Homework

Test on Vocabulary Words!!

This Week

Students will finish presenting Book Talks. They will also turn in research for the Holocaust and their autobiographical narrative. We will be sending home a progress report on Friday with a letter about parent/teacher conferences. I will also send home this week a letter about CFA(benchmark)scores and how many novels read so far. Please review and sign.
Thanks,
Mrs. King

READER'S NOTEBOOK CHECK TOMORROW

This Week

We are finishing our research on the Holocaust and starting the Boy in the Stripped Pajamas.

I will send home a reminder letter about the procedures in my class and a Testing Record/Reading letter to show students' CFA scores and how many novels they are reading in class. Please sign and send back.
Thanks,
Mrs. King

Monday

All Essays are Due! They were due Friday but I am extending the deadline until Monday.


We will finish our research on the Holocaust and present the information to the class.

Then, We will begin reading The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas on Monday.

If we have time, students will finish presenting their book talks.


Enjoy your weekend!
Mrs. King

Homework

Students need to finish reading "Letters from a Concentration Camp" and "Letter to Scottie." Both stories are in the literature book and they need to answer the questions.

We will begin our research on the Holocaust tomorrow!

Holocaust

Dear Parents,
We will start our first class novel, Boy in the Striped Pajamas, next week. The novel deals with the Holocaust and teaches a great theme, tolerance. Before we begin the novel, it is important that students have background information on the Holocaust. They will begin researching the Holocaust in a couple of days using a website from the social studies textbook and from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Please review the websites listed below. These are informative websites which allow students to read and listen to videos about the Holocaust. We will do a basic research project of who, what, when, where and why. This can be a wonderful opportunity for students to discuss what they are doing at school with their family. I encourage you to talk with your child about questions that they may have as we study the Holocaust. Most students are very excited and interested in learning about the Holocaust. While the events of this tragedy are horrific and shocking, the rich educational opportunities that it encompasses can not be denied. It is my hope that each student will gain a new perspective not only on the world, but their fellow students as well. Teaching Tolerance is a constant theme in 6th grade literature and it is very important for students to understand and learn. Boy in the Striped Pajamas is an excellent novel and I hope they enjoy reading it.
Thanks,
Mrs. King
Resources that we will use include:
~Various websites
~http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/btt/holocaust/
~http://www.ushmm.org/
~Nonfiction books and videos in our library based on the Holocaust
~Number the Stars or The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
~ “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” (film) Please send a note if you would prefer your child not see the film.
~Guest Speaker
*you can go to my website, www.mycsclass.blogspot.com, and you can go to the links on the Holocaust.

Wednesday

We will begin our unit on the Holocaust this week. Students have a letter that needs to be signed.

I sent home a progress report last week reminding students that they need to turn in any missing work. The work was due today. I will allow them to bring it to me tomorrow before Core 1to receive credit.

Homework

Read pages 430-438 and answer all questions!

Students should bring home a progress report. If they are missing any work, please have them turn it in by Wednesday.
Thanks!!

Homework

Monday
Students need to finish Eleven Questions and Finish Tree Map

Tuesday
Test on Short Stories, Fiction and Nonfiction

Wednesday
Read Novels and work on any make up work

Thursday
Book Talks on Friday

Homework

Read Novel
Student who access to a computer can work on essays but they need to save on a flash drive and bring to school tomorrow.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back from a much needed break! I hope everyone enjoyed their vacation. We are getting back to our routine of writing and reading. Students will be finishing the final draft of their essays so we can start typing this week. We will review short stories and have the final test on this at the end of this week. Please make sure that students have added detail to their stories. They may need to eliminate unnecessary events. Student should also have important dialogue in their story. I look forward to reading all of the narratives soon!

Homework

Progress Reports go home today!! Bring them back signed.... please!!

Homework

Monday
-Write the Rough Draft of your Autobiographical Narrative.
-Make sure that you have all of the steps completed first.....5 senses chart, Timeline, Bubble Map, Dialogue, Description Chart(3columns).
-Read pages 146-153

Tuesday
Rewrite your Rough Draft!! We are typing tomorrow!

Wednesday
Students need to Finish their rough draft and begin typing if possible.

Thursday
Use the 5 senses chart and add details into your paper.

Friday
We are taking a break from our narratives and will work on them when we get back. Enjoy your break!

This Week

We will finish our unit on Short Stories this week. Students will have a test next week on Short Stories. I plan on starting a class novel when we get back from break.

Homework

Monday
Finish any work for "The All American Slurp" and be prepared for a open book test tomorrow.

Tuesday
Read Novels

Wednesday
Students should read pages 146-153 Writing Workshop
Finish Bubble Map and Memory Quicklist(p147)

Thursday
writing assignments