Literacy Skills for 6-1 LaBarbera/Feb. 23-March 2, 2010
1. An extended response was due Feb. 22.
The next extended response is due Tuesday, March 2.
Prompt: Why is the title of the story appropriate for the mystery novel? If you could rename the title, what would it be and why? ( Three paragraphs will cite characters, setting, and plot.)
2. During the week of March 2-3-4-5..... ISATs will be the focus. No new homework will be assigned in Literacy Skills during ISAT testing week.
3. BIOGRAPHY REPORT IS DUE FEB. 23.( This was assigned several months ago. All 6-1/LaBarbera students have this assignment.)
The biography report asks for responses to 6 levels of critical thinking. Be prepared to share highlights about the person you read for Black History Month.
4. Write a mystery.----The project for the unit is to write a 3 or 5 minute mystery. Include all of the story elements, especially suspense!! The written draft will be checked this Thursday. The final typed draft will be due the following week. This may or may not be on your second trimester report card.
5. Take an AR test upon completion of your mystery novel. A written novel exam is required . Focus on the characters, setting, and plot.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Language Arts for 6-1/LaBarbera /Feb. 23-March 2, 2010
Language Arts for 6-1/LaBarbera/February 23-March 2, 2010
1. Today, Feb. 22---Five note cards are due for the research paper. Last Friday students began highlighting main ideas. This week the note cards are completed.
Directions: On every note card there may be 10 words or less. There are no complete sentences on a note card. Words and phrases are written from the highlighted notes students gathered on their research. Put a number 1 in a circle on every note card that relates to Source 1 . Put a number 2 in a circle on every note card that relates to Source 2, and so on.
Organize your note cards . In class we will have instruction about outlining and paraphrasing. The goal is to answer 5 research questions in your own words as a result of your research. The paper is expository. It is not a narrative. It is not a persuasive piece.
Addendum added 2/23/10: To create an outline. ...
Go to http://www.mywebspiration.com/
Sign up . Use Rapid Fire ( lightning bolt icon) to add your categories to your topic circle.
Use Rapid Fire to add the details on your notecards to each category "bubble."
Click on the far left icon to turn your diagram into an outline.
The work automatically saves as you work on it.
" An outline is NOT your research paper. You should be writing in phrases to keep it brief.
Your outline should not include every minor detail.
Each line of an outline should begin with a capital letter." Outlines need to be in pairs: If you have a one, you need a two. If you have an A, you need a B.
2. The ISAT testing takes place March 2-3-4-5. During that week, no new homework is assigned. The students need a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, and a positive attitude toward the testing week.
3. Upon completion of ISAT testing.. ( During the week of March 8-12, students will resume organizing information, prepare an outline, and begin writing the draft of the research paper in their spiral notebooks. The written draft of the research paper should be completed by March 15.
The final typed drafts will be accepted March 18-22. I will grade them before Spring break ( March 29-April 2.).
A sample of an outline:
General Outline Form:
Topic:
I. Category #1
A. Note from Category #1
B, Note from Category #2
1. Detail of Note B
2. Detail of Note B
a. Detail of the #2 Detail
b, Detail of the #2 Detail
II. Category #2
A. Note from Category #2
1. Detail from Note A
2. Detail from Note A
B. Note from Category #2.
Example:
Red Wolf
I. Appearance
A. Coat
1. Gray
2. Black
3. Brown
4. Yellow
5. Cinnamon Red-Texas
B. Size
1. Males---60-80 lbs.
2. Females --40-60 lbs.
II . Habitat.
A. Reach of habitat
1. Far north as Pennsylvania
2. Far west as central Texas
B. Marsh areas and swamps
C. Forests
D. Coastal prairies
4. After ISATs........We will resume our work with the pilot Literature Text and the Language Network text. There is a poetry and short story unit to complete. A benchmarks test will be administered in late April or early May.
1. Today, Feb. 22---Five note cards are due for the research paper. Last Friday students began highlighting main ideas. This week the note cards are completed.
Directions: On every note card there may be 10 words or less. There are no complete sentences on a note card. Words and phrases are written from the highlighted notes students gathered on their research. Put a number 1 in a circle on every note card that relates to Source 1 . Put a number 2 in a circle on every note card that relates to Source 2, and so on.
Organize your note cards . In class we will have instruction about outlining and paraphrasing. The goal is to answer 5 research questions in your own words as a result of your research. The paper is expository. It is not a narrative. It is not a persuasive piece.
Addendum added 2/23/10: To create an outline. ...
Go to http://www.mywebspiration.com/
Sign up . Use Rapid Fire ( lightning bolt icon) to add your categories to your topic circle.
Use Rapid Fire to add the details on your notecards to each category "bubble."
Click on the far left icon to turn your diagram into an outline.
The work automatically saves as you work on it.
" An outline is NOT your research paper. You should be writing in phrases to keep it brief.
Your outline should not include every minor detail.
Each line of an outline should begin with a capital letter." Outlines need to be in pairs: If you have a one, you need a two. If you have an A, you need a B.
2. The ISAT testing takes place March 2-3-4-5. During that week, no new homework is assigned. The students need a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, and a positive attitude toward the testing week.
3. Upon completion of ISAT testing.. ( During the week of March 8-12, students will resume organizing information, prepare an outline, and begin writing the draft of the research paper in their spiral notebooks. The written draft of the research paper should be completed by March 15.
The final typed drafts will be accepted March 18-22. I will grade them before Spring break ( March 29-April 2.).
A sample of an outline:
General Outline Form:
Topic:
I. Category #1
A. Note from Category #1
B, Note from Category #2
1. Detail of Note B
2. Detail of Note B
a. Detail of the #2 Detail
b, Detail of the #2 Detail
II. Category #2
A. Note from Category #2
1. Detail from Note A
2. Detail from Note A
B. Note from Category #2.
Example:
Red Wolf
I. Appearance
A. Coat
1. Gray
2. Black
3. Brown
4. Yellow
5. Cinnamon Red-Texas
B. Size
1. Males---60-80 lbs.
2. Females --40-60 lbs.
II . Habitat.
A. Reach of habitat
1. Far north as Pennsylvania
2. Far west as central Texas
B. Marsh areas and swamps
C. Forests
D. Coastal prairies
4. After ISATs........We will resume our work with the pilot Literature Text and the Language Network text. There is a poetry and short story unit to complete. A benchmarks test will be administered in late April or early May.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Language Arts for 6-1/LaBarbera/Feb. 16-23, 2010
LANGUAGE ARTS FOR 6-1/LABARBERA/ Feb. 16-23,2010
1. FOR WEDNESDAY---FEB. 17--- Bring an email address to Language Arts class. It will be used to open your Works Consulted page . You do not have to have the password or open an email. An address is needed in order to open a Works Consulted page at easybib.com. Bring all of your source cards to class. There should be 1 print source card and a minimum of 4 website source cards completed.
2. Bring a highlighter marker to class this week and next. You will be highlighting main ideas on the printed copies of information before putting notes on note cards.
3. The TYPED FINAL DRAFT OF THE ADVENTURE STORY IS DUE THIS FRIDAY, FEB. 19. The story was to be a minimum of 2.5 pages typed, double spaced.
Late work is penalized for points.
Missing work has a score of 0. Please check your child's grade in the gradebook.
The second trimester ends Feb. 26. Make sure all missing work is turned in for a grade ASAP!!! or.... no later than Feb. 25.
4. Bring a spiral notebook to Language Arts class next week. We will be practicing paraphrasing and outlining in upcoming lessons.
The library is open at 8:00 a.m. daily. Students should take advantage of that time slot for study or homework completion. If you set the goal of creating a "study group" during this trimester, please see me for a hall pass. Before school on Mondays and Thursdays is open with Ms. L. for study group session-----
1. FOR WEDNESDAY---FEB. 17--- Bring an email address to Language Arts class. It will be used to open your Works Consulted page . You do not have to have the password or open an email. An address is needed in order to open a Works Consulted page at easybib.com. Bring all of your source cards to class. There should be 1 print source card and a minimum of 4 website source cards completed.
2. Bring a highlighter marker to class this week and next. You will be highlighting main ideas on the printed copies of information before putting notes on note cards.
3. The TYPED FINAL DRAFT OF THE ADVENTURE STORY IS DUE THIS FRIDAY, FEB. 19. The story was to be a minimum of 2.5 pages typed, double spaced.
Late work is penalized for points.
Missing work has a score of 0. Please check your child's grade in the gradebook.
The second trimester ends Feb. 26. Make sure all missing work is turned in for a grade ASAP!!! or.... no later than Feb. 25.
4. Bring a spiral notebook to Language Arts class next week. We will be practicing paraphrasing and outlining in upcoming lessons.
The library is open at 8:00 a.m. daily. Students should take advantage of that time slot for study or homework completion. If you set the goal of creating a "study group" during this trimester, please see me for a hall pass. Before school on Mondays and Thursdays is open with Ms. L. for study group session-----
Literacy Skills for 6-1/LaBarbera/Feb. 16-Feb. 23, 2010
LITERACY SKILLS FOR 6-1/LABARBERA/Feb. 16-Feb. 23, 2010
1. Extended response prompt for Monday, Feb. 22, 2010:
Write the title of a favorite novel you have read recently. If you could change the ending to a favorite story , how would it end? Share enough information so that the reader has an idea of the characters, setting, and plot. How did the story end? How would you have ended the story? Explain.
2. DUE---FEBRUARY 23----BIOGRAPHY REPORT.
The report sheet has been distributed at least 3 times. The novel should be a biography for Black History Month. Critical thinking levels require careful work. Proofread your work before you turn it in. Be prepared to share highlights of the person's life in class.
3. Mystery novel reading, AR test, Novel Exam
4. The project for this unit is: Write a mystery. The written draft is due February 25.
The final typed draft is due after the ISATs. Follow the packet guidelines so that you have as many mystery elements as possible in the story.
1. Extended response prompt for Monday, Feb. 22, 2010:
Write the title of a favorite novel you have read recently. If you could change the ending to a favorite story , how would it end? Share enough information so that the reader has an idea of the characters, setting, and plot. How did the story end? How would you have ended the story? Explain.
2. DUE---FEBRUARY 23----BIOGRAPHY REPORT.
The report sheet has been distributed at least 3 times. The novel should be a biography for Black History Month. Critical thinking levels require careful work. Proofread your work before you turn it in. Be prepared to share highlights of the person's life in class.
3. Mystery novel reading, AR test, Novel Exam
4. The project for this unit is: Write a mystery. The written draft is due February 25.
The final typed draft is due after the ISATs. Follow the packet guidelines so that you have as many mystery elements as possible in the story.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Language Arts for 6-1/LaBarbera/Feb. 9-16,2010
Language Arts for 6-1/LaBarbera/Feb. 9-16,2010
1. The Research Paper Process has begun! All four of the Language Arts classes met in the school library today with Ms. Nelson. Students may have to revise their questions. Some questions are too narrow; some are too broad. The students are completing a sheet with key search terms that will be used when computer time begins for research.
2. The first typed draft of the Adventure Story is due this Thursday, February 11. After approval, final typed drafts are due February 19. PLEASE NOTE THE EXTENSION DATE. FEB. 19.
3. This trimester 2 ends on February 26.
4. Supplies for the research paper include a spiral, pencil, note cards ( 4"x 6") or (3" x 5"), with a rubber band , paper clips, or an envelope to hold the note cards.
Many of these supplies are in students' lockers. Note cards were on the supply list.
5. Please scroll down to find the timeline for the research paper. The document "Research Basics" is on the Brooks web page.
1. The Research Paper Process has begun! All four of the Language Arts classes met in the school library today with Ms. Nelson. Students may have to revise their questions. Some questions are too narrow; some are too broad. The students are completing a sheet with key search terms that will be used when computer time begins for research.
2. The first typed draft of the Adventure Story is due this Thursday, February 11. After approval, final typed drafts are due February 19. PLEASE NOTE THE EXTENSION DATE. FEB. 19.
3. This trimester 2 ends on February 26.
4. Supplies for the research paper include a spiral, pencil, note cards ( 4"x 6") or (3" x 5"), with a rubber band , paper clips, or an envelope to hold the note cards.
Many of these supplies are in students' lockers. Note cards were on the supply list.
5. Please scroll down to find the timeline for the research paper. The document "Research Basics" is on the Brooks web page.
Literacy Skills for Feb. 8-16, 2010/6-1
Literacy Skills for Feb. 8-16,2010 for 6-1/LaBarbera
1. Extended response----Due Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Read your mystery novel or independent reading novel.
Respond : Do any of the main characters surprise you with their actions and behaviors? Explain.
Have you ever said or done something that "surprised" the people around you? What does it mean to act " out of character?" ( See the 4 point rubric for literacy skills.)
2. The biography report for Black History Month is due February 23. Be prepared to share your findings in a small group discussion. ( Feb. 23.)
3. The novels for mystery have been distributed. The numbers are recorded. Please take care of your novel as they are school property.
4. There is a novel exam upon completion of the mystery novel. Students should complete an AR test as well.
5. The project for this unit is a Three to Five minute mystery. Follow the graphic organizers that will be distributed in class. Complete the written draft by February 25.
Vocabulary for mystery: crime, criminal, victim, suspect, witness, clue, fingerprint, red herring, hostage, case, lawyer, defence, evidence, surveillance, interrogation, alibi, ransom, loot, culprit, suspicious, profile sketch, assailant.
1. Extended response----Due Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Read your mystery novel or independent reading novel.
Respond : Do any of the main characters surprise you with their actions and behaviors? Explain.
Have you ever said or done something that "surprised" the people around you? What does it mean to act " out of character?" ( See the 4 point rubric for literacy skills.)
2. The biography report for Black History Month is due February 23. Be prepared to share your findings in a small group discussion. ( Feb. 23.)
3. The novels for mystery have been distributed. The numbers are recorded. Please take care of your novel as they are school property.
4. There is a novel exam upon completion of the mystery novel. Students should complete an AR test as well.
5. The project for this unit is a Three to Five minute mystery. Follow the graphic organizers that will be distributed in class. Complete the written draft by February 25.
Vocabulary for mystery: crime, criminal, victim, suspect, witness, clue, fingerprint, red herring, hostage, case, lawyer, defence, evidence, surveillance, interrogation, alibi, ransom, loot, culprit, suspicious, profile sketch, assailant.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Portfolio Conferences....
Portfolio Conferences ...... were successful.
Congratulations to our 6-1 students who conducted their portfolio conferences.
Many valuable plans were created for improvement.
If you are creating a "study group", see me for hall passes .
If you will increase attention to filling in your planner ( assignment notebook), the benefits will be great.
Many students want to maintain good grades or raise their grades. Wonderful. Please note the days and time slots when teachers are available for assistance or supplementary instruction . That is noted on the goldenrod sheet in the portfolio.
Congratulations to our 6-1 students who conducted their portfolio conferences.
Many valuable plans were created for improvement.
If you are creating a "study group", see me for hall passes .
If you will increase attention to filling in your planner ( assignment notebook), the benefits will be great.
Many students want to maintain good grades or raise their grades. Wonderful. Please note the days and time slots when teachers are available for assistance or supplementary instruction . That is noted on the goldenrod sheet in the portfolio.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Language Arts for 6-1/LaBarbera/Feb. 2-Feb. 9, 2010
Language Arts for 6-1/
LaBarbera/Feb. 2-Feb. 9, 2010
1. The adventure story is in progress. Most students are nearing the "falling action" or the "solution." The written draft should be completed this Friday, Feb. 5.
THE FIRST TYPED DRAFT OF THE ADVENTURE STORY IS DUE FEB. 8, 9, 10, OR 11.
THE FINAL TYPED DRAFT OF THE ADVENTURE STORY IS DUE FEBRUARY 16. ( AND NO LATER, THANK YOU.)
2. The work for the Research Paper begins February 8. All students must submit their research topic and five questions with the topic within the questions on Monday , Feb. 8. The assignment is checked by the teacher-librarian and graded by Ms. LaBarbera, Language Arts Teacher.
Please note the following:
Date: Classwork in Library ( within Language Arts class)........Due
Day #1 Work on Search Terms Sheet............................................Topic and research questions should have been done last week.
Monday, Feb. 8--no computers
Day #2 Finish search terms sheet ...................................................Search terms sheet due by the end of class.
Tuesday, Feb. 9--Review Print Source Cards and
Encyclopedia Index
Find print source ( must find before going to computers
unless approved otherwise.)
( no computers)
Day #3 Review website evaluation and source card
Wed. Feb. 10--Search time
( Use computers in media center.)
Day #4...Search Time
Thursday, Feb. 11.
Day #5--Search Time
Friday, Feb. 12---.................................................................................Website evaluation by end of class.
Day #6 Search Time
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Day #7...Easybib instructions...............................................................E-mail address
Wed. Feb. 17--Work on the Works Consulted Page.............................All sources @ beginning of class.
Day #8--Work on the Works Consulted Page 9 Easy bib.........
Thursday , Feb. 18
Day #9--Highlighting and making notecards.......................................Works Consulted ( Easybib) by end of class.
Friday, Feb. 19 Work on Easybib or notecards.
Day #10--Work on notecards.................................................................Check in first 5 notecards by end of class.
Monday, Feb., 22.
'( no computers.)
Other notes:
Each research question should include the topic in the question 9 no pronouns) and address one specific idea. Questions with multiple parts are complicated to research easily.
Minimum number of sources will be differentiated.
Suggestion is 4 websites and at least one printed source. This will be determined with differentiation.
Diffentiation will occur for this project through topics, questions, number of sources, and time allotment for the project.
The written draft of the paper will occur in the student's spiral notebook for the project AFTER note cards are checked and an outline has been produced from the notecards.
The final typed draft of the project is due March 18 &19.
What is due for this project:
Teacher will check all source cards,notecards, notes, outlines, and first written drafts.
Teacher will grade all of the above and the final typed paper which includes : Cover page, Outline page, The Research Paper, the Works Consulted page, and a blank note page in a clear plastic folder .
Ongoing: Literature Text book.
We are reading at least one poem per class, citing figurative language and vocabulary context clues.
Please contact the Teacher with questions.
LaBarbera/Feb. 2-Feb. 9, 2010
1. The adventure story is in progress. Most students are nearing the "falling action" or the "solution." The written draft should be completed this Friday, Feb. 5.
THE FIRST TYPED DRAFT OF THE ADVENTURE STORY IS DUE FEB. 8, 9, 10, OR 11.
THE FINAL TYPED DRAFT OF THE ADVENTURE STORY IS DUE FEBRUARY 16. ( AND NO LATER, THANK YOU.)
2. The work for the Research Paper begins February 8. All students must submit their research topic and five questions with the topic within the questions on Monday , Feb. 8. The assignment is checked by the teacher-librarian and graded by Ms. LaBarbera, Language Arts Teacher.
Please note the following:
Date: Classwork in Library ( within Language Arts class)........Due
Day #1 Work on Search Terms Sheet............................................Topic and research questions should have been done last week.
Monday, Feb. 8--no computers
Day #2 Finish search terms sheet ...................................................Search terms sheet due by the end of class.
Tuesday, Feb. 9--Review Print Source Cards and
Encyclopedia Index
Find print source ( must find before going to computers
unless approved otherwise.)
( no computers)
Day #3 Review website evaluation and source card
Wed. Feb. 10--Search time
( Use computers in media center.)
Day #4...Search Time
Thursday, Feb. 11.
Day #5--Search Time
Friday, Feb. 12---.................................................................................Website evaluation by end of class.
Day #6 Search Time
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Day #7...Easybib instructions...............................................................E-mail address
Wed. Feb. 17--Work on the Works Consulted Page.............................All sources @ beginning of class.
Day #8--Work on the Works Consulted Page 9 Easy bib.........
Thursday , Feb. 18
Day #9--Highlighting and making notecards.......................................Works Consulted ( Easybib) by end of class.
Friday, Feb. 19 Work on Easybib or notecards.
Day #10--Work on notecards.................................................................Check in first 5 notecards by end of class.
Monday, Feb., 22.
'( no computers.)
Other notes:
Each research question should include the topic in the question 9 no pronouns) and address one specific idea. Questions with multiple parts are complicated to research easily.
Minimum number of sources will be differentiated.
Suggestion is 4 websites and at least one printed source. This will be determined with differentiation.
Diffentiation will occur for this project through topics, questions, number of sources, and time allotment for the project.
The written draft of the paper will occur in the student's spiral notebook for the project AFTER note cards are checked and an outline has been produced from the notecards.
The final typed draft of the project is due March 18 &19.
What is due for this project:
Teacher will check all source cards,notecards, notes, outlines, and first written drafts.
Teacher will grade all of the above and the final typed paper which includes : Cover page, Outline page, The Research Paper, the Works Consulted page, and a blank note page in a clear plastic folder .
Ongoing: Literature Text book.
We are reading at least one poem per class, citing figurative language and vocabulary context clues.
Please contact the Teacher with questions.
Literacy Skills for 6-1/LaBarbera/Feb. 2-Feb. 9,2010
Literacy Skills for 6-1/LaBarbera/Feb. 2-Feb. 9, 2010.
1. There is no extended response due on Feb. 8.
2. Extended responses will resume. The next response is due Tuesday, Feb. 16. The prompt is:
Identify the antagonist and the protagonist in the novel you are reading. Who is the promoter of solution? Who adds "salt to the wound", or trouble to an already negative situation? Use the 4 point rubric.
3. We are reading the mysteries: And Then There Were None, The Westing Game, and Shakespeare's Secrets.
4. Vocabulary for mystery : crime, criminal, witness, suspect, detective, clue, red herring, fingerpring, lawyer, defense, evidence, forensic science, public defender, bail, prison, jury, judge, trial, alleged, camera surveillance, interrogation, crime scene.
The project for this unit is to write a three to five minute mystery. There will be a graphic organizer to complete for planning the draft. The final typed draft of the short mystery is due February 25.
In preparation for the March 2,3,4,5, 6 ISAT tests, we are working on skills: inferential comprehension, character motivation, identifying words in context, and figurative language.
1. There is no extended response due on Feb. 8.
2. Extended responses will resume. The next response is due Tuesday, Feb. 16. The prompt is:
Identify the antagonist and the protagonist in the novel you are reading. Who is the promoter of solution? Who adds "salt to the wound", or trouble to an already negative situation? Use the 4 point rubric.
3. We are reading the mysteries: And Then There Were None, The Westing Game, and Shakespeare's Secrets.
4. Vocabulary for mystery : crime, criminal, witness, suspect, detective, clue, red herring, fingerpring, lawyer, defense, evidence, forensic science, public defender, bail, prison, jury, judge, trial, alleged, camera surveillance, interrogation, crime scene.
The project for this unit is to write a three to five minute mystery. There will be a graphic organizer to complete for planning the draft. The final typed draft of the short mystery is due February 25.
In preparation for the March 2,3,4,5, 6 ISAT tests, we are working on skills: inferential comprehension, character motivation, identifying words in context, and figurative language.
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