Ms. Tiauni Julien – English/Reading 6

Today: Read Ch. 14 and Unit 6 Test

Homework: Lesson 19 spelling pages

Upcoming: Lesson 19 Spelling Test 2/5 | Ch. 13-16 Test Monday 2/8

Today: Unit 6 review | Ch. 13 read

Homework: Study Chapter 13-16 vocabulary and study unit 6 notes

Upcoming: Unit 6 Test Wednesday 2/3

Today: Test on Ch. 9-12| Unit 6 Review

Homework: Study for Unit 6 Test

Upcoming: Unit 6 Test on Wednesday 2/3/21

Today: We read and took notes on Chapter 12. We took Lesson 17 Spelling test and Unit 6 Quiz.

Homework: Study for Chapters 9-12 test on Monday

Upcoming: Chapters 9-12 Literature and Vocabulary test on Monday 2/1. Unit 6 Test on Wednesday 2/3.

Today: We read Chapter 11 and took notes.

Homework: Study for Chapters 9-12 test on Monday 2/1. Lesson 17 Spelling pages. Unit 6 quiz on notes from this week.

Upcoming: Unit 6 Quiz Tomorrow!!! Lesson 17 Spelling Test Tomorrow!!! Chapters 9-12 Test and Vocab Test.

Today: Read chapter 10 in class and took notes. Continued Unit 6 notes.

Homework: Lesson 17 spelling pages. Country Research paper

Upcoming: Lesson 17 Spelling Test Friday 1/29| Country Research Paper Due Friday 1/29|Unit 6 Quiz Friday 1/29| Chapters 9-12 Test 2/1

Today: We read Chapter 9 and took notes. We completed Unit 6 notes.

Homework: Study for Unit 6 Quiz on Friday 1/29| Study for Bronze Bow vocab and test on Monday 2/1

Upcoming: Country Research Paper due Friday 1/29| Unit 6 Quiz Friday 1/29| Lesson 17 Spelling Test 1/29| Chapters 9-12 vocab and literature test 2/1

Today: Students completed Chapter 5-8 test and vocab. Students began Unit 6 notes

Homework: Country Research Report due Friday 1/29

Upcoming: Unit 6 Quiz on Friday 1/29| Lesson 17 Spelling Test 1/29| Chapter 9-12 Test Monday 1/1

What we did today: Spelling Bee, worked on conclusion paragraphs, spelling test

Homework: Students need to study for their Chapter 5-8 vocab test and literature test. Also, I understand not using any forms of be in the conclusion paragraph is challenging. The purpose is to encourage students to use different verbs instead of continuously abusing forms of be. Here are two example paragraphs for conclusion paragraphs that the students took notes on in class: Conclusion Examples . Their conclusion paragraph can be 3-5 sentences.

Upcoming: Chapters 5-8 Vocab and Literature Test on Monday!!! Students need to study their notes to pass the test.

What we did today: Read Ch. 8 | Began conclusion paragraph

Homework: Study for Spelling and Bronze Bow test

Upcoming: Spelling Test tomorrow on Lesson 16| On Monday 1/25 Bronze Bow Chapters 5-8 test and vocab test

What we did today: Read Chapter 7 in Bronze Bow. Peer Edited Body Paragraphs

Homework: Lesson 16 Spelling pages 61-64. Study Chapters 5-8 vocab.

Upcoming: Spelling Test on Friday 1/22/21. Chapters 5-8 Literary and Vocabulary test on Monday 1/25/21.

What we did today: Worked on paragraphs

Homework: finish body paragraphs, spelling pages 61-64, study chapter 5-8 vocab

Upcoming: Spelling test Friday

What we did today: Ch. 5 notes and worked on body paragraphs.

Homework: Spelling pages 57-60 and study for spelling test

Upcoming: Spelling Test tomorrow on Lesson 15

What we did today: Students took their Chapters 1-4 test. Students began working on their body paragraphs and they also wrote their spelling words 5x each.

Homework: Students should complete pages 57-60 in spelling. Study for their spelling test. Research more information for their country to further develop their body paragraphs.

Upcoming: Spelling Test on Friday.

What we did today: In class we reviewed for the Chapter 1-4 test tomorrow and peer edited our intro paragraphs.

Homework: Students need to study and finish their intro paragraphs to turn in tomorrow.

Upcoming: Chapter 1-4 test tomorrow | Spelling test on Lesson 15 Friday

Chapter 1-4 Study Guide

What we did today: Students took their vocabulary test on Chapters 1-4. They wrote down Chapter 5 vocab and began reading Chapter 5. Students also began their intro paragraphs in class today.

Homework: Students need to study Chapter 5 vocab. Students need to complete intro paragraphs. Spelling pages 57-60 are due on Friday.

Upcoming: Lesson 15 Spelling test on Friday. Chapter 1-4 test on Wednesday.

Chapters 1-4 Vocab

Chapter 1-4 Study Guide 

I am proud to say that all of the sixth graders passed their spelling test with A’s and B’s!!!!

Monday: We start Lesson 15 in spelling. The students have a vocab test on Chapters 1-4. We will write our introductory paragraphs for our country. We will also begin Chapter 5 in The Bronze Bow.

Please make sure your student studies for their vocab test as every word will be on the test.

They will have a Chapter Test on Wednesday. They should be studying their notes every night. We will do a class review on Monday and a brief review on Tuesday.

What we did today: Students read chapter 3 in class. Students wrote spelling words three times each. Students took notes on how to write an introductory paragraph. Students copied chapter 3 vocabulary.

Homework: Lesson 14 spelling pages 53-56 (DUE TOMORROW). Spelling test tomorrow. Country Research needs to be brought into class tomorrow so we can begin writing our introductory paragraph.

Upcoming: Vocabulary test on Chapters 1-4 on Monday. Chapters 1-4 test on Wednesday.

If your student is absent from class, please email me so I can keep them on track on the days they miss.

Students have been asked to choose a country, not USA, to write a research paper on. They have until Friday to brainstorm and write down all the information they need to write a great research paper in class. They have been asked to go home and research as much as they can on the country they choose.

Lesson 14 spelling pages (53-56) are due Friday. Spelling test Friday.

They also have received paragraphs from their peers to edit.

This week the class is reviewing for the final.

Study guide for the reading final:

6th Grade Reading Study Guide Second Nine Weeks

The reading final is 50 questions multiple choice. If your child studies this, they will make a 100 on the test. The reading final is on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.

The students have already completed their language study guide in their workbooks.

Language final is on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.

Today in class we annotated an article about the Flint Water Crisis and wrote a paragraph. We also took a language test on Unit 4.

Next week we will focus more on imagery and begin reviewing for our final exam. Study guides will be available by Tuesday.

Today we started Unit 5 (Writing a Paragraph) and continued our imagery exercises. Tomorrow the students will begin learning how to annotate ad writing a paragraph. Students need to study Unit 4 for their test tomorrow.

Students need to bring a highlighter to class tomorrow.

No homework tonight. We are reviewing for the language test on Friday and learning about Imagery this week. Today we focused on language. Tomorrow we will be taking notes on imagery and completing various exercises to understand the literary terms. We will continue reviewing for the language test on Unit 4.

Language test is the only test this week. We will be reviewing for the final starting Wednesday of next week. Study guides for the finals will be out by Monday 12/7/2020.

Tomorrow: Christmas Grams are due! Spelling test tomorrow and spelling pages are due!

When we return to school there will be no spelling the remainder of the nine weeks. Spelling will restart next year, January 3.

For the final exam, students should begin studying Unit 4 and Unit 5.

The language test has been pushed until after Thanksgiving break.

What we did today: Pages 65 and 66 in language book. We wrote Lesson 13 spelling words 5x each. We also took notes on theme.

Homework: Spelling pages 49- 52, complete pages 65 and 66, study vocab for test on Wednesday

Upcoming: Vocab Test on Wednesday. Language Test on Friday.

Students will have a reading vocabulary test on Wednesday and a language test either Thursday or Friday.

Homework: Spelling pages 41-44. Reading assignment on The Croods is due Thursday. Spelling Test is on Friday.

Today in class we started Lesson 11 in spelling and covered page 57 in language. The students their first writing assignment on The Croods.

The students were tasked to write at least one page about the characters and characterization of the movie. (How do the characters evolve? What type of person is each character? Who is dynamic, static, flat or round?) This is due Thursday.

The students need to complete Lesson 11 spelling pages by Friday. Spelling test Friday. Midterm is Monday, November 16, 2020. Students will receive a study guide on Wednesday. I will post it here. I did not give a test today.

Spelling Test on Lesson, and spelling pages 37-40 are due tomorrow.

Homework: Spelling pages 37-40. Spelling Test on Friday. Students were given 5 questions in reading. In language, students need to complete page 54 and 56.

Homework: Language pages 51 and 52. Reading- students have to find one simile in the short story One Writer’s Beginning.

Due Dates: On Monday, October 26, 2020, students will have a reading and english test. Their poems on an inventor is also due. (Please see my post from Tuesday, Oct. 20, for Poem info)

The correct answers for “The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle” are here The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle Answers

Homework: Students will need to study their homework and their bell ringer assignments for the reading test on Monday. Students should also study comma rules 1-5 for their test on Monday. For extra language practice, your student can complete this worksheet Language Practice. After completion, the correct answers are here Language Answers

Please spend the weekend studying!!!

Due Dates:  Pictures for the poems need to turned in tomorrow for a class assignment. They have to be printed. Poems are due Monday, October 26, 2020. Tomorrow the students will have a quiz on reading and english, a spelling test, and spelling pages 33-36. Monday, October 26, 2020, students will have a test in reading and english. The reading test will be on the homework and bell ringer assignments. The english test will require students to demonstrate their knowledge of comma rules 1-5. They should study their work book homework and notes from class. I will post practice work for the students to do tomorrow. Reading Notes

Homework: The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle Homework and page 48 in the language book.

What We Did Today: We read “The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle” and took notes. We started page 48 in language class.

In class we began taking notes on The Microscope. The students received their poetry assignment that is due Monday October 26, 2020.

Poem One

Students will have a reading quiz on Friday on the two stories we read this week. They will also have a language quiz on Friday.

For English homework, students were assigned page 45 in their language books. Students should also complete pages 33-36 in spelling book. They will have a spelling test on Friday as well.

Today in class we reviewed the short story, “The King of Mazy May”. The students were informed that they will have a quiz on Friday. They will have their reading test on Monday. Tomorrow we will be reading “No Medals for Mary”. In English, we reviewed pages 39 and 41. The students were assigned page 42 in class. If it is not complete, it will be homework. They will have an english quiz on Friday. Lastly, students are responsible for completing pages 29-32 in spelling and will have a spelling test on Friday.

Today in Reading, students answered a bell ringer upon entering class. Bell Ringer #1

For homework, students have been asked to answer The King of Mazy May Homework and complete the story (pages 189-193).

For language, we complete page 39 in class. For homework, the students have been assigned page 41.

Students were given ample time to complete assignments today, so some students may not have homework. Tomorrow in class the students will receive the correct answers.

In class today the students took notes on literary devices, Literary Notes Part 1 Literary Notes Part 2 . The students also defined the vocabulary for the short story, “The King of Mazy May”. We will be reading this story tomorrow in class. I will give the homework out  to the students and post it online. Students will now be able to study their homework and bell ringers from class to prepare for their test as I have changed the format to the test. Students should expect a quiz on Thursday or Friday in reading. They will have a reading test on Monday.

For English, we began taking notes on Unit 3. Comma Notes Part 1  Students are responsible for spelling pages 29-32 this week. They will have a spelling test on Friday and their spelling pages are due Friday.

Students should study their study guides from the last two test:

Week-7-Study-Guide

6TH-GRADE

Study-Guide-for-Test-Tomorrow (3)

If the students study this, they will in fact, pass the exam with an A!!!!

Tomorrow 6th grade has a reading test, open book, on: Moon Tiger, Rum Tum Tigger, Grandma Ling, My Furthest Back Person, and The Dying Detective. They should study the study guide on my website and look over the stories.

They will have a capitalization quiz in class tomorrow as well.

No spelling for this week or next week!!!

Portfolio assignments are due Wednesday, October 7th, 2020.

Their reading exam is Tuesday, October 6th, 2020.

Study Guide for Test Tomorrow

The students had the option to either take their test Thursday or take an open book test on Wednesday. They all opted for an open book test on Wednesday. Here is a study guide for them to study tonight.

Reading: Students should complete their bell ringer. I will have the study guide for Wednesday’s test posted tonight by 7 p.m. The last day to take an A.R. test is Wednesday, October 7.

English: Students should complete their journal entry. Portfolios are due Wednesday, Oct 7, 2020 for 100 points! This is an easy assignments all students are required to do. The students have a language quiz on Wednesday, September 30.

Reading: Students should study their vocab for the short stories we’ve read this week. Their reading test will be Wednesday (September 30). We will be reviewing material all week to prepare for the exam and the last test. I will post the test study guide this weekend. Family Trees are due Tuesday for 50 points.

English: Students should complete pages 34-37 for homework. We will be learning about commas on Monday and Tuesday. The remainder of the week will be a deep review for the exam.

Study guides are due on Monday. Week 7 Study Guide 6TH GRADE

Reading: Today the students received their study guides for their test on Monday. Tomorrow we will be reviewing and the correct answers will be given for the test. Students should expect a POP Quiz tomorrow to prepare them for Monday as well.

English: Lesson 4 and 5 spelling test is TOMORROW!!! Spelling pages 13-20 will be checked tomorrow. Students should also review 20-26 in their language books for language quiz tomorrow. Their Creative Writing Assignment is due TOMORROW!!!

Reading: The students read “The Empty Box” in class today. For homework, the students have been instructed to write a letter to a company ordering an item as a birthday gift. This assignment will be read out loud tomorrow in class. Tomorrow we will begin creating a study guide for their test on Monday.

English: Students were given pages 24-26 to complete in class. Tomorrow I will check to see if all students completed pages 21-26 in their language books. They will have a quiz on Friday on the material covered in the pages 21-26. Students were given time in class to complete pages 13-20 in spelling book. They will have a spelling test on Friday on Lesson 4 and Lesson 5. Also, the creative writing assignment is due on Friday!!

7th Grade Creative Writing Assignment

6th Grade Creative Writing Assignment

Students will be instructed to add a few requirements to this form tomorrow in class, however, this is the assignment.

Students should complete their poem tonight for homework. There is no language homework; students should just study their notes, as there will be a quiz next Wednesday.

The students will receive their next creative writing assignments tomorrow. They will have a week to complete it.

Student should STUDY their reading study guide and all language notes in preparation for midterms on Wednesday 9/9/2020.

Midterms are 100 points.

On Tuesday we will do a thorough review, so if your child has any additional questions about the material, Tuesday is the day to ask.

There will be no vocab on the midterm.

I will not be giving a spelling midterm, only reading and english.

On Thursday the students will start reading The Adventures of Isabel and will receive a new creative writing assignment.

Students should expect a quiz on the short story on Friday. Spelling pages 13-16 will be due on Friday, 9/11/2020, and students will have a test on Lesson 4 spelling.

Reading- students are creating their study guide for their reading midterm on Wednesday 9/9/2020.

Their midterm will cover: Phoebe and the General, The Wounded Wolf, Across Five Aprils, The Race, Dear Miss Veloshin, The Story of Iqbal Masih, and The Great Detective.

Tomorrow students will be given the vocab words they need to study for the midterm.

English- The creative writing assignment is due TOMORROW!! I have told the students I will NOT accept the assignment late, as they were informed of the assignment on August 27, 2020. If the student is absent, I expect the assignment the day they return. All of my students are aware of this assignment and its due date. It is worth 50 points.

Students should also study for their spelling test tomorrow. Spelling pages 9-12 are due tomorrow.

Students will also have a midterm for English which will cover: the four types of sentences, simple sentences, subjects and verbs, compound subjects, compound verbs, compound sentences, and sentence diagraming.

We will be reviewing in Reading and English for the next few days to ensure the students are prepared for the test. The midterm is worth 100 points.

Please remind your children to read books and take AR test. AR is 100 points as well and will be input on headmaster that last week of the nine weeks.

Tonight students should read the short story The Great Detective and answer Quick Review questions 1-4, and Creative Writing #1 on page 94 in their reading book.

For language, the students have a language quiz tomorrow. For homework they should study, complete page 17 and on a separate sheet of paper, diagram all of the sentences on page 17.

The quiz will be compound subjects, compound verbs, identifying simple sentences, identifying compound sentences, creating compound sentences, and diagraming compound sentences.

Students should study for Reading test tomorrow on Dear Miss Veloshin and The Story of Iqbal Masih. They should also study vocabulary for stories.

The language quiz has been pushed to Thursday. Students should finish their creative writing assignments, they are due Friday 9/4/2020.

Spelling pages 9-12 are due Friday and Lesson 3 test will be Friday.

Students should complete their study guide for reading tonight, as it will be checked for completion tomorrow.

Spelling pages 9-12 are due Friday. There will be a spelling test on Lesson 3 this week.

Creative writing assignment is due Friday. Students will receive bonus points if turned in early.

Page 15 in Language books should be completed tonight.

There will be a reading test on Wednesday and a language quiz.

6th Grade Reading Lesson Plan

Thursday night: Students should study for Across Five Aprils and The Race test tomorrow. They should also finish Guided Reading due 8/28/2020 The Story of Iqbal Masih Homework

Students should complete Page 10 in language book (1-10) and page 12 (1-6).

Students should create a flier that will attract people to attend a rally such as the ones which Iqbal spoke. Due 8/31/2020

Creative writing assignment due 9/4/2020

Monday students will be taking a test on Across Five Aprils and The Race. They should study vocabulary as well to prepare.

We will begin reading The Story of Iqbal Masih on Monday, with guided reading questions for homework.

On Wednesday we will start reading Dear Miss Veloshin, with guided reading questions for homework.

Please see the upload section for the questions to be posted this weekend, just in case students want to get started early.

Students will have reading homework everyday this upcoming week.

We will be beginning Lesson 3 in the language book this upcoming week as well. Students will have homework daily this upcoming week and should expect a quiz sometime this week.

Students should define vocab for The Race and finish reading the short story.

Students should study all english notes for test tomorrow.

Spelling test will be Friday. Pages 5-8 are due.

Students should finish Bell Ringer. They will be checked Friday.

tStudents should study Lesson 2 spelling words and complete pages 5-8 in their spelling book.

Students should finish their Bell Ringer (5 sentence summary about Across Five Aprils). This will be checked Friday!

Students should also write 7 sentences using verbs on page 6 in their language books, as well as completing page 7.

All test that were returned and letters should be signed by a parent/guardian and returned tomorrow.

6th Grade Language Week Two

6th Grade Reading Week Two

The student should read “Across Five Aprils” in their reading book.

They also should identify the Complete Subject, Simple Subject, Complete Predicate, and Simple Predicate in the five sentences 6th Grade English Homework.

Students are responsible for completing spelling book pages 1-4. They will have a Spelling Test TOMORROW!!!

Students are also responsible for completing 16 sentences in reference to the elements of a sentence. They have a language quiz tomorrow!

Students should have completed two Bell Ringer assignments for this week. They will be checked for completion tomorrow morning!

For my home school students: please email me at [email protected] to receive a study guide for Monday’s Test on Phoebe and the General and The Wounded Wolf

Tonight 6th Grade students are responsible for writing 12 sentences in reference to the four types of sentences. They should also finish reading Phoebe and the General. Spelling pages 1-4 will be due on Friday and they should expect a spelling test Friday as well.  There will be an English Quiz tomorrow!!!

Students are responsible for completing pages 1-4 in Spelling work book. This will be checked on Friday. Students should also be prepared for a spelling test on Friday.

Students should review the vocabulary and notes they have on The Wounded Wolf in preparation for Quiz tomorrow.

Students should complete pages 2 and 3 in their language book for homework tonight.

Today was AMAZING! For homework, students are responsible for completing Quick Review questions 1-4 in their reading book and Creative Writing question #1 for homework, in reference to the short story The Wounded Wolf. Also, spelling pages 1-4 are due on Friday. Students should review all notes from class in preparation for a quiz on Wednesday.

Please Click this Link for 6th Grade Reading Lesson Plan Week One 6th Reading