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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Today in ELA 9/30

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Verb Tenses

Narrative Challenge- 
Respond to the following prompt: Think about a time you did something you didn't really want to do  It could be a chore, a family day, or something in school.  Write about one time you were surprised at how much fun you had.   

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use details to help readers picture your story.
*Concentrate on a small moment.
*Insert dialogue appropriately.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Homework:
-Word study: Temperate- a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures

(Try to think of a time that you were extremely embarrassed)


Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.3, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3. L.6.6

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Today in ELA 9/29

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Improve study skills and learn home row keys.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Typing Tutor

Narrative Challenge- 
Think about a time you did something you didn't really want to do.  It could be a chore, a family day, or something in school.  Write about one time you were surprised at how much fun you had.     

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use details to help readers picture your story.
*Concentrate on a small moment.
*Insert dialogue appropriately.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Homework:
-Word Study: Highlands-an area of high or mountainous land

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.3, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3. L.6.6

Monday, September 28, 2015

Today in ELA 9/28

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Review Editing Marks

Narrative Challenge- 
Choose one piece to finish and edit.  After editing your narrative begin typing.   

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use details to help readers picture your story.
*Concentrate on a small moment.
*Insert dialogue appropriately.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Homework:
-Finish typing narrative in iLab

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.3, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3. L.6.6

Friday, September 25, 2015

Today in ELA 9/25

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Self Editing Lesson

Narrative Challenge- 10-15min
Write a narrative using one of your times you realized moments

Strategies for Generating Personal Narratives
Create a Chart to Brainstorm
Times I Realized Something: Think of moments that really mattered because you realized or learned something.  Chart your thoughts.  

Narrative Challenge
Write a narrative using one of the moments on your map.

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use details to help readers picture your story.
*Concentrate on a small moment.
*Insert dialogue appropriately.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Homework:
-Keep track of all of those memories this weekend!

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.3, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3. L.6.6

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Today in ELA 9/24

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Dialogue Lesson
BrainPop
Notes
Dialogue Quiz

Narrative Challenge- 10-15min
Write a narrative using one of your last moments.

Strategies for Generating Personal Narratives
Create a Chart to Brainstorm
Times I Realized Something: Think of moments that really mattered because you realized or learned something.  Chart your thoughts.  

Narrative Challenge
Write a narrative using one of the moments on your map.

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use details to help readers picture your story.
*Concentrate on a small moment.
*Insert dialogue appropriately.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Homework:
-Keep the Ideas flowing! Complete the next column of your chart, Times I realized something.  Think of moments that really mattered because you realized or learned something. 

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.3, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3. L.6.6

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Today in ELA 9/23

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Word Study Quiz

Narrative Challenge- 10-15min
Write a narrative using one of your first moments.

Strategies for Generating Personal Narratives
Create a Chart to Brainstorm
Last Moments: Think of last times you did something. Chart your thoughts.  

Narrative Challenge
Write a narrative using one of the moments on your map.

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use details to help readers picture your story.
*Concentrate on a small moment.
*Insert dialogue appropriately.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Homework:
-Keep the Ideas flowing! Complete the next column of your chart, Last Times. I realized something.  Think of moments that really mattered because you realized or learned something. 

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.3, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3. L.6.6

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Today in ELA 9/22

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Word Study-Climate

Narrative Challenge- 10-15min
Write a narrative using one of the moments on your map.

Strategies for Generating Personal Narratives
Create a Chart to Brainstorm
First Moments: Think of first times you did something. Chart your thoughts. 

Narrative Challenge
Write a narrative using one of the moments on your map.

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use transition words to tell what happened in order.
*Elaborate to help readers picture your story.
*Show what your story is really about.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Homework:
-Keep the Ideas flowing! Complete the "Firsts" column of your chart.

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.3, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3. L.6.6

Monday, September 21, 2015

Today in ELA 9/21

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Review Chart-How to Write Powerful Narratives

Reread Personal Writing Goals

Narrative Challenge
Write a narrative about a person using the list of people and moments you generated. 

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use transition words to tell what happened in order.
*Elaborate to help readers picture your story.
*Show what your story is really about.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Popcorn Share
Read aloud a small excerpt from today's narrative challenge. Choose an excerpt with an exceptional amount of detail. :) 

Strategies for Generating Personal Narratives
Person- List important people and moments associated with them.
Place- Draw a map of a place and list moments that happened involving areas on the map.


Homework:
-Finish your map and moments.  Come to class with one in mind to write about. 

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.2, RL. 6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.5, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3

Friday, September 18, 2015

Today in ELA 9/18

Learning Goals:
~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Review Chart-How to Write Powerful Narratives

Generate Writing Goals

Strategies for Generating Personal Narratives
Person: Think of a person who matters to you, list small moment stories, choose one, and write the whole story.
Up- Carl meets Ellie

Narrative Challenge
Write a narrative using one of our strategies from class today.

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use transition words to tell what happened in order.
*Elaborate to help readers picture your story.
*Show what your story is really about.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Popcorn Share
Read aloud a small excerpt from today's narrative challenge. Choose an excerpt with an exceptional amount of detail. :) 


Homework:
-Have a great weekend!! 

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.2, RL. 6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.5, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Today in ELA 9/17

Narrative Goal:
I can write a real narrative with descriptive details and effective technique, where I use precise words, phrases, sensory details and language to convey experiences and events.

I Can:
~write my best personal narrative, or personal story.
~study the strategies used in texts others have written.


WOW!!! How can we connect this to our writing?

Writing Workshop Activities:
Flash Draft-10min    
Keep your pencil moving!!! Stopwatch
Share writing
Notes- How to Write Powerful Narratives
Underline successes

Homework:
-Make a list of the most memorable people in your life and events associated with them.  

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.2, RL. 6.3, RL.6.5, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3, L.6.4a

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Today in ELA 9/16

I Can:
~I can use resources to determine the meaning a word.
~I can use the relationships between words to better understand each word’s meaning.
~I can use reference materials to determine pronunciation, meaning, or part of speech of a word.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Word Study
Set- Up Binder
MePad
(Finish LAT)


Homework:
-WordStudy Page-Biome


Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.2, RL. 6.3, RL.6.5, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3, L.6.4a

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Today in ELA 9/15

I Can:
~write my best argumentative piece.

Administer LAT
Word Study


Homework:
-WordStudy Page-Experiment

Monday, September 14, 2015

Today in ELA 9/14

I Can:
~write my best personal narrative, or personal story.
~study the strategies used in texts others have written.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Word Study
Set- Up Binder
Narrative Writing Challenge
I am excited to understand what you can do as writers of narratives, so today, will you please write the best personal narrative, the best true story, that you can write? Make this be the story of on time in your life.  You might focus on just a scene or two.  You'll have only 30 minutes to write this true story, so you'll need to use your first copy as your final copy.  Write in a way that allows you to show off all you know about narrative writing.  
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use transition words to tell what happened in order.
*Elaborate to help readers picture your story.
*Show what your story is really about.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Homework:
-WordStudy Page-Conclusion
-Make sure your writer's binder has loose leaf paper in it and is in Mrs. Turbeville's room for tomorrow's Writing Workshop.  


Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.2, RL. 6.3, RL.6.5, RL. 6.6, SL.6.1, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3, L.6.4a

Friday, September 11, 2015

Today in ELA 9/11

I can...  
Create a poem with a predictable pattern that describes me.

Class Activities:

Chromebook-Login and Classroom
BioPoem- Print Poem/Take Pictures

Homework: 
Hand Artwork (iLab)
BioPoem 

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Today in ELA 9/10

I can...  
Create a poem with a predictable pattern that describes me.

Activities:

Ms. Mohorter- Intro Letter
Fundraiser
Chromebook-Login and Classroom
BioPoemPictures

Homework: 
Hand Artwork (iLab)
BioPoem 

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Today in ELA 9/9

I can... 
Become familiar with rules and policies at Pine Grove. 
Create a poem with a predictable pattern that describes me.


Activities:

Agenda- PG Policies
Classroom Expectations
Fundraiser
Chromebook-Login and Classroom
All About Me

Homework: 
Get Agenda Signed
Hand Artwork (iLab) 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Today in ELA 9/8

I can...
Learn more about my classmates and teachers. 
Become familiar with rules and policies at Pine Grove. 


Activities:

PBIS Expectations
Agenda- PG Policies
Classroom Expectations
Fundraiser
All About Me
Hand Artwork

Homework: 
Get Agenda Signed
Hand Artwork (iLab)