6th Grade Austens

Monday, February 12, 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

What would your friends say is your most lovable quality? Describe that quality.

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due Thursday
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday
• Water and Hard as Nails retest tomorrow

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Schedule

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Discuss
• Spelling quiz 14
• Vocabulary quiz 14
• Adjectives worksheet
• When you’re done with everything, write a descriptive paragraph on the back of your adjectives worksheet. Circle adjectives and underline articles (a, an, the)
• Review answers to quizzes if time allows

Warm-up

What is an adjective? What is an article?

6th Grade Austens

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

If the internet were to crash forever, what would the benefits be for you? The drawbacks?

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due Thursday
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday and roots 1-5

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Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Greek and Latin roots
• Retest: Water and Hard as Nails
• Work on Wordly Wise 15A-E when you finish your test
• Review answers to tests if time allows

• use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Warm-up

Summarize Water or Hard as Nails in 5 sentences with a partner.

Greek and Latin Roots

Exit Ticket

Use one of this week’s vocabulary words in a sentence.

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6th Grade Austens

Wednesday, February 14. 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

If you starred in a television show about your life, what would the show be called? What genre would it be? (Examples: comedy, drama, thriller, romance, action-adventure, fantasy, superhero, soap opera, reality, game show, space adventure, Western, tragedy, etc.) Summarize the plot of an episode.

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due tomorrow
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday

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Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Grammar 6.3 notes
• Review answers to tests
• While questions about the other test are being answered, complete Reading Warm-Up A for Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last
• Review answers to worksheets

• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• Determine an author's point of view or purpose

Warm-up

What is a subject? What is a predicate?

6th Grade Austens

Thursday, February 13, 2018

Bellwork

What contributes to someone becoming a bully? What can help stop someone from bullying?

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday - study sheet

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Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Finish reviewing answers to the worksheets from yesterday
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 15A-E
• Author’s purpose notes
• Review vocabulary on page 420
• Read Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last
• Complete think critically questions
• Vocabulary review game if time allows

• Determine an author's point of view or purpose
• Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
• Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Author’s Purpose

An author’s purpose is his or her reason, or reasons, for writing.

There are three general purposes for writing:

• To inform
• To persuade
• To entertain

Ask questions to understand an author’s specific purpose:

• What kinds of details am I given?
• How are the details presented?
• Why does the author present the details in this way?

Expository Essay

Essay: A short piece of nonfiction about a specific subject.

General purposes of expository essays:

• Providing information
• Discussing ideas and opinions
• Explaining how to do or make something

Warm-up

Do you know anything about Jackie Robinson? If not, look through the glance at the pictures and the vocabulary. Consider the title. What do you think this text is going to be about?

6th Grade Shakespeares

Monday, February 12, 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

What would your friends say is your most lovable quality? Describe that quality.

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due Thursday
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday
• Water and Hard as Nails retest Wednesday

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Schedule

Today I will...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Discuss
• Wordly Wise 14 quizzes
• Work on adjectives worksheet when you finish
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 14 quizzes
• Review answers to adjectives worksheet
• Discuss presentation rubric
• Begin working on slideshows for presentations

• use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

Warm-up

What is an adjective? What is an article?

6th Grade Shakespeares

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

If the internet were to crash forever, what would the benefits be for you? The drawbacks?

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due Thursday
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday and roots 1-5
• Water and Hard as Nails retest tomorrow

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Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Greek and Latin roots
• MLA citations
• Finish slideshows and practice presentations

• use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word
• engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

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Warm-up

Why should you learn Greek and Latin roots?

Greek and Latin Roots

6th Grade Shakespeares

Wednesday, February 14. 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

If you starred in a television show about your life, what would the show be called? What genre would it be? (Examples: comedy, drama, thriller, romance, action-adventure, fantasy, superhero, soap opera, reality, game show, space adventure, Western, tragedy, etc.) Summarize the plot of an episode.

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due tomorrow
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday

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Warmup

What are three pieces of advice you'd give to someone who was about to give a presentation?

Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Water and Hard as Nails retest
• Read quietly when you finish or work on Wordly Wise 15A-E
• Begin presentations

• Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details
• Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text
• Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details

6th Grade Shakespeares

Thursday, February 13, 2018

Bellwork

What contributes to someone becoming a bully? What can help stop someone from bullying?

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday - study sheet

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Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 15A-E
• Continue presentations

• Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details

6th Grade Tolkiens

Monday, February 12, 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

What would your friends say is your most lovable quality? Describe that quality.

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due Thursday
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday
• Water and Hard as Nails retest Wednesday

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Schedule

Today I will...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Discuss
• Wordly Wise 14 quizzes
• Work on adjectives worksheet when you finish
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 14 quizzes
• Review answers to adjectives worksheet
• Discuss presentation rubric
• Begin working on slideshows for presentations

• use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

Warm-up

What is an adjective? What is an article?

6th Grade Tolkiens

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

If the internet were to crash forever, what would the benefits be for you? The drawbacks?

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due Thursday
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday and roots 1-5
• Water and Hard as Nails retest tomorrow

​

Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Greek and Latin roots
• MLA citations
• Finish slideshows and practice presentations

• use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word
• engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

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Warm-up

Why should you learn Greek and Latin roots?

Greek and Latin Roots

6th Grade Tolkiens

Wednesday, February 14. 2018

Bellwork: Prompt

If you starred in a television show about your life, what would the show be called? What genre would it be? (Examples: comedy, drama, thriller, romance, action-adventure, fantasy, superhero, soap opera, reality, game show, space adventure, Western, tragedy, etc.) Summarize the plot of an episode.

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15A-E due tomorrow
• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday

​

Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Water and Hard as Nails retest
• Read quietly when you finish or work on Wordly Wise 15A-E
• Review answers to retest
• Begin presentations

• Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details
• Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text
• Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details

6th Grade Tolkiens

Thursday, February 13, 2018

Bellwork

What contributes to someone becoming a bully? What can help stop someone from bullying?

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Homework

• Wordly Wise 15 quizzes Tuesday - study sheet

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Schedule

Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 15A-E
• Finish presentations

• Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details