6th Grade Caldecott Exploratory
Writing: Students continued to work on their "Text Connections" essay.
English: Students reviewed the use of double negatives in preparation for the English test on Friday.
HW: Adverb/adjective review sheet
Reading: Students read a short story about school segregation. Discussed the problems that students faced before integration.
HW: Selection test for "The Shut Out"
Reading: Reviewed main idea/detail sentences in small groups.
Finished reading "The Shut Out".
English: Continued to review adverbs/adjectives.
Test on Friday.
Spelling: Homework is due on Thursday.
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Reading: All of the questions that students have been working on this week are due tomorrow.
HW: Selection Test #82
Reading: Discussed vocabulary words "historical account" and "main idea". Began reading "Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last". The questions at the end of the story were assigned as class work. No homework was assigned.
English: Continued review of modifiers
Spelling homework is due tomorrow.
Reading: Students continued to read "Backwoods Boy". The questions on pg. 324 were assigned. Students should answer the questions in complete sentences.
HW: Vocabulary worksheet
English: Students continued to review adjectives and adverbs.
HW: English worksheet # 7
Spelling: This week's words are adjectives and adverbs. Homework is due on Thursday.
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tomorrow handsome severe heavy delicious awkward polite enormous
soon finally easily young
Reading: Today we began our study of non-fiction. The first few historical narratives that we will be reading are about the civil rights movement. Today's selection was "Abraham Lincoln: Backwoods Boy". Students needed to read the selection and begin answering the questions on pg. 324.
English: We are continuing with the study of modifiers.
March is Reading Month. Our theme is a tribute to Dr. Seuss, "Grab Your Hat and Read With the Cat". An informational letter is being sent home with all middle-schoolers.
Reading-- students worked in groups to answer the discussion questions on pgs. 294/295.
On Monday we will begin a new genre study.
Have a happy weekend!!
