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Sixth Grade Learning Targets

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Today in ELA 9/28

Learning Goals:
~Identify Plural and Possessive Nouns 


Activities:
AM
Plural & Possesive Nouns
TRAILS
Spelling Test
Chapter 8(Audio)
PM
TRAILS
Spelling Test
Chapter 8(Audio)

Homework:

Fluency Friday
Finish Reading Chapter 8

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Today in ELA 9/27

Learning Goals:
~Identify Plural and Possessive Nouns
~Understand the role of Word Wizard, for literature circles.


Activities:
AM
Plural & Possesive Nouns
Word Wizard
Chapter 7(Audio): Identify 5 Words for HW as you listen
PM
Word Wizard
Chapter 7(Audio): Identify 5 Words for HW as you listen

Homework:

Complete Word Wizard Role for Chapter 7
Alphabetizer Role- Spelling Test Tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Today in ELA 9/26

Learning Goals:
~Identify Nouns
~Understand how to write an effective summary.


Activities:
AM
Noun Game
Writing a Good Summary
Chapter 6(Audio)
PM
Writing a Good Summary
Chapter 6(Audio)

Homework:

Finish Reading Chapter 6
Sorter Role for this week's spelling words

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Today in ELA 9/25

Learning Goals:
~Identify Nouns
~Understand how to pick appropriate passages and expectations for Passage Picker.


Activities:
AM
Finish Ch. 5 (audio)
Noun Game
Share Passage Picker
About Me
PM
Passage Picker
About Me

Homework:

Write down 5 important facts from chapter 5

Monday, September 24, 2012

Today in ELA 9/24

Learning Goals:
~Summarize a current event.
~Understand how to pick appropriate passages and expectations for Passage Picker.


Activities:
AM
Morning Meeting
Finish 4 Types of Sentences (Hoot Ch. 4)
Spelling Pretest
Passage Picker
Hoot Ch. 5 (Read to self) 
PM
Spelling Pretest
Passage Picker
Hoot Ch. 5 (audio)

Homework:

Revisor (spelling)
Finish Reading Chapter 5
Pick a new passage and practice (use Ch. 5)

Friday, September 21, 2012

Today in ELA 9/21

Learning Goals:
Create a wordsearch using spelling words. 
Make connections to Hoot-Chapter 2.

Activities:
AM
Spelling Test
Listen to Chap. 4 (Pick out the types of sentences.)
PM
Spelling Test
Listen to Chap. 4 (Pick out the types of sentences.)

Homework:

Fluency Friday

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Today in ELA 9/20

Learning Goals:
Create a wordsearch using spelling words. 
Make connections to Hoot-Chapter 2.

Activities:
AM
Four Types of Sentences
Word Search Wizard
Discussion Director (Ch. 3)
Hoot Vocab
PM
Discussion Director
Hoot Vocab

Homework:
Spelling~ Revisor (rewrite words 3Xs each)
Spelling Words
answered
answering
traveled
traveling
chopped
chopping
qualified
qualifying
panicked
panicking
interfered
interfering
omitted
omitting
magnified
magnifying
patrolled
patrolling
skied
skiing