6th Grade Austens

Monday, February 26

Bellwork

“You always pass failure on the way to success.”

-Mickey Rooney

What does this quote mean to you?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due Friday
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Test on “Jackie Robinson” text Thursday

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Get out your copy of The Giver.

Turn in your Critical Thinking questions and Reading Warm-up A if you didn’t on Friday.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Spelling quiz 16
• Vocabulary 16 quiz and roots quiz 6-10
• Continue working on Friday’s assignments:
• Read “The Shutout” and answer questions 1-4 (428-432)
• Practice Test pgs. 436-437

• Determine the meaning of an unknown word using Greek and Latin roots.�
• Identify hard-to-find subjects.�
• Use context as a clue to determine the meaning of a word.

Warm-up

Describe your weekend using at least two vocabulary words.

6th Grade Austens

Tuesday, February 27

Bellwork

Were you ever given a responsibility that you couldn’t handle?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due Friday
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Finish reading “The Shutout” and answering critical thinking questions 1-4 if not completed in class.
• Practice test 436-437 if not completed in class
• Test on “Jackie Robinson” Thursday

Get out your copy of The Giver if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Finish reading “The Shutout” and answering Critical Thinking questions 1-4.
• Complete the practice test on pages 436-437.
• Work on Wordly Wise 17A-E when you finish.
• Small groups with Mrs. Finch: Labeling nonfiction text structures

• Determine the meaning of an unknown word using Greek and Latin roots.�
• Identify text structure while reading nonfiction texts. �
• Identify author’s purpose.�
• Recall important details from nonfiction texts.

Warm-up

List some nonfiction text structures - how do they aid in your comprehension?

6th Grade Austens

Wednesday, February 28

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due Friday
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Test on “Jackie Robinson” tomorrow

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Get out your copy of The Giver if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

Turn in critical thinking questions and practice test questions if not turned in yesterday.

Roots 11-15

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives (434)

Adj. - words that describe nouns (people, places, and things)

• Add -er or -est if the word is one or two syllables.
• Nicer, nicest OR taller, tallest
• Use the words more or most if the word is three or more syllables.
• More beautiful , most beautiful
• Comparative adjectives describe two people, places, or things. MORE, -ER
• Superlative adjectives describe THREE or more nouns. MOST, -EST
• EXAMPLES:
• Older: comparative (describes 2 things)
• More expensive: comparative (comparing 2 things)
• Easiest: superlative (comparing three or more things)
• Wisest: superlative
• Stronger: comparative

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Vocabulary (420)

Retaliate: Punished in return for an injury or a wrong done

Integrate: Remove all barriers and allow free association; bring together as a whole

Petition: Document that people sign to express demands

Sup-, Super- greater than normal (ROOT)

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework�
• Labeling nonfiction text features notes�
• “Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last” review - take notes

• Identify features of nonfiction texts. �
• Recall important details from the text. �
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Warm-up

List some nonfiction text structures - how do they aid in your comprehension?

6th Grade Austens

Thursday, March 1

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due tomorrow
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday

Get out your copy of The Giver if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• “Jackie Robinson” test
• Nouns 6.1 Notes
• Nouns 6.1 practice
• Review answers to “Jackie Robinson” test

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• Identify nouns in a sentence. �
• Recall important details while thinking critically about the text. �

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Warm-up

What are nouns?

6th Grade Austens

Friday, March 2

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due tomorrow
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday

Get out your copy of The Giver if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

Get out weekly grades check. Due today!

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 17
• Nouns 6.2 Notes
• Nouns 6.2 practice
• Read aloud from Ms. Lanham
• DEAR

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• Recall important details in order to summarize a text.
• Use context clues to determine the meanings of words.
• Use new vocabulary words correctly in a sentence.

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Warm-up

Use one of this week’s vocabulary words in a sentence while discussing what we read in today’s read aloud.

6th Grade Shakespeares

Monday, February 26

Bellwork

“You always pass failure on the way to success.”

-Mickey Rooney

What does this quote mean to you?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due Friday
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Finish reading “The Shutout” and answering critical thinking questions 1-4 if not completed in class.
• Test on “The Shutout” Wednesday

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Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Spelling quiz 16
• Vocabulary 16 quiz and roots quiz 6-10
• Continue working on Friday’s assignments:
• Read “The Shutout” and answer questions 1-4 (428-432)
• Practice Test pgs. 436-437
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 16 quizzes and roots quiz
• Hard to Find Subjects notes and practice
• Work on Wordly Wise 17
• Small groups with Mrs. Finch
• Nonfiction text structures

• Determine the meaning of an unknown word using Greek and Latin roots.�
• Identify hard-to-find subjects.�
• Use context as a clue to determine the meaning of a word.

Warm-up

Describe your weekend using at least two vocabulary words.

6th Grade Shakespeares

Tuesday, February 27

Bellwork

Were you ever given a responsibility that you couldn’t handle?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due Friday
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Test on “The Shutout” tomorrow

Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

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• “The Shutout” review
• Nonfiction text features notes
• Nonfiction text features practice

• Identify text features while reading nonfiction texts. �
• Identify author’s purpose.�
• Recall important details from nonfiction texts.

Warm-up

List some nonfiction text features - how do they aid in your comprehension?

6th Grade Shakespeares

Wednesday, February 28

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due Friday
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday

Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

Roots 11-15

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework�
• “The Shutout” test�
• Nouns notes and practice 1.1

• Identify nouns in a sentence.�
• Recall important details from the text. �
• Identify author’s purpose.

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Warm-up

List some nonfiction text structures - how do they aid in your comprehension?

6th Grade Shakespeares

Thursday, March 1

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due tomorrow
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday

Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework�
• Review answers to 1.1 practice questions�
• Review answers to “The Shutout” test questions�
• Review annotation guidelines if time allows

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• Identify nouns in a sentence. �
• Recall important details while thinking critically about the text. �
• Annotate a text effectively.

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Warm-up

What are nouns?

6th Grade Shakespeares

Friday, March 2

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due tomorrow
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday

Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

Get out weekly grades check. Due today!

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 17
• Nouns 2.2 Notes
• Nouns 2.2 practice
• Read aloud from Ms. Lanham
• DEAR

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• Recall important details in order to summarize a text. �
• Use context clues to determine the meanings of words. �
• Use new vocabulary words correctly in a sentence. �
• Identify compound nouns.

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Warm-up

Use one of this week’s vocabulary words in a sentence while discussing what we read in today’s read aloud.

6th Grade Tolkiens

Monday, February 26

Bellwork

“You always pass failure on the way to success.”

-Mickey Rooney

What does this quote mean to you?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due Thursday
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Finish reading “The Shutout” and answering critical thinking questions 1-4 if not completed in class.
• Test on “The Shutout” Wednesday

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Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• Spelling quiz 16
• Vocabulary 16 quiz and roots quiz 6-10
• Continue working on Friday’s assignments:
• Read “The Shutout” and answer questions 1-4 (428-432)
• Practice Test pgs. 436-437
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 16 quizzes and roots quiz
• Hard to Find Subjects notes and practice
• Work on Wordly Wise 17
• Small groups with Mrs. Finch
• Nonfiction text structures

• Determine the meaning of an unknown word using Greek and Latin roots.�
• Identify hard-to-find subjects.�
• Use context as a clue to determine the meaning of a word.

Warm-up

Describe your weekend using at least two vocabulary words.

6th Grade Tolkiens

Tuesday, February 27

Bellwork

Were you ever given a responsibility that you couldn’t handle?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due Thursday
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Test on “The Shutout” tomorrow

Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

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• Read aloud and write down homework.
• “The Shutout” review
• Nonfiction text features notes
• Nonfiction text features practice

• Identify text features while reading nonfiction texts. �
• Identify author’s purpose.�
• Recall important details from nonfiction texts.

Warm-up

List some nonfiction text features - how do they aid in your comprehension?

6th Grade Tolkiens

Wednesday, February 28

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due tomorrow
• Weekly grades check due Friday
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Bring a book Friday for DEAR

Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

Roots 11-15

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework
• “The Shutout” test
• Finished? Work on nouns notes and practice 1.1
• Review answers to test
• Review answers to nouns notes 1.1
• Review annotation guidelines if time allows

• Identify nouns in a sentence.�
• Recall important details from the text. �
• Identify author’s purpose.�
• Annotate a text effectively while thinking critically about the text.

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Warm-up

List some nonfiction text structures - how do they aid in your comprehension?

6th Grade Tolkiens

Thursday, March 1

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Weekly grades check due tomorrow
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday
• Bring a book tomorrow for DEAR.

Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework�
• Review answers to Wordly Wise 17A-E�
• Nouns 2.2 Notes�
• Nouns 2.2 practice�
• Journal: Who is your role model? Describe the person and explain how he or she provides an example of an attribute or ability to which the students aspire.

• Identify nouns in a sentence. �
• Recall important details while thinking critically about the text. �
• Annotate a text effectively.

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Warm-up

What are nouns?

6th Grade Tolkiens

Friday, March 2

Bellwork

Did you ever catch fireflies? Crickets? Frogs? Snakes?

Homework

• Wordly Wise 17A-E due tomorrow
• Wordly Wise 17 quizzes Monday
• Roots quiz 11-15 Monday

Get out your copy of Brown Girl Dreaming if you didn’t turn it in yesterday.

Get out weekly grades check. Due today!

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Schedule

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Today I’ll be able to...

• Read aloud and write down homework�
• Read aloud from Ms. Lanham�
• DEAR

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• Recall important details in order to summarize a text. �
• Use context clues to determine the meanings of words. �
• Use new vocabulary words correctly in a sentence. �
• Identify compound nouns.

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Warm-up

What are you currently reading for fun? Who wrote it? Why did you choose it?