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No homework tonight, but keep reading your novels so you can finish by Friday.

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Complete worksheet on capitalizing titles. Keep reding your novels so you finish by this Friday, May 24.

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complete worksheet on capitalization. Keep reading your novels so that you finish by May 24.

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Complete worksheet on using "those" and "them" correctly.

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Complete worksheet on using good/well correctly. Also, keep reading your novels.

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Complete the comparative adverbs worksheet. Keep reading your chosen novel for the book report.

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Complete adverb worksheet. A few students did not finish their worksheets pages 115 to 118 on Medicine Woman. You should be finishing these pages at home. We will be having a test on this reading selection tomorrow. You can review the story starting on page 290 of the literature book.

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I expect everyone to be reading their books for at least 20 to 30 minutes per night. Remember, you need to finish your book by May 24. Be ready to tell me what your book is about tomorrow.

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A book report assignment has been made today. Pick a novel that is at least 80 pages long and bring it in for teacher approval by Tuesday, May 7. Pick a book that you would enjoy reading, and it must be a book that you have not read before. Read your book for 20 minutes per day and make sure you have finished reading it by Friday, May 24. We will be doing a writing assignment in class after that date. You will Not be doing this book report at home.

Get started right away!

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Complete worksheet on predicate adjectives. Also, be sure to bring in the novel you have chosen to read for the next book report. You are supposed to get my approval of your book by tomorrow.

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Complete worksheet on special forms of adjectives.

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Complete worksheet on adjectives that compare.

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Complete adjectives worksheet. Those students who did not complete the workbook pages on Allen Jay and The Underground Railroad should complete them for homeowrk. Our quiz on this story will be tomorrow, Tuesday.

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Complete worksheets on possessive pronouns.

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Complete the worksheet covering pronouns I, me, we, and us. Anyone that was out of class today, should read pages 271-273 in the Bridges to literature textbook.

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Complete worksheet on using pronouns.

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Complete worksheet on agreement of subject pronouns with verbs.

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Complete worksheet on subject pronouns.

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Complete worksheet on pronouns.

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Complete worksheet on making subjects and linking verbs agree.

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Complete worksheet on agreement of subjects and verbs.

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Holes Diorama Project
Due Date:                    Monday, April 8
 
Assignment:                Get a shoebox and create a representation of a favorite scene from Holes. You may use any materials that you choose and you may decorate or cover the box any way you choose.
 
Where:                        This will be done at home.
 
Example Ideas:            -- Create Camp Green Lake and the holes that boys have to dig. Make miniature cardboard figures for some of the boys and one or more adults. Use sand to cover the bottom of your box and make small shovels.
                                  --Create the wreck room, where the boys got to relax with a broken TV set and broken furniture.
                                  --Create a scene with Sam the Onion man, his cart, and Marylou.
These are just sample ideas. Choose any scene you want from the book. Use your imagination and be creative.

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Complete worksheet on future tense verbs.

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Complete worksheet on irregular verbs.

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Complete worksheet on regular verbs

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Complete present tense verbs worksheet.
 
Work on your diorama, which is due April 8.

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Complete verb tenses worksheet. 
 
Start to think about your Holes diorama.

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Complete linking verbs worksheet.

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Complete worksheet on helping verbs.

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Complete main verbs worksheet

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Complete action verbs worksheet.

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Complete verbs worksheet.

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Complete plural possessive nouns worksheet.

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Complete worksheet on singular possessive plurals.

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No English homework tonight. We will be doing our writing assessment on Thursday and Friday, so be sure to come into school ready to do your best work

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Complete worksheet on special plural nouns.

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Complete worksheet on singular and plural nouns.

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Complete worksheet on common and proper nouns.

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Complete worksheet on proper and common nouns.

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Complete nouns worksheet.
If you have not turned in your final draft essay, complete that as soon as possible, We are starting new writing assignments in class this week.

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Take the first draft essay on "a place" that you have written in your composition book and turn it into a final draft.
 
     You may type or handwrite. If you type, please double space. If you handwrite, please use  
      your best printing. You may print on every other line if you would like.
 
      Add a title.
 
      Do NOT put your final draft into your composition book. It must be turned in on seperate paper.
 
      See me if you have questions about my corrections/comments on your rough draft.

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No homework tonight for English or science. We will go back to our English practice worksheets starting tomorrow and then we will be having extra homework when we turn our first draft writing assignments into final drafts later this week.

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No homework. Happy Valentine's Day.

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Complete first draft of our writing assignment:
 
Write in your composition book, skipping lines if possible.
 
You must describe a place and an event that happened at that place, using very specific and descriptive details. For example, you might be describing your neighborhood park and an easter egg hunt, or a street in Hollywood where you went window shopping with your dad, or a visit to Chinatown for great food. 
 
Please be specific and show me what your place looked like, smelled like, and/or sounded like. Do not just use general words like "it was fun." Make me feel how fun it was.
 
We will revise our writing before doing a final draft, so do not worry about spelling at his point.

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Avoiding sentence fragments and run-on sentences--complete this worksheet

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Expanding sentences worksheet

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Complete the worksheet on joining sentences to make a list

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Complete worksheet on combining sentences

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Complete worksheet on combining sentences with same predicate

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Complete worksheet on combining sentences with the same subject.

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Complete worksheet on simple and compound sentences and then write one paragraph about a place that you have visited. Include AT LEAST 2 compound sentences in your paragraph.
 
 Remember, a paragraph includes a topic sentence, at least 2 detail/fact sentences, at least 2 example/explanation/evidence sentences, and a concluding sentence.

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No English homewror tonight. Some of you have been given make-up work from assignments that you did not turn in. Friday is the last day to turn in make-up work.

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Compound predicates worksheet

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Simple and complete predicates worksheet

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Worksheet on compound subjects
Answer just one question of your choice from the list of questions on Holes chapters 8-12--use complete sentences
(Parents, please do not insist that your child answer more than one question)

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Worksheet--Simple and Complete Subjects

We will do more writing about our novel in class but no homework for now

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Worksheet on simple/complete subjects and predicates

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Subjects and Predicates worksheet

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Answer Holes comprehension questions 1-3.

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Parts of a Sentence worksheet

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Find 6 vocabulary words for Holes worksheet (chapter 6-7)
Complete Imperative/exclamatory sentences worksheet

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Two worksheets: Declarative/Interogative Sentences and Changing Sentences

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Finish the vocabulary worksheet from our new novel, Holes, if you did not finish in class.

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Worksheet: Recognizing Sentences

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Complete the rough draft of the 2 paragraphs that we started in class:
     Paragraph 1: Describe one or more things that went well for you in 6th grade (examples are grades, study habits, making friends etc.)
     Paragraph 2: Describe mistakes that you made in 6th grade and what you learned from your mistakes (examples are not being organized or not turning in homework or not ignoring people who bother you).
 
Remember to use our paragraph format--topic sentence
                                                            fact/detail
                                                              example or explanation
                                                            fact/detail
                                                               example or explanation
                                                           concluding sentence
 
We will add our third paragraph  and write a final 3 paragraph essays later.

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Your final draft of the research project is due Friday, December 7.  You should be working on the final draft now.

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Since we are testing on Wednesday and Thursday, there is no new homework. Don't forget that your research project is due this Friday--do not plan to turn it in late since report card grades will be entered on Friday.

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Worksheet:  answer questions, what is a friend?
                   Only answer the questions-- do not write anything else--we will be using your answers
                    for a writing assignment this week
Remember-research project is due Friday

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Bring rough draft of paragraphs for research project to class tomorrow and we will work on them

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Literature practice workbook pages 76, 77

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Making assertions- practice worksheet due Tuesday
 
Reasearch project: Turn in rough draft of at least 2 paragraphs by Thursday, Nov29
 
Those that have finished the project are ahead and have less homework for now (Good job!)

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Please keep on working on your research project.  You should be writing rough drafts of your 3 paragraphs right now.

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Bring all research materials for your project into class tomorrow so we can have a writer's workshop. We will be discussing how to turn yuor research facts into paragraphs by writing rough drafts. You should get started on writing your own paragraphs at home first so we can spend class time improving on your first effort.

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Context clues worksheets pages 47, 48
 
Continue working on your research project at home--if you need to gather more information, try the website that we used together in the library: www.mrdonn.org.  This website is especially useful for gathering general information about what the world looked like when some of your subects were alive.  For example, you can look up daily life in ancient Egypt or ancient Greece.
 
When you are finished gathering information, start putting the most interesting facts into the 3 required paragraphs.

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Keep working on your research. Some of you are doing an outstanding job of gathering information. The next step will be to begin putting the information into first draft paragraphs. When you are ready for this step, remember what each good paragraph should include:
Topic sentence
Detail/Fact
Explanation/Example/Evidence
Detail/Fact
Explanation/Example/Evidence
Concluding sentence
 
We will continue to work on this project in class and you should be working at home as well.

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We have started to gather information for our research project in the school library. Your homework assignment is to continue your research by going on-line to read some more about the person you have chosen. Take notes on important facts that you learn. You will put these facts together into 3 paragraphs for your final step... Remember the 3 paragraphs are:
** 1) biography (or history) of the person's life
** 2) greatest achievment and why we remember the person
** 3) the world they lived in (describe housing, clothes, food gathering, weapons, etc.--whatever you    find interesting).
 
I will be checking your notes so be sure to bring your work to class everyday.
 
Also try to go to your local library and find books or encyclopedias to help you gather information.

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You received directions for your research project today. You must bring this paper back to class with a parent signature so I know you have told your parent about this project. Please bring index cards into class this week to help with taking notes while you do your research. We will do some of our research together in class and you will also have to do some work at home this month.
 
The final due date for this project is December 7.

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No English homework assigned today so you have time to review your study guide for the science test tomorrow (6.1,6.2) The study guide we made in class yesterday and today has all the material for this test.
 
If you have already studied science and are very prepared, you can begin working on the English research project by going on-line or to the library and start gathering information on your chosen person. Be sure to take notes while you read. We will use those notes to write our paragraphs later. We will be having some class time for this project but you must do some of yuor research at home.

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Worksheets on context clues, pages 45, 46
Roots test on Monday

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Write 4 great topic sentences on the following topics:
a family pet
an argument
a relative's visit
free choice
 
Be specific and detailed, as if you were going to write a whole paragraph. Use the strategies for topic sentence writing that we practiced in class today.

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Personal Frame
You will be using the frame template I have given you to tell our class about yourself.
There are 5 sections, to be completed as follows:
 
1) Tell about your first name (for example, the meaning, why you received this name, family history, etc.)  **This does not have to be a paragraph
     you can google some information and ask your family what they know
2) Tell about your last name (for example, the meaning, what language it comes from, any interesting information)  **This does not have to be a paragraph
      you can google some information and ask your family what they know
3) Write a one paragraph biography to tell us about you. You may include anything interesting, such as where you have lived, accomplishments, talents, travels, adventures, etc. This must be written as a paragraph. You do not need to include everything about you, just a few important ideas.
4) Write one paragraph predicting your future.  This may include where you might live as a grown-up, college, the career you hope to have, where you would like to travel, etc. Feel free to add or subtract from this list. These are just suggestions.  This must be written as a paragraph.
5) In the middle of your page, you will present a visual about yourself. Be creative! Do anything you like, such as presenting a drawing, a photo, magazine cutouts, an acrostic poem from your name, ...
This can be something that represents you or what you like...Again, be creative!!
 
A few extra notes about this assignment--Try to use the one frame page I gave you. You may write or type and then glue your work onto the frame page. If you need more room, use the back of the page. See me if you have questions...Try to have fun.
 
PS, your next assignment will be to reaearch someone from your history textbook and you will be making a frame about that person.

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You have been given ten new roots to study. The test date is not yet set, but start memorizing them now. I suggest learning two roots per night so you will be ready when the test is announced.

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Finish context clues worksheet--just a few sentences were left from classwork today.
Keep working on memorizing your new roots and on your personal frame assignment.

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No homework due tomorrow. We will add to our roots in class tomorrow and you can start studying for the next roots test.

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Worksheet pages 23 and 24 from your Bridges to Literature workbook--Cause/Effect and Chronological Order for our Titanic reading selection.
 
We are starting to learn week 5 and week 6 Greek and Latin roots. We have just begun to share example words from our roots and we will continue to work on this in class. You should begin to study one or two roots each night so that they are all memorized when I announce a test. The test will not held until after next week.

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Workbook pages 25 and 26 from our Bridges to Literature Workbook.

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Write a paragraph from the following topic sentence:
 
Whenever I want to make ________________ happy, I ______________.
 
Remember to use the format we have been using in class, which looks like this:
Topic sentence
Fact/detail
Example/explanation
Fact/detail
Example/explanation
Concluding sentence
 
Feel free to write more but above is the minimum number of sentences that I want to see. Remember to be specific in your examples--make me see what you are doing with great descriptions. Edit your work.

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Main idea worksheet (page 45)--write the main idea of each paragraph in your own words and then underline the topic sentence

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You have two days to write a final draft of your paragraph on a quality of the main character from your book. I have recommended that some students type and other students print their final draft, so remember what I suggested for you. See me during any free time tomorrow if you need suggestions for editing. I expect correct, complete sentences, and correct grammar, capitalization and spelling. Indent the beginning of a paragraph.

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Everyone should finish their final draft paragraph on the character quality from your book.
 
Extra credit writing assignment:
Finish writing the paragraph that started with the following topic sentence:
   When I'm having a bad day, almost everyone notices because there are two things I usually do.
You must include at least two fact/detail sentences and then provide examples, explanations, evidence for each fact sentence. Finally, add a good concluding sentence.
Remember to re-read for punctuation and make sure you have stayed in one tense ( present, past, or future) for the entire paragraph

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We are writing a paragraph on the qualities of the main character from your book report book.
Class today was spent on brainstorming the quality you are focusing on and the details and examples to support that quality. (Example qualities are shy, scared, sneaky, friendly, etc. Pick only one or two qualities to focus on)

Homework tonight is to turn your brainstormed ideas into complete senstences. These sentences will be the middle part of your paragraph. We will add a topic sentence and concluding sentence tomorrow. Remember, this is all part of the rough draft stage and so do not type up a final draft yet.

Think of this assignment as a hamburger. You are writing the meat, lettuce, and tomato tonight. We will add the top bun and bottom bun later.

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Work on your book report worksheet which is due Friday. If you have lost the worksheet, I am reminding you that you must write:
--who the one or two main characters are and a few details about each, the setting, the conflict, the main events of the plot, and the resolution
--this can be written in sentences or bullet points -- it does not have to be a formal book report in paragraph format

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The book report worksheet is due tomorrow so I am not assigning other homework tonight. if you have already turned in the worksheet, you can earn extra credit by writing a paragraph that uses the format we have learned in class this week. I would like a paragraph that describes a character from one of your favorite television shows. Choose two character traits that you can describe and give evidence or examples. For example, you might say that a character is shy or sneaky or friendly or determined. Then show me with your examples.

Here is the format for a good paragraph:
Topic sentence
Fact/Detail/Reason
Explanation/Example/Evidence
Fact/Detail/Reason
Explanation/Example/Evidence
Concluding sentence

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Test on weeks 3 and 4 roots-be sure you are studying

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Study for roots test (weeks 3 and 4) which we will have on Wednesday

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Bring back grade report with parent signature
Roots test tomorrow
Write or type final draft of paragraph about Rachel--a final draft is your best effort with correct sentences, spelling, capitalization, punctuation. Read over your work before you turn it in.

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Complete your rough draft paragraph on Rachel from the story "Eleven." Remember that your paragraph must include:
Topic sentence
Fact/Detail/Reason
Explanation/Example/Evidence
Fact/Detail/Reason
Explanation/Example/Evidence
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For extra credit, you may write a paragraph on Mrs. Price

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Figurative language worksheet

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Personification worksheet (yes, another one)

Keep up with your book report reading and worksheet which is due October 5.

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Using Personification worksheet

Vocabulary development worksheet form your book report book is due Tuesday

Keep studying roots -weeks 3 and 4 so you will be ready for a test (date not yet determined)

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Using similes and metaphors-worksheet due tomorrow

You have been given the week 4 Greek and Latin roots
Root Meaning Example
tion, sion act of, state of vacation
patr,pater father paternity, patriarch
matri, mater mother maternity, matriarch
ped child pediatrition
dem(o) people democracy

Learn weeks 3 and 4 for a test in about one week

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Adding describing words worksheet

Keep up with your book report reading

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Today we went over instructions for the first book report. You must start reading your books at home at least 20 minutes per night so you will be finished reading by October 5. The following assignments have been passed out with their due dates:

"Vocabulary development" worksheet is due Tuesday, 9/25. This worksheet asks you to find at least 4 words that are unfamiliar to you in your book. Provide a definition, synonym/ antonym, and prefixes or suffixes if there are any. Also use the word in a complete sentence. You may do more than one worksheet for extra credit.

"Book report summary" worksheet is due Friday, 10/5. This is a graphic organizer to help you keep track of the important elements of your book. You may write on another piece of paper to give yourself more room. We will turn this information into paragraphs for later assignments after Oct.5.

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No homework is due on Tuesday. You might read your books and practice the new roots, but be sure to enjoy time with your families!

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We brainstormed example words for our new week 3 roots in class today. If you would like extra credit, you may show me more words that you find that are made from these new roots. You should put these new roots (along with the meanings and example words) onto index cards and begin to study for the next test. The next test will not happen until after we add the week 4 roots.

Also be reading your books that you have selected for the book report. I will be giving you worksheets to use along with your reading on Tuesday. For now, just enjoy your books.

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"Avoiding Wordy Language" worksheet

Roots test is tomorrow-know the definitions of your first 10 roots

Please bring in a book to get my approval--this will be for your first book report

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Negatives worksheet

Add your own examples to the narrative vocabulary study guide -- one example per vocabulary word. The vocabulary words are:
simile
metaphor
figurative language
personification
hyperbole

Study for roots test on Thursday

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Here are the week 2 roots for you to learn. Put them on index cards and find at least one example word using each root. Learn the roots and meanings for a test (date to be announced).

Week 2
6) phil love
7) act do, go
8) super, sur, supr over, above, more
9) sub under, below
10) anthro man, human being

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Contractions worksheet

select a book for your book report and have me approve it by this Thursday, 9/13

Roots test (weeks 1 and 2) is Thursday, 9/13

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No homework for the weekend but we will have a test Monday on The Turtle and Swan. You can reread the story in your literature book if you would like to review.

Don't forget to keep working on the greek and Latin roots--week 2 roots and example words are due Tuesday. We will have a test later next week on root lists 1 and 2.

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Compound words worksheet

Test on narrative vocabulary--here is what you need to know:
1)when and where a story takes place: setting
2)the series of events that happen in a story: plot
3)the people in a story: characters
4)a special quality or characteristic: trait
5)the point of highest excitement: climax
6) a problem to be solved: conflict
7) the solution to the problem: resolution

Begin looking for a book to read for the first book report of the semester--you must get teacher approval of your book by next week 9/13. It must be fiction. No Goosebumps! We will be working on character and setting descriptions as well as vocabulary development with this book.

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Suffixes worksheet

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Complete workbook pages 9 through 12 for Fish Story. You took those pages with you from class today.
 
Test on Fish Story will be tomorrow, Wednesday.
 
Keep working on roots from week 1 and week 2.

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Root:a word or word part from which other words can grow
Week 1
Root                          Meaning
an                               related to
contra, counter             against
bio, vit, viv                    life
ology                           study of
y                                 inclined to, related to

The first 5 Greek and Latin roots are to be written on index cards and memorized by Tuesday, September 4. Normally we will be learning 5 new roots per week.
 
We began this in class. You will write each root on one side of an index card. You will write the definition and one example word containing the root on the other side of the card. You can find example words on many websites if you google "Greek and Latin roots." Look at "my links"  to find websites you might try.  Feel free to use these websites or any other website you like. 
 
Write out your index cards and memorize the roots, meanings, and an example word.
 
You will get 5 new words next Tuesday, September 4, and 5 more words every week until we learn 100 roots.
 

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Prefixes worksheet
 
Keep working on your first 5 roots so that you can show me your index cards on Tuesday.  If you have trouble finding example words, see me and I will help.

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Multiple meanings worksheet

Keep working on Greek and Latin roots by memorizing the meaning of each root

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More troublesome words worksheet
 
Start working on Greek and Latin roots (first 5 are due on September 4)

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Troublesome words worksheet
 
Test on The Green Ribbon tomorrow--you can re-read the story in your literature book if you need
 
Bring index cards for our new unit on Greek and Latin roots, which will start tomorrow.  If you do not have index cards now, I will give you some to get started this week but you will need to bring cards in for future weeks.

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More homonyms worksheet

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--Homonym worksheet
 
--We will have a short test tomorrow on our first story, Midas and The Golden Touch. We will review together in class first, however, you might want to read the story again at home if need extra review on the events of the story (the plot).

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Antonym worksheet

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Synonyms worksheet due tomorrow.

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No homework is assigned for the weekend. Be prepared for homework assignments on language usage to start coming home early next week. Have a nice weekend. 

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Bring in one lunch-size paper bag.  If you do not have one at home already, I will provide extras, but please bring one if you have it.

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Welcome to 6th grade. I hope everyone had an enjoyable first day. I provided a welcome letter to students in my science and/or English classes today.  I would like parents/guardians to review the letter and return the third page to me with a signature. I am especially interested in knowing if students have food allergies or diet restrictions. I sometimes provide treats, and I will accommodate any special needs by offering a replacement item at a parent request.
 
Students also enrolled in my advisory class received an additonal letter from me, and a packet from the school that should be signed and returned as soon as possible.