September 7-11th

Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed their extended weekend!
 This week we will finish "He Lion, Bruh Bear and Bruh Rabbit."  Students will have an open book test tomorrow on the story and we will begin our next story "Arachne," a Greek myth. 
Reading Notebook:  Students should have something on the first 5 pages.

Homework: Read 20-30 minutes each night and look over notes.

This Week

Today we went over the characteristics of Folk Lore and the different types. Students should be able to identify these characteristics in a story.  We will review the elements of a story before students begin group work on folktales tomorrow.  Also, ask your child about the 30 book challenge this year!! Students should be reading every night. 

Introduction to Folklore PowerPoint
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Y6bXaXLBTjSzF6UDQ2YzQ1VUU/view?usp=sharing


Elements of a story video
https://www.flocabulary.com/fivethings/


Book Challenge
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Y6bXaXLBTjR09Xb3JNRlVKYVk/view?usp=sharing

We are reading "He Lion Bruh Bear and Bruh Rabbit" (Thursday)
http://www.somersetcanyons.com/ourpages/auto/2014/10/14/62120856/He%20Lion%20Bruh%20Bear%20and%20Bruh%20Rabbit.pdf

Welcome!!

I have waited until the first few days to post so that students and parents are adjusted for the new school year! The first few days have been wonderful and the students seem really happy.  So far, students have brought home a few forms to be signed and we need to collect all forms by Friday. 

The first nine weeks in my class we will be focusing on Folklore.  We will begin in Unit 6 in the literature book. Pages 760-763 describe the types of folk literature and their characteristics.


Friendly Reminder:

School Pictures are September 1st for 6th grade.

This Week!!

We are done testing!!  However, students received final progress reports from me today.  Tomorrow students will turn in any missing work.  I must have all work by tomorrow.  Please sign the reports and send them back to school.
Thanks!!
Ms. King

Review For EOGs

Jeopardy Games

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/elms-6th

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/6th-grade-english-language-arts

http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=227381#.VWSI3NJVikq


Figurative Language PowerPoint Game
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=figurative%20language%20powerpoint&source=web&cd=3&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wvacademy.com%2FFiles%2FFurr%2FFigurative_Language_Game.ppt&ei=b7ZlVaTvDbWAsQTPp4HABQ&usg=AFQjCNGvL5Vxxm0ahk1SqbnzllTyx4DzdA&bvm=bv.93990622,d.cWc


PowerPoint Jeopardy created by Anna Richardson that you have to download to view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Y6bXaXLBTjUlJoblUySFdVOFk/view?usp=sharing


Powerpoint found on the internet about Elements of a Short Story
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Y6bXaXLBTjZVc3aFJ6RmphMGs/view?usp=sharing

found on this website

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=elements%20of%20short%20story%20powerpoint%20by%20ms.%20walsh&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fschools.nashua.edu%2Fmiddle%2Flime%2FDocuments%2FElements%2520of%2520a%2520Story%2520Powerpoint.ppt&ei=Xr1lVdJug9uwBPaYgPgG&usg=AFQjCNHCvLYk80f34C08cdiat1nxIfumlg&bvm=bv.93990622,d.cWc

THIS WEEKEND!!!

Make sure you have completed both stories Lesson 9 and 7 using RUNNERS!! Don't forget EACH step of RUNNERS. Hopefully, you were able to complete this in Core 7 but if not take a few minutes this weekend and do it.

Tuesday we will do fun ELA reviews and I will give you a practice EOG Test on Wednesday.    Don't forget Thursday and Friday we begin real testing for Science!

Enjoy your weekend!!
Mrs. King

This Week

We are practicing a reading strategy to help with testing.  Students have used this strategy for a week and are expected to know the strategy by tomorrow.  (R.U.N.N.E.R.S)

Read everything but the story (headlines, photos, captions, directions, questions)
Underline key words  in the questions
Number the paragraphs, stanzas or lines
Now read and
Enclose keywords or details and annotate each paragraph
Reread the questions
Select the best answer

Study Guide

Study Guide side 1
http://www.bcswan.net/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=c3R1ZHlfZ3VpZGVfMS5wZGY6Ojovd3d3Ny9zY2hvb2xzL25jL2JydW5zd2lja2NvdW50eS9pbWFnZXMvZG9jbWdyL0FMTGZpbGUyOTIxNC5wZGY=&sectiondetailid=36742

Study Guide Side 2
http://www.bcswan.net/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=c3R1ZHlfZ3VpZGVfMi5wZGY6Ojovd3d3Ny9zY2hvb2xzL25jL2JydW5zd2lja2NvdW50eS9pbWFnZXMvZG9jbWdyL0FMTGZpbGUyOTIxNS5wZGY=&sectiondetailid=36742

Our Week at a Glance

We are finishing our short story projects on "Eleven."  Students need to look over the study guide that I gave them last week.  Students will have a test on the short story elements and "Eleven" tomorrow.

We will start EOG review and practice this week.

This Week

I did send home progress reports today.  If you child is missing anything, please have them bring it to me this week.  I will be collecting the work that they have been working on since last week tomorrow.  We have been doing group work on the elements of a short story.  They should be working on this tonight.

Due Tuesday based on short story "Becky and the Wheels and Brakes Boys"
Autobiographical Narrative
Dialect and evidence
Plot chart
Conflict
Characters and character traits
Theme
Figurative Language with evidence
Point of View
Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram

Stories we are reading

Unit 4
"Reflecting on childhood"

How do childhood experiences shape the decisions of others?
How do life experiences, as we grow older, make us who we are?



Anne Frank
http://scope.scholastic.com/resource/uploads_scope/issues/040115/pdfs/SCOPE-040115-Nonfiction.pdf



Becky and the Wheels and Brakes Boys
http://bmsanderson.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/4/3/10433795/becky_and_the_wheels-and-brake_boys.pdf


Eleven
http://my.ccsd.net/userdocs/documents/qP2lEuWcYaAQAtMW.pdf

try these websites instead

theme
http://www.teachertube.com/video/identifying-the-theme-in-literature-310751

Characterization
http://www.teachertube.com/video/characterization-358152

Plot
http://www.teachertube.com/video/elements-of-a-plot-10187

Figurative Language
http://www.teachertube.com/video/flocabulary-figurative-language-335084

This Week!

We are moving on to short stories this week.  I found a few videos to help with your understanding of the elements of a story.

Plot
https://www.flocabulary.com/fivethings/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6I24S72Jps

theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1jy_K7oJ2M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTKnoCWK-wc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4qME64SkxM

Characterization

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK_LCjQQCPk


Figurative Language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QbV81Ilq0I

Tone and Mood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mW2VTUOSWs

Back to Normal this week!!

Today is the last day of the field trip so we will be back on a normal schedule.  Students are expected to turn in all work for a grade that we have been working on.  They have had all week to complete this and the weekend.  It is due tomorrow.

Assignments due:
Cornell Notes
Similes and Metaphors
Figurative Language
Poems in Literature Book
Alliteration Sheet

Items Due Before Break
Movie Sheet
Hoot Project
Sherlock Holmes Way


Please make sure you are finished with all of your work!!!!


Sneetches

http://bowmanatbrooks.weebly.com/uploads/8/3/8/3/8383240/the-sneetches.pdf

This Week!

This is our first week back from Spring Break and it is a little crazy because of the wonderful field trip that 6th grade is attending.  However, we will be looking at Poetry and Figurative Language this week.

Flocabulary on Figurative Language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPjAiUbdl14


Students, please don't forget to read every night at home and look at your chart to see what books you need to read to meet your goal of 30 books!!