posted 12/21/2016 2:40 PM

Today we worked on the prewriting graphic organizer for A Christmas Carol compare and contrast essay.  Students worked to complete the graphic organizer page focusing on the similarities paragraph.  So far they should have the introduction paragraph and the first body paragraph on similarities completed in the graphic organizer. 

No Homework.

Reminder:  After break I will have a new webpage.  You should be able to access the webpage the from the Parker Middle School webpage.  I plan to have a blog on the new website.  

posted 12/20/2016 2:44 PM

posted 12/15/2016 3:42 PM

Today we continued watching the movie A Christmas Carol.  They saw the scenes with the first and second spirit.  We will continue watching the film tomorrow.  Students are responsible for a graphic organizer that they are using to record similarities and differences.

No Homework.

On another note, last week I was informed that this website will no longer be available after break.  The district has decided to go with a different website provider.  That means I will have a new webpage starting in January.  Please be patient with me as I learn to navigate the site.  I have not seen it yet, nor do I even know what the company we are using is called.  The information does not transfer over, so I will need to build my resources on the new site.  I do know that you will be able to access my site via the Parker Middle School webpage.  I plan to have a blog on the new website.  

posted 12/14/2016 9:56 AM

posted 12/13/2016 3:49 PM

We finished acting out the play A Christmas Carol.  Today we finished scene 6.  No homework. 

Please know that the students will be required to use knowledge of the play to write a compare and contrast essay between the movie we watch in class and the play.  The play is available on blog posts and it is available on google classroom.  We will begin watching the movie on Friday.

• scene 6 (PDF - 1,490K)

Reminders:  progress reports go home today

Personal narrative rubrics were passed out this week.  Students are encouraged make corrections if they earned a 70% or less.  The papers are in google classroom and students need to tell us when they are ready for their paper to be regraded and give us the scoring rubric. 

We are continuing to act out the play A Christmas Carol.  Today we finished scene 5 discussed scene 5 started to act out scene 6.  No homework. 

Please know that the students will be required to use knowledge of the play to write a compare and contrast essay between the movie we watch in class and the play.  The play is available on blog posts and it is available on google classroom.  We will begin watching the movie on Friday.

posted 12/8/2016 10:04 AM

Reminders:  progress reports go home on Thursday 12/8/16

Personal narrative rubrics were passed out yesterday and today.  Students are encouraged make corrections if they earned a 70% or less.  The papers are in google classroom and students need to tells when they are ready for their paper to be regraded. 

We are continuing to act out the play A Christmas Carol.  Today we discussed scene 4 started to act out scene 5.  No homework. 

Please know that the students will be required to use knowledge of the play to write a compare and contrast essay between the movie we watch in class and the play.  The play is available on blog posts and it is available on google classroom.  We will begin watching the movie on Friday.

posted 12/7/2016 3:15 PM

Reminders:  progress reports go home on Thursday 12/8/16

We are continuing to act out the play A Christmas Carol.  Today we completed scene 4.  No homework. 

Please know that the students will be required to use knowledge of the play to write a compare and contrast essay between the movie we watch in class and the play.  The play is available on blog posts and it is available on google classroom.  We will begin watching the movie on Friday.

• scene four and scene 5 (PDF - 2,471K)

We are continuing to act out the play A Christmas Carol.  Today we completed scene 3 and discussed what happened in the scene.  No homework. 

Please know that the students will be required to use knowledge of the play to write a compare and contrast essay between the movie we watch in class and the play.  The play is available on blog posts and it is available on google classroom.  We will begin watching the movie on Friday.

• scene three (PDF - 2,280K)

Today continued to read the play version of A Christmas Carol.  Students acted out the scene.  Then at the table groups students discussed two questions about the scene and wrote a short answer response to the question.  No homework.

The play is attached to google classroom as well.

• scene two (PDF - 1,604K)

Today we started to read the play version of A Christmas Carol.  Students acted out the prologue.  Then at the table groups students discussed a question about the scene and wrote a short answer response to the question.  No homework.

The play is attached to google classroom as well.

• Prologue (PDF - 2,434K)

posted 11/29/2016 7:46 PM

Reminders:

11/28:  Personal Narrative due (65 points)

Students are typing a personal narrative story.  Today was the last day in class to work on the personal narrative story.  The assignment is due Monday 11/28.  We will be available after school on Monday 11/28 from 2:30-3:30 for support.  

posted 11/22/2016 9:36 AM

Reminders:

11/28:  Personal Narrative due (65 points)

Students are typing a personal narrative story.

They can access it anywhere they can log into their google chrome account.  The assignment is due Monday 11/28.  We will be typing now until Tuesday 11/22 in class.

posted 11/21/2016 5:02 PM

Reminders:

11/28:  Personal Narrative due (65 points)

Students are typing a personal narrative story.

They can access it anywhere they can log into their google chrome account.  The assignment is due Monday 11/28.  We will be typing now until Tuesday 11/22 in class.

posted 11/18/2016 2:22 PM

Reminders:

11/28:  Personal Narrative due (65 points)

Students are typing a personal narrative story.

They can access it anywhere they can log into their google chrome account.  The assignment is due Monday 11/28.  We will be typing now until Tuesday 11/22 in class.

posted 11/17/2016 10:07 AM

Reminders:

11/28:  Personal Narrative due (65 points)

Students are typing a personal narrative story.

They can access it anywhere they can log into their google chrome account.  The assignment is due Monday 11/28.  We will be typing now until Tuesday 11/22 in class.

posted 11/16/2016 9:36 AM

Today we finished the prewriting activities and began typing the personal narrative story.  Students created a simile and a metaphor to include in their personal narrative.  It is written in the prewriting packet.  Next students logged into the Google classroom.  We reviewed the resources for the assignment in Google classroom.  Attached to the assignment there are exemplars, a self-assessment/checklist (this is also in their prewriting packet), ways to title a story, and a descriptive words list.  They started to type.  This assignment can be accessed at home as well.  They can access it anywhere they can log into their google chrome account.  The assignment is due Monday 11/28.  We will be typing now until Tuesday 11/22 in class.

posted 11/15/2016 3:00 PM

Reminders:

11/11: report cards go home

We are working on a prewriting graphic organizer for a personal narrative story we will be writing.  Today we completed the visual representation, the feelings page, and the why the event was important/how was I changed page. 

No homework (students should be done with the graphic organizer from the leads page through the why this event is important page)

posted 11/11/2016 1:39 PM

Reminders:

11/11: report cards go home

We are working on a prewriting graphic organizer for a personal narrative story we will be writing.  Today we completed the sequence of events and a visual representation of the events in their personal narrative. 

No homework (students should be done with the graphic organizer from the leads page through the comic strip page)

posted 11/10/2016 10:04 AM

Reminders:

11/11: report cards go home

We are working on a prewriting graphic organizer for a personal narrative story we will be writing.  Students wrote leads, completed a sensory chart with details about the setting of the story, and described two important people in the story.  Please be asking your child about the event in their life they chose to write about.  We can help with drafting the story, but it is difficult for us to come up with an idea for them to write about since we were not there.  We can ask lots of questions to spark their memory, and you can help with details that they may have forgotten.

I am attaching the packet and a brainstorm list of common personal narrative topics for sixth grade students.

• personal narrative graphic organizer (PDF - 2,748K)

11/4: Quarter 1 ends (all assignments need to be turned by this day)

11/11: report cards go home

Today we began preparing to write a Personal Narrative.  Students will be writing a story about an event that happened in their life.   In class we began with a brainstorm of positive and negative events that happened to them.  Next they narrowed the list down to two topics.  Then they completed the 5 W’s chart for each of the two events. 

Please talk to your child about the story they are choosing to write about.  We were not there, so it is difficult to generate ideas with them.  We can help them the other aspects of the assignment, but choosing a topic can be hard for us to help with other than giving them a possible list of topics.  

NO HOMEWORK if they have a positive and negative chart.

posted 11/4/2016 4:12 PM

Reminders:

11/2:  Conferences are Wednesday  4:30-7:30

11/4: Quarter 1 ends (all assignments need to be turned by this day)

11/11: report cards go home

ELA Quarter 1 post test 

posted 11/2/2016 9:56 AM

Reminders:

11/2:  Conferences are Wednesday  4:30-7:30

11/4: Quarter 1 ends (all assignments need to be turned by this day)

11/11: report cards go home

ELA Quarter 1 post test will be 11/2

Happy Halloween!

Today we practiced comma rules.  We worked on using commas in a series, for compound sentences, for interruptions, introductory clauses, and dates and addresses. 

No homework.  We did gather notes pages, including today’s worksheet to use as a study guide for Wednesday’s test.

• commas practice worksheet (DOC - 35K)