Daily HW assignments will be posted here. Please make sure you are also utilizing your organizer and your study buddy for changes and updates or assignments. It is your responsibility to copy homework into your organizer, or call/text/email a study buddy if needed.
Reminder: There are many resources available on my Reading and Writing Resources page. If you (or we) are not in school, you should be checking this page for HW and the resources page for updated information!
**All copies of worksheets from your portfolio packet can be found on my resources page! You also have a packet with all of the pages in it to be working on at home!***
***Here are some grammar resources: Keep working on your contractions and possessive noun practice and rules using these resources below. Try No Red Ink!! It is pretty cool and you can use your google log in to access it. Directions are below! Shoot me an email if you see this and log in 🙂
Grammar Practice:
Singular and Plural Apostrophe practice- 1
Other Grammar to Practice on your own…
No red ink:
Use this link if you need to sign up (use socsd gmail account)
No Red Ink: Grammar Work for Home
Class code: cold oil 68
Week of 3/16
Monday: Day 5 reading and LOT.
Tuesday: Day 6 reading and LOT.
Wednesday: Day 7 reading and LOT.
Thursday: Day 8 reading and LOT.
Friday: Day 9 reading and LOT
Week of 3/9
Monday: “Rootin Tootin Tanya” grammar packet. Possessive nouns page *model about the dogs…. due tomorrow.
Tuesday: NEW choice book clubs. You have a reafing schedule AND a calendar. Day 1 reading and LOT
Wednesday: Day 2 reading and LOT
Thursday: Day 3 reading and LOT
Friday: Day 4 reading and LOT
Week of 3/2
Monday: NO HW
Tuesday: Choose a new book club novel. You may choose another book club novel from my empathy book club choices, or you may find your own book club book and group. BOOKS ARE DUE IN CLASS ON TUESDAY 3/12 so we can begin organizing reading schedules.
Wednesday: Same
Thursday: Same book club assignment. Check out the reading and writing resources page for grammar practice.
Friday: Same as Thursday. Enjoy your weekend.
Week of 2/24
Monday: Day 10 reading. Finish character sketch worksheet. USE 1 trait for your empathy book character/
Tuesday: Day 11 reading and L.O.T
Wednesday: Day 12 reading and finish mood meter/character worksheet
Thursday: Day 13 reading and L.O.T
Friday: Day 14 reading and L.O.T
Week of 2/10
Monday: Day 3 reading and L.O.T
Tuesday: Day 4 reading and L.O.T. Setting worksheet due Thursday
Wednesday: Day 5 reading/L.O.T. Setting worksheet due tomorrow.
Thursday: Day 6 reading/LOT. Bring reading material for Rockland Read In
Friday: Day 7,8,9 reading due after break. NO L.O.T! (Remember you had all day for Rockland Read In to read these chapters prior to break!)
Week of 2/6
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Monday: 5 traits in notebook for a character in your book club novel
Tuesday: Finish both sides of character sketch
Wednesday: No HW
Thursday: Day 1 EMPATHY book club book, and day 1 line of thinking on chart (you can write in notebook or type if you need more space!)
Friday: Day 2 empathy book
Week of 1/13
Monday: Day 5 reading. QUIZ MOVED TO THURSDAY.
Tuesday: Day 6 reading. Update your notebook page on character relationships from class. This will be used for the quiz on Thursday.
Wednesday: Finish day 7 reading. Quiz tomorrow on character/relationships. You have notes and a planning page to help you. Bring your book to class!
Thursday: Day 7 reading and line of thinking!
Friday: Day 8 reading
Week of 1/6/20
Happy New Year!
Please check the reading and writing resources page for updated book club resources! Books and schedules were handed out on Monday 1/6. Happy Reading!
Monday: Day 1 reading. Answer the following in your notebook: 1. What is the setting(s) of your story?
2. What kind of place is this?
Tuesday: Day 2 reading
Wednesday: Complete part 1 of setting “sketch to stretch” worksheet
Thursday:Day 3 reading and Line of Thinking sheet
Friday:Day 4 reading. Quiz on Tuesday on character relationships (written response quiz. You will be allowed to use your novel!)
Week of 12/16
Monday: Read 30 minutes. Try a LINE OF THINKING (See resource page and notes glued into notebook) to write about your IRB. Write 3-5 sentences about a line of thinking.
Tuesday: Read 30 minutes. Try a LINE OF THINKING (See resource page and notes glued into notebook) to write about your IRB. Write 3-5 sentences about a line of thinking.
Wednesday: Read 30 minutes. NO WRITTEN HW
Thursday: Read 30 minutes. NO WRITTEN HW
Friday: Enjoy the holidays and your break! 🙂 See you in 2020!!
Week of 12/2/19
Monday: SNOW DAY
Tuesday: “Dog of Pompeii” test moved to FRIDAY. Complete plot mountain worksheet. Study the story, the plot mountain, and use your notes, and the resources online to study. **Office hours Fri AM at 7:40**
Tuesday: Read 30 minutes. Study for “Dog of Pompeii” test on Friday.
Wednesday: Same as Tuesday.
Thursday:”Dog of Pompeii” test tomorrow. Study!
Dog of Pompeii QUIZLET– The Dog of Pompeii vocabulary
Week of 11/25
Monday: Finish first read of “The Dog of Pomepii”
Tuesday: Second read of “Dog of Pompeii” is due Monday 12/2
Wednesday: Same HW. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
Week of 11/18/19
Monday: Complete Plot Mountain Worksheet for Mazy May. Study for reading test on Thursday!
Tuesday: Study! Use your notes, the active reading work, your jots and the plot mountain to study. Remember the audio is available on the resources page!
Wednesday: Study! Use your notes, the active reading work, your jots and the plot mountain to study. Remember the audio is available on the resources page!
Thursday: “Dog of Pompeii” vocab is due on Monday! Choose one of the strategies on the activity list to use. All words are circled in the text….some are defined and some need to be defined.
Friday: Same as Thursday.
Week of 11/11/19
Monday: NO school
Tuesday: Finish reading “The King of Mazy May” use the footnotes, post it’s or jots in the margin to show evidence of active reading (we did this in class today) THIS IS DUE ON THURSDAY! WE WILL WORK ON IT IN CLASS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY!
**Vocab test on Thursday. Study your flashcards and the quizlet below. Office hours WEDNESDAY 3-3:30 *updated time and date*
TWednesday: Study for vocab test
Thursday: Finish second read of Mazy May. Use a new and different active reading strategy. Due Monday.
**MAZY MAY COMPREHENSION TEST NEXT THURSDAY! PLEASE USE THE RESOURCES AND YOUR COPY OF THE TEXT AND NOTES TO STUDY!
Friday: Same as Thursday
Week of 11/4/19
Monday: Read 30 minutes. NO WAR CHART THIS WEEK.
Tuesday: No school for students
Wednesday: Read 30 minutes
Thursday: Read 30 minutes. VOCAB TEST NEXT THURSDAY 11/14. Office hours next Wed (3-3:30)
QUIZLET TO HELP YOU STUDY:
Vocab for Mazy May:
Toil: hard, exhausting work
Endured: to help usually in difficult conditions or to make difficult decisions
prospectors: people who search for valuable ores ( like gold)
liable: likely
poising: balancing
declined: refused
summit: the highest part of something
claim: a piece of land or to make a statement usually without proof
stampede: sudden rush of people of animals
protagonist: the hero of the story
suspense: uncertainty
conflict: fight or battle
Friday: Finish flashcards over the weekend.VOCAB TEST NEXT THURSDAY 11/14. Office hours next Thurs (7:40 AM)
Week of 10/28
Monday: Read 30 minutes and complete WAR chart for Monday.
Tuesday: Read 30 minutes and complete WAR chart for Tuesday.
Wednesday: Read 30 minutes and complete WAR chart for Thursday.
Thursday: Halloween. NO HW.
Friday: Read over the weekend. NO WAR CHART 🙂
Week of 10/21
Monday: Read 30 minutes and complete WAR chart for Monday
Tuesday: Read 30 minutes and complete WAR chart for Tuesday
Wednesday: Read 30 minutes and complete WAR chat for Wednesday.
Thursday: Read 30 minutes and complete WAR chart for Thursday. Trip Friday.
Friday: Read. NO WAR chart.
Pay it forward reading schedule
Week of 10/14
Monday: No school
Tuesday: Bring your IRB back to class or get a book to read, and read for 30 minutes.
Wednesday: Read 30 minutes. ON a post it note or in your notebook, find beautiful words from your IRB and write them down. REMEMBER: Beautiful words are short pieces from your book that can stand alone. They are interesting, puzzling, inspiring, or make you question the text. Remember the example from Pay It Forward…..”I wanted results. I did not just want a good grade. I really wanted the world to go better.”-Trevor
Thursday: Read 30 minutes
Friday: Book fair Monday. Bring $ or you can use an “ewallet” which can be found on the SOMS media center webpage.
Week of 10/7
Monday and Tuesday: Day 11 reading and WAR chart due THURSDAY. Get quiz and reflection signed. Reading quiz on THURSDAY. Office hours Thursday AM (7:40-8:10) to prep for quiz.
Tuesday: Same HW as Monday. Office hours Thursday AM (7:40-8:10) to prep for quiz.
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Day 12 reading and WAR chart.
Friday: Day 13 reading due Tuesday. Finish the book if you haven’t yet. Please bring your independent reading book back next week.
Friday: Same as Thursday.
Week of 9/30
Monday/Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: Day 8 reading and WAR chart
Thursday: Day 9 reading and WAR chart
Friday: Day 10 reading and WAR chart
Week of 9/23
Monday:Day 4 reading and WAR chart.Quiz tomorrow on day 1-4 reading. Use your notebook and the example below to review HOW to respond for this quiz
Sample responses for quiz: Your quiz tomorrow will look like this, and you practiced HOW to answer discussion questions in class today.
Tuesday: Day 5 reading and WAR chart
Wednesday: Day 6 reading an d WAR chart
Thursday: Day 7 reading and WAR chart due NEXT WEDNESDAY!
Friday: Same as Thursday.
Week of 9/16
**Summer reading timeline project due THURSDAY!
Monday: Read 30 minutes. Finish learning style inventory and write up.
Tuesday: Read 30 minutes. Finish “Love and a Cabbie/Smile” worksheet from class.
Wednesday: Day 1 reading for Pay it Forward and Writing About your Reading (WAR) based on what we have read in class (short story and poem), what do you think the theme of this book will be? Do you think you will enjoy it, why or why not? Answer in your notebook….4-6 sentences using details from the novel, short story, and poem.
Thurs: Day 2 reading. Use the WAR chart template from class and complete a “chart” using day 2 reading.
Friday: Day 3 reading….just read 🙂 NO WAR chart this weekend. READING QUIZ ON TUESDAY!
Reading and Writing Discussion Quiz Model/sample response
NOTE: You will be able to use your novel to help with the quiz. You also will be expected to answer the question, and support your answer with ideas and details from the text.
Model:
Question: How does Jerry explain paying it forward to Arlene? How does this help enhance their relationship in a more positive way?
Answer: Jerry explains the idea of pay it forward by drawing circles in the dirt. The circles represent people and how each of those people would help three people and so on. The movement would grow quickly. This changes Arlene’s relationship with Jerry. She feel comfortable admitting to him that she doesn’t talk to her son much. At the end of the conversation, Jerry feels warmer, and comfortable with her.
Thursday:
Friday:
Week of 9/9
Monday: Read 30 minutes. Finish reading inventory.
Tuesday:Summer reading project assigned in class. Due 9/19
Wednesday: Read 30 minutes. Bring in your picture for the inspiration board.
Thursday: Read 30 minutes
Friday: Summer Reading Project due 9/19
Week of 9/2/19
Wednesday: Welcome to the 6th grade! Please get classroom library letter and course expectation sheet signed. Please have a book to read (your choice) by FRIDAY.
Thursday: Book in class tomorrow!
Friday: Read over the weekend, and make sure you share something awesome about your first week of middle school!
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