Appositive Practice

Homework
Finish the Appostives worksheets. Consolidate your understanding by practicing with these exercises below before tackling the worksheet.
http://www.eslbee.com/appositives.htm

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/appositive.htm
Also watch the video.



Math Study link 1.4 for fun..
Play this factor capture game
http://connectedmath.msu.edu/CD/Grade6/FactorGame/
 All work Due: Wed

Doing Something with Agency

H/W - Light tonight due to Back to School
Study links 1.2 & 1.3

Math Game (You won't believe this is H/W - it's fun!)
http://hoodamath.com/games/factorfeeder.php/

What characteristics does it take to do something with Agency? - We'll discuss tomorrow how we can apply this to making improvements in our own reading skills

Congratulations to Sammy Snake winners:   Talia, Janna, Patrick, Sam for their creative and engaging Where I Am From = poems presentation. Think very carefully about the feedback I gave today. What were the specific points I tried to make? What do you think you need to do differently to win a Sammy Snake?

Congratulations to Student of the Week:  JANNA

Your  enthusaism, attention to detail, mature attitude and excellence were evident all week! Keep it up!

Record audio or upload mp3 >>

Next  Week

Print the Week at a Glance sheet at home this w/end.  

Monday - No School.. yeppee!

Friday - Water ParkThe First Week of School on PhotoPeach

What a great first week!

Word Study: The Origin of Language

Enjoy the full video again from today's session.



Turn and Talk
Make these vocabulary words/phrases part of your everyday language from now on:

• You've got a salient point...
• On the contrary... 
• That's ambiguous...
• Justify your point...

Remember - always try to repeat the speaker's opinion.

H/W Recap
Book covers - approx 10-20 (Due: Fri)
Explanation of Math text book (Due: Fri)

Listen to our x6 table song again. How soon will it be before you master this?

The Marshmellow Challenge

Watch below a recap of today's video on our Team Building exercise. When you receive your first team assignment, will you be able to apply the strategies we discussed on collaboartion today to produce an effective end product?





Reading
Make sure you are reading between 20-30 minutes each evening. A least 1 sticky per 15 minutes of reading. Keep your reading log up to date.

Writing
Final draft of poem (Due: Thur)

W.I.L.F.

In addition to  the guidelines that are on your sheet, think about:

• Does your poem have effective format and structure?
• Does your peom contain at least 10-15 proper nouns or adjectives?
• Are any lines of your poem so 'sticky' they  literally jump off the page?
• If you read your poem out loud, would people know almost instantly who it was about?

By Friday - Copy between 10-20 book covers that  are special for you in some way. It can be from