Ms. Dawkins - Language Arts

Language Arts

Week of March 17 – 21, 2008

ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!!

Please replenish your supplies over the break.  You will definitely need dry erase markers for the next couple of weeks while we review for TCAP.

Enriched Language Arts

Enriched Language Arts

Week of March 3 – 7, 2008

Monday – Finish writing book report and illustrating bookmark.
GROUP PROJECT – Students will meet with their group members to finish their propaganda project.  Each group will present their propaganda advertisement and commercial.  (6.1.27)
Grammar – Check Exercise 20 page 549 and Exercise 28 page 550 – 551, Troublesome Modifiers.  (6.3.4)
Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs

Tuesday – THINK LINK TEST – Students will take the 3rd and final THINK LINK TEST for this school year.  This test is based on the skills taught through the end of 6th grade, and it will show us what skills we must focus on before the TCAP Test.  Individual student scores will be sent home in the near future.
Grammar – Complete a quiz on comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.  Complete workbook pages 131 – 132, Bad and Badly, and pages 133 – 134, Good and Well.  (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett.
Grammar – Introduce and copy the preposition song to the tune of “Yankee Doodle.”  (6.3.11)
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Discuss the questions and answers to the THINK LINK TEST.
Grammar – Practice the preposition song to the tune of “Yankee Doodle.”  (6.3.11)
Homework – NONE

Friday – Read “La Bamba,” pages 336 - 341.  Define the vocabulary words using context clues, answer comprehension questions, and complete sequence of events from “La Bamba.”  Create a comic strip illustrating the main events from “La Bamba.”  (6.1.10) (6.1.21)
Grammar - Troublesome Modifiers – Students will continue creating a foldable to express the meaning of bad, badly, good and well. (6.3.4)
Homework - NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of February 25 – 29, 2008

Monday- Review the vocabulary words and sequence of events from “The Bracelet.”  (6.1.10) (6.1.21)

Working in cooperative groups, students will create a new product and an advertisement using propaganda techniques.  (6.1.27)

Grammar – Discuss Troublesome Modifiers – Good/Well, Bad/Badly, pages 546 – 548.  Complete Exercise 15 page 547, Using Bad and Badly, and Exercise 16 page 548, Using Good and Well.  (6.3.4) 

Homework – Comprehension test on “The Bracelet” tomorrow

Tuesday – Listen to “The Bracelet” before completing the comprehension test. (6.1.10) (6.1.21)

Working in cooperative groups, students will create a new product and an advertisement using propaganda techniques.  Present propaganda project.  (6.1.27)

Grammar - Complete Exercise 17 page 548, Revising Sentences with Troublesome Modifiers. (6.3.4)

       Homework – “The Bracelet” spelling and vocabulary test tomorrow

Wednesday – Complete a spelling and vocabulary test on “The Bracelet.”  (6.1.10)

LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Ms. Dawkins.

       Homework – Book Report written in class tomorrow

Thursday – Students will write their book report in class today.  After writing the book report, students will illustrate their summary of the book.

Grammar - Complete Exercise 28 page 550 – 551, Using Troublesome Modifiers, and Exercise 20 page 549, Using Troublesome Modifiers.  (6.3.4)

       Homework – ALL STUDY ISLAND DUE TOMORROW

Friday – International Day!

       Homework - NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of February 18 – 22, 2008

Monday – NO SCHOOL – President’s Day
Catch up on STUDY ISLAND ASSIGNMENTS
Homework – Enjoy your holiday!

Tuesday – Finish the figurative language flipbook from last week.  Students will create a book of various types of figurative language, give the definition, an example, and an illustration.  (6.1.13) (6.1.18)
Grammar – Check Exercise 6 page 542, Exercise 7 page 543, and Exercise 11 page 545, Degrees of Comparison Using Adjectives and Adverbs.  Finish the tri-fold book on positive, comparative, superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Review the propaganda techniques used in various commercials.  (6.1.27)
LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett.
Homework – Quiz tomorrow on propaganda

Thursday – Read and discuss “The Bracelet,” page 149 (Holt Reader, page 60 – 71). Define vocabulary words using context clues (enormous, concentration camp, interned, aliens, forsaken, evacuated, telegram citizens, shabby, thrust). (6.1.10) (6.1.21)
Complete a quiz on the various types of propaganda.  (6.1.27)
Homework – Grammar – Complete workbook pages 125-128, Degrees of Comparison Using Adjectives and Adverbs

Friday – Complete a comprehension quiz on the story.  Review the vocabulary words, predictions, first person point of view, and figurative language used in the story.  Examine the personality of the main character. (6.1.10) (6.1.21)
Working in cooperative groups, students will create a new product and an advertisement/commercial using propaganda techniques.  (6.1.27)
Grammar – Check homework, workbook pages 125 – 128, Degrees of Comparison Using Adjectives and Adverbs.  (6.3.4)
Homework - NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of February 11 – 15, 2008

Book Report for the 3rd 9 weeks will be introduced to students.  They may use any fictional book of their chose as long as it is grade appropriate and over 100 pages.

Monday – Finish the figurative language flipbook from Friday.
Read and analyze poetry. (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Grammar - Complete the practice on adverbs.  (6.3.4)
Homework - NONE

Tuesday – Check poetry questions from Friday and Monday.  (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Grammar - Begin discussing comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs, page 538.  Discuss the degrees of comparison by adding -er and -est to adjectives.  Complete Exercise 1 page 538, Forming the Degrees of Comparison of One- or Two- Syllable Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – Grammar - Complete Exercise 2 page 539, Comparisons Using Adjectives

Wednesday – Grammar - Check Exercise 2 page 539, Comparisons Using Adjectives. Complete Exercise 3 page 540, Using Adjectives With More and Most, and Exercise 4 page 540, Revising Sentences with Adjectives. (6.3.4)
LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Ms. Dawkins.
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Introduce, define, and give examples of propaganda techniques – bandwagon, testimonial, transfer, stereotype, and name calling. Discuss commercials that use each specific technique. (6.1.21) (6.1.27)
Grammar - Discuss Irregular Adjectives and Adverbs, page 540 - 541. Complete Exercise 5, Recognizing the Degree of Irregular Modifiers, and Exercise 28 page 550, Using Troublesome Modifiers. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Friday – Grammar - Review comparative forms of adjectives (-er, -est or more, most).  Complete Exercise 6 page 542, Forming the Comparative and Superlative Degrees in Adverbs, Exercise 7 page 543, Using the Comparative and Superlative Degrees of Adverbs, and Exercise 11 page 545, Revising to Eliminate Errors in Comparisons. Using the same sentence, complete a tri-fold book to illustrate an adjective modifying a noun in positive form, comparative form, and superlative form. Complete workbook page 125-128, Using Adjectives to Compare.  (6.3.4)
Homework – Enjoy your LONG WEEKEND!!!

Enriched Language Arts

Week of February 4 – 8, 2008

Monday – Catch up on STUDY ISLAND!
Writing – Finish typing final draft of 5-paragraph essay using individual laptop computers.
Homework – Writing - Final draft of 5-paragraph essay due tomorrow

Tuesday – Read “Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss, page 627 - 630.  Discuss the made-up words and imaginary creatures found in Dr. Seuss stories. Identify simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, imagery, and rhyme scheme in context. (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Discuss tone and the elements of an ode.  Introduce and give the definitions for the Spanish words in the poem.  Read “Ode to Mi Gato” page 635 - 637.  Identify examples of similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, sensory details, and vivid verbs in the ode.  Compare the tone of this poem to the tone of “Sneetches.” (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Grammar – Complete Exercise 34 page 347, Identifying Adverbs, and Exercise 35 page 347, Identifying Adverbs and the Words They Modify. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Read “Ankylosaurus.”  Discuss rhyme, rhyming scheme, end rhyme, and internal rhyme.  Identify the examples of onomatopoeia from the poem.  Use context clues to identify the definitions of unfamiliar words in the poem.  (6.1.10) (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Grammar - Discuss the difference between adjectives and adverbs, page 342 - 343.  Complete Exercise 19 page 343, Distinguishing Between Adverbs and Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – Quiz on “Sneetches,” “Ankylosaurus,” and “Ode to Mi Gato” tomorrow

Thursday – Complete a quiz on “Sneetches,” “Ankylosaurus,” and “Ode to Mi Gato.”  Identify similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration in context.  (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Grammar – Review the difference between adjectives and adverbs.  Complete Exercise 19 page 343 and Exercise 23 page 345, Distinguishing Between Adjective or Adverb.  (6.3.4)
Homework – Combining Sentences Study Island due tomorrow

Friday – Read and analyze poetry.  Read various poems to identify figurative language in context.  Complete a graphic organizer to compare the poems.  Create a flipbook to illustrate simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.  (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Grammar – Review the difference between adjectives and adverbs.  Complete Exercise 36 page 347, Distinguishing Between Adverbs and Adjectives, and Exercise C page 376, Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs, as individual practice. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of January 28 – February 1, 2008

Monday – Grammar – THINK LINK FOCUS - Practice on combining sentences to review for a quiz tomorrow.  (6.2.9) (6.3.8)

Writing – Complete t-chart on a given topic.  Begin writing rough draft.  Essay requirements and prompt will be given in class. (6.2.1)

Homework - Grammar – Quiz tomorrow combining sentences

Tuesday – Begin discussing the Elements of Literature in Poetry. Discuss rhyme (end rhyme and internal rhyme), alliteration, meter, and free verse.  Introduce various types of figurative language.  Give definitions and examples of simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and imagery. (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)

Grammar – Complete a quiz on combining sentences.  Begin discussing Adverbs, page 340.  Introduce the questions adverbs answer and the parts of speech adverbs modify.  Complete Exercise 17 page 340, Identifying Adverbs.  (6.2.9) (6.3.4) (6.3.8)

Writing – Continue writing rough draft of 5-paragraph essay. 

Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Grammar – Complete Exercise 18 page 341, Identifying Adverbs and the Words They Modify (6.3.4)

Writing – Peer edit rough draft of 5-paragraph essay.

LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Ms. Dawkins. 

         Homework- NONE

Thursday – Read and discuss “The Sea…,” page 623.  Answer the discussion questions on page 625 to help the reader understand the poem.  Identify personification, onomatopoeia, and imagery in context.  Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem.  (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.20) (6.1.25)

Grammar - Review adverbs and the questions they answer.  Complete Exercise 22 page 345, Identifying Adverbs and the Words They Modify, using individual dry erase boards.  Complete workbook pages 29 - 30, The Adverb, as individual practice. (6.3.4)

Writing – Peer edit 5-paragraph essay.

         Homework – NONE

Friday – THINK LINK FOCUS – Figurative Language – simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and imagery.  (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.20) (6.1.25)

Grammar – Check pages 29 – 30 in the English workbook. (6.3.4)

Writing – Begin typing final draft of 5-paragraph essay.

         Homework – NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of January 21 – 25, 2008

Monday -    NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Holiday

Tuesday – Review the sequence of events and conflicts from “Ta-Na-E-Ka.”  (6.1.21)
Grammar – Finish and check workbook page 71 - 72, Combining Sentences. (6.2.9) (6.3.8)
Writing – BRAINPOP – 5-paragraph essays.  Watch the review movie and complete a quiz on the information from the movie.
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Review the spelling and vocabulary words from the story. (6.1.10)
LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Ms. Dawkins.
Homework – “Ta-Na-E-Ka” comprehension skills test tomorrow

Thursday – Listen to “Ta-Na-E-Ka” on CD and complete the comprehension skills test. Review spelling and vocabulary words for the test tomorrow. (6.1.10) (6.1.15) (6.3.3)
Grammar Link – Complete Exercise 3 page 523, Subject/ Verb Agreement with Compound Subjects.  (6.3.3)
Grammar – Complete practice on combining sentences. (6.2.9) (6.3.8)
Homework – Spelling and vocabulary tests tomorrow

Friday – Complete a spelling and vocabulary test from the story, “Ta-Na-E-Ka.”  (6.1.10)
THINKLINK FOCUS – Combining Sentences.  (6.2.9) (6.3.8)
Grammar - Complete practice on combining sentences. (6.2.9) (6.3.8)
Writing – Review organization for 5-paragraph essay. Complete a t-chart on a given prompt. (6.2.1)
Homework – NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of January 14 – 18, 2008

Monday- Discuss the vocabulary for Collection 2, page 43 (Holt Reader).  Introduce the story of the week, “Ta-na-e-ka,” page 134.  Introduce and copy the spelling words and define vocabulary words using context clues from the story. (6.1.10)

Grammar Link - Discuss subject/ verb agreement.  (6.3.3)

Grammar – Introduce the 4th technique for combining sentences, forming adjective and adverb phrases, page 32.  Complete Exercise 4 page 32, Combining by Using Clauses, as guided practice.  (6.2.9) (6.3.8)

     Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Read “Ta-Na-E-Ka,” page 134 – 141 (page 46 – 57 Holt Reader), answering the guided reading questions as you read.  Review the spelling and vocabulary words from the story.  Complete Vocabulary and Comprehension, page 59 (Holt Reader).  (6.1.10) (6.1.21)

Homework – Grammar – Complete Exercise 16 page 447, Combining Sentences Using Phrases

Wednesday – Grammar – Check Exercise 16 page 447, Combining Sentences Using Phrases.  Complete Exercise 12 page 444, Combining by Using Clauses. (6.2.9) (6.3.8)

LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Ms. Dawkins.

Homework – NONE

Thursday - Comprehension quiz on “Ta-Na-E-Ka.”  Identify the literary elements from the story with an emphasis on sequence of events and conflict (internal and external).  Review spelling and vocabulary words from the story.  Check Vocabulary and Comprehension, page 59 (Holt Reader).  (6.1.10) (6.1.21)

THINK LINK FOCUS – Distinguishing literary genres.  (6.1.20)

Grammar Link - Discuss subject/ verb agreement.  Complete and check pages 117 - 118 in the English workbook, Subject/ Verb Agreement.  (6.3.3)

Homework – STUDY ISLAND- Literary Genres

Friday – THINK LINK FOCUS – Combining Sentences.  (6.2.9) (6.3.8)

Grammar – Review the ways to combine sentences. Complete workbook page 71 - 72, Combining Sentences, as individual practice. (6.2.9) (6.3.8)

Writing - Review the t-chart and organization of 5-paragraph essay.  Begin t-chart and rough draft for essay.  (6.2.1)

     Homework - NONE