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5/24: Make flash cards for Vocab list #15 (optional due to SOLs). Turn in any missing or incomplete work. 5/22: None, unless you owe me missing work! 5/18: None. Good luck on your SOL!! Charge your Chromebook, get a good night's rest, and eat breakfast. Take your time and go back to the text. Believe in yourself! 5/16: Complete Achieve 3000 article, "New World, Old Writing," to review for Tuesday's SOL. Resources for figurative language have been posted to Google Classroom; check them out! If interested, the Unit 3 Reading Assessment Retake has been posted to Google Classroom. SOL Boot Camp continues this week. 5/14: Complete Achieve 3000 article, "Dressing for Work." Look over the test-taking strategies posted to Google Classroom to help on the SOL. If interested, the Unit 3 Reading Assessment Retake has been posted to Google Classroom. SOL Boot Camp continues this week. 5/10: Finish Achieve 3000 articles from class. The titles are posted on Google Classroom. If interested, the Unit 3 Reading Assessment Retake has been posted to Google Classroom. SOL Boot Camp continues this week and next. 5/8: Finish Achieve 3000 articles from class. The titles are posted on Google Classroom. If interested, the Unit 3 Reading Assessment Retake has been posted to Google Classroom. SOL Boot Camp continues this week and next. 5/4: Finish the "Three Little Pigs" Pear Deck to review fiction SOL skills. Study for your vocab quiz next class! SOL Boot Camp begins next week - see Google Classroom for the schedule! 5/1: Study for your Unit Test Friday. 4/30: Make flash cards for your new vocab list. Study for your poetry quiz next class (review your Pear Deck). Finish your sports poem from class today. 4/26: Review poetry notes. 4/24: Study for your vocabulary quiz next class. Finish classwork - "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" poem. 4/20: Work on your Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Finish Achieve 3000: "Teen's Company Cleans Up" if you didn't already do so in class. The Book Fair is all next week; bring in money! :) 4/18: Work on your Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Make flashcards for your new vocab list. Finish classwork: Complete the Pear Deck for "Tuesday of the Other June" and "The Problem with Bullies." 4/16: Work on your Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Complete your Unit 3 Written Assessment graphic organizer. 4/12: Work on your Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Complete your Unit 3 Written Assessment graphic organizer. Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945aba82a1-3rdquarter. Thank you so much! - Students, you can complete bonus articles in order to attend! 4/10: Work on your Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Look over your Unit 3 Written Assessment directions. Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945aba82a1-3rdquarter. Thank you so much! - Students, you can complete bonus articles in order to attend! 3/29: Make flashcards for vocab list #12. Work on your Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Read for Book It! Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here:@http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945aba82a1-3rdquarter. Thank you so much! 3/27: Work on your Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Read for Book It! Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here:@http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945aba82a1-3rdquarter. Thank you so much! 3/23: Study for your vocab quiz next class. Finish classwork - Pear Deck and Holt Reader (pages 354-357 and the questions on page 359). Work on Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Read for Book It! Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here:@http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945aba82a1-3rdquarter. Thank you so much! 3/21: Work on Auto/Biography Research Project due 4/24. Read for Book It! Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here:@http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945aba82a1-3rdquarter. Thank you so much! 3/19: Finish classwork. Make flashcards for your new vocab list #11. Pick out an auto/biography. Read for Book It! Review your notes on Plagiarism and Citations/Sources posted to GC. Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here:@http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945aba82a1-3rdquarter. Thank you so much! 3/15: Finish classwork. Pick out an auto/biography. Read for Book It! Review your notes on Plagiarism and Citations/Sources posted to GC. Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here:@http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945aba82a1-3rdquarter. Thank you so much! 3/13: Finish classwork from library lesson on citations and plagiarism. Pick out an auto/biography. Review your vocab words for your quiz. Read for Book It! Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here: []. Thank you so much! 3/9: Review your vocab words for your quiz. Check out the essay contest posted to Google Classroom - there are prizes! Read for Book It! Need some new books? Check out: []. Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here: []. Thank you so much! Any student interested in earning back points on the Unit 2 Reading Assessment can see me during Design Time this week to complete the Test Analysis. 3/7: Check out the essay contest posted to Google Classroom - there are prizes! Read for Book It! Need some new books? Check out: []. Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here: []. Thank you so much! Any student interested in earning back points on the Unit 2 Reading Assessment can see me during Design Time this week to complete the Test Analysis. 3/5: Complete the Survey on Google Classroom. Make flashcards for your new vocab list. Check out the essay contest posted to Google Classroom - there are prizes! Read for Book It! Need some new books? Check out: []. Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here: []. Thank you so much! Any student interested in earning back points on the Unit 2 Reading Assessment can see me during Design Time this week to complete the Test Analysis. 3/1: Finish classwork - Writing with Constraints. Read for Book It! 2/27: Finish No Red Ink for Commas if you didn't already do so. Make flashcards and review your vocabulary words for list 9. The words are on Google Classroom, and your quiz is next class. Read for Book It! Need some new books? Check out: []. Please also consider supporting our Achieve 3000 Candy Social initiative by signing up to donate candy here: []. Thank you so much! 2/23: Make flashcards for Vocabulary List #9. These words are on Google Classroom. Read for Book It! 2/21: Study for your Unit 2 Reading Assessment next class. Everything in your SOL spiral notebook will be on the test (except for writing/grammar related content). Read for Book It! 2/19: Finish Achieve 3000 article "South Korean Grandma is a Star" if you didn't already do so in class. Study for your Unit 2 Reading Assessment on Friday. Read for Book It! 2/16: Complete the Achieve 3000 article "Turning Workouts into Watts." Study for your quiz on organizational patterns. Read for Book It! 2/14: Finish Achieve 3000 article, "Check the Facts" if you didn't already do so in class. Read for Book It! 2/12: Format your final draft of your Unit 2 Written Assessment. Read for Book It! Students: This nine weeks we will be having a candy bar to celebrate your six 100s on Achieve 3000 - aim high! We will also be collecting donations of individually wrapped, fun size, nut free candy! Thank you! 2/8: Finish your Unit 2 Written Assessment rough draft. Practice No Red Ink. Quiz next class on "A Christmas Carol." Read for Book It! Students: This nine weeks we will be having a candy bar to celebrate your six 100s on Achieve 3000 - aim high! We will also be collecting donations of individually wrapped, fun size, nut free candy! Thank you! 2/6: Finish classwork: No Red Ink - "Building Sentences." Read for Book It! 2/2: Read Stave 5 of "A Christmas Carol." Fill in the tracking charts on Google Classroom as well (Convergence Chart, Context Clues Chart, and the Signpost Padlet). This can count towards Book It! 1/31: Read Stave 4 of "A Christmas Carol." Fill in the tracking charts on Google Classroom as well (Convergence Chart, Context Clues Chart, and the Signpost Padlet). This can count towards Book It! Your Book It calendars are due next class for the month of January! 1/26: Read Stave 3 of "A Christmas Carol." Fill in the tracking charts on Google Classroom as well (Convergence Chart, Context Clues Chart, and the Signpost Padlet). This can count towards Book It! Please bring in donations for our Quarter 2 Achieve 3000 Ice Cream Social! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945ABA82A1-2ndquarter 1/24: Finish reading Stave 2 of "A Christmas Carol." Fill in the tracking charts on Google Classroom as well (Convergence Chart, Context Clues Chart, and the Signpost Padlet.) This can count towards Book It! Finish the Achieve 3000 article, "Looking for Treasure." Please bring in donations for our Quarter 2 Achieve 3000 Ice Cream Social! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945ABA82A1-2ndquarter 1/22: Finish reading Stave 1 of "A Christmas Carol." Fill in the tracking charts on Google Classroom as well (Convergence Chart, Context Clues Chart, and the Signpost Padlet.) This can count towards Book It! Study for your vocabulary quiz on list #8. English 6 is asking for donations for our Quarter 2 Achieve 3000 Ice Cream Social. @http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080945ABA82A1-2ndquarter 1/16: Study for your quiz on Context Clues next class. Read for Book It! 1/3: Make flashcards for vocabulary list 8. Finish Achieve 3000 article, "A New Sport" if you haven't already done so in class. Read for January's Book It! 12/20: Finish the Achieve 3000 article "Baseball Goes to China" if you didn't already do so in class. (Remember, you need four articles for the month of December that are a 75% or higher, first try.) Read for Book It! Have a wonderful break!! 12/18: Finish reading "The All-American Slurp" and filling in the Pear Deck. This reading can count towards Book It! There will be a quiz next class on this story and figurative language. 12/14: Review your notes on figurative language, tone/mood, and characterization. Finish your Achieve 3000 article, "The Candy Man" if you haven't already done so. Read for Book It! 12/12: View and take notes on figurative language from the Google Sites page created in class. The link is posted to Google Classroom. Study for your vocabulary quiz #7 next class. Read for Book It. 12/8: Finish Achieve 3000 article, "From Farm to Fork." This counts for Book It! Bring headphones next class. 12/6: Finish final draft for the Unit 1 Written Assessment. Socratic Seminar Prep Notes are due next class with your novel! Read for Book It! Make flashcards for your Vocab List #7 (optional). 12/4: Finish classwork: R ough draft for the Unit 1 Written Assessment. (Reminder, you are not to have help on this, but rather see me.) Work on your Socratic Seminar Prep Notes, which are due Friday. Read for Book It! :) 11/30: Study for your vocab quiz list #6 next class. Read for Book It - your novel counts, and the November calendar is due next class! Check your Achieve 3000 Data Tracker. You must have at least four articles (non-stretch) with a score of 75% or higher first try. If you do not, you will need to complete additional articles on your own. 11/28: Finish any classwork (No Red Ink Diagnostic). Read your novel - it counts for Book It, which ends November 30th. 11/22: Finish classwork: Achieve 3000 "Giving and Getting." Make flashcards for your new vocab list #6. Read your novel, which counts for Book It! Here's a copy of the story: 11/20: Finish Achieve 3000 ("Got Chocolate Milk?") if you didn't do so already in class. Read your novel, which counts for Book It! 11/16: Study for your vocabulary quiz on list #5. Study for your Unit 1 Reading Assessment on Monday! (Everything that is in your SOL spiral notebook will be tested - plot, subject, theme, inferencing, conflict, imagery, summarizing, main ideas, context clues, etc.) Read your novel, which counts for Book It. Check out the bonus Achieve 3000 articles so that you can attend the ice cream social tomorrow! 11/14: Study for your Unit 1 Reading Assessment on Friday! (Everything that is in your SOL spiral notebook will be tested - plot, subject, theme, inferencing, conflict, imagery, summarizing, main ideas, context clues, etc.) Read your novel, which counts for Book It. Check out the bonus Achieve 3000 articles so that you can attend the ice cream social too! 11/9: Finish classwork from Mrs. Smith's lesson (question 2, POWER paragraph, and/or reflection). Make vocabulary flashcards for lesson #5. Read your novel and add to your tracking chart. Bonus Achieve 3000 articles are on Google Classroom. 11/6: Finish any classwork. Continue reading your choice novel. See Google Classroom for your schedule. Book It continues for the month of November! 11/2: Review your vocabulary words for list #4's quiz next class. Finish classwork: In your Digital Writing Portfolio, answer the following question in a Panther Power Paragraph: How do George Saunders’s ideas about kindness apply to Heather? Explain how Heather fails to be kind as well as how she succeeds. Continue reading your choice novel. See Google Classroom for your schedule. Use textual evidence. Book It begins today for the month of November - happy reading! 10/31: Study for your quiz on "The Good Deed." You will need to know the conflict, imagery, plot, characters, and setting. Read your choice novel; see Google Classroom for your reading schedule. Parents, to encourage students to find a love for reading, the sixth grade English teachers are putting on an ice cream social for our students who earn five 100s on their Achieve 3000 activities! We would appreciate any donations to make this happen! Thank you!! [|https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080945aba82a1-werocked] 10/27: Finish your Pear Deck for "The Good Deed." The link can be found on Google Classroom. The story can be accessed through your online textbook, or here: https://lostofshortstories.wordpress.com/the-good-deed-by-marion-dane-bauer/ Make flashcards for Vocabulary List #4 - the list can be found on Google Classroom. Read for Book It! Bring money for the Book Fair! Parents, to encourage students to find a love for reading, the sixth grade English teachers are putting on an ice cream social for our students who earn five 100s on their Achieve 3000 activities! We would appreciate any donations to make this happen! Thank you!! [|https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080945aba82a1-werocked] 10/25: Read for Book It! Parents, To encourage students to find a love for reading, the sixth grade English teachers are putting on an ice cream social for our students who earn five 100s on their Achieve 3000 activities! We would appreciate any donations to make this happen! Thank you!! [|https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080945aba82a1-werocked] 10/23: Study vocabulary list #3 for your quiz next class. (The list can be found on Google Classroom.) Read for Book It! Parents, To encourage students to find a love for reading, the sixth grade English teachers are putting on an ice cream social for our students who earn five 100s on their Achieve 3000 activities! We would appreciate any donations to make this happen! Thank you!! [|https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080945aba82a1-werocked] 10/19: Review conflict in your SOL spiral notebook. Read for Book It! 10/17: Make flashcards for Vocab list #3; a copy of the words can be found on Google Classroom. Read for Book It! 10/13: Review your SOL spiral notebook. Read for Book It! 10/11: R eview your vocabulary words for your quiz on list #2. A copy of these words can be found on Google Classroom. Read for Book It! Be sure to show your parents your progress report if you got one. 10/6: Finish classwork and review your vocabulary: Open up your Digital Writing Portfolio in Google Slides. Add a new slide. Put today’s date and the following prompt. Then, answer it. Compose a personal narrative describing your most embarrassing moment or a time when you felt ashamed or humiliated. You can substitute another person—such as a parent, friend or completely fictional person—for yourself, but please use first-person point of view for the story’s narration. In the story, include all five components of plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). 10/4: Make flashcards for Vocabulary List #2. Study for your quiz on "Eleven" next class. Read for Book It! 10/2: Review your notes on plot; quiz next class. Book It started October 1st - happy reading! 9/28: Quiz next class on vocabulary list #1 and multiple meaning words. Review today's notes in your SOL spiral notebook. 9/26: Review today's notes on plot. Review vocabulary list #1 and multiple meaning words. A copy of the words can be found on Google Classroom. I suggest making flash cards. 9/22: Review today's notes. Review vocabulary list #1. A copy of the words can be found on Google Classroom. I suggest making flash cards. 9/20: Finish Achieve 3000 article from class (Spongebob). Make sure you have your spiral notebook for next class. 9/18: Finish classwork: Complete the Kaplan frame graphic organizer for your choice article (located on Google Classroom). This must be filled with direct quotes from the text. Return forms. Bring in supplies/donations. 9/14: Finish classwork: In a Panther Power Paragraph, contrast the experiences that sculpted your identity, who you are as a person, with an older family member. (This should be completed independently on Google Classroom.) Return forms. Bring in supplies/donations. 9/12: Bring your interview next class. Return any forms to your 1A teacher. Bring supplies/donations. 9/8: Return Chromebook form! Conduct your interview for your writing piece. Here are the questions that you all brainstormed: Bring in school supplies (donations appreciated!) If you haven’t already done so, return any other forms to your 1A teacher, and make sure you’ve read the class expectations and filled in the Islanders Info Form. 9/6: Read my class expectations at the bottom of this page. Then, complete the Islander Information sheet: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg0mETmpg7y5IsQfd3lB3dNcuqgyHS257faBlETXsv2Ds3OA/viewform?usp=sf_link . All forms needed by PAMS should be returned ASAP to your 1A teacher. Please try to have all materials by next class, and if you can, please bring in any class donations - thank you!
 * Homework: **

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 * Class Supplies Needed **
 * Three-ring binder containing a separate section for English
 * Loose-leaf paper
 * Pencils
 * Pens
 * Coloring Utensils
 * Highlighters
 * Spiral notebook with at least 100 pages
 * Flash drive (this will be used for all classes)
 * Agenda (which students will be given)
 * **Donations of tissues, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, paper towels, glue sticks, and any other classroom supplies would be greatly appreciated!**

**Class Expectations:** Please complete the Google Forms sheet acknowledging that you have read and reviewed these expectations with your student. Please submit form by 9/8/17! **

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