Week of Nov 27

Hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving Holiday!

ELA:  Book Clubs - this is week 2 of book clubs so make sure your student is reading the correct         amount of pages per night
Study Sync: We are reading about Jackie Robinson and the close read is to discover the "turning point" and then discuss positive and negative effects it had on him and others (Monday)
Google Classroom:  Paragraph on "turning point" in the Jackie Robinson read (Tuesday,Wednesday)
We will use this paragraph for "Deployment" next week with the entire 6th grade
Figurative Language Lessons for Thursday and Friday: Simile, Metaphor, Personification

Social Studies:
Mesopotamia Begins-Farming, Surplus, Job Specialization
We will also introduce the "Barter Market Day" that will take place the last day before Winter Break
How to...research online to get students thinking about what they would like to start working on for the next 3 weeks in order to be ready for Barter Market Day

Week of Nov 13

Notes:

Friday is the last day of Trimester 1.  So, please check Aeries this week and set up a plan for your student to turn in any "missing assignment" by Friday.  I always have extra copies and I always accept late work for full credit.


ELA:
Turning Point in Maroo paragraph/rubric reflections (Google Classroom)
Narrative Writing:  Write a new "last chapter" for Maroo (Google Classroom)
Vivid Verbs discussion and practice
Figurative Language Lessons (Personification, Simile, Metaphors)
Improv Pro/Con Discussion Training and Practice
Literature this Week:  Jackie Robinson (Study Sync)


Social Studies:
Finish up Prehistory with Mastodon Extinction Theory
Play Hunter Gatherer Game
Transition to Early Civilizations
Intro to Mesopotamia

Week of November 6th

Logistical Reminders for this week:
Wed. Minimum Day
Fri. No School

Aeries:  Please check Aeries Weekly with your students.  I am starting to see lots of missing assignments per class and many students grades have been falling.  Its not too late to fix any problems you see, as I always accept late work!

ELA: 
We will be finishing Maroo this week
We will finish the "story mountain" for Maroo which deals with Elements of Plot
I graded both writing assignments for the week "Study Sync" and "Google Classroom" and we will be going over the results rubrics and taking the feedback for a chance to redo both assignments
We will do a new writing assignment -
Topic "Does the idea of Boys Work vs. Girls Work still exist in our Modern Society?"

Study Syc:  I am going to a meeting this week to see where we go from here as a sixth grade


Social Studies:
Identify Late Paleolithic Tools
Rank Tools in order of Importance
Design your own Paleolithic Tool
Lesson: Fabulous Fire
Lesson: Mastodons and Modern Times
Play: "Hunter/Gatherer Game"

Thanks for Reading,
Mr Franey