Welcome to Downing 6th Grade!!!
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR NOVEL EVERYDAY TO CLASS!
Monday, September 8:
Warm-up: Students will write the root word "Bas" in their journal. Then they will write the meaning and come up with some example words. We will discuss what the correct answers are. I will also be explaining that we will be doing this as a warm-up at least 3 times a week and that they will be expected to know them.
Students will review and be able to state what the terms for figurative language, simile, memoir and metaphor are. Be studying these because you will have a quiz soon!
We will preview and read "All Summer in a Day" on page 66 in their interactive readers. Students will highlight any figurative language that they see, but will concentrate on similes and metaphors. We will discuss what they highlighted at the end to make sure that they understand each. This is a follow-up to the stories we did this with last week.
Homework:
No Homework today, but students should be reading their chosen ssr novels.
Tuesday, September 9:
Warm-up: Students will write the root word"cap,capt" in their journal along with the meaning and example words.
We will review yesterday's root word.
We will be working in the literature book today. We will preview and read "I'm Nobody, Who are You?" "It seems I Test People" and "Growing Pains" on pages 195-197. Students will have use post-its to show where they find metaphors and similes. We will also discuss what each poem means.
Homework:
No Homework today, but students should be reading their chosen ssr novels.
Wednesday, September 10:
Warm-up: Students will write the root word "cred" in their journal along with the meaning and example words. We will review the last 2 roots.
Students will be put into small groups today and will come up with 5 similes and 5 metaphors which they will share with the class. The class will have the opportunity to challenge the validity of the metaphors and similes.
Homework:
No homework, but students should be reading their chosen ssr novels.
Thursday, September 11:
Warm-up: Students will write the root word "dict" in their journal along with the meaning and example words. We will review the last 3 roots.
Students will add to their figurative language definitions with the definition of personification. I will read Verde and Stellaluna to the kids and they will tell me how each character was personified. If time permits, students will write 5 examples of personification.
Homework: No homework today, but students should be reading their chosen ssr novels.
Friday, September 12:
Warm-up: Students will write the root word "duc,duct"" in their journal along with the meaning and example words. We will review the last 4 roots. (Make sure that you are studying these because you will have a quiz over them)
Students will add to their figurative language definitions with the definition of alliteration. I will read Wodney Wat and Animalia and then students will write 5 to 7 examples of alliteration to turn in.
Homework: No homework today, but students should be reading their chosen ssr novels.
September 2-5:
Tuesday, September 2:
1. We will go to the library today for introductions. Students will learn where everything is and be able to check out a book.
Wednesday, September 3:
1. You need your literature book in class today as well as a book cover.
2. Students will be covering books, filling out textbook damage forms and checking their isbn numbers against the one I have listed for them.
3. Students may take their books home after today.
Thursday, September 4:
1. Students will be introduced to "memoirs."
2. Students will read "Eleven" and "The New Kid."
3. Students will write a page in their journal about being the new kid and what it is like.
Friday, September 5:
1. Students will read their entry to a partner or partners.
2. Students will read "The Jacket" and will complete a double-bubble map over the story from Thursday and today.
Monday, August 25:
1. Greet the students
2. Hand out any new schedules
3. Talk about what to do if they want a schedule change
4. Take attendance
5. Take up any 6th grade supplies in 1st and 2nd period.
Tuesday, August 26:
1. Go over the expectations of our classroom again.
2. Students will learn the cafeteria procedures and about having food in the classroom.
3. The student will begin their reading surveys. If it is not finished, they will take it home for homework.
Wednesday, August 27:
1. Go over expectations in our classroom.
2. Students will learn the late work policy, EAT policy and TNS policy.
3. Students will fill in birthdays on birthday sheet.
Thursday, August 28:
1. Each child will take the Vocabulary part of the Gates test.
2. When each child finishes, they may finish read silently.
Friday, August 29:
1. Each child will take the Comprehension part of the Gates.
2. When a child finishes, they may read silently while the others finish.
For the 6th six weeks outside reading book:
*It has to be 150 pages.
*It needs to be fiction for the literary elements (and biography/autobiography will work too).
*It needs to be a book they have never read before.
*They cannot be past page 50 on the first day of the six weeks for which they are reading it.
*It needs to be in class everyday of the six weeks in every core subject.
*Once they finish the book, they are responsible for having another book to read in class. In other words, they cannot be without a book to read.
*If it is from home or the public library, I need to aprove it.
*I would prefer them not to read a book if they have already seen the movie.
*If you have any questions, please let me know.
Also, please note that all lesson plans are subject to change. Thank you.
Guidelines for turning in papers/assignments
• You will need a full heading at the top of every paper in the upper right hand corner. On the first line of the heading include your first and last name. The second line should have the date, and the third line should have the period you are in my class.
• I will not grade a paper that does not have a name on it and it will be subject to being one day late. Please make sure that when you get a paper or start an assignment, the FIRST thing you do is put your name on your paper.
• All papers should only be written in blue or black ink. I will not accept anything written in any other color, as I reserve the right to grade in other colors and you need to get used to writing in pen.
• Typed papers must be completed according to the guidelines found on the DMS website under student information for “Downing Process Papers.”
Being absent and late work
• If you are absent, it is your responsibility to come to me and ask me for your work. The agenda for each day is on the side board and is left there for a week at a time, so that there won’t be a problem knowing what we did while you were gone.
• If you are absent one day, you have one day to make it up. If you are absent two days, you have 2 days to get it into me and so on. Please try to get it in as soon as possible so that I can have as accurate of a grade as possible for you and for your parents.
• In an effort to assist 6th graders with the transition to middle school, Downing teachers use one late work policy for the Fall Semester and a modified version for the Spring Semester.
Fall Semester 2008
If a student does not have his/her work the day it is due, the student will have these options:
1. Late work may be turned in the next day with a 30 point deduction.
2. A late paper pass may be used on late work turned in the next day. The late pass can ONLY be used the following day and must be used on the student’s first missed assignment (1st late assignment).
3. Extended Academic Time (EAT) - If a student does not turn in his or her late work the following day, an EAT form will be sent home. Your student will return this form the following day signed when he/she shows for EAT. (This is two days after the assignment was originally due and is the third chance to hand in the assignment). If a student does not show for the detention to complete the missing work, he or she will receive a zero for the work. There are no exceptions. This includes detentions or other activities.
Spring Semester 2009
During the Spring Semester, students will no longer have a late paper pass. Therefore, if a student does not have his or her work the day it is due, he or she will have these options:
1. Late work may be turned in the next day with a 30 point deduction.
2. Thursday Night School (TNS) will be assigned for students who choose to not hand in late work the next day. Please note that students are required to attend Thursday Night School in order to complete and earn credit for work that is more than one day late, and they must stay for the entire two hour period.
3. Only teachers can assign TNS on an as needed basis.
In summary, for the Spring semester, students will not have a late paper pass, and there will be no Extended Academic Time.
Work must be turned in on the day it is due for full credit. If it is not turned in during our class period when I ask for it, it is late. Late work can only get a 70 as the HIGHEST grade, so if there are any errors on your paper, it will be marked down from a 70. Major grades, of course, will be allowed to be made up to a 70, per LISD policy, as long as it is an excused absence.
• Please make sure you have a composition journals for reading class. It will be kept in my classroom, so you cannot share it between English and reading class.
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