Agenda for Language Arts 6

Agenda for Language Arts 6

1.)Read the following article about an Egyptian Mummy Exhibit (Egyptian Mummy Museum Exhibit)


2.) Answer the questions in complete sentences by re-wording the question.
       For example for question #1: The new Stockholm exhibit is special, because...

3.) Hand in your questions when you are finished. :-)

Agenda for R/W Lab 11/19 and 11/20

Agenda for Wednesday 11/19 and Thursday 11/20

Dialogue Practice: 

1.) Your first task will be to rewrite the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon using correct dialogue rules.

2.) While I am checking your work, you will continue practice using a game.  Here is the link: Rags to Riches: Quotation Marks

3.) Keep going on your novel!  Just _______ (school) writing days left!

Agenda for Monday, November 17th

Learning Target:  I can read a nonfiction article for understanding.

Task:
1.) Click on the following link to bring you to the article. "Fuzzy Baby Robots"

2.) Read the article and watch the video clip (use headphones).

3.) Answer the questions on the handout you were given.  Answer all parts and use complete sentences.

4.) When you finish, hand in your questions.
          ** You may read your independent reading book or play Grammar Ninja.  ("Grammar Ninja" link)

6th grade Language Arts Agenda for Monday, November 10th

Tomorrow, November 11th, is Veterans' Day.  We have the day off from school, and it's important that you realize why.  To understand why the day is celebrated, you will be reading an article and answering questions.  There is also a short video that goes along with the article that you should definitely watch.

Learning Target:  I can read a nonfiction article for understanding.

Task:
1.) Click on the following link to bring you to the article.  Honoring Those Who Have Served

2.) Scroll to the bottom to preview the questions.  This will help you know what to look for as you read.

3.) Read the article and watch the video clip (use headphones).

4.) Answer the questions at the bottom on a piece of lined paper.  To receive full credit, you MUST answer in complete sentences and answer every part of each question.
         Veterans' Day is...   It was first celebrated...   November 11th was chosen, because...

5.) When you finish, hand in your questions and settle into your independent reading.

Agenda for Wednesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 6th

Agenda for Wednesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 6th

Reminder:

Friday, November 7th is the end of the first marking period.  All late work must be turned in ASAP! 

1.) Class Opener:

In your notebook, put the following saying in your own words, "Happiness is not having what you want.  It is wanting what you have."

2.) Class Brainstorm:

How does this apply to the story?  What evidence is there in the text?

3.) Based off the class brainstorm and your own ideas, write a paragraph that answers both: What does the quote mean?  How does the quote apply to the story? 

** USE EVIDENCE to support your answer.
Also, remember the paragraph rubric as shown below:

Paragraph Rubric

As I Write: (3 points each)

1.) I wrote a topic sentence that restated the question.   Yes or No

2.) I answered the question completely.                                        Yes or No

3.) I chose quote(s) from my sources to support my answer.        Yes or No

4.) I used a citation to show where my quote originated.    Yes or No

5.) I explained how the quote connects to my answer.            Yes or No

6.) I completed my ideas with a concluding sentence.                 Yes or No

7.) I checked my GUMS (grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling).     Yes or No

                                                                                                            Grade: __________________/21

Agenda for Monday, November 3rd and Tuesday, November 4th

Agenda for Monday, November 3rd and Tuesday, November 4th

1.) Class Opener:

In your notebook, answer the following: What is a dynamic character?  

2.) Read the following article, while answering the questions in the margins.

           The Quinceanera Text

3.) When you finish, you may work on HW or read. 

           Do you have a plan for your novel?