Category Archives: 6.6A

(A) describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts

Week of January 20, 2025

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

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: School Holiday!

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work post- (due today)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Freedom for Flora”
    • introduce vocabulary
    • guided reading lesson

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Freedom for Flora”
    • review vocabulary
    • review/finish guided reading lesson
    • vocabulary activity

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: School Holiday!

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work post- (due today)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Is This You?”/”Stress Busters of the Stars” paired text:
    • introduce vocabulary
    • read
    • discussion

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Is This You?”/”Stress Busters of the Stars” paired text:
    • review vocabulary & selection
    • comprehension quiz

Week of November 18, 2024

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

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Plot Elements Task Cards – sets 1 & 2
  3. Drama Task Cards

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Plot Elements Task Cards – set 3
  3. drama review

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due tomorrow)
  2. Drama Checkpoint

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due today)
  2. Drama Checkpoint

 

NEXT WEEK IS THANKSGIVING BREAK!  SEE YOU BACK AT SCHOOL ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Plot Elements Task Cards – sets 1 & 2
  3. Drama Task Cards

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Plot Elements Task Cards – set 3
  3. drama review

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due tomorrow)
  2. Drama Checkpoint

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due today)
  2. Drama Checkpoint

NEXT WEEK IS THANKSGIVING BREAK! 

SEE YOU BACK AT SCHOOL ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Week of November 11, 2024

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

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:  STUDENT HOLIDAY

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due Friday)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • introduce selection vocabulary
    • complete anticipation guide
    • complete inference activity
    • class discussion

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due Friday)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • review vocabulary
    • identify elements of drama in the selection
    • read selection
    • finish inference activity

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due tomorrow)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • review vocabulary
    • selection analysis
    • vocabulary activity

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due today)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – quiz Monday
    • review selection
    • comprehension quiz

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:  STUDENT HOLIDAY

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due Friday)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • introduce selection vocabulary
    • complete anticipation guide
    • complete inference activity
    • class discussion

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due Friday)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • review vocabulary
    • identify elements of drama in the selection
    • read selection
    • finish inference activity

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due tomorrow)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • review vocabulary
    • selection analysis
    • vocabulary activity

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due today)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – quiz Monday
    • review selection
    • comprehension quiz

Week of November 4, 2024

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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

TUESDAY: 

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

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due Friday)

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due tomorrow)
  2. finish “The Fall of the House of Usher” comprehension quiz
  3. Story Elements Choice Board (due tomorrow)

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due today)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due today)
  3. Thanksgiving fun sheets

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?

TUESDAY: 

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

WEDNESDAY:  

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

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due tomorrow)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due tomorrow)
  3. Out of My Mind word search

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due today)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due today)
  3. Thanksgiving fun sheets

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

HOMEWORK ANNOUNCEMENT

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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. 

Week of August 26, 2024

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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!