6th Grade ELA

Week of November 2-6

Reminders:

• November 2nd -November 6th -MES Scholastic Book Fair. 6th grade will be shopping in the morning from 8:30-9:00. 

• We are collecting 2L sodas for the fall festival. The class who donates the most will win a popcorn party.

• Friday, November 6th- MES Fall Festival 5:30-8:00. This is our school's annual fundraiser. Come out for an evening of games, prizes, raffles, and chili supper. 

• Tuesday, November 10th- Parent/Teacher Conferences- sign up link was shared through ParentSquare by Mr. Morehead last week.

• Wednesday, November 11th- No School (Veterans Day)

• Wednesday, November 25th - Friday, November 27th-Thanksgiving Break

• New IXL skills have been assigned for practice and extra credit. Students must received a smart score of 85 or higher. All skills cover content being taught in Unit 6C.

Lessons and Assignments

Monday, November 2nd

Reading: Read Article "Chocolate's Next Act" and answer questions (posted in Google classroom)

Spelling: Study Word List 11: Schwa L

Tuesday, November 3rd

Reading: 6C SU1 Lesson 1-Research: Students will work collaboratively to assess the credibility of a variety of provided sources.

Spelling: Study Word List 11: Schwa L

Wednesday, November 4th

Reading: 6C SU1 Lesson 2-Research: Students will review several Internet sources and common domain names, working collaboratively to assess their trustworthiness with a credibility checklist.

Writing: Students will use evidence from the reviewed sources to explain which sources are the most and least credible.

Spelling: Study Word List 11: Schwa L

Thursday, November 5th

Reading: 6C SU1 Lesson 3-Research: Students will learn how to frame direct quotes, provide basic bibliographic information as references, and paraphrase source information in order to avoid plagiarism.

Spelling: Study Word List 11: Schwa L

Friday, November 6th

Reading: 6C SU2 Lesson 1- Students will explore a selection of texts and images in The Chocolate Collection, practicing skimming and scanning a source for relevance and close reading a source for key information.

Writing: Students will explain how chocolate is portrayed as a luxury or a necessity by analyzing details from an image.

Spelling: Test List 11: Schwa L-graded test