This school year, we will be working on the following Georgia Performance standards (GPS)

ELA6R2: The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing.

ELA6W1: The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and provides a satisfying closure.

ELA6W2: The student demonstrated competence in a variety of genres.

ELA6W4 The student consistently uses the writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing.

ELA6C1: The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats.

The Georgia Performance Standard ELA6RC states that students will read 25 books in order to meet the standard. There is an in-class Reading Log Documentation Notebook that your child will use to record his/her readings and assessments. The Independent Reading Assessment grade will count as one test grade per nine weeks.

1 book read & assessment passed = 79/C

2 books read & assessments passed = 89/B

3 or more books read and assessments passed = 100/ AFeb

*Note* Class and homework assignments are subject to change depending on how much of the material was covered and or masterd in class. As a result, please click the save and notify tab so thayt you will be alerted when an assignment has been changed.

COMPLETING ONE BOOK PROJECT = 79/C 2= 89/ B AND 3 BOOK PROJECTS = A 100/ A AS AN A.R. GRADE. Please make sure your child is reading each night.

Feb. 6th-10th-2012 

Monday

Learning Steps

1. smart start

2. collect & check essay outlines 

3. grade assignment numbers 16-17

4. RRR Parts of Speech song and activities-REVIEW FOR THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH TEST THAT WILL BE GIVEN TOMORROW!

5. Parts of Speech Project-Due Feb. 29th. THIS PROJECT WILL COUNT AS A TEST GRADE! I WILL SHOW EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT THE STUDENTS CAN TURN IN.

 6. (If time permits, give the notebook test)

Homework

1. Review the 8 parts of speech notes for the test tomorrow

2. essay assignment 

3. parts of speech project

4. read A.R. book/book project

 Tuesday

1. smart start 

2. complete the RRR Parts of Speech work from yesterday and review the answers

3. Phase 8 parts of speech review game

4. notebook test  

5. discuss Conversation Hearts extra credit activity/show examples

6. return outlines 

Homework

1. essay assignment 

2. parts of spech project

3. conversation heart/extra credit assignment

4. read A.R. book/book project

5. study for the 8 parts of speech test tomorrow

  Wednesday

1. smart start

2. return notebook test papers

3. 8 parts of speech test

4. Notes: Independent & Dependent clauses/student practice & class work

5. define Words To Own for the lit story, "All Summer in a Day" in the literature book/pages 316-318 ( 5 words)

Homework 

1. essay assignment 

2. parts of speech project

3. extra credit assignment

4. define the words to own for the story, "All Summer in a day" (if we did not get a chnce to do it in class

5. A.R./book project 

Thursday

1. smart start

2. Introduce Collection 5 Justice for All unit in the literature book

3."All Summer in a Day" literature book pages 312-325

4. making meaning questions/creative writing pg 324 Writing a new story ending 

5. review Ind. & Dep. clauses/classwork

6. return & discuss the 8 parts of speech test

Homework

1. essay assignment  

2. parts of speech project

3. extra credit assignment

4. read a.r. book/book project

5. complete the making meaning questions and the creative writing assignment: writing a new story ending

 Friday

1. smart start 

2. "All Summer... " questions & quiz

3. ind. & dep. clauses

 Homework

1. essay assignment

2. parts of speech project

3. extra credit assignment-due Monday

4. read A.R. book/ work on book project