Week of April 1, 2024

Monday No School Today!! See you tomorrow!

Tuesday – Author’s Purpose/Claim Assessment

Wednesday – Author’s Purpose/Claim Assessment

Thursday – STAAR Review Escape Room – Part 1

Friday – STAAR Review Escape Room – Part 2

6th, 7th, 8th Grade RLA STAAR Testing is Wednesday, April 10th!

Week of February 12, 2024

Monday Which Animal is the Deadliest? – paired text practice

Tuesday – Text Structure Escape Room

Wednesday – Text Structure Practice

HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading or IXL recommended skills

Thursday – Benchmark Review

FridayNo school today! Yahoo! Monday is a holiday! Enjoy your long weekend! See you Tuesday!

Week of February 5, 2024

Monday  – Code Talkers: vocabulary, key ideas & details, text features activities

Tuesday – Library Day

WednesdayCode Talkers: comprehension quiz

ThursdayCode Talkers: comprehension quiz

Friday – begin text structure

Week of January 29, 2024

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

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

Wednesday – Early Release at 12:00pm

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

FridayScope Magazine – Code Talkers: word study

Week of January 22, 2024

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 15, 2024

Monday  – School Holiday!!! “Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.” – MLK, Jr.

Tuesday –  Snow  Day!

Wednesday – Snow  Day!

Thursday – Nonfiction Text Features Chart

Friday – Text Features Task Cards

Please note – NO IXL practice schedule this week!!!  So, reading homework is to simply read or work on IXL recommended skills Thursday night for 20 minutes! 

 

photo credit – Lucky Little Learners

Week of November 6, 2023

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

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 September 11, 2023

Monday:

  •  Henry’s Freedom Box: reread then complete the Think Plot Story Mountain
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Tuesday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Prologue – Ch. 3
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = discuss genre characteristics, introduce selection vocabulary, watch video, read selection
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Wednesday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Prologue – Ch. 3 – HOMEWORK if not finished
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = review vocabulary, read selection again, & class discussion
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Thursday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 4 – 8
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = complete vocabulary activity & close reading & critical thinking questions
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Friday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 4 – 8
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = review vocabulary & class discussion

Week of August 28, 2023

Monday  –  Think Plot Story Map Components/Practice sending an email to Mrs. Owens/Quizlet: Fictional Terminology – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading

TuesdayYou Are Special by Max Lucado: read & summarize – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading

Wednesday – You Are Special character & theme study – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading

ThursdayYou Are Special Think Plot Story Map – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading

FridayYou Are Special – compare & contrast the text version to the theatrical version