6th ELA/Reading (Lake Middle School)

Due: 02/28/2020

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:18:20 PST

This week, we will continue to review for benchmark. Our ELA benchmark is next Tuesday, so we are making sure to hit the important standards. We will be focusing on all the power standards studied which contain:

1. Summary (summing up the main parts of a text)

2. Central idea (the main idea of a text) and supporting details (evidence used to find the central idea of text)

3. Theme (the lesson or moral of the story; ex. "Never give up," Love conquers all," etc.

4. Citing

5. Inferences (make an educated guess based on prior knowledge and textual evidence (quotes/evidence from the text). Examples of making an inference: Pinocchio's nose grows when he tells people that he has gone to school. Our inference is that he is not telling the truth because we already know his nose grows when he does not tell the truth.

6. Citing- Finding evidence in the text to support your answer

7. Key events, individuals, ideas (important details about an event, individual, or idea)

8. Figurative language (Something used as non literal language. Ex. I could eat a horse. This does not mean someone will literally eat a horse; it means they are hungry, so they could eat much food at that time.)

Our writing this week will focus on W.6.1-Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Monday and Tuesday homework both contain questions that have the above standards mentioned with a short informative text to read for each day.

Bell ringers, vocabulary cartoons, homework, and homework calendar are attached.

Also, we will have a quiz on academic vocabulary words Friday. I will attach the words as well.

Have a great week!

Due: 02/21/2020

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:02:36 PST

This week, we will continue to review for benchmark. We will be focusing on two important power standards:

RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).

RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings

We will also be reviewing the following standards:

L.6.4 : Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate
W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well chosen details, and well structured event sequences

The bell ringers, vocabulary cartoons, homework, and homework calendar are attached.

The homework for Monday is a review packet. The homework questions contain summary (summing up the main parts of a text), central idea (the main idea of a text), supporting details (evidence used to find the central idea of text), and theme (the lesson or moral of the story; ex. "Never give up," Love conquers all," etc. The text is called "Dust," and it explains a family's experience of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Monday night's homework is #1-5, and Tuesday night's homework is #6-10.

Have a great week!

Due: 02/14/2020

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:02:20 PST

Hello,

This week will start review for benchmark. We will be focusing on two important power standards:

RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
RL.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text based upon this determination.

We will also be reviewing the following standards:

L.6.4 : Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate
W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well chosen details, and well structured event sequences

The bell ringers, vocabulary cartoons, homework, and homework calendar are attached.

The homework for Monday is an inference packet. To make an inference is to make an educated guess based on prior knowledge and textual evidence (quotes/evidence from the text).Examples of making an inference: Pinocchio's nose grows when he tells people that he has gone to school. Our inference is that he is not telling the truth because we already know his nose grows when he does not tell the truth.

The homework for Tuesday is a theme packet. To identify the theme, one must figure out the lesson that the author is trying to show. Examples of theme are: "Never give up," "Don't be greedy," etc.

Have a great week!

Due: 02/07/2020

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:31:48 PST

Hello,

This week, I will be teaching the following standards:

RI.6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

L.6.5b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.

W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

To sum it up, we are still focusing on argumentative writing and learning analogies.

We are also covering past standards to get ready for benchmark. The homework for the week comes from the "Grade 6 Natural Resources" attachment. Monday's homework #1-5, and #6-10 is for Tuesday night. The rest of the attachments are classwork and bell ringers. The homework calendar is also attached. We do have a test tomorrow, and it will be focused on all the standards I have taught so far to get ready for benchmark as well.

Let's have a great week!

Due: 01/31/2020

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:43:32 PST

This week, we will be reviewing L.6.4b-Use common, grade appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). We will focus on RI.6.8-Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. The homework calendar, homework, classwork, bell ringers, vocabulary, and vocabulary cartoons are attached for the week. The students will have a debate on project on Friday, and I will attach the rubric for this as well. A nonfiction AR quiz must be taken by every Friday, and they will have a vocabulary quiz this week. Have a great week!

Due: 01/24/2020

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:31:41 PST

Hello all,

This week, we will be finishing RI.6.9 (Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take) for informational texts, and start on RL.6.9 (Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres ((e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories)) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics) for literary texts. Bell ringers this week will be spiral review, and we are reviewing inferences. Homework will focus on RL.6.9. Homework for Tuesday night are pages 398-401, and for Thursday night, the pages are 402-406. Also, the homework calendar for the week is attached. Non-fiction AR is due every Friday. There will also be an ELS assessment on Friday.

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Due: 01/17/2020

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:13:53 PST

This week, the students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. The bell ringers, homework, vocabulary, and vocabulary cartoons for the week are attached as well. Homework for Monday is Ready packet pgs. 322-323, and the homework for Tuesday is pgs. Ready packet pgs. 324-327. Have a great week!

Due: 01/10/2020

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:33:49 PST

This week, we will have two benchmarks. Thursday's benchmark is ELA, and Writing is on Friday. This week, we are reviewing all standards.

Due: 12/13/2019

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:25:45 PST

This week, we will be reviewing for 9 weeks test. All standards, especially the power standards such as central idea, inference, summaries, theme, citing, etc., will be focused on this week. There will be a test Friday on the standards covered. All students must read at least one nonfiction A.R. book by Friday of every week. Monday's homework pages are 119-122, and Tuesday's homework pages are 123-126. Attached are the bell ringers and homework for the week.

Due: 12/06/2019

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:18:16 PST

This week, we will focus on standard RI6.7-Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. The students will apply information from multiple sources to understand a topic. The students will also focus on informative writing this week. The bell ringers, vocabulary activities, and homework for the week are attached. The students will not be tested Friday, but they will need to have read a nonfiction A.R. book and much of their essays finished.