Ms. Dawkins – Language Arts

Enriched Language Arts
Language Arts

Week of April 14 – 18, 2008

Monday – Review for TCAP.
Homework – NONE

Tuesday – TCAP TEST – MATH PART 1 &2  -     Review for TCAP.
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – TCAP TEST – LANGUAGE ARTS PART 1 & 2 – Introduce novel, Tuck Everlasting. Students will be presented with a glass jar of water.  They will be asked questions to generate a class discussion that relates to the novel.  Make predictions as to what they think the novel will be about.
Homework – NONE

Thursday – TCAP TEST – SCIENCE PART 1 & 2 – Read and discuss Prologue through Chapter 2 of Tuck Everlasting.  Copy spelling and vocabulary words from Chapters 1 – 3 of Tuck Everlasting.  Begin defining the vocabulary words using context clues from the text.  (6.1.10) (6.1.21)
Homework – NONE

Friday – TCAP TEST – SOCIAL STUDIES PART 1 & 2
Homework – NONE

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Language Arts

April 7 – 11, 2008

TCAP REVIEW

Language Arts Skills – Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.  Rearrange multi-paragraphed work in a logical and coherent order.  Select the best way to combine sentences.  Identify the purpose for writing (to inform, describe, explain, persuade).  Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.  Evaluate text for fact or opinion.  Draw inferences from selected texts. Recognize point of view in literature.  Select an appropriate summary statement and determine whether the theme is stated or implied.  Analyze the use of similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole within context. Using context clues, dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries as aids in determining the meanings of unfamiliar words.  Locate and verify information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.  Identify stated and implied cause and effect relationships.  Complete graphic organizer.  Select appropriate time-order or transitional words, concluding sentences, supporting sentences, and thesis sentence for well-developed paragraphs.  Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.  Supply a missing piece of information in an outline.  Rank possible research resources according to reliability.  Identify the correct use of commas within context.  (6.1.6) (6.1.9) (6.1.15) (6.1.16) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.22) (6.1.23) (6.1.26) (6.2.1) (6.2.2) (6.2.3) (6.2.6) (6.2.7) (6.2.8) (6.2.9) (6.2.10) (6.2.11) (6.2.12) (6.2.13) (6.2.14) (6.3.4) (6.3.7) (6.3.8)

Enriched Language Arts

Week of March 31 – April 4, 2008

Monday- Benchmark Test #1 – Additional practice on REORGANIZING TEXT.  (6.2.6)
Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Benchmark Test #1 – Additional practice on REORGANIZING TEXT.  (6.2.6)
Homework – COME TO TCAP PREPARATION NIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT – 5:30 – 6:30

Wednesday – LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett.
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Benchmark Test #2 – Additional practice on THESIS STATEMENT.  (6.2.13)
Homework – NONE

Friday – Benchmark Test #2 – Additional practice on THESIS STATEMENT AND PROPAGANDA.  (6.2.13) (6.1.27)
Homework – NONE

Benchmark Test  #1 –Language Arts Skills – Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.  Rearrange multi-paragraphed work in a logical and coherent order.  Select the best way to combine sentences.  Identify the purpose for writing (to inform, describe, explain, persuade).  Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.  Evaluate text for fact or opinion.  (6.1.9) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.22) (6.1.23) (6.1.26) (6.2.2) (6.2.3) (6.2.6) (6.2.7) (6.2.9) (6.2.10) (6.3.7) (6.3.8)

Benchmark Test #2 – Language Arts Skills – Draw inferences from selected texts. Recognize point of view in literature.  Select an appropriate summary statement and determine whether the theme is stated or implied.  Analyze the use of similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole within context.   (6.1.9) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.22) (6.1.23) (6.1.26) (6.2.2) (6.2.3) (6.2.6) (6.2.7) (6.2.9) (6.2.10) (6.3.7) (6.3.8)

Language Arts

Week of March 31 – April 4, 2008

Monday- Benchmark Test #1 – Additional practice on REORGANIZING TEXT.  (6.2.6)
Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Benchmark Test #2 – Additional practice on REORGANIZING TEXT.  (6.2.6)
Homework – COME TO TCAP PREPARATION NIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT – 5:30 – 6:30

Wednesday – Benchmark Test #2 – Additional practice on THESIS STATEMENT.  (6.2.13)
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Benchmark Test #2 – Additional practice on THESIS STATEMENT.  (6.2.13)
Homework – NONE

Friday – Benchmark Test #2 – Additional practice on PROPAGANDA. (6.1.27)
Homework – NONE

Benchmark Test  #1 –Language Arts Skills – Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.  Rearrange multi-paragraphed work in a logical and coherent order.  Select the best way to combine sentences.  Identify the purpose for writing (to inform, describe, explain, persuade).  Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.  Evaluate text for fact or opinion.  (6.1.9) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.22) (6.1.23) (6.1.26) (6.2.2) (6.2.3) (6.2.6) (6.2.7) (6.2.9) (6.2.10) (6.3.7) (6.3.8)

Benchmark Test #2 – Language Arts Skills – Draw inferences from selected texts. Recognize point of view in literature.  Select an appropriate summary statement and determine whether the theme is stated or implied.  Analyze the use of similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole within context.   (6.1.9) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.22) (6.1.23) (6.1.26) (6.2.2) (6.2.3) (6.2.6) (6.2.7) (6.2.9) (6.2.10) (6.3.7) (6.3.8)

Join us for 6th grade TCAP Preparation Night

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

5:30 – 6:30

There will be a quick general meeting in the cafeteria.  Then, parents will meet with their child’s team of teachers for more details.  You will receive helpful hints, online practice sites, TCAP tips, and ideas of what you can do to ensure that your child does well on the TCAP test.

We hope to see you there!!!

Enriched Language Arts

Week of March 24 – 28, 2008

TCAP REVIEW
We will be reviewing and pre-teaching various skills that will be tested on the TCAP Achievement Test.  Please check my website DAILY, as homework and skills taught may change depending on the amount of practice needed.  Thanks for your cooperation.

If you need additional practice on anything, please let me know so I can find something for you.  We will continue completing practice tests on Think Link.  Also, here are a couple great TCAP practice web sites for practice:

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_lang.htm

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Monday – TCAP Review – Grammar – Review prepositional phrases.  Discuss how to distinguish between prepositions and adverbs, page 354.  Complete Exercise 9 page 358 and Exercise 10 page 359, Distinguishing Between Prepositions and Adverbs.  Sing the “Yankee Doodle” preposition song. (6.3.4) (6.3.11)
COLONS – Discuss the use of colons.  Watch a Brain POP movie on colons.  Complete Exercise 28 page 576, Supplying Colons in Sentences, and Exercise 29 page 576, Proofreading for Colons.  (6.3.10)
Homework – NONE

Tuesday– TCAP Review – Complete a mini-TCAP test, which is formatted exactly as the real test will be.
Grammar – Complete a preposition word sort to review the prepositions.  Sing the preposition song to the tune on “Yankee Doodle.”  (6.3.4) (6.3.11)
COLONS – Discuss the use of colons.  Complete Exercise 31 page 577, Using Colons. (6.3.10)
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – TCAP Review – Grammar – Complete practice on types of punctuation.  (6.3.5) (6.3.6) (6.3.10)
LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett.
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Grammar – Identify prepositional phrases in poetry.  Create prepositional poems following the checklist provided.  (6.3.11)
Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on adverbs, prepositions, and punctuation

Friday – TCAP Review – Benchmark Test #1 – Complete additional practice on reorganizing text.
Grammar – Complete a quiz on adverbs, prepositions, and punctuation.  (6.3.4) (6.3.10) (6.3.11)
Homework – NONE

Benchmark Test  #1 –Language Arts Skills – Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.  Rearrange multi-paragraphed work in a logical and coherent order.  Select the best way to combine sentences.  Identify the purpose for writing (to inform, describe, explain, persuade).  Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.  Evaluate text for fact or opinion.  (6.1.9) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.22) (6.1.23) (6.1.26) (6.2.2) (6.2.3) (6.2.6) (6.2.7) (6.2.9) (6.2.10) (6.3.7) (6.3.8)

Language Arts

Week of March 24 – 28, 2008

TCAP REVIEW
We will be reviewing and pre-teaching various skills that will be tested on the TCAP Achievement Test.  Please check my website DAILY, as homework and skills taught may change depending on the amount of practice needed.  Thanks for your cooperation.

If you need additional practice on anything, please let me know so I can find something for you.  We will continue completing practice tests on Think Link.  Also, here are a couple great TCAP practice web sites for practice:

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_lang.htm

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Monday – TCAP Review – Grammar – Review prepositional phrases.  Discuss how to distinguish between prepositions and adverbs, page 354.  Complete Exercise 9 and Exercise 10 page 358, Distinguishing Between Prepositions and Adverbs.  Sing the “Yankee Doodle” preposition song. (6.3.4) (6.3.11)
COLONS – Discuss the use of colons.  Watch a Brain POP movie on colons.  Complete Exercise 28 page 576, Supplying Colons in Sentences, and Exercise 29 page 576, Proofreading for Colons.  (6.3.10)
Homework – NONE

Tuesday– TCAP Review – Complete a mini-TCAP test, which is formatted exactly as the real test will be.
Grammar – Complete a preposition word sort to review the prepositions.  Sing the preposition song to the tune on “Yankee Doodle.”  (6.3.4) (6.3.11)
COLONS – Review the use of colons. Finish Exercise 29 page 576, Supplying Colons in Sentences, and complete Exercise 31 page 577, Using Colons.  (6.3.10)
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – TCAP Review – Benchmark Test #1
Grammar– Complete practice on types of punctuation. (6.3.5) (6.3.6) (6.3.10)
Homework – NONE

Thursday – TCAP Review – Benchmark Test #1
Grammar – Discuss and review QUOTATION MARKS- Exercise 35 page 578, Using Quotation Marks With Direct Quotations, workbook page 158, Quotation Marks in Direct Quotations.  (6.3.6)
Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on adverbs, prepositions, and punctuation

Friday – TCAP Review – Benchmark Test #1 – Complete additional practice on reorganizing text.
Grammar – Complete a quiz on adverbs, prepositions, and punctuation.   (6.3.4) (6.3.5) (6.3.10) (6.3.11)
Homework – NONE

Benchmark Test  #1 –Language Arts Skills – Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.  Rearrange multi-paragraphed work in a logical and coherent order.  Select the best way to combine sentences.  Identify the purpose for writing (to inform, describe, explain, persuade).  Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.  Evaluate text for fact or opinion.  (6.1.9) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.22) (6.1.23) (6.1.26) (6.2.2) (6.2.3) (6.2.6) (6.2.7) (6.2.9) (6.2.10) (6.3.7) (6.3.8)

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.

Language Arts

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