Thursday, March 27, 2014

Writing: Continued work on "Courage" essay.  Final draft is due tomorrow.

Reading: Read an article about Rosa Parks.  Answered critical thinking questions.  

Tuesday-Thursday, March 25-27, 2014

Reading/writing:  Students have been reading about and listening to non-fiction books about a variety of civil rights heroes.   This week they will be writing an essay about courage. They will write about the courage of the individuals we have read and talked about.  They will also write about a time they showed courage.  
                          Final drafts of the essay are due on Friday, March 28th.  

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Writing: Students began work on a "Text Connections" essay. They had most of class today and will have all of class tomorrow. The rough and final drafts are due on Monday.

Reading: Students read a copy of the letter written by Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower.
      HW: Comprehension questions

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Reading: Students continued with the non-fiction unit and will be exploring "Historic Accounts" this week.  They read "Backwoods Boy" in class, pgs. 316-324.
             HW: "Reading Check" ??s pgs. 317, 319, 321, 323
                       Historical Account worksheet #1 only 


NON-FICTION BOOK REPORTS WERE ASSIGNED TODAY.  CLASSES WENT TO THE LIBRARY TO CHOOSE THEIR NON-FICTION BOOK.  
                              BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 15TH.

Thursday/Friday, March 13/14

  English: Students finished the pronouns unit.  Hopefully, everyone will now use pronouns correctly.
       There has been no homework.

Reading: None

Writing: working on the organization of non-fiction/opinion paragraphs.
        

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

English:     Reviewing pronouns.  
    HW: Who/Whom worksheet # 86

Reading: Discussed the essay, "The Shutout". Worked on specific vocabulary for non-fiction unit.
    HW: Selection Test #139

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Reading: Discussion of the main idea and supporting details
            HW: Selection Test # 105

English: Practice with pronouns/verbs
            HW: Pronouns worksheet #85

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Reading: 6th grade began its study of non-fiction.  Throughout the rest of the school year we will explore a variety of non-fiction writing. Today we read "The Loch Ness Monster". 
             HW: Vocabulary worksheet #122

English: Discussed use of "who", "whom", "whose", and "who's".
               HW: Pronoun review worksheet #85

Monday, February 3, 2014

Reading: Finished Peter Pan assignments.  

English: none

Writing: Completed question/answer assignment

Reading Month started today.  Students were given a calendar and an information letter.  Please encourage your child to participate in our Reading Month activities.