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4Middle
School News
English Language Arts
Writing Grade 6
TEAM MOHAWK HOMEWORK
Welcome to
Mr. Thompson's classroom. Students who come to my
classroom must always have a pen or pencil, their folder (with
the materials of the most recent unit inside), and their writing
journals.
Students are
currently finishing a Study Skills unit that focused on test
questions and how to create them. They finished the unit
by watching a movie called Cool Runnings and writing an
essay about what it means to be a hero and who is a hero to
them. They had to include characters from the film in
their essay.
The
following are the units we will be working on from Feb. until
June. Units and Dates are subject to change.
Schedule of Units: February - June
2009
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Power
Point Project -
Students will be
comparing either two states or two former Presidents of the
United States. They are working in pairs. Once
they have found their research, they will put together a
power point presentation for the class. They will be
using text sources as well as the following website sources:
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Character
Education -- Feb/March 2009 -
Includes stories
involving different character traits, performing character
skits, and watching The War. The film will be
used as part of an essay assignment on character traits seen
both in the film and used by students in real life.
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Picture Book
Unit -- March/April 2009 --
Students will
be looking at various genres of picture books, including
historical fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, science fiction,
humorous fiction, and more. They will also compare
three classic picture books on a comparison chart. The
final project of the unit will be to write and draw a
picture book on their own or with a partner. Final
Project is due Wed. April 22!
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Newspaper Unit
-- April 2009
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This unit
looks at the different parts of the newspaper.
Students will have to be responsible for newspaper
vocabulary as well as write movie reviews, sports
articles, editorials (persuasive writing), etc.
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Joey Pigza
Loses Control - May 2009 -
We will be
reading a novel in class, going through discussion questions
and learning the vocabulary. Each day, I choose a
Reader Leader to lead the class in reading.
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Demonstration
Project - May/June 2009 -
A project in
which students become the teacher and teach how to do
something in front of the class (taking care of animals,
playing instruments, riding a horse, doing a magic trick,
making smoothies, etc.). They must present in steps.
We will be
reading JOEY PIGZA LOSES CONTROL in April/May. The novel
is a sequel to the Jack Gantos novel JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE
KEY. I will be choosing a dfferent reader leader each day
who in turn chooses other students to read aloud. Our
focus will be on vocabulary, characterization, sequence of
events, and themes. The genre is realistic fiction.
More
information on the units and projects coming soon!!!! Stay
Tuned!!!!
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