Monday, September 20th - Friday, September 24th

Monday, September 20th
Class Time- check vocab packet, completing the sentences and synonym section. Today we will work on common and proper nouns, single and plural nouns. In class we will work on 9.1 and 9.2 worksheet.
Homework- Page 320, section #2 evens/ Page 322, section 4,5,6 evens//Antonym section of vocab packet is due Wednesday.

Tuesday, September 21st
Classtime- Possessive nouns, 9.3 practice worksheet.
Homework- Page 324, section 7 & 8 evens// Antonym section due Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 22nd
Class Time- Grammar review, Discuss and review page 325. Section 1,2,3,4 on pages 326 & 327. Check vocab packet. Go over answers.
Homework- Last section of vocab packet due Friday. No Grammar Homework.

Thursday, September 23rd
Class Time- Grammar review, page 328 and 329, section 5,6, & 7. Go over answers in class.
Homework- Last section of vocab packet.

Friday, September 24th
Class Time- Trade and Grade vocab packet. Take practice Unit 9 test (no grade). Review jingles.
Homework- Last section of vocab packet due.

Monday, September 6th - Friday, September 17th

Monday, September 6th- Labor Day

Tuesday, September 7th-
Lesson- 8.4/ page 303 Finding Subjects/ in class practice 8.4
Homework- page 304 evens

Wednesday, September 8th-
Lesson- 8.5/ page 305 Cmpound Subject/ Predicate
Homework- page 306 evens, Syn ant due today

Thursday, September 9th-
Lesson- Practice page 8.5
Homework- , Syn/ ant due today (Entire packet due Monday)

Friday, September 10th-
Lesson- Ameriacn Soldier lesson (loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, personal courage)


Monday, September 13th
Lesson- Page 309-316 (grammar review in class) Trade and Grade Unit one vocabulary Packet.
Homework- None, review is in class.

Tuesday, September 14th
lesson- Page 309-316 (grammar review in class)
Homework- Study for Thursdays Vocabulary quiz and Unit 8 grammar test on Friday

Wednesday, September 15th
lesson- Review Compound and Complex sentences, review for grammar test given, Vocabulary Bee if there is time in class.
Homework- Study for vocab quiz Thursday and Unit 8 grammar test Friday.

Thursday, September 16th
Lesson- Vocabulary Bee, Vocab Quiz, Quick review of simple sentences, complex sentenes, compound sentences, and fragments.
Homework- Vocab Packet #2 given (Completing the Sentences and Synonyms due Monday.)

Friday, September 17th
Lesson- 1/2 day - Unit 8 grammar test
Homework- Vocab Packet #2 given (Completing the Sentences and Synonyms due Monday.)

Thursday

Monday august 30th- Friday September 3rd

Monday, August 30
Class time: Today we will be presenting our blue ribbon essays.
Homework: (extra credit to conquer country- Name all eight parts of speech and a definition of each. Bring Tuesday)


Tuesday, August 31
Class time: We will finish presenting the blue ribbon essays. Today we will work on Kinds of Sentences, . Introduce vocab packets.
Homework: Excersize 1 & 2 on page 298 (only evens)/// Vocab packet: 1st 2 sections due Friday.

Wednesday, September 1st
Class time: sentences, and sentence fragments
Homework: Page 300 Excercise 3 & 4 (only even)

Thursday, September 2nd
Class time: Subjects and predicates
Homeowrk: Page 302 Excersize 5 and 6 (only even)

CHANGE TO LESSON PLANS: Gave class time for work, trade and graded page 300, moved lesson to tomorrow. Moved Subjects and Predicates to Friday.

Friday, September 3rd
Classtime: Subjects and Predicates
Homework: Page 302, Excersi==cize 5 and 6 (evens) Due Monday

Monday, August 23rd - Friday, August 27th

Monday, August 23rd
Homework: Bring Text Talk and paragraph about yourself. Due today!
Lesson: Today we will discuss the difference between formal and informal writing. Think about the differences between text writing and school writing. Read local Narrative (Greg Edwards article) and discuss components of narrative essay.

Tuesday, August 24th
Homework: none
Lesson: Brainstorm (3) reasons to win blue ribbon. (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How)Work on Rough Draft of Blue Ribbin Essay.

Wednesday, August 25th
Homework:
Lesson: Work on Rough Draft of Blue Ribbon Narrative Essay. Revise sentences to add detail and an appositive behind a noun.

Thursday, August 26th
Homework: Blue Ribbon Essay due today (Look at Friday's extra credit assignment)
Lesson: Present Essay to class (Discuss public speaking qualities)

Friday, August 27th
Homework: (extra credit to conquer country- Name all eight parts of speech and a definition of each. Bring today)
Lesson: Present essay to class.

August 16th - August 20th

August 16th, Monday-
No school

August 17th, Tuesday-
1/2 day... no language arts today!

August 18th, Wednesday-
Welcome to Mrs. Wallace's Sixth Grade Langauge Arts Class! Today we will be discussing classroom rules and expectations. I will be asking you to check the blog for your first Mission. Tomorrow you will need to bring in a list of 5 countries. That is it! Super easy and you will receive your first accomplishment toward conquering the world.

August 19th, Thursday-
Homework:Bring your list of 5 countries.
Plan: Today we will discuss the Conquer the world. We will also work on an in class group paragraph.

August 20th, Friday-
Homework: One paragraph that tells me about you.

Monday, May 24th - Friday, May 28th

Monday, May 24th - Group paragraph "What I think about English"

Tuesday, May 25th - Present paragraph and have peer scoring

Wednesday, May 26th - Field Trip

Thursday, May 27th - Minute to Win It activities

Friday, May 28th - Field Day/ Fun Day

Monday, May 17th - Friday, May 21st

Monday- How to Speech presentations. Remaining time will be spent on Review.

Tuesday- How to Speech presentations. Remaining time will be spent on Review.

Wednesday- How to Speech presentations.

Thursday- How to Speech presentations.

Friday- Group paragraph

Monday. May 10 - Friday, May 14

Monday- Evaluate Mrs. Wallace's speech using rubric. Re-write Mrs. Wallace's How to Speech as a class.

Tuesday- Brainstorm different How To Topics. Discuss similarities between essay's and speeches. Vocabulary Bingo to practice for Vocabulary test Friday.

Wednesday- Write outline for How To Speech. This will be due Thursday.

Thursday- Group time for rough draft speech. This will be a day to share with your group your ideas,and outline. You may even be ready to give a mock speech.

Friday- Vocabulary test over 5A and 5B 1-56. Review day with study guide for Final test.

Monday, May 3rd - Friday, May 7th

Monday- Play Egypt games. Peer evaluations for quality and fin rating of games.

Tuesday- Scrabble vocab word find. Writing workshop with group.

Wednesday- Writing workshop with group. Peer voting for best paragraph for ticket prize.

Thursday- Write a how to lego paragraph and then demonstrate with partner.

Friday- Continue how to paragraph demonstration, preparing for how to (student choice) speech.

April 26th, 2010 - April 30, 2010

Monday- In class time to work with group. Create your Egypt game board.

Tuesday- In class time to work with group. Create your Egypt game board. Your Egypt paragraph is due today.

Wednesday- Last In class time to work with group. Create your Egypt game board. Remember to use your time wisely and delegate the tasks to each member. I will be checking your team notes today as well.

Thursday- Shurley review, vocabulary review. Remember we will have a vocabulary review test Friday. 1-42 from reference 5A and 5B. We have had all these words before so this is just a review. 5 minute group time.

Friday- Vocab test. All review words.... no new words. 5 minute group time.

Vocab words to pay special attention to! These are some of the words that will be on the test. (Embellish, Edible, Impudent, Vigorous, Reticent, Excessive, Constrain, Comprise, Edifice, Feign, Notable, Smolder, Vagrant, Feasible)

April 19, 2010 - April 23, 2010

Monday- Shurley 105- Pattern 4 sentences Vocabulary quiz over Shurley Reference 5A. We will not have much time in class to look them over so make sure you study.

Tuesday- Shurley 106- Pattern 4 sentences. (Time in class to work on worksheet 4:3) Worksheet 4:3 is due Wednesday. 20 Questions about Egypt due Thursday.

Wednesday- Work in your small group creating Egypt game. I will supply you with large paper for board and construction paper. You will need your social studies book, an article from the internet, and your creativity. As you work with your group, decide if you will need crayons or colored pencils, scisors, glue or tape, etc. You do not need to make your game 3-d but I am sure you could find a way to fold a pyramid if you choose. Think about other materials you could glue down for the river or desert.

Thursday- Work on your Egypt game. 20 questions due today. Start thinking about your paragraph. It must have a good hook, main idea, 3 details and the three supporting details, and a strong conclusion. The rough draft paragraph will be due Tuesday.

Friday- Work on game board. Work on paragraph. Question cards should be nearing completion. Vocabulary Quiz Today!!

Monday, April 12th - Friday, April 16th

Monday, April 12th
Shurley- Review pattern 1,2,and 3 sentences. Lesson 100- Predicate Noun Jingles, linking verb, Pattern 4 sentences, and the predicate noun check. Vocabulary Quiz on Friday- 5A next two sections. Brainstorm about Egypt.

Tuesday, April 13th
Shurley- Lesson 101- Predicate Noun Jingles, linking verb, Regular/ irregular verbs, verb tenses. Brainstorm about Egypt.

Wednesday, April 14th
Shurley worksheet 4:1. Due Thursday April 15th. Turn into sub. Review vocabulary terms for Friday quiz. You are responsible for the new words as well as the previous words.

Thursday, April 15th
Shurley- Lesson 103- Sentence flow and principal parts of verbs. Worksheet 4:2. Study for vocab quiz Friday.

Friday, April 16th
Reference 5A vocabulary quiz. Work with cooperative group with Egypt project.

Monday, March 29th - Friday, April 2

Monday- Turn in rough draft of essay colorcoded. Sentence flow as a class. Worksheet 3:7 due Tuesday.

Tuesday- Essay's that were returned to owners for not following directions are due today. Worksheet 3:7 is due today as well. Today we will be working on skill builder checks, sentence variety check, and worksheet 3:8. 3:8 will be due Wednesday.

Wednesday- Shurley test check over pattern 3 sentences.

Thursday- Short quiz over 14 vocabulary terms from Shurley Reference 5A and 5B. Complete Shurley Test.

Friday- Good Friday! No School! Have a safe break!

Monday, March 22 - Friday, March 26

Monday, March 22

Peer review essay. Discuss varied sentences and building support.

Tuesday, March 23

Practice varied sentence patterns with essay topic. If we have time, work on essay rough draft. Homework, write in varied sentences, support, and write new rough draft.

Wednesday, March 24th

Present several rough draft essays to the class for review. One paragraph at a time. Discuss differant ways to present information in essay.

Thursday, March 25th

Monday, March 15th - Friday, March 19th

Monday, March 15th

Pattern 1,2, and 3 sentnece flow review. Create your own crossword puzzle from Shurley reference vocabulary due Tuesday. Extra credit crossword puzzle due Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 16th

Collect Crossword puzzle vocabulary. Lesson 83 with worksheet 3:5. Work on Subjective, objective, possesive pronouns. Correcting sentences. Underline subordinate sentence.

Wednesday, March 17th

Lesson 84. Sentence flows. Pronoun Cases and worksheet 3:6.

Thursday, March 18th

Lesson 85, Sentence flow. Vocabulary activity.

Friday, March 19th

1/2 day vocabulary practice.

March 8th - March 12th

Monday, March 8

Memory game review. Skills practice, group assignement into skills group. Independant work on worksheet 3:2. I will visit each student individually for skills check.

Tuesday, March 9

Independant work on worksheet 3:3. I will visit each student individually for skills check. Worksheet 3:2/3:3 due Wednesday if not completed in class.

Wednesday, March 10

Shurley Lesson 80, Complex sentences and subordinate conjunctions. Pattern 3 sentence flow. Worksheet 3:4 in class together. Turn this in before leaving the room.

Thursday, March 11

Shurley lesson 81, Sentence flow and review of previous days skills. Skill builder check.

Friday, March 12

Lesson 82, Sentence flow and review. Vocabulary test builder. Everyone will create a vocabulary test from Shurley referance 5A and 5B. Bring back your flash cards with six SHurley vocab terms on Monday.

February 22nd - February 26th

Monday, February 22nd
SNOW DAY

Tuesday, February 23rd
Review Test in class. Take home test if not complete.

Wednesday, February 24th
Antecedant referances today. Start worksheet 3:1 in class. It is not homework.

Thursday, February 25th
Wrksheet 3:1 in class today. Sentence flow for Indirect objects continued.

Friday, February 26th
Lesson 76 Classify Indirect Object sentences (pattern 3). Create your own pattern three sentence.

February 15th - February 19th

February 15th, Monday
Time in class to work on rough draft and graphic organizer. This will be due Tuesday.

February 16th, Tuesday
Turn in rough draft. We are color coding the rough draft. Bring colored pencils. If incomplete I will notate that on skyward. You must turn in the organizer and rough draft at any stage of completion, even if this means only the graphic organizer. I will review them and return Wednesday. I will pass out your grades and allow you to pick up any missing assignments from this quarter. I will give credit for them if they are turned in Wednesday.

February 17th, Wednesday
I have returned rough drafts to those who need to complete them. The rough draft needs to be done for Thursday. If you completed your organizer and rough draft you have no homework.
Shurley: Lesson 64 sentence flow. Study guide for Shurley test Monday. This is a small test over terms we have reviewed most of the year. Nothing to stress about. Use your study guide and you are sure to get an 'A'.

February 18th, Thursday
Shurley: Lesson 73 Indirect Object, Jingles, Sentence flow. Pattern 3 sentences! :) Yay! You have been asking. Here they are.

February 19th, Friday
Vocabulary Quiz today. Read reference 45 and 46 when completed. Work on worksheet 3:1 in class. 3:1 will be due Tuesday, February 23rd.

Monday, February 8th - Friday, February 12th

Monday, February 8th
* Lesson 63- Possessive forms of nouns. Review Game (Use questions from class to create your own study guide/ cheat sheet). Completing the Sentence for Vocab Packet 10 due today. Syn/ Ant section of Vocab Packet due Thursday. Entire packet due Monday. Worksheet 2:9 Due Thursday.

Tuesday, February 9th
* Choose expository or persuasive essay topic. Brainstorming and graphic organizer in class.

Wednesday, February 10th
* Write rough draft of essay. Hook, main idea sentence, and essay map should be strong.

Thursday, February 11th
* Rough draft and peer review. Please Bring green/yellow/blue/red colored pencils to class today.

Friday, February 12th
* No School

Monday, February 1st - Friday, February 5th

Monday, February 1st
Homework due- Worksheet 2:7 and vocab packet for trade and grade.
Today is the classroom spelling bee. Two winners will go on to the school spelling bee.

Tuesday, February 2nd
Lesson 60-pattern 1 and 2 sentences.

Wednesday, february 3rd
Lesson 62- pattern 1 and 2 sentences.

Thursday, February 4rth (Mrs. Wallace's Birthday)
Worksheet 2:8 in class. Plenty of time to complete during class time. Due Friday February 5th.

Friday, February 5th
Vocabulary Quiz Today!
Shurley Lesson 63- Possesive forms of nouns.

Monday, January 25th
Shurley- Lesson 57- pattern 2 sentences, run-ons, simple sentences, compound subject and verbs, pronoun cases. Use reference 35&36 (Worksheet covering the basic skills, preparing for tomorrows homework. Done in class.)

Tuesday, January 26th
Shurley- Worksheet 2:6, senetnce flow. Lesson 58. Most of teh classtime will be for the worksheet and questions. Worksheet will be due Wednesday if not completed in class.
Vocab-Check completing the sentences in v0cab packet 9.

Wednesday, January 27th
Shurley- Lesson 59- mixing pattern 1 and pattern 2 sentences. Oral skill builder excercize.
No homework other than vocab packet syn/ant section.

Thursday, January 28th
Shurley- Worksheet 2:7 in class. Senetnec flows. Writing activity. Correct structure for a paragraph and building interesting sentences.
Vocab- Syn/ant due today.

Friday, January 29th
Work on writing activity in class.
Vocab- Packet trade and grade Monday.

January 19th - January 22nd

Tuesday, January 19th
Shurley- Lesson 53-Compound sentences, comma splice, coordinate conjunctions, and connective conjunctions.

Wednesday, Janaury 20th
Shurley- Work with a partner or independantly on worksheet 2:4.

Thursday, January 21st
Shurley- Lesson 54- sentence flows and questions from worksheet. Started Worksheet 2:5 together in class. If you did not finish in class... it is homework due Friday.

Friday, January 22nd
Shurley- Lesson 56- Sentence flow and review.
Vocabulary- Packet 9 will be passed out today. Completing the sentence section will be due Tuesday. Synonym and antonym section will be due Thursday. Completing the sentence section will be due Monday February 1st.

11 January 2010 - 14 January 2010

Monday 11th- Time in class to work on Shurley Worksheet 2:2. Trade and Grade Vocab Packet #8.

Tuesday 12th- Quiz on Prepositions, Helping Verbs, and Pronouns.

Wednesday 13th- Shurley Lesson 51, Oral Skillbuilder, Simple Sentences

Thursday 14th- Vocab Quiz (Unit 8)-Simple Sentences, Run-ons and Fragment corrections. Worksheet 2:3 due Tuesday the 19th if you did not complete in class.

Friday 15th- No School

Monday 18th- No School

January 4rth - January 8th 2010

4 January (Monday)

* Return persuasive essay today. Review homework policy (1 day late 1/2 credit, 2 days late receives a 0). Review jingles, review key concepts and definitions.

5 January (Tuesday)

* Review pattern one sentences. Review pattern two sentences with Direct Object. (6B- 5 minute lesson from peer on study skills.)

6 January (Wednesday)

* Completing the sentence section of vocab packet 8 is due today. Pattern two sentences.

7 January (Thursday)

* Pattern two sentences.

8 January (Friday)

* Synonym/ Antonym sections due in vocab packet 8. Entire packet due Monday the 11th. Jingle review, quiz on prepositions, helping verbs, and pronouns next week. Watch for study guide.