Category Archives: 6.4

(4) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking–self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.

Week of January 29, 2024

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Monday  – Scope Magazine – Code Talkers: prereading activity, behind the scenes video & discussion, decoding fun

Tuesday – Scope Magazine – Code Talkers: selection vocabulary, identify selection text features & compare digital version to printed version, & read selection

Wednesday – Early Release at 12:00pm

Thursday – Scope Magazine – Code Talkers: complete close-reading & critical thinking questions & summary activity

Friday – Scope Magazine – Code Talkers: word study

Week of January 22, 2024

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Monday  – Text Features Task Cards

Tuesday – Library Day

Wednesday – Text Features Scavenger Hunt/Flocabulary – Text Features Read & Respond

Thursday – Text Features Scavenger Hunt/Flocabulary – Text Features Quiz

Friday – finish up text features

Week of January 8, 2024

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Monday  – Student Holiday!!!

Tuesday – Library Day

Wednesday – IXL diagnostic & Flocabulary – Text Features

Thursday – IXL diagnostic & Flocabulary – Text Features

Friday – IXL diagnostic & ReadWorks – The King Holiday

Please note – NO IXL practice schedule this week!!! We will be doing a middle of the year IXL diagnostic this week. So, reading homework this week (60 minutes) is to simply read! 

Week of November 13, 2023

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Monday  – Drama Practice Passage

Tuesday – Library Day

Wednesday – Figurative Language Task Cards

Thursday – Poetry PowerPoint

HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading or IXL recommended skills

Friday – Symbolism Lesson

Week of November 6, 2023

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WOMS LANGUAGE ARTS IXL LEADERBOARD COMPETITION – TIME SPENT

Winning grade level earns a BRICK WALL for their derrick!!! Competition runs from 7:30 am, Monday through 3:45 pm, Friday!!! Students with a minimum of 2 hours will get a 100 in the reading grade book!!!
LET’S GO 6TH GRADE!!!

 

Monday  – “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – vocabulary activity

Tuesday – “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – review & begin comprehension quiz

Wednesday – “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – comprehension quiz & corrections

Thursday – Drama unit review

Friday – Drama Passage Practice

Week of October 30, 2023

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Monday  – Halloween Readers’ Theater

Tuesday – Library Day – Happy Halloween!    Happy Halloween with pumpkins on a spooky forest at night

Wednesday – begin “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”

Thursday – “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”

Friday – “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”

  • review selection vocabulary
  • close reading & critical thinking questions

Week of October 16, 2023

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Monday  –  STUDENT HOLIDAY – Enjoy!

Tuesday – 1st day of 2nd 9 weeks!

Wednesday –

Thursday –

Friday –

  • Reread “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
  • partner/small group discussion of Close Reading and Critical Thinking Questions
  • 4 Square Vocabulary

STUDENTS ON AN IXL PRACTICE SCHEDULE ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE 80 MINUTES WORKING ON RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS FROM 10/17/23 – 10/29/23.

Week of October 2, 2023

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Monday  –

Tuesday –  Library Day – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading

Wednesday –

  • periods 1 & 2: Context Clues Task Cards/Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 19 – 23 – HOMEWORK if not finished w/Ch. 19 – 23
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: Flashback vs. Foreshadowing activity and Inferencing Task Cards
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading

Thursday –

Friday –

  • periods 1 & 2: Flashback vs. Foreshadowing activity/inferencing task cards/Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 24 – Epilogue
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: test review

Click here for more information regarding READING HOMEWORK!

Week of September 18, 2023

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Monday:

  • periods 1 & 2: Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 4 – 8 – HOMEWORK if not finished
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” Reread, review & begin Comprehension Quiz
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Tuesday:

  • LIBRARY DAY
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Wednesday: EARLY RELEASE at 12:00 PM

  • periods 1 & 2:  Tuck Everlasting = Ch 9 – 13
  • periods 3: Quizlet Live & IXL Group Jam/Recommended Skills
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Thursday:

  • periods 1 & 2:  Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 9 – 13 – HOMEWORK if not finished
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = review selection & RACE Strategy & complete the comprehension quiz/IXL recommended skills
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Friday:

  • periods 1 & 2:  Tuck Everlasting = begin Ch. 14 – 18
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: Story Elements Task Cards

Week of September 4, 2023

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Monday  – Happy Labor Day – NO SCHOOL

Tuesday – Library Day – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading/advanced classes (1st & 2nd periods) – read Tuck Everlasting by September 12th

Wednesday – Skyward/email Mrs. Owens/IXL – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading/advanced classes (1st & 2nd periods) – read Tuck Everlasting by September 12th

Thursday – STAAR Test Analysis – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading/advanced classes (1st & 2nd periods) – read Tuck Everlasting by September 12th

Friday – Henry’s Freedom Box – summarize & close-reading discussion