms. Traylor

Homework:

1. Conflict Rough drafts and two pictures due Monday

2. The Giver Test Tuesday

3. Interactive Notebook Check Tuesday

4. All School Copies of The Giver Due Tuesday

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In class yesterday, the students reviewed what was required in their interactive notebooks.  These will be due next Tuesday.  All guided questions can be found on the blog and anything else the students may need can be found on the “While You Were Out” board in the classroom.

Today in Language Arts the students finished building the word wall.  I will have pictures posted to the blog post tomorrow. We also discussed and wrote about the theme of The Giver.

For the next two days, we will be focusing on NWEA testing.  The language component will take place on Wednesday and the reading component will be on Thursday.  Due to this testing, we had to push The Giver test and movie back to next week.  I have added a list of important dates that are coming up to this blog post.

Coming up in LA:

1. 1 hour on Moby Max grammar due Wednesday 1/28

2. 1 hour on Moby Max vocabulary due Thursday 1/29

3. Success Starter Due Friday 1/30

4. The Giver Text Tuesday 2/3

5. Interactive Notebooks Due Tuesday 2/3

6. Movie Day Wednesday 2/4

Have a great evening!

-Ms. Traylor

In Language Arts today, the students finished their Characterization of Jonas posters and presented them to the class.   This will be the last grade on the marking period and I will have all grades updated by tonight unless someone is doing a test retake tomorrow after school.

We also worked on building our word wall for the last few chapters in The Giver.  Tomorrow we will be in the auditorium for Spirit Week.  All sixth grade students are encouraged to wear orange.

I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!

Homework:

1. Reading Log Due Monday-First grade on the new marking period.

-Ms. Traylor

Today in Language Arts the students created a new word wall.  I will have pictures up by the end of the day on Thursday.  It was also our library day.  Each student should have plenty of books for the long weekend.  With the remainder of our class time, we discussed the falling action and resolution of The Giver.  Next Friday we will be watching the movie that goes along with this book.  I have sent home a permission slip with your child.   If I do not get this permission slip back by Thursday, an alternate activity will be created for your child.

Guided Questions Chapters 20 through 23

Have a wonderful evening!

-Ms. Traylor

Today in Language Arts we reviewed the climax of The Giver.  The students were also given time to work in their literature circles.  They discussed the climax, hovered for words they do not know for the remainder of the book, and read the remaining chapters with their group mates.  I have added the task list and the questions for today to this blog post.  Anything that was not completed in class is homework.

Day Thirteen Directions

Chapters 19 and 20 Questions

Have a great weekend!

-Ms. Traylor

In Language Arts today, the students reviewed the last events in the rising action of The Giver.  I have attached the guided questions to this blog post.  The students also listened to reading for the climax of The Giver.  We discussed how the author, Lois Lowry, used the story device, building suspense, to intensify the climax of the story.  The students were also given the results of their vocabulary test.  Test retakes will be Tuesday, January 20th at 7:15am and Thursday, January 22nd at the end of the half day.

Homework:

1. Guided Questions

2. Finish Reading Chapter 20

3. All late work for 3rd marking due tomorrow

4. All of The Giver books are due back on Tuesday, January 27th.  Any books not returned on this date will need to be purchased from students who have misplaced them.

Have a great evening!

-Ms. Traylor

Chapters 16 through 18 Questions

Today in Language Arts, the students participated in a memory transmission simulation. They were given five historical events in the United States that they needed to identify based on the description.  Once the historical event was identified, the students determined if this would be an important memory for people in the future to know about.  They also explained why they felt this way.  For the last 45 minutes of class, the students took their vocabulary test.

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes

-Ms. Traylor