Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Smile Ticket Opportunity!

Here's a smile ticket opportunity.  Unscramble the three vocabulary words below (from your Spelling Unit 1).  Comment on this post with the answers.  You will receive one smile ticket in class for a correct post.  YOU MUST COMMENT ON THE POST BY 7AM ON THURSDAY.  If you comment later than that, you WILL NOT get a smile ticket.

gdlbiinsu
ddasuetj
gentou


Good luck!

Literary Terms Unit 1

You will have a quiz on the first round of your Literary Terms on FRIDAY!


We will be reviewing these terms in class.  If you want extra practice, follow the links below.

Literary Terms Practice

Literary Terms Unit 1 Battleship

Let us know if you have tips or tricks to remember your terms!

Spelling Unit 1

Don't forget that your Spelling Unit 1 Test is FRIDAY!  Your completed spelling packet will be due that day.

If you want extra spelling practice, go to the Jumbled Words game on Quia.

Please let your classmates and me know if you have tips or tricks to remember your spelling!

The Week Ahead

I will post a calendar every week.  The remainder of the week is:

Tuesday:  G - Nouns
                L - Journal and Literary Words

Wednesday:  G - Compound Nouns
                     L - Quia and Review Literary Words

Thursday:  G - Singular and Plural Nouns
                 L - Literary Words Practice

Friday:  G - Review and Spelling Unit 1 Test
             L - Review and Literary Words Unit 1 Quiz

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Supply Set-Up

As promised, here is the supply set-up.

The five dividers in your binder should be labeled as follows:

1.  Grammar Notes
2.  Grammar
3.  Literature Notes
4.  Literature
5.  Spelling

Your notebooks should be labeled:

1.  English 6 Notes
2.  English 6 Warm-Ups, Cool-Downs, and Journals

Your two-pocket folder should be labeled:

English 6 Portfolio

.......and your name should be in the lower right-hand corner.

Remember that I will check these on Monday, so make sure they are set up correctly!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Homework Due Friday!

Just a reminder!

Due Friday:
Letter to the Parents (signed and returned)
Supplies
Plagiarism Form

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Welcome to English 6!

Welcome to English 6!  A copy of the syllabus can be found here.  A copy of the letter to the parents can also be accessed.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!