Sixth Grade English/Language Arts
Reading Counts Book Tests Due:
September 27, 2019 (1st Book Due) October 20, 2019 (2nd Book Due) ***Books must be new to you and read this marking period*** ****Books must be GOOD FIT books for you, not too low, not too high.....good interest level and length to finish in time.**** Independent Reading Books: You must have at least one independent reading book with you in class every day for our 20 minutes of independent reading time. Not bringing a book to class will result in a lunch detention. Scholastic Book Club Orders: Website Link Click Here My Classroom Code: GQ98Z Literary Devices - Definitions Website |
Bud, Not Buddy - Quizlet Links
Vocabulary Week A, TTT, Quizlet Form, Quizlet Link
Vocabulary Week B, TTT, Quizlet Form, Quizlet Link Vocabulary Week C, TTT, Quizlet Form, Quizlet Link Vocabulary Week D, TTT, Quizlet Form, Quizlet Link *Vocabulary Quizzes are given on the Friday at the end of the second week of activities. Bud, Not Buddy - Theme
Determination - Bud is determined to find his father. Grammar Focus
Week One - Introduction to Grammar Week Two - Common Nouns/Capitalization of Nouns Week Three - Pronouns Week Four - Adjectives Week Five - Verbs, Sub/Verb Agreement Week Six - Adverbs Week Seven - Interjections/Conjunctions Week Eight - Review |
Week of October 21, 2019:
Monday: Bud, Not Buddy - Study Guide
Tuesday: Bud, Not Buddy - Common Assessment
Wednesday: Library - Bud, Not Buddy - Review
Thursday: Bud, Not Buddy - Retake
Friday:
Monday: Bud, Not Buddy - Study Guide
Tuesday: Bud, Not Buddy - Common Assessment
Wednesday: Library - Bud, Not Buddy - Review
Thursday: Bud, Not Buddy - Retake
Friday:
Week of October 14, 2019:
Monday: Independent Reading, No Vocabulary this week, Bud, Not Buddy - Quick Write in Journals(classwork only) and Read Chapter 15. Focus on Vivid Descriptions and Details.
Tuesday: Independent Reading, Chapter 15 Discussion(similes, vivid language, author's purpose), Read Chapter 16 - Focus on Characters, Grammar - Verbs
Wednesday: Library - Book Fair!!! Independent Reading, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 17
Thursday: Independent Reading, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 18
Friday: Independent Reading, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 19
Monday: Independent Reading, No Vocabulary this week, Bud, Not Buddy - Quick Write in Journals(classwork only) and Read Chapter 15. Focus on Vivid Descriptions and Details.
Tuesday: Independent Reading, Chapter 15 Discussion(similes, vivid language, author's purpose), Read Chapter 16 - Focus on Characters, Grammar - Verbs
Wednesday: Library - Book Fair!!! Independent Reading, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 17
Thursday: Independent Reading, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 18
Friday: Independent Reading, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 19
Week of October 7, 2019:
Monday: Independent Reading, Tic Tac Toe Vocab Week C due Friday, Vocab Quiz Friday, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 10, Focus Question #3 on Google Classroom due Tuesday: Why is the man worried about Bud being on the road at night near Owosso? How does the man try to help Bud?
Tuesday: Read Aloud(Ms. Bixby's Last Day), Vocabulary TTT Week C work time(Due Friday), Grammar - Adjectives and Pronouns, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 11
Wednesday: Library, Vocabulary TTT Week C work time(Due Friday), Independent Reading Time - Book #2 Due October 25, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 11 Focus Question #4 on Google Classroom - What does Bud learn about Lefty? What does Bud learn about Herman E. Calloway?
Thursday: Independent Reading - Book #2 Due October 25, Vocabulary TTT Week C Work Time, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 12
Friday: Bud, Not Buddy Focus Question # 5 - What convinces Bud that he is in the right place? What additional proof that Herman must be his father does Bud get from the conversation between the band members?, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapters 13 and 14
Monday: Independent Reading, Tic Tac Toe Vocab Week C due Friday, Vocab Quiz Friday, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 10, Focus Question #3 on Google Classroom due Tuesday: Why is the man worried about Bud being on the road at night near Owosso? How does the man try to help Bud?
Tuesday: Read Aloud(Ms. Bixby's Last Day), Vocabulary TTT Week C work time(Due Friday), Grammar - Adjectives and Pronouns, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 11
Wednesday: Library, Vocabulary TTT Week C work time(Due Friday), Independent Reading Time - Book #2 Due October 25, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 11 Focus Question #4 on Google Classroom - What does Bud learn about Lefty? What does Bud learn about Herman E. Calloway?
Thursday: Independent Reading - Book #2 Due October 25, Vocabulary TTT Week C Work Time, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 12
Friday: Bud, Not Buddy Focus Question # 5 - What convinces Bud that he is in the right place? What additional proof that Herman must be his father does Bud get from the conversation between the band members?, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapters 13 and 14
Week of September 30, 2019:
Monday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocab Quizlet Week C due Thursday, ELA Beacon Testing in Class
Tuesday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocab Quizlet Week C due Thursday, ELA Beacon Testing in Class, Opinion Essay Rough Draft Due Wednesday
Wednesday: Library, Peer Reviews of Opinion Essay Rough Draft in Class - Revision/Edit Time - Final Draft Due Thursday
Thursday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocab Quizlet Week C due - Opinion Essay Final Revisions and Printing in Class - Due Today
Friday: Homecoming - No ELA Class - Report to Seminar
Monday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocab Quizlet Week C due Thursday, ELA Beacon Testing in Class
Tuesday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocab Quizlet Week C due Thursday, ELA Beacon Testing in Class, Opinion Essay Rough Draft Due Wednesday
Wednesday: Library, Peer Reviews of Opinion Essay Rough Draft in Class - Revision/Edit Time - Final Draft Due Thursday
Thursday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocab Quizlet Week C due - Opinion Essay Final Revisions and Printing in Class - Due Today
Friday: Homecoming - No ELA Class - Report to Seminar
Week of September 23, 2019:
Monday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Tic Tac Toe Vocab B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 8
Tuesday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Tic Tac Toe Vocab B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday, Historical Fiction Notes in ELA Notebook, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 8, Focus Question #2(Assessment Grade!) on google classroom: What happens when Bud tries to hop a train with Bugs? What is he thinking at the end of the chapter as a result of his experiences? Answer Plan: 1. Begin by restating the question about Bud's experiences with Bugs. 2. Write a few sentences telling what Bud learns about Hooverville. Use a quotation from the text that describes the scene or the people. 3. Write a few sentences summarizing Bud's experience in Hooverville. 4. End by telling how Bud is feeling about missing the train. Predict what he might do next, providing evidence from the text to support your prediction. (12pts)
Wednesday: Library, Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - Book #1 Due Friday!!!, Tic Tac Toe B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday, Historical Fiction
Thursday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - Book #1 Due Friday!!!, Tic Tac Toe B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday - Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 8 - Sequence of Events Focus
Friday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - Book #1 Due Friday!!!, Tic Tac Toe B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday - Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 9, Quick Write in Journals, Comparisons in Text
Monday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Tic Tac Toe Vocab B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 8
Tuesday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Tic Tac Toe Vocab B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday, Historical Fiction Notes in ELA Notebook, Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 8, Focus Question #2(Assessment Grade!) on google classroom: What happens when Bud tries to hop a train with Bugs? What is he thinking at the end of the chapter as a result of his experiences? Answer Plan: 1. Begin by restating the question about Bud's experiences with Bugs. 2. Write a few sentences telling what Bud learns about Hooverville. Use a quotation from the text that describes the scene or the people. 3. Write a few sentences summarizing Bud's experience in Hooverville. 4. End by telling how Bud is feeling about missing the train. Predict what he might do next, providing evidence from the text to support your prediction. (12pts)
Wednesday: Library, Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - Book #1 Due Friday!!!, Tic Tac Toe B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday, Historical Fiction
Thursday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - Book #1 Due Friday!!!, Tic Tac Toe B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday - Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 8 - Sequence of Events Focus
Friday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - Book #1 Due Friday!!!, Tic Tac Toe B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quiz and TTT Due Friday - Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 9, Quick Write in Journals, Comparisons in Text
Week of September 16, 2019:
Monday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Kahoot for Vocab B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week B, Bud Not Buddy - Chapter 4, Literary Devices/Crafts Notes in ELA Notebook
Tuesday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocabulary Work Time - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week B, Bud Not Buddy - Chapter 5, Literary Devices/Crafts Notes in ELA Notebook, Begin Focus Question #1 on Google Classroom: Bud now understands better what his mother meant when she said, "When one door closes, another door opens." What does he understand? Give concrete examples.
Wednesday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocabulary Work Time - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week B, Bud Not Buddy - Chapter 5, Focus Question #1 Due Thursday on Google Classroom: Bud now understands better what his mother meant when she said, "When one door closes, another door opens." What does he understand? Give concrete examples.
Thursday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - BOOK #1 Due NEXT FRIDAY, Sept. 27, Vocab Week B Quizlet Work Time - Due Friday, Sept. 19, Bud Not Buddy - Chapter 6 and 7 focusing on examples of Literary Devises in the book.
Friday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - BOOK #1 Due NEXT FRIDAY, Sept. 27, Vocab Week B Quizlet Work Time - Due Today, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 8, Historical Information on Hoovervilles,
Monday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Kahoot for Vocab B, Vocabulary Work Time - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week B, Bud Not Buddy - Chapter 4, Literary Devices/Crafts Notes in ELA Notebook
Tuesday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocabulary Work Time - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week B, Bud Not Buddy - Chapter 5, Literary Devices/Crafts Notes in ELA Notebook, Begin Focus Question #1 on Google Classroom: Bud now understands better what his mother meant when she said, "When one door closes, another door opens." What does he understand? Give concrete examples.
Wednesday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks, Vocabulary Work Time - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week B, Bud Not Buddy - Chapter 5, Focus Question #1 Due Thursday on Google Classroom: Bud now understands better what his mother meant when she said, "When one door closes, another door opens." What does he understand? Give concrete examples.
Thursday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - BOOK #1 Due NEXT FRIDAY, Sept. 27, Vocab Week B Quizlet Work Time - Due Friday, Sept. 19, Bud Not Buddy - Chapter 6 and 7 focusing on examples of Literary Devises in the book.
Friday: Independent Reading/RC Bookmarks - BOOK #1 Due NEXT FRIDAY, Sept. 27, Vocab Week B Quizlet Work Time - Due Today, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 8, Historical Information on Hoovervilles,
Week of September 9, 2019:
Monday: Read Aloud: Ms. Bixby's Last Day, Vocabulary Week A: Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due Friday, Vocab A Quiz Friday, Independent Reading, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 1
Tuesday: Independent Reading, Vocabulary Week A: Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due Friday, Vocab A Quiz Friday, Analyzing Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 1, ELA Notebook Notes
Wednesday: Independent Reading, Vocabulary Week A: Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due Friday, Vocab A Quiz Friday, Analyzing Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 2, ELA Notebook Notes- Grammar Nouns and Proper Nouns
Thursday: Independent Reading, Vocabulary Week A: Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due Friday, Vocab A Quiz Friday, Analyzing Bud, Not Buddy - Quick Write #1 on Google Classroom Due Friday
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz Week A - Vocab Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due today! - Read Chapter 3 in Bud, Not Buddy (Focus on Flashbacks and Foreshadowing)
Monday: Read Aloud: Ms. Bixby's Last Day, Vocabulary Week A: Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due Friday, Vocab A Quiz Friday, Independent Reading, Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 1
Tuesday: Independent Reading, Vocabulary Week A: Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due Friday, Vocab A Quiz Friday, Analyzing Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 1, ELA Notebook Notes
Wednesday: Independent Reading, Vocabulary Week A: Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due Friday, Vocab A Quiz Friday, Analyzing Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 2, ELA Notebook Notes- Grammar Nouns and Proper Nouns
Thursday: Independent Reading, Vocabulary Week A: Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due Friday, Vocab A Quiz Friday, Analyzing Bud, Not Buddy - Quick Write #1 on Google Classroom Due Friday
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz Week A - Vocab Tic Tac Toe(TTT) due today! - Read Chapter 3 in Bud, Not Buddy (Focus on Flashbacks and Foreshadowing)
Week of September 2, 2019:
Monday: Labor Day - No School
Tuesday: Schedule Reviews, Classroom Policy and Procedures Reviews, Vocabulary Introduction - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week A
Wednesday: Library, Reading Counts Bookmarks, Vocabulary Work Time - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week A
Thursday: Independent Reading, Vocab Work Time, All About Me Letters on Google Classroom - Due Friday, Read Aloud- Ms. Bixby's Last Day
Friday: Read Aloud- Ms. Bixby's Last Day, Vocab Work Time, Introduction to Bud, Not Buddy and it's main theme
Monday: Labor Day - No School
Tuesday: Schedule Reviews, Classroom Policy and Procedures Reviews, Vocabulary Introduction - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week A
Wednesday: Library, Reading Counts Bookmarks, Vocabulary Work Time - Quizlet Due Friday for Vocab Week A
Thursday: Independent Reading, Vocab Work Time, All About Me Letters on Google Classroom - Due Friday, Read Aloud- Ms. Bixby's Last Day
Friday: Read Aloud- Ms. Bixby's Last Day, Vocab Work Time, Introduction to Bud, Not Buddy and it's main theme
Week of August 26, 2019:
Monday: Welcome to ELA! Signed Syllabus Form due Tuesday, Introduction to Ms. Post, Schedule Review
Tuesday: Classroom Policies and Procedures, Google Classroom, Moodle, Dice "Get to know you" Activity
Wednesday: Book Sort Activity - Genres
Thursday: Lexile (SRI) Test, ELA Notebook Preparation and Genre Map
Friday: No School - Labor Day Weekend
Monday: Welcome to ELA! Signed Syllabus Form due Tuesday, Introduction to Ms. Post, Schedule Review
Tuesday: Classroom Policies and Procedures, Google Classroom, Moodle, Dice "Get to know you" Activity
Wednesday: Book Sort Activity - Genres
Thursday: Lexile (SRI) Test, ELA Notebook Preparation and Genre Map
Friday: No School - Labor Day Weekend