HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. “The Fall of the House of Usher” – comprehension quiz

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY: 

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. LIBRARY DAY

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:  

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
   • introduce vocabulary
   • inference activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY:  

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
   • review vocabulary
   • read drama
   • finish inference activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY:

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
   • review vocabulary
   • discussion
   • vocabulary activity

STUDENT HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th!!!!

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. Out of My Mind – Color by Number & What Would Change?

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY: 

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. LIBRARY DAY

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:  

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
   • introduce vocabulary
   • inference activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY:  

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
   • review vocabulary
   • read drama
   • finish inference activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY:

1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
   • review vocabulary
   • discussion
   • vocabulary activity

STUDENT HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th!!!!

It’s RED RIBBON WEEK!!!

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

STORY ELEMENTS CHOICE BOARD ASSIGNMENT IS DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH FOR A TEST GRADE!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: WEAR RED

1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
   • getting ready to read
   • purpose in reading
   • begin reading

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY: FAVORITE SPORTS/ACTIVITIES/HOBBIES ATTIRE

1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
   • finish reading
   • class discussion

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY: DISNEY DRESS UP DAY

1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
   • Review selection
   • Inference Activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY:  HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

1. weekly word work: mis- (due tomorrow)
2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
   • Review selection
   • What’s the Mood?
   • Vocabulary Activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY: WHITE OUT 

1. weekly word work: mis- (due TODAY)
2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
   • finish vocabulary activity
   • finish inference activity
3. Drama Task Cards
4. Story Elements Choice Board (due 11/8 – for a test grade)

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
2. finish Out of My Mind Test Review
3. Drama Task Cards
4. Story Elements Choice Board (due 11/8 – for a test grade)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY: 

1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
2. Out of My Mind Test

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:  

1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
2. Drama Task Cards
3. Story Elements Choice Board (due 11/8 – for a test grade)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY:  

1. weekly word work: mis- (due tomorrow)
2. spooky scripts

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY:

1. weekly word work: mis- (due TODAY)
2. finish Out of My Mind book test
3. Drama Task Cards
4. Story Elements Choice Board (due 11/8 – for a test grade)

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

This week we will begin weekly word works. Each week we will focus on different words to help improve our knowledge of vocabulary. I will give a complied daily grade based on completion for all the weekly word works for the entire marking period. Students will get the first part of the reading class period to work each day. If, at the end of the week, they have not finished or have been absent, they should complete it as homework over the weekend to ensure it is finished and turned in by the following Monday.

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

1. weekly word work explanation
2. Henry’s Freedom Box
   • read story
   • identify and discuss the characteristics of the genre
   • write a summary of the story
3. begin weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY: 

1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box
   • review genre & summary
   • class discussion
   • begin comprehension questions
3. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:  School Picture Day!

1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box
   • review genre & summary
   • complete plot diagram (for a grade)
   • finish comprehension questions
   • prepare for book interviews
3. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY: 

1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box
   • review genre & summary
   • book interviews
   • finish comprehension questions
   • complete & correct, if needed, plot diagram
3. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY: 

1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday, Sept. 30th)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box plot elements class discussion
3. finish weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

1. weekly word work explanation (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box
   • read story
   • identify and discuss the characteristics of the genre
   • write a summary of the story
3. Out of My Mind section 3 (chapters 12-16)
   • go over section work
   • complete quiz

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY: 

1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box
   • review genre & summary
   • class discussion
3. finish Out of My Mind section 3 (ch. 12-16) Quiz
4. begin Out of My Mind section 4 (ch. 17-22) Book Study (Quiz Friday)
   • vocabulary activity
   • comprehension check
   • figurative language

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:  

1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box
   • review genre & summary
   • complete plot diagram (for a grade)
3. Out of My Mind section 4 (ch. 17-22) Book Study (Quiz Friday)
   • vocabulary activity
   • comprehension check
   • figurative language
4. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY: 

1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box plot diagram- finish & correct, if needed
3. Out of My Mind section 4 (ch. 17-22) Book Study (Quiz tomorrow)
   • vocabulary activity
   • comprehension check
   • figurative language
4. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY:

1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday, Sept. 30th)
2. Henry’s Freedom Box plot elements class discussion
3. finish weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
4. Out of My Mind section 4 (ch. 17-22)
   • go over section work
   • complete quiz

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday!

TUESDAY: Library Day

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:  

1. read “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” & review
2. begin comprehension quiz

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY: finish comprehension quiz

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY: 4 Square Vocabulary

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday!

TUESDAY: Library Day

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY: 

1. go over Out of My Mind – Section 2 (ch. 7-11) Book Study work
2. begin Out of My Mind – Section 2 (ch. 7-11) comprehension quiz

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY: 

1. finish Out of My Mind – Section 2 (ch. 7-11) comprehension quiz
2. begin Out of My Mind – Section 3 (ch. 12-16) Book Study work (Quiz Monday)

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY: Out of My Mind – Section 3 (ch. 12-16) Book Study work (Quiz Monday)

It’s HOMECOMING week!!!

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 6th graders wear GREEN!

• Narrative Nonfiction selection – “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” –

1. introduce vocabulary
2. behind the scenes video & discussion
3. objective summarizing activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY: wear college/career attire

• “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” –

1. review vocabulary
2. selection discussion
3. finish objective summarizing activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:  duo dress day

• “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” –

1. review vocabulary
2. review selection
3. vocabulary activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY: anything but a backpack day

• “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” – finish selection work

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY: school spirit day

• “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” – wrap it up – Comprehension Quiz on Wednesday (9/18/24)

Students have a school holiday on Monday, September 16th! Enjoy the long weekend!

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 6th graders wear GREEN!

• Out of My Mind Book Study –

1. review section 1 (ch. 1-6) work
2. section 1 (ch. 1-6) quiz
3. begin section 1 (ch. 1-6) figurative language activity

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY: wear college/career attire

• Out of My Mind Book Study –

1. finish section 1 (ch. 1-6) figurative language activity
2. “True Colors” summary
3. begin section 2 (chapters 7-11) book study

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY: duo dress day

• Out of My Mind Book Study –

1. review “True Colors” summary
2. continue section 2 (chapters 7-11) book study

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY: anything but a backpack day

• Out of My Mind Book Study – finish section 2 (chapters 7-11) work

• HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY: school spirit day

• section 2 (chapters 7-11) book study – wrap it up – Quiz on Wednesday (9/28/24)

Students have a school holiday on Monday, September 16th! Enjoy the long weekend!

Starting this week (August 26th), students will be responsible for independently reading from a book/s of their choice for at least 20 minutes each night during the school week. Ideally, I’d like them to read 20 minutes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. On short school weeks, the reading times will be adjusted. For example, if the students have Monday off, then they should read Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday that week. I understand family schedules can get crazy, so students can read extra minutes on less hectic nights and will also have the weekend to catch up on missed minutes. As long as they have their weekly required minutes, students have the freedom to read when their schedule allows it best. Although I don’t require students to track reading on a reading log, please feel free to use your own documentation method. Here is a reading log you can print, or if you’d like me to print one for your child, I’d be happy to do so; just let me know. Please understand the importance and benefits of just 20 minutes of independent reading a day and encourage your child to do his/her reading each week. I appreciate your support. 

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

1. class discussion: genres of literature & fictional story elements
2. read You Are Special by Max Lucado
3. discuss genre of the selection
4. Quizlet – Fictional Terminology

HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY:

1. class discussion: summarizing
2. read You Are Special by Max Lucado
3. summarize the selection
4. Quizlet – Fictional Terminology

HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:

1. class discussion: characters, internal & external response, theme
2. complete a character study
3. complete a VENN diagram
4. book discussion, including theme and how it relates to us
5. silently read

HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY:

1. class discussion: plot elements
2. read You Are Special by Max Lucado
3. complete a plot diagram (for a grade)
4. Quizlet – Fictional Terminology

HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY:

1. review You Are Special by Max Lucado
2. Quizlet – Fictional Terminology
3. silently read

No school Monday, September 2nd! Enjoy the Labor Day Weekend!

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

1. class discussion: genres of literature & fictional story elements
2. read You Are Special by Max Lucado
3. discuss genre of the selection
4. begin author study – Sharon Draper

HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

TUESDAY:

1. class discussion: summarizing
2. read You Are Special by Max Lucado
3. summarize the selection
4. author study – Sharon Draper
5. Quizlet – Fictional Terminology

HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

WEDNESDAY:

1. class discussion: characters, internal & external response, theme
2. complete a character study
3. complete a VENN diagram
4. book discussion, including theme and how it relates to us
5. author study – Sharon Draper
6. Quizlet – Fictional Terminology

HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

THURSDAY:

1. class discussion: plot elements
2. read You Are Special by Max Lucado
3. complete a plot diagram (for a grade)
4. Quizlet – Fictional Terminology

HOMEWORK – READ 20 MINUTES

FRIDAY:

1. review You Are Special by Max Lucado
2. Quizlet – Fictional Terminology
3. silently read

No school Monday, September 2nd! Enjoy the Labor Day Weekend!