Welcome to a handy spot for checking on homework assignments. I'll be adding to this list regularly. Always write your assignments in your agenda at the end of class, also, and check them off as you complete them at home.
8/25/08
Sec. B
Parent Signature: "Welcome to English"
Sec. C
Parent Signature: "Welcome to English"
Complete "About Myself" - Parents + Students
Sec. D
Parent Signature: "Welcome to English"
8/26/08
Sec. A, E
Parent Signature: "Welcome to English"
Complete "About Myself" - Parents + Students
Sec. B
Complete "About Myself" - Parents + Students
8/27/08
Sec. E
Complete "What's the Difference?"
8/28/08
Sec. D
Complete "About Myself" - Parents + Students
8/29
Sec. C, D
Complete "What's the Difference?"
9/3
Sec. E
Parents sign grade data sheet
9/4
Sec. E
Complete subject/predicate identifier sheet
9/5
Sec. E
Revise your "Peanutbutter and Jelly Sandwich" directions. Make a final copy - in ink on loose leaf paper or type on computer. Turn in rough copy from class plus final copy.
WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL! STUDENTS HAVE LEARNED THE ROUTINE FOR USING SPRIRAL NOTEBOOKS FOR DAILY WARMUPS; SET UP A SYSTEM TO FILE COMPLETED HOMEWORK AND CLASSWORK IN BINDERS STORED IN THE CLASSROOM; DEVELOPED A CLASS MISSION STATEMENT TO GUIDE ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL GOALS; AND RECORDED AND ADDED UP GRADES IN DATA FOLDERS SO THAT THEY AND THEIR PARENTS/FAMILIES MAY ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEIR PROGRESS IS IN EACH CLASS.
In the coming week, we will begin to study the writing process, the heart of Grade 6 English. Stay tuned.
9/8
Sec. D
Complete: "Four Kinds of Sentences/Capitals and End Punctuation"
9/9
Secs. A,B,C
Complete: "Four Kinds of Sentences/Capitals and End Punctuation"
Sec. D Parents - During "Back-to-School Night" I mistakenly looked at Sec. C in my plan book. NO HOMEWORK - THIS CLASS COMPLETED THIS ASSIGNMENT LAST NIGHT.
9/10
Sec. E
"Scrambled" - The Writing Process
9/11
Secs. A,B,D
Study class cut+paste activity for writing process quiz for next class.
9/12
Sec. C
Study class cut+paste activity for writing process quiz for next class.
Sec. E
Complete CLASSROOM RUBRIC
9/18
ALL CLASSES THIS WEEK have taken home data grade sheets to be signed by parents. Have you seen/signed your child's?
9/19
Sec. C
Complete 2-sided worksheet re: adjectives!
Secs. A,D,E
Complete 2-sided worksheet re: SENSES - HEARING, SMELLING
WE ARE DEEPLY INTO OUR FIRST WRITING PROJECT. WE HAVE CREATED A BUILDING THAT REFLECTS THE FLOORS OF OUR LIVES, EACH FLOOR CONSTRUCTED OF MEMORIES. WE ADDED EMOTIONS AND SENSES TO THE MEMORIES. AFTER REVIEWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A POEM AND A PARAGRAPH, WE WILL BE WRITING POEMS ABOUT THE MEMORIES AND FINALLY DISPLAYING THEM. IN SECTION E, THE WRITING CHOICES MAY INCLUDE STORIES AND SONGS. WE SHOULD FINISH BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK OR EARLY THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
9/22
Secs. B,C
Complete "Hear It/Smell It"
Sec. D
Complete "Taste It/Touch It"
Sec. E
Three people need to complete Metaphor/Simile page
9/26/08
Sec. E
FINAL COPIES OF PROJECT DUE ON MONDAY! Use blue or black ink on loose leaf paper OR type: double space, with a geneva 10 or comparable type, please. You may decorate and be creative!
For all classes, we are approaching the end of our first writing project. Secs. A,B,C,D will be completing the projects in class Monday/Wednesday, while Sec. E will complete the project at home the weekend of 9/26.
10/7/08 THIS WEEK WE HAVE BEGUN THE STUDY OF VERBS - ACTION VERBS, WHICH ARE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL, AND LINKING.
10/6
Sec. D TEXT BOOK DISTRIBUTED: KEEP AT HOME
Complete Action Verbs, p. 98-99 Exercise 3
Copy sentences 1-10
Underline the verb
Sec. E Complete verb handout worksheet
10/7
Sec. C TEXT BOOK DISTRIBUTED: KEEP AT HOME
Complete Action Verbs, p. 98-99 Exercise 3
Copy sentences 1-10
Underline the verb
10/8
Sec. B Text p. 98, Ex. 3 - Read p. 99, do p.100, Ex. 4
Copy sentences 1-10 in each excercise
Underline the verb
Secs. C,D Text: Read p. 99, do 100, Ex. 4
Copy sentences 1-10
Underline the verb
10/10
Sec. E Text: Read p. 99, do 100, Ex. 4
Copy sentences 1-10
Underline the verb
10/14
Secs A,C,D Text p. 96, Ex. 1
Copy sentences 1-10
Underline the verb
Sec. E Study for QUIZ
10/15
Sec. B Text p. 96, Ex. 1
Copy sentences 1-10
Underline the verb
Sec. E Complete Compound Sentence activity
Staple pages together
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE DEEP INTO THE HEART OF VERBS. WE ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON SUBJECTS. COMPOUND SENTENCES AND SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT NEXT WEEK.
10/20
Sec. E Finish the subject/verb diagram sheet.
10/21
Sec. B Compound sentences: Constellations
Sec. E Text p. 173, Ex. 4
10/22
Secs. A,C,D Compound sentences: Constellations
Sec. E Text p. 179, Ex. A
10/23
Sec. D Text p. 173, Ex. 4
ALL: ENGLISH ASSESSMENT ON FRIDAY - REVIEW TEXT.
10/28
Sec. E 1 - Bring in new spiral for a new unit
2 - Add up data grade sheet
3 - Re-do Text page 179!
10/29
Secs. A + D Have data sheets signed
11/5/08 Welcome to the new quarter. Imagine! Time flies! This quarter students will be studying biography and autobiography. They will be reading and writing both - so families, be ready, please, to share with your children as the quarter progresses and enjoy the process . . .
Today, Grade Sheets for Quarter 1 were sent home for Sections A,B, and C. Tomorrow, look for them for Sections D and E. All black binder work and 1st quarter data sheets are going home, also. These support the Grade Sheets.
11/7/08
Sec. E Parent Letter and Reading/Vocabulary Assignments for "Anne Frank" sent home. Parents and students to sign. Students to complete first reading/ writing assignment: DUE MONDAY.
11/10/08
Secs. B,C,D 2-Sided worksheet: Alliteration and Onomatopoeia - due tomorrow! We will be applying this figurative language in autobiopoems already begun in class.
Sec. E Reading/writing assignment #2 DUE WEDNESDAY.
Vocabulary #1 DUE WEDNESDAY.
You may make copies of the vocabulary forms or simply copy them in pencil onto clean paper, as explained in class.
Journals will be ready to be picked up before Homebase on Tuesday.
11/11/08
Sec. A 2-Sided worksheet: Alliteration and Onomatopoeia - due tomorrow! We will be applying this figurative language in autobiopoems already begun in class.
11/18/08
Secs. A,B,C,D Pronoun Worksheet - due next class
11/19/08
Secs. A,B,C Worksheet: "Changing Places"
11/20/08
SEC.B I GOOFED! I DID NOT ASSIGN "CHANGING PLACES" TO THIS CLASS YESTERDAY!!! HOWEVER, I HAVE ASSIGNED IT TODAY! Sorry for any problem this may have caused!
Sec. A Textbook page 78 top: study box
Textbook page 79 Ex. 6, #1-10
(Identifying Pronouns)
11/21/08
Sec. D Worksheet: "Changing Places"
11/24/08
Secs. B,C,D,E Parents, please sign DATA sheets.
11/25/08 HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY!
12/1/08 WELCOME TO DECEMBER!
Sec. A Parents, please sign DATA sheets.
Sec. B,C Textbook page 78 top: study box
Textbook page 79 Ex. 6, #1-10
(Identifying Pronouns)
Sec. E 1) Read "Holocaust" information
2) Define "holocaust"
3) Draw a non-linear picture of what holocaust looks like to you . . .
12/4/08 WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN A VERY FUN PROJECT. TO DO THIS, YOUR CHILD WILL BE ASKING YOU TO SHARE A FAMILY STORY. HE/SHE WILL BRING HOME A SHEET THAT WILL GUIDE THE QUESTIONING/ NOTETAKING PROCESS. DRAFTS WILL BE WRITTEN IN CLASS. THE STORY SHOULD BE TRUE! IT CAN BE TOLD BY A GRANDPARENT, PARENT, OR OTHER RELATIVE - SAD, FUNNY, INTERESTING, SCARY, HEROIC.
TODAY SECS. C AND E RECEIVED THE ASSIGNMENT. ON 12/5, SECS. A,B, AND D WILL RECEIVE IT. FOR EVERYONE, THE NOTES WILL BE DUE ON MONDAY, DEC. 8.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. ENJOY THIS TIME WITH YOUR CHILD. THE STORIES WILL BE GREAT!
12/8/08 Not all students completed the Family Anecdote Organizer. This MUST be finished in order to write the major assignment. We will begin the writing tomorrow.
Secs. E,A,B,C Text p. 320, Ex. 7
12/9/08 Sec. D Text p. 320, Ex. 7
Sec. E "Rain" worksheet
More students completed the Family Anecdote Organizer. Remember, this is NOT about the student. This is about family history of an older family member. See
12/04/08.
12/10/08 Secs. A,C,D "Rain" worksheet
Sec. E "Commas" worksheet
12/16/08 Secs. A,B,E Text, p. 319, Ex. 6
Write the complete sentences.
Add the correct commas.
12/17/08 Secs. C,D Text, p. 319, Ex. 6
Write the complete sentences.
Add the correct commas.
1/7/09 Secs. A,D Worksheet: Appositives
1/8/09 Sec. C Worksheet: Appositives
1/21/09 All classes had been steadily reviewing for the assessment. We wrote timed ECR's, reviewed similes and metaphors, studied word functions, etc. Of course, today was the big day! Afterwards, Secs. A,B,D, and E reviewed Semester Grade Sheets. Tonite: PLEASE SIGN the grade sheets and you might also look over the papers that also were sent home.
BE AWARE THAT THE GRADE SHEETS DO NOT INCLUDE ASSESSMENT GRADES.
On 1/22, Sec. C will receive Grade Sheets.
1/22/09 Due to our testing schedule, Sec. C did NOT receive Grade Sheets. We will try tomorrow. Few students from other classes turned in signed white grade sheets . . .
1/29/09 Welcome to Third Quarter! Today we began our study of FOLKLORE, focusing on four critical elements and identifying types of folklore.
Secs. D,E Complete Folklore web and illustrations.
1/30/09
Secs. A,C Complete Folklore web and illustrations.
Sec. D Finish Side 2 of Proverb Interpretations.
Sec. E Begin MIDDLE AGES research project -
DUE WEDNESDAY, 2/4
Be prepared to ask any other questions you may have about it on Monday.
2/2/09
Sec. B Complete Folklore web and illustrations.
Sec. D Finish Cause/Effect Fable Worksheet
Sec. E Middle Ages Project due Wednesday
2/3/09
Secs. A,B,C Some students took home Proverbs classwork to complete, especially if they were in Band, Chorus, Strings.
2/4/09
Secs. A,B Complete Cause/Effect events on Fable worksheet. Explain the lesson/moral also.
2/6/09
Secs. A,C,D Check your child's data sheet and sign, please.
Sec. E Read Chapters 1+2 THE SWORD IN THE STONE.
2/9/09
Sec. B Check your child's data sheet and sign, please.
Sec. E Check your child's data sheet and sign, please.
Read Chapters 3+4 THE SWORD IN THE STONE. QUIZ!
Secs. C,D For those who did not get data sheets signed, DO THIS TONIGHT!
2/13/09
Sec. E Read Chapter 6+7 THE SWORD IN THE STONE. QUIZ!
If you did not finish all the sheets in class for Chapters 1-4, finish them and turn them in on Tuesday.
2/17/09
Sec. E Read Chaps. 8+9. Due Fri. QUIZ!
2/20/09
Sec. E Read Chaps. 10-12 Due Tues. QUIZ!
List NEEDS/WANTS
2/23/09
Secs. A,C,D,E GET GRADE SHEETS SIGNED. Tomorrow, Sec. B will get sheet signed.
Sec. E Contract draft due Monday.
3/3/09
Secs. A,B,C,D We are in the process of writing an expository paper comparing four types of conflicts in two folk stories . . . This project is being completed in class.
Sec. E Read Chaps. 17-18. Due Fri. (Quiz)
Complete cause/effect sheet as necessary; complete sentence fluency review paper in preparation for revising contract in class tomorrow.
3/5/09
Sec. E Final CONTRACT is due Friday. Remember to have your parents sign. Turn in Assignment Sheet/ Rubric, rough copy or copies, and final.
3/11/09
Secs. C,D Text p. 109: list of prepositions
Text p. 110, Ex. 11 -
Copy each sentence.
Put a parenthesis () around each prepostional phrase.
Sec. E Finish the Conflict Grid re: Breaker's Bridge and Sword in the Stone
Chapters 21-24 due Monday
3/23/09 All classes have been completing in-class team work prepositional poetry as students have been learning about prepositional phrases. We are now ready to learn about other useful purposes about prepositional phrases.
Sec. B Complete Side 2 of "Prepositions" worksheet using teacher directions: 1) put () around prepositional phrases; put one line under subject; put two lines under verb. Use the Grand and Wondrous List of Prepositions to help you. DUE THURSDAY!
3/24/09
Sec. A Complete Side 2 of "Prepositions" worksheet using teacher directions: 1) put () around prepositional phrases; put one line under subject; put two lines under verb. Use the Grand and Wondrous List of Prepositions to help you. DUE THURSDAY!
Sec. E Prepositional Poetry Booklet DUE MONDAY!
3/30/09 The marking period has passed quickly. Students have been working hard to identify prepositions and prepositional phrases. They are useful in so many ways. For example, if you are asked to identify a subject and a verb on a test(!), if you can identify any prepositional phrases first, it is much easier to find the subject and verb: they will NEVER be inside the prepositional phrase. But more fun is using these phrases in writing to add detail and interest, and we've been playing with these phrases in many ways to connect them to our own writing.
NOW COMES THE ASSESSMENT!
3/31: Sec. A
4/1: Secs. B,C,D,E
With all the practice we've done in class, hopefully all students will be in good condition for our assessment.
4/14/09 WELCOME TO THE NEW MARKING PERIOD. WE ARE NOW IN THE HOME STRETCH.
Secs. A,B Today we began the concept of "Patterns" - the kinds one can see and kinds one cannot see! Complete the PATTERN BLANK (the one side of your choice) to demonstrate a clear, colorful pattern.
Sec. E We segue from folklore to our next novel by looking at some fables. The lessons we learn are universal - and the characters in our novel will elaborate upon them. Complete the "Understanding a Fable" handout.
4/15/09
Secs. C,D Today we began the concept of "Patterns" - the kinds one can see and kinds one cannot see! Complete the PATTERN BLANK (the one side of your choice) to demonstrate a clear, colorful pattern.
Sec. E Complete the preview page about WATERSHIP DOWN. We will continue to discuss it and begin the first reading assignment tomorrow.
4/16/09
Sec. E Read Chapters 1-4 WATERSHIP DOWN for Monday.
By Friday, read Chapters 5-8.
4/20/09
Sec. B Finish your Pattern Symbol sheet: FRONT ONLY. We will begin your T-Shirt tomorrow.
Sec. E WD Reading Schedule: Have signed.
CORRECTION: By Friday, read Chapters 5-10.
4/21/09
Secs. A,B,D Complete your T-Shirt. Bring back pattern symbol sheet, also!
Sec. E Complete DAY 1 of your DAILY PATTERN. Days 1-7 DUE next TUESDAY!
4/28/09
Secs. B,C Finish "Spice Up Sentence Beginnings" sheet
Sec. E Due to schedule rotation change, your daily pattern schedule is due Wednesday, rather than Tuesday.
4/29/09
Secs. A,B,C,D We are heading into the final stretch with our diary/journal entries, stressing patterns, introductory phrases, and commas-in-a-series coming due in class by the end of this week.
Sec. E Get current grade sheets signed.
Reading Log #2 is due tomorrow!
"Metaphor Road" due next Tuesday.
5/5/09
Secs. A,B Some students did not finish PLOT LINE class work, so they need to finish as homework tonight.
Sec. E Reading Log #3 assigned: Due next Wed.
5/8/09
Sec. C Get current grade sheets signed.
5/11/09
Secs. B,D Get current grade sheets signed.
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