October 18 2019

Friday 10/18/19 – Language Arts

Good Morning, Class!

Please come in quietly, sit, and take out:

  • agenda
  • Chromebook
  • earbuds / headphones

Write Homework in Agenda:

  1. Read 20+ pages and log on Biblionasium:
    1. Title/author
    2. p. ____ to p. ____
    3. Big Thing that Happened (2-3 sentences: Who? What? When/Where? How? Why?) + 1 prior knowledge, question, prediction, inference, connection, or word you figured out using syntax/etymology/context clues
  2. Finish The Road Not Taken (all parts) and turn in on StudySync.
  3. Charge Chromebook!

Bengal News

Per. 1 (8:15-9:05) – Language Arts

On Classroom, open ReadWorks and do Article-a-Day.

  • Follow directions and be prepared to share in 6 minutes.

Learning Target copy

Learning Target: Students will be able to acquire and use academic words and phrases.

On StudySync, open Academic Vocab Lesson 2

  • Do Your Turn #3, last 5 sentences (split screen with Model). Turn in on StudySync.

Learning Target copy

Learning Target: Students will be able to understand what it means to participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations to express ideas and build upon the ideas of others.

On StudySync, open The Road Not Taken assignment

  • SyncTV / Discussion
  • ACE Think questions 6-8
  • Write-Converse-Watch-Write

Per. 2 (9:08-9:56) – Language Arts

Get Turning Points book from bin

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Learning Target copy

Learning Target:  Students will be able to define figurative language and different figures of speech and practice using concrete strategies for identifying and interpreting figures of speech.

On Classroom, open Figurative Language – Unit 1 assignment.

  • Review Simile and Metaphor examples
  • On Classroom, open Figurative Language – The Road Not Taken quiz

Per. 3 (10:03-10:49) – Digital Information Literacy

Please come in quietly, sit, and take out:

  • Chromebook
  • earbuds / headphones

Image result for choosing a topic

Learning Target copyLearning Target: Students will be able to choose suitable topics for research.

On Classroom, open Choosing a Suitable Research Topic assignment.

  • Engage: Discuss
  • Explore: Parts of a Research Project
  • Explain: How to Develop a Good Research Topic
  • Apply: Explore topics
  • Share research topic on Padlet Wall


Posted October 18, 2019 by missnichols in category Language Arts, Miss Nichols' posts

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I am a teacher of 6th grade honors language arts and math at Jane Addams Middle School in Lawndale, CA.

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