Ms. Dawkins – Language Arts

Enriched Language Arts

Week of May 19 – 23, 2008

Monday – Complete the word search from Friday.  Create an advertisement for selling the spring water (p.69). (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – FIELD DAY!!! – Finish an advertisement for selling the spring water (p.69).  Create a poof book illustrating the literary elements from Tuck Everlasting.  (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Complete an End-of-Year Test of the skills covered in 6^th grade.  Finish the poof book illustrating the literary elements from Tuck Everlasting. Character Acrostics from Tuck Everlasting. (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Thursday – Write a Jumbled Story after being assigned specific literary elements.  Working in cooperative groups, students will sequence events from a story using Disorganized Data. Illustrate a simile, metaphor, and personification from Tuck Everlasting. (6.1.13) (6.1.18)

Homework – NONE

Friday – Overall review of 6^th grade material!!!

Homework – HAVE A SAFE AND FUN SUMMER.  SEE YOU IN AUGUST!!!

Language Arts

Week of May 19 – 23, 2008

Monday – Finish the Unit Test on Tuck Everlasting. Complete the word search from Friday.  Create an advertisement for selling the spring water (p.69).  (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – FIELD DAY!!! – Finish an advertisement for selling the spring water (p.69).  Create a poof book illustrating the literary elements from Tuck Everlasting. (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Complete an End-of-Year Test of the skills covered in 6^th grade.  Finish the poof book illustrating the literary elements from Tuck Everlasting. Character Acrostics from Tuck Everlasting.   (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Thursday – Write a Jumbled Story after being assigned specific literary elements.  Working in cooperative groups, students will sequence events from a story using Disorganized Data. 

Homework – NONE

Friday – Overall review of 6^th grade material!!!

Homework – HAVE A SAFE AND FUN SUMMER.  SEE YOU IN AUGUST!!!

Enriched Language Arts

Week of May 12 – 16, 2008

Monday – Review the main events in Chapters 17 – 18 before reading Chapters 19 – 24 of Tuck Everlasting.  Identify figurative language in context.  Review inferences. (6.1.13) (6.1.17) (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Read Chapters 25 – Epilogue of Tuck Everlasting to finish the novel.  Complete comprehension questions from Chapters 18 – Epilogue of Tuck Everlasting.  Complete a quiz on figurative language.  Review cause & effect.  (6.1.13) (6.1.16) (6.1.21)

Homework – Quiz tomorrow on Chapters 19 – 24 of Tuck Everlasting

Wednesday – Discuss the answers to the comprehension questions from Chapters 18 – Epilogue.  Complete a quiz on Chapters 19 – 24 of Tuck Everlasting. LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett. (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Thursday – Play team tic-tac-toe to review for the Unit Test tomorrow. Complete an AR Test as the final part of the 4^th 9 weeks book report.  (6.1.21)

Homework – Tuck Everlasting Unit test tomorrow

    AR Book Report Points due tomorrow

Friday – Complete a Unit Test on the novel Tuck Everlasting. Complete an AR Test as the final part of the 4^th 9 weeks book report.  (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Language Arts

Week of May 12 – 16, 2008

Monday – Review the main events in Chapters 17 – 18 before read Chapters 19 – 23 of Tuck Everlasting.  Identify figurative language in context.  Review inferences. (6.1.13) (6.1.17) (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Read and discuss Chapters 24 – Epilogue of Tuck Everlasting to finish the novel. Complete comprehension questions on Chapters 18 – Epilogue.  Complete a quiz on figurative language. Review cause and effect.  (6.1.13) (6.1.16) (6.1.21)

Homework – Quiz tomorrow on Chapters 19 -24 of Tuck Everlasting

Wednesday – Discuss the answers to the comprehension questions from Chapters 18 – Epilogue. Complete a quiz on Chapters 19 – 24 of Tuck Everlasting. Complete an advertisement for selling the spring water (p.69). (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Thursday – Play team tic-tac-toe to review for the Unit Test tomorrow. Complete an AR Test as the final part of the 4^th 9 weeks book report. (6.1.1) (6.1.21)

Homework – Tuck Everlasting Unit test tomorrow

    AR Book Report Points due tomorrow

Friday – Complete a Unit Test on the novel Tuck Everlasting. Complete an AR Test as the final part of the 4^th 9 weeks book report.  (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of May 5 – 9, 2008

Monday – Review Chapters 13 – 16 before reading Chapters 17 – 18 of Tuck Everlasting. Copy spelling words. Break spelling words into syllables and identifying prefix, root word, and suffix. (6.1.1) (6.1.21)

Homework – Comprehension quiz tomorrow on Chapters 13 – 16

Tuesday – Complete a comprehension quiz on Chapters 13 – 16 from Tuck Everlasting.  Review simile, metaphor, imagery, personification, and onomatopoeia.  Identify examples of figurative language from assigned chapters. (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Wednesday – LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett.

Homework – Spelling test tomorrow

Thursday – Complete a spelling test from Tuck Everlasting. Complete an AR TEST as part of the 4^th 9 weeks book report. (6.1.1) (6.1.13) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Friday – CAREER DAY

Homework – NONE

Language Arts

Week of May 5 – 9, 2008

Monday – Review Chapters 13 – 16 before reading Chapters 17 – 18 of Tuck Everlasting. Copy spelling words. Break the spelling words down into syllables and identify prefix, root word, and suffix.  (6.1.1) (6.1.21)

Homework – Comprehension quiz tomorrow on Chapters 13 – 16

Tuesday – Complete a comprehension quiz on Chapters 13 – 16 from Tuck Everlasting.  Review simile, metaphor, imagery, personification, and onomatopoeia.  Identify examples of figurative language from assigned chapters. (6.1.1) (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Wednesday – 2^nd period – Review for spelling test tomorrow. 

Homework – Spelling test tomorrow

3^rd – 4^th period – Discuss figurative language activity from yesterday. Play a game to review the spelling words for a test tomorrow.  (6.1.1) (6.1.13) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.21) 

Homework – Spelling test tomorrow

Thursday – Complete a spelling test from Tuck Everlasting.  Complete an AR TEST as part of the 4^th 9 weeks book report. (6.1.1) (6.1.21) 

Homework – NONE

Friday – CAREER DAY

Homework – NONE