Monday, October 10, 2011

Classwork for the week of October 10th

Sixth Grade
10/10-Forty minutes of class time was given to work on the final draft of  narrative writing
           "Camp Stories" Girls due 10/12 Boys due 10/13
           Students picked books for literature circles today. Literature circles begin tomorrow.
           Assignments given for literature circles will be completed in class. If an assignment is
           not completed it should be completed as homework and will be due the following day.
10/11- Grammar Skills Book pages 37,38 Do the "Next Step" activity on page 38
            in your writing journal.
            Reading- Literature Circles started today. Students are reading various novels with
            their classmates. As they read, students have graphic organizers pertaining to the novel
            to complete. The worksheets are to be turned in, for a grade, upon completion of reading
            their novels. Students should be completing their individual graphic organizers while they
            are in class.
10/12- Spelling Test today on lesson 5. Wordly Wise Test on lesson 5.
            Good news! There will be no more Wordly Wise lessons until the end of the nine week
            grading period. Your Welcome!
            Introduced next week's spelling lesson/review lesson #6
            Tomorrow there will be a grammar quiz on mixed punctuation!