Thursday, Febraury 2, 2012:
Homework: Finish writing your persuasive speech. Follow the pattern of the speech we saw in class and analyzed. Click here for the PowerPoint Presentation if you need it.

Follow my daughter, Jennifer's, experiences in Tanzania, Africa.

Blog from Africa

INTERACTIVE GAMES & PRACTICE

aka FUN STUFF FOR KIDS

• Grading and Classroom Policy
• Comma Rules
• 6-Traits Writing
• The Writing Process
• 6th Grade Writing - What is it?
  
• Expository Writing - Writing in the Content Areas
• Get Organized - Tips on getting and staying organized for school.
• CA Tech Link - lists of web sites for teachers, students and parents
• Band/Orchestra PASS - Remember to fill out a pass and bring it to your teacher the day BEFORE you have music lessons. Your teacher may tell you to go straight to lessons, OR come to class first.
• Blue Team EXTRA HELP Schedule
• Proofreader's Marks
• HELP for SUBS

Preposition PowerPoint

Vocabulary I NEED to Know

Virtual Treasure Hunt

Using Quotation Marks

Commas

FRACTIONS TO PERCENTS

Sentence Variation

Biography Project

Editing and Self- Evaluation of Biography

Persuasive Speech How to Tie Your Shoes

Summaries of Picture Books have been graded and will be returned on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. This grade is averaged with the grade for the Vignette to count as the Writing Project grade which is 50% of the marking period grade.

There will be some homeworks during the next few weeks to help students prepare for the ELA exam. Please check with your child, and check this web site for details and assignments.

PLEASE REMEMBER A PENCIL IN CLASS.

Mrs. Goldstein

January 23, 2012