Sixth Grade

Reader Respond Journal Questions

Directions: Choose one book for the entire week. After the 20 minutes of Daily Independent Reading Time, answer the question of the day below. Remember to format your answer in paragraph form: five complete sentences with correct spelling. ​

Monday: Summarize the main events of this story in your own words, but only the most important episodes for the big picture of the story. Please write exactly five sentences for this assignment.  ​Remember to format your answer in paragraph form: five complete sentences with correct spelling. ​

Tuesday: Name the most important characters in your story so far and describe their connection to each other. Make sure to use the characters’ names. 

Wednesday: In your opinion, what is your author trying to say? Pick one central idea from what you’ve read this week, and write about how different parts of your story share this idea in common. 

Thursday: The setting is when and where the story takes place, and what it’s like there. Describe the setting of what you’ve read this week and why you think the author described it the way they did.

Friday: Choose one character from your story, and write about how they are described, or characterized. How would you describe their personality? What do they look like physically? Why do you think the author chose to describe them in this way?

Late and Missing Work Policy

Starting in Quarter 2, no late work will be accepted if it's more than two weeks late. Starting in Quarter 3, no late work will be accepted if it's more than a week late. Starting in Quarter 4, no late work will be accepted if it is not turned in the week that it's due. Any work that's turned in late may earn a maximum of 60%, rounded to the nearest point value of the assignment. 

The only exception to this policy is for students who are absent when something is due. Students have the length of their absence (e.g., if a student misses a week they have a week) to turn in any missing work without penalty.