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6th Grade Language Arts: The Knights Team
Sherry Tarner
SOUTHEAST MIDDLE
Contact Sherry TarnerPage Last Updated Nov 19, 2008
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Welcome to
Mrs. Tarner's
6th Grade
Language Arts
Homepage
Mrs. Tarner's
6th Grade
Language Arts
Homepage
If you have any questions or concerns you can email me: tarnersl@rss.k12.nc.us
or call me at the school: 704-638-5561 x116.
I check email several times per day and promise to get back to you within 24 hours if not sooner!
News & Events
•11/19 Big 6 Project Begins•11/25 1:30pm Dismissal for parade
•11/26-11/28 Thanksgiving Break-- No School
•12/3 Second Qtr. Progress Reports issued
•12/19 to 1/4 Winter Break
•1/15 Big 6 Project Due
In Class
What We're Doing Now:
1) We are finishing our second novel study for the year. Students had a choice of about 15 books, and have been grouped according to their reading preferences. Students will present what they've learned in a group presentation on Friday, 11/21.2) The big news this quarter is the Big 6 Reseach Project, which will count as a project grade in EACH OF THE FOUR CORE CLASSES. Students brought home a letter for you to read and sign explaining the project and expectations for it. A copy of that letter and a copy of their Essential Question, or project topic, is attached under the File Attachments tab on this page. You may download and view this at home.
3)We will be studying nonfiction this quarter, comparing and contrasting it to the fiction genre. We will practice reading skills for various forms of nonfiction, as well.
4) We will also be doing weekly writing workshops this quarter. Students will work on each aspect of the writing process individually, ending with the research paper at the end of the quarter, which is a PART of the Big 6 Project Requirements.
The Wordskills Quiz dates for 2nd Quarter are as follows:
Lesson 3 November 14th
Lesson 4 November 25th
Lesson 5 December 12th
Lesson 6 January 9th
Lesson 7 January 20th
FYI
Your Knights Team Teachers
Mrs. Tarner, Language Arts
Mrs. London, Math
Mrs. Pope, Science
Mr. Barber, Social Studies
Knights Team Rules of the Realm
Know and follow class and school rules
Need to be noble
In class on time
Get agenda signed daily
Have materials for class
Talk at appropriate times
Spend class time wisely
Students have set their own personal reading goals for 2nd quarter. Ask them about those, if you didn't see them in their work folders that they brought home.
If you're looking for reading ideas, see my attached suggested reading list at the bottom of the page, or you can click on some of the links for good book ideas and fun activities, like poetry writing!
The flashcards link at the top of the page has literary terms that all students should know. We have begun with a short list of these terms that students are already responsible for. By the end of the year, we will have covered all of them. It's never too early to start going over those terms!
Parents and students: I am reachable through this website every day. You may email me from the link above and I will respond to you within 24 hours.
-Mrs. Tarner
-Mrs. Tarner
Favorite Links
Resources for Reluctant Readers
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Great website to help you and your child choose books
Guys Read
Encourages reading for teen boys
Southeast Media Center Home Page
Mrs. Britt has a great website, including the current Battle of the Books List for this year!!
BookAdventure.com
For grades K-8 with over 7,000 titles with quizzes maintained by Sylvan Learning.
Poetry Writing With Karla Kuskin
Create A Constructivist Poem
Create A Poetic News Poem