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6th grade ELA
Sally Ervin-Mabry
CHINA GROVE MIDDLE
Zip Code: 28023
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January 2012 Welcome to the new year. Things in sixth grade are flying by. January is full - of work and breaks. First semester/ second quarter will end January 20th. Prior to that, we will conclude the unit on biographies/autobiographies reading Nellie Bly's biography & and excerpt from Matthew Henson's memoir. We will then delve more into science fiction ( Ray Bradbury), informational reading ( Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, and the Yellowstone Fires), and continue to strengthen paragraph writing and vocabulary. Students will also be begin work on individual book projects towards the end of the month. A choice square for projects will come home along with the assignment. Please be on the lookout fir that as it is a major project for 3rd quarter. Please check your child's agenda nightly or call the homework hotline to make sure they are keeping up with their work. My AIG class will spend January concluding the William & Mary Unit on Change, reading Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in A Day" and Shirley Jackson's "Charles". They will also focus on oral presentation skills as they conclude research on their issues, compose their papers, and present their arguments to the class. Students are out : January 16th - Martin Luther King Day January 23 - Required Workday The second report card is scheduled to be sent home on January 31st. No parent pick up is required this time, however, some of you may be contacted about coming in & signing PEP folders again. Please keep in mind that should we have bad weather & school is cancelled, there are no make up days in the schedule other than Saturdays and Spring Break. Specific details about snow make up days can be found on the system's web site. As always, don't hesitate to call or email if you have questions or concerns. REMINDERS Don't forget a good reading strategy and some important key words. How to UNRAAVEL: U - Underline the title N - Now make a prediction about the text R- Run through and number the paragraphs A - Are you reading the questions? A - Are the important words circled? ( write down their meaning) V - Venture through the passage ( READ IT) E - Eliminate wrong answer choices in the questions. L - Let the questions be answered. Please also make review with your children the original 12 Mighty/Power Words and the NEW 12 words. They should be able to name them, spell them, define them, and use them correctly in a sentence. Check out the bulletin board in the hall to see if you can find "The Perfect Matches" THE NEW 12 POWER WORDS verify - show me why it's right NOT - no way/no how justify - prove it/give reasons/explain your decision distinguish - tell all the ways things are different author's purpose - why did they write this? for what reason? conclusion - the end or final outcome/a final choice/a summation demonstrate - show me classify - put in the right group based on one of its traits evidence - objects/words/images that prove something determine - figure out how persuade - convince characteristics - traits, features, or things that tell about a person or thing THE ORIGINAL 12 POWER WORDS Trace: Outline Analyze : Break down into smaller steps or parts Infer: Read between the lines; read what the author doesn't say Evaluate: Judge or determine value Formulate: Build, create Describe: Tell all about it Support: Back it up; defend Explain: Tell; Tell sequence, parts, or details Summarize: The short version; key points or main idea Compare: Things that are similar Contrast: Things that are different Predict: Think about the future Sally Ervin-Mabry CGMS - ELA ervinmsd@rss.k12.nc.us JUST A REMINDER: CHECK OUTS Students are not allowed to be checked out of school after 3pm. This is an effort to protect instructional time for all students. EDUCATIONAL TRIPS CGMS has a PRIOR APPROVAL FORM for students who are going on trips that they want counted as EXCUSED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. Students who ask about these forms will be referred to the office and with a copy. |
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- NY Times Learning Blog Check out all the sections, but expand your vocabulary with the word of the day.
- Free Rice - Expand your vocabulary & feed others all at the same time!
- CGMS EDU 20 - online Click here to go to the online assignments from class.
- ELA Baseball
- Jeopardy review for EOG again! Think you've covered it all? Try this one!
- Jeopardy EOG Review Game #2 Play Jeopardy yet again to review even more !!
- Jeopardy EOG Language Arts Review Game Test your ELA knowledge before you take the test
- Words and more words!! Synonyms, antonyms, prefixes, suffixes, vocabulary
- Language Arts Skills
- Internet for classrooms Practice with all types of literary devices, writing techniques, punctuation, and language
- make a mummy we did it in class....can you make a mummy correctly?
- My Pop Studio - Before & After
- Portrait Retouch Software
- Girl Power Retouch
- Global Issues
- Net Trekker A great search engine that's safe and sorts out unrelated articles or sources.
- Helen Keller Kids Museum
- Braille Connections & Helen Keller
- American Foundation for the Blind - Helen Keller
- Quotations by Helen Keller
- Wordle Beautiful Word Clouds!
- Famous American Nellie Bly
Flashcards
- Deck: Vocabulary Lesson 4
- Deck: Lesson 2 Vocabulary
- Deck: Lesson 1 Vocabulary
- Deck: Vocabulary Lesson 3
- Deck: LESSON 6 WORD SKILLS VOCABULARY
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