This week, we are going to take a short break from reading Fever 1793 and look at open responses and MCAS questions about fictional passages. Students have been responding how to approach MCAS questions and open responses for non-fiction passages in MARS. Students will be studying vocabulary for chapters 5 - 7 for a quiz on Tuesday, February 5th. The quiz will be on spelling and definitions.
This website provides you with information about upcoming quizzes/tests, homework, returned assessments, extra help hours, and pleasure reading suggestions. Be sure to check it on a regular basis.
Ms. Hurley
In your binder, you should have...
1.) Noun notes
2.) Yellow character trait sheet
3.) Simile/Metaphor Notes
4.) Conflict Notes
5.) Personal Pronoun List - Personal Pronouns
6.) Mood Notes
7.) Adjective Notes
8.) Narrative Notes
9.) Webquest questions
10.) Vocabulary for Ch. 1-4
11.) All Cornell styles notes
12.) Elements of Fiction Web
Homework:
Please see the new homework website on the page that lists all the teachers' websites. Click "Sea Turtles" (listed in the upper left hand corner) to view all the sea turtle homework listed together.
Extra Help Availability:
Tuesday: 2:15 - 2:45
Wednesday: 7 - 7:30
Please let me know if you plan on attending an extra help session. If you cannot attend at these times, check in with me, and we can try to make alternate arrangments.
Assessments Returned:
1/22/13 - Verb quiz returned
1/15/13 - Narrative returned
1/28/13 - Webquest returned. Students who received below a 70 may go back and make corrections
1/28/13 - Vocab 1 -5 quiz returned
1/28/13 - Pop reading comprehension quiz on chapters 1 - 5 returned
Ms. Hurley is currently reading...
JM recommends The Five Ancestors. Five brothers learn the arts of various animals. A sixth brother has betrayed the family and gone to work with the Emperor. When the five brothers lose their teacher, it is up to them to find the secret scrolls before they fall into the wrong hands.
Book Recommendations from Current Sixth Graders:
This book was recommended to me by MH. This is a Newbury Award winning book. The main character, Katie, is a Japanese-American living in Georgia. She struggles to figure out what race she identifies with because of the racism that is occuring at the time within the novel. Her best friend, Lynn, is also her older sister. Katie's life is turned upside down when Lynn becomes ill.
This book was recommended to me by JD. Lucia is a fourteen year old living in Cuba. She likes going to dances, talking about boys, and reading American magazines. When the Castro overthrows the government, Lucia is sent to the United States. Can she come to terms with her new life? If you are taking Spanish, this is a great book to practice some vocabulary.
This book is an action packed thriller. In a futuristic world, the government holds the power to take a couple's children if the family reaches a certain amount of debt. Matt believes that his family is financially safe, but some sudden expenses put the family over the edge. How can he save his family?
This book is about a young middle school student born with severe facial deformities. In addition to starting middle school, August must show his peers, through the help of his supportive family, that there is more to him than just his physical features.
If you are a fan of I am Number Four, this is the book for you. Michael Vey seems like an average 15 year old, living with Tourette's, who is hiding a special ability. He is electrified. Until his first year of high school, Michael believes he was the only person out in the world with this power, until his mother is kidnapped. Michael must seek out others with his powers to begin his quest to save his mother. I would categorize this book as being more geared to boys. It is also part of a series, so if you enjoy it, there are more books to come!
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