Happy 100th day! Please write independently while the sub takes attendance. You may choose to respond to the following prompt:
You come home from school one day and your parents announce that you are being transferred to a school across town that is known for unusual classes. When you arrive, you find that all of the teachers are identical and the students don't speak; ever. Write a story about what happens.
NsRFotD: Today was the first Super Blue Blood Moon in over 150 years. Read more about this unusual event here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Tuesday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will work on your figurative language paragraphs and spend a short time reviewing book group expectations.
RFotD: Gummy bears were originally called Tanzbären ("dancing bears"). Read about their sticky history here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Monday! Welcome to the first complete five-day week of 2018! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will be looking at figurative language and its purpose in a text.
RFotD: The Statue Of Liberty was originally intended to go to Egypt! Read more here (you'll need to scroll down a bit).
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Friday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will be studying perspective in our novels.
RFotD: Even if they've never been able to witness it themselves, blind people smile when they are happy. Smiling is a basic human instinct. Read more about human emotion here.
Homework: Catch on your reading and Journal Entries.
Happy Thursday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will look at point of view in our novels.
RFotD: Today is National Opposite Day! Read about it here.
Homework; Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Wednesday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will be making our first trip to the library in 2018! We will also speak briefly about The Hero's Journey and read!
RFotD: Lettuce is actually a member of the sunflower family! Read about other strange relations to the sunflower here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Tuesday! Please write independently while the sub takes attendance.
Today you will be meeting with your group, completing a journal entry assessment, and reading your novel.
RFotD: Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch. Read more about this cereal star here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Delayed-Start Monday! Please write independently while I take attendance. You may choose to write from the following prompt:
You and a friend are visiting a museum of fine art, enjoying the paintings when you both notice the figures in one of the paintings seems to be moving. You step up to get a closer look, and get swept into the painting! Write about what happens.
Today we will be discussing how events in a story affect how a story unfolds. We'll also be starting our next assignments and meeting with groups.
RFotD: 18 to 35 percent of the population sneezes when exposed to bright light, known as the photic sneeze reflex. Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Friday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will look at how characters are affected by the situation they are in.
RFotD: While children of identical twins are legally first cousins, genetically, they are actually half-siblings. Read about this unusual circumstance here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes and catch up on your reading in your novel.
Happy Thursday! Please read your novels while I take attendance.
Today we will be finishing MAP testing and getting back together with our groups.
RFotD: Years ago, chairs were used only by people of higher society with great wealth! Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Good morning! Please read your novels while I take attendance.
Today we will continue MAP testing (hooray).
RFotD: There is a sound effect called the Wilhelm Scream that has been used in over 200 movies and TV shows since 1951. Read about it and hear a sample here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy MAP Day! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will begin our MAP testing for mid-year.
RFotD: Chocolate Milk was invented in Jamaica and was once sold as medicine! Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Friday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will talk about the importance of inferring in your reading.
RFotD: Humans carry more bacterial cells than human ones! Read more about this disturbing fact here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes. You may also need to talk to your parents about getting a copy of your novel if you are needing more time to finish your reading assignments.
It's Thursday! Fortunately, I will not be lecturing too much today. Please finish your pre-assessments while I take attendance. If you have already finished, please write independently.
Today we will be reviewing story elements and discussing The Hero's Journey.
RFotD: The US Treasury once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins! Read more weird money facts here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Wednesday! We're already halfway through our week! Please finish your pre-assessments from yesterday while I take attendance.
Today we will be setting up our book groups and getting into our novels.
RFotD: "Aglet" (sometimes spelled "aiglet") is the name given to the plastic or metal tip on the end of a shoelace. Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Welcome back! I am really looking forward to the second half of the year!
Please respond to the following prompt. We will be sharing responses, so do a good job:
What are your goals for the second half of sixth grade? You can focus on academics, friends, yourself as a person, or any combination.
Today we will launch Unit 4: Analyzing Author's Craft.
RFotD: The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn! Read about his unusual selection here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
