Picnic

My homeroom is in charge of bringing in individual bags of chips.  I think that you can by a large bag containing 22 small bags of chips for $7.  This will be easier to distribute and each child will have their own bag of chips.  Thanks for your donations! The picnic is June 6th.

Book Trailer Info Today

How to Create a Book Trailer

Student Examples using Windows Movie Maker

Why Do book trailers with Animoto with Prezi

Book Trailers Project

Book Trailers for Readers

How to make a Book Trailer

Some of the Book Trailers We Have Looked at

Maxium Ride


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kux2QY5Yvz0 Rangers Apprentice


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u9iTZpy8ko Sisters Grimm


Fat Boy Chronicles



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UrpMr76_No Witch & Wizard



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYlzPso6iSw&feature=related Warriors



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46oOHWg4sJI Harry Potter



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8zBR1l4Tgc Harry Potter

Book Trailers

Step One: Look over, read, and watch how to make a book trailer (Links below)

Step Two: Google book trailers on novels you have read this year to get ideas


Step Three: Choose your book

Step Four:  Decide on pictures, music and effects  (sketch out your plan) and what program you are going to use.

Step Five:  Create Book Trailer


Book Trailers

 Book Trailers

Digital Book Talks

Book Trailers for Readers

Animoto

Animoto Help with Book Trailers

tips on using Photo Story

more tips for using Photo Story

Prezi

Powerpoint

Windows Movie Maker

Powerpoint to Movie Maker

Analogies

Analogies

EOG Resources/Prep

EOG Resources/Prep


This website offers many helpful resources for Math, Reading and Science.

6th grade EOG practice book: Answers:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/reading


Test Ready Reading Plus:

Lesson 7: 1.c, 2. a, 3.b, 4. b, 5. b, 6. d, 7. c, 8. d, 9. c, 10. c, 11. c, 12. d, 13. d, 14. b, 15. c, 16. c, 17. a, 18. d, 19. b, 20. a

Lesson 8: 1. b, 2. a, 3. d, 4. c, 5. b, 6. d, 7. c, 8. c, 9. b, 10.a, 11. c, 12. b, 13. c, 14. c, 15. a, 16. b, 17. d, 18. c, 19. a, 20. b

EOG Prep

Students will be able to take home test ready and other materials to practice for the EOG.  I will post the answers for the orange Test Ready Reading Plus.  The other packet is from the ncdpi website and you can view the answers there. Students may also practice on studyisland.  I would have them practice from each resource.  Testing begins next week! Please continue to help students at home.

Homework

Monday & Tuesday

Study Island if you have access to a computer
Read Novel
Answer questions in literature book on pages 782 (1-8)

Tutoring/ EOG Help

Dear Parents/Guardians,


Ms. Dosher and I are offering Reading Tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00am for the next two weeks. If you are interested, please let us know. Students will meet in the computer lab and work on EOG Test Prep. We will be able to individually help the students. Students can also work on Study Island at home. In addition, we have extra test prep materials that students can use at home.

Thanks,

Ms. King & Ms. Dosher



www.studyisland.com





If students are not able to remember their username and password, please email me at cking@bcswan.net and I will get the information to you.

Progress Reports and Tutoring

Students will receive progress reports on Wednesday.  They will also receive a letter about tutoring.  Students can come in on Tuesday mornings and Thursday mornings at 8am to receive reading help from Ms. Dosher and myself.  They can meet us in the computer lab.  Students are also allowed to work on Study Island at home. There are sections for math and reading.  If your child does not have their username and password, you can email me at cking@bcswan.net and I will get the information to you.
We will also have tutoring during recess time to prepare students for EOGs.
Thanks,
Crystal King 

Folk Literature

We will begin our unit on Folk Literature.  Students will study the characteristics of Myths, Folk Tales, Fables and Legends.
Power Points on Folk Literature

Monday & Tuesday

Read Novels

Read pages 760-763 and be prepared to list characteristic traits and types of Folk Literature (Core 2 needs to take cornell notes)


Wednesday
Students need to read their novels and Finish their homework from Tuesday night