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Olivia is one of the sweetest girls you will ever meet! She is friendly to everyone and always willing to help. She is also a very hard worker! Katie has shown so much growth just in the last few weeks! She works super hard and is very kind,patient, and respectful. Lanie goes above and beyond in trying to help out in the classroom. Whether she is helping a fellow student or staying after to help clean, she spreads kindness throughout the room! Figurative language BOSSES
This is the first set of multiple sets we will study from based on the list "100 Words Every 6th Grader Should Know".
This week, I want the students to write the definitions in their own words using complete sentences, and then write the word in a sentence. I stress that the sentence needs to show knowledge of the term. https://quizlet.com/94838357/100-words-part-1-flash-cards/ This is a wonderful opportunity for growth as a writer. We have had a few students actually win this contest in the past! The theme is "What Freedom Means to Me" This is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars 1114 and students have the opportunity to win money, including the grand prize of $5,000 and an all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.. This will need to be submitted by October 31st. I will work with any child/family interested. Below is some information for you to download if you are interested in this opportunity.
Aside from a few I didn't catch from first block, Progress Reports went home TODAY! If your child has a D or an F, they will spend lunch with me for the next week. They can bring in their lunch and spend a little time working with me on these things they are missing. My goal is to not have ANY D's or F's- and I know we can do it!
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THE REPORT BY FRIDAY! Last week's quiz was a doozy with some spelling involved, but these students still managed to earn 100%!
Here are last week's CHAMPS: Big Mak is always on it! She helps everyone stay on task and even helps me when I make a mistake! She is a fantastic leader and a true asset to the class. She is in my first block. Jocelyn is a sweet girl and a very hard worker. She continues to shine everyday with her work ethic, alone. She is a true leader and is always willing to help others. Addison is the most patient and respectable girls I have ever met. She always stays in task and is focused, even when the rest of the class is not. She continues to impress me with how organized and mature she is, too! Here is this week's Quizlet. The students have to write the definitions in their own words. These are due Friday.
https://quizlet.com/93334120/figurative-language-flash-cards/ This week, we are continuing our research on our chosen person who changed the world. Presentations will tentatively start Thursday, Grade reports are also going home this week. Wednesday- Sentence Summative Thursday- Library Day Friday- 100% Club Quiz At least 4-5 Achieves earned at 75% or better. http://www.shsu.edu/txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/fragrunonpostest.html
HOMEWORK TONIGHT!
Please write 1 of each of the practiced sentences: Simple Compound Complex and a sentence using a Correlative Conjunction Sentence Types First, the bad news. . . There are billions of sentences out there that we might have to understand. Next, the good news. . . All sentences fall into just four categories. They are: Simple Sentence Compound Sentence Complex Sentence Compound-Complex sentence Let's take them one at a time. Definition A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause. Note what the definition does not say. It doesn't say that a simple sentence is short or easy to understand. It doesn't say anything about phrases. A simple sentence can have forty-seven phrases, but only one independent clause. Let's look at an example: I love simple sentences. (That's easy enough. It is obviously one independent clause.) But look at this: Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity, I love simple sentences. (It's longer, more challenging and contains bigger words, but it's still a simple sentence. Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity" is a participial phrase. "With a penchant" and "for syntactical complexity" are prepositional phrases.) Look at this: Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity, I love to read simple sentences upon getting up and before going to bed. (Amazingly, it's still a simple sentence. I am piling on phrase after phrase, but the sentence still contains only one independent clause.) Definition A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses. Example: I love conjunctive adverbs, but my students love each other. (The independent clauses are in blue. This sentence contains no dependent clauses) Sometimes a compound sentence contains more than two independent clauses. Example: I love conjunctive adverbs; my students love each other, and we all love holidays. Sometimes longer linking words can be used. Example: I can name several conjunctive adverbs; consequently, my friends are impressed. Definition A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Example: Because life is complex, we need complex sentences. (The independent clause is in blue. The dependent clause is italicized.) Example: Because people know that I am an English teacher,they make allowances for how I dress and what I say. (This sentence contains four dependent clauses. The independent clause is in blue. Note that two of the dependent clauses are inside of and part of the independent clause. Don't be alarmed. That happens all the time.) Information copied directly from this site: http://www.pitt.edu/~atteberr/comp/0150/grammar/sentencetypes.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmKnrtlTHU&safe=active |
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