Wednesday 2/8: Complete the " Usage Problems" packet. This will also serve as a good review for the HOMOPHONE QUIZ tomorrow.
Please review the following homophones: its/it's, there/their/they're, to/two/too, your/you're, write/right, here/hear
Tuesday 2/7: Rewrite of body paragraph (from the INVENTION essay) due tomorrow. Be sure to include the elaboration strategies we have been practicing in class, and that you practiced at home last night. Add transitions and be specific with your examples.
HOMOPHONE QUIZ THURSDAY. See the list below.
Monday 2/6: Complete the back side of "How Can I Elaborate Effectively?"
Homophone Quiz: Thursday (it's/its, you're/your, there/their/they're, write/right, to/two/too, hear/here)
Please bring colored pencils to class tomorrow.
Attention Parents of Team 6 Purple Students:
Progress reports will be distributed on Friday 2/3. The grade you will find on the progress report is a range that indicates your child's progress at this moment in time. Since this is the second trimester of sixth grade, your child's effort may have remained consistent, but the level of difficulty of the material has increased. This trimester has been more writing intensive than the first, and your child's progress report grade may reflect that.This is a snapshot of current performance, and is subject to change in either direction before Trimester Two report cards are distributed. Please continue to monitor your child's agenda pad and this website for upcoming assessments, announcements of tests/quizzes, and nightly homework assignments.
As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Thank you :)
~ Mrs. Csizmadia
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Thursday 2/2: Happy Groundhog's Day! Root of the Week due tomorrow. Complete TOPIC SENTENCES worksheet -front and back.
Topic-Sentences-wksht.pdf
Wednesday 2/1: Root of the Week due Friday (gram = letter,written)
Tuesday 1/31: Complete "Paragraph Unity" worksheet. Write the paragraph either on the back of the worksheet, or on a piece of lined paper.
paragraph-unity-C-R.pdf
Root of the Week (gram=letter,written) due Friday
Here is an extra Root of the Week sheet if needed: Root-of-the-Week-worksheet.pdf
SUPPORT OUR 6th Graders from Mrs. M.'s math class in the REEL MATH COMPETITION by clicking on the following link. Check out their short video and "LIKE" them. The competition ends tonight.
http://video.reelmath.org/home.aspx?vid=%252ff%252fyZkynE8s%253d
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Monday 1/30: Root of the Week due Friday (gram = letter, written)
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Wednesday 1/25: Root of the Week due Friday (graph=write)
Tuesday 1/24: Root of the Week due Friday (graph=write)
Monday 1/23: Happy Lunar New Year - The Year of the Dragon!!
Please come to class tomorrow with the COMPLETED favorite place essay. For most of you that will mean finishing the 3rd body paragraph and conclusion. This does not need to be typed. The entire 5 paragraph essay will be collected tomorrow.
Root of the Week due Friday: graph = write
Root-of-the-Week-worksheet.pdf
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Wednesday 1/18: NO HOMEWORK. I am at PBIS training all day.
Tuesday 1/17: Complete the 5 paragraph FAVORITE PLACE essay for class tomorrow. be sure to include the elaboration techniques, word choice, and transition phrases reviewed in class. Remember to include proper paragraph structure including topic and wrap sentences. We will be color coding tomorrow.
Monday 1/16: NO SCHOOL. Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Root-of-the-Week-worksheet.pdf
Thursday 1/19:
Period 3: On a piece of lined paper, re-write your FIRST body paragraph tonight using the strategies reviewed in class today (transitions and elaboration). Use today's color-coding activity to help you see areas in which elaboration is needed.
Periods 4-7: Re-write ANOTHER body paragraph using transition phrases and elaboration strategies reviewed in class. On a piece of lined paper should be your "new and improved" introduction paragraph , Body 1, and Body 2.
Friday 1/13: No homework. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Thursday 1/12: Root of the Week due tomorrow (chron = time). Periods 3 and 4 need to have the FAVORITE PLACE graphic organizer completed for class tomorrow.
Wednesday 1/11:
Periods 3 & 4 will need to have this assignment completed for Friday since they will be taking the DRP tomorrow.
Periods 5, 6 , & 7: Complete the 'Favorite Place" graphic organizer from class today. Be sure to have this completed so that you can take part in the in-class writing and lessons on introductions and body paragraphs tomorrow.
Here is a blank graphic organizer :Expository-Graphic-Organizer---blank-copy.pdf
Root of the week due Friday (chron=time)
Tuesday 1/10: Root of the Week due Friday (chron=time)
Monday 1/9: Root of the Week (Chron = time - Greek root) due Friday.
Please see the "Root of the Week" page of this website for further details if necessary.
Find 5 words that contain CHRON in either the beginning, middle, or end, and provide the definition of each word. Be sure that you are choosing words that have definitions that relate to "time".
Complete the Root of the Week sheet for Friday and be ready to share in class.
Root-of-the-Week-worksheet.pdf
Thursday 1/5: Study for Author's Craft Technique Quiz tomorrow. Use today's in-class review, as well as your notes from Ropeburn to review.
Here is a sheet from our personal narrative unit that you should have in your binder. Just in case you forgot to take it home, here it is: 10-11-authors-craft-and-other-words-for-said.pdf
Here is the review of the terms from class today:
Wednesday 1/4: Complete the comprehension questions from "Eleven". Author's Craft Techniques Quiz on Friday. In-class review day tomorrow.
Here is a copy of the short story: Eleven-short-story.pdf
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Tuesday 1/3: Happy New Year! Complete today's SSW (yellow paper). If you could be any age, what would it be? Explain using specific details. Be prepared to share as part of our discussion of the short story, "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros.
Be sure to follow the directions on the paper to write a well-developed paragraph of at least 14-16 sentences.
Author's Craft Techniques Quiz Friday.
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Friday 12/23: Have a happy and safe winter vacation! See you next year :)
Thursday 12/22: No homework!
Wednesday 12/21: No homework!
Tuesday 12/20: No homework! HAPPY HANUKKAH to all who celebrate!
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Monday 12/19: FINAL DRAFT OF PERSONAL NARRATIVE due tomorrow. Please staple your narrative in the following order before you come to class.
TOP - BOTTOM: Purple rubric, typed final draft, typed rough draft, written draft, memory web/story map.
Please see below for copies of assignment sheet/rubric, and expectations for this written piece.
Remember the strategies we discussed to deal with printer and/or computer problems.
I am happy to print out your essay if you e-mail it to me :)
You may also save it to your flashdrive and print it out at school.
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Monday 12/12:
1.Please get the purple assignment sheet (personal narrative) signed tonight.
Rope-Burn-assignment-sheet-and-rubric-2011-12.pdf
2. Complete both sides of the MEMORY WEB / STORY MAP for your personal narrative. Ask for help at home if you cannot remember some specific details that will make your story better.
Memory-Web-and-Story-Map-pdf.pdf
A TYPED ROUGH DRAFT WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY 12/16. We will be drafting in class for the next few days. You should go home and type/save/print a little each night. We will edit/revise in class on Friday.
THE FINAL DRAFT is due (typed) on TUESDAY 12/20.
Please see me as soon as possible with computer or printer concerns. Refer to the "Emailing papers to the Teacher" page of my website for instructions, or save your paper to a flash drive and print in school.
Please refer to the assignment sheet (purple) for expectations, deadlines, and the grading rubric.
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Friday 12/9: Come to class on Monday with 2 possible topics for your personal narrative. Write these topics in your agenda pad.
Thursday 12/8: No written homework tonight :)
Wednesday 12/7: Choose an SSW entry from your binder and REWRITE it using 3 of the author's craft techniques we've been studying in class. Use the yellow sheet (Author's Craft in Elaboration) as a reminder. You should come to class tomorrow with a "BEFORE" and "AFTER"- 2 papers.
10-11-authors-craft-and-other-words-for-said.pdf