Weekly Reflection

H/W - Due Tuesday September 24th.
Blog post  - You must write a short, but very specific blog post that discusses your learning over this first stage of the year. What content have we covered (taught)? What do you really feel good about (learned)? What still confuses you? What do you want to work on the most on your return from CWW?
Add an image & an effective title to your blog post.

Congratulations on finishing your first set of RLA Units. We still have our final memoir paper to write; otherwise, we will be starting new units after CWW.

6th Grade Grammar Review
Thursday 26th Sept, we will do a very quick 'parts of speech' review. Before this date - make sure you have tested yourself on your knowledge on parts of speech using these links. An understanding of 'parts of speech' is vital if you are going to be successful with the new content that we will introducing in grammar.
Parts of Speech Review
A little harder

If you are unsure on any of the parts of speech and their usage, bring these questions to class on Tuesday 24th.

New RLA Units for after CWW

• Reading - Thinking Deeply about Characters
• Book Clubs - Short Stories and Full Novel
• Word Study - Unit 2 Roots
• Grammar - Opening and Delayed Adjectives and Adverbs
• Writing - Finish memoir and on to Research Based Persuasive Arguments 

Keep your independent reading habits up to date and your reading log. (not on CWW of course)

Subjects and Predicates Scores posted
Learning is the focus. If you would like to improve your grade by taking another assessment. See me after CWW. 

CWW is a great time for collecting memorable moments that might help you with your final memoir paper. Will you experience changes or have an epiphany?

Next blog post will be Monday Sept 23rd. Have a great CWW experience. I plan to!

Tone and Mood

Memoir Writing
DONE is better than PERFECT...always remember that!

H/W - Compulsory
Homebase - Make sure you bring in your CWW packed travel gear for tomorrow.

 Watch this video to help you practice tone and mood.

Optional: Test your parents - Ask them to item the 'tone' of this piece then ask them to discuss the
 'mood'

As you read, you will notice the tone and mood shift from chapter to chapter or character to character.  Great readers track how they feel as they read noting times when their emotions change or the tone of the text changes.

Reminders:

Hand in a printed copy of your first memoir tomorrow
Subjects and Predicates Test: Turn in your completed booklet for a grammar grade

Memoirs

Great effort today on your memoir drafts. Final draft for this piece is due Friday. Please bring a PRINTED copy.

Subjects and Predicates Test is Friday. Look on earlier blog posts for links to practice exercises.

Have you checked out enough books to cover next week? Remember there is no school on Thursday or Friday.

Have a nice evening!

Character Unit: Push yourself with your literature choices

Drafts of your first memoir piece is due tomorrow. It does not need to be finished, but you should be have a clear direction of where you are going and how you are going to get there.

Subjects and predicates package: Due Fri.
Subjects and Predicate assessment: Fri.

Readers
Make sure you have visited the library and have two books to cover the week of CWW and Teacher PD Days.

After CWW - Character Book Clubs

Teaching - Learning - Change

Today was tough for many of you. Another way to look at today's lesson is simply to answer these three questions.

Have you taught the reader something about the topic (teaching) - This is the anecdote
Have you showed that you learned something about yourself (learning) - Reflection
Have you showed the reader that you have changed in some way (Change) - Further reflection

If you are confused - write your story. After you have finished, see if you  have included the above aspects in your paper.

Show RESILIENCE - Try hard..then a little harder...

Characteristics to include in your piece

• Use everything that you know about small moment narratives
• Include 'times shifts' - (would +verb or had+participle)
• Reflect on others feeling not just your own
• Teach the reader something about you; show that the story taught you something; show that you are somehow different or changed because of the story

Write your 3 headlines: It should be 1-2mins long and contain advanced subjects and predicates


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