The theme of Freak the Mighty is that we should cherish our friendships. In the book, Max wakes up at 3 am to go look for the “treasure” with Kevin even though he doesn’t want to. This shows that Max cares about Kevin because he does things he really doesn’t want to do just to make his friend happy. Also, in the text, Gwen tells Kevin to stay in the car when Max is in trouble, but he goes in to save him anyway. This shows that Kevin cares about Max so much that he risks his own safety to save him. These examples show why the theme is that we should cherish our friendships.
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Welcome to Blogging! (2019-2020)
Welcome to blogging! To get started, you will all be creating an “About Me” page on your blog. You will introduce yourself to your readers. Tell about yourself, your interests, your community, your school, what you’re looking forward to this year in school and life, your goals – anything that you feel like sharing! Remember that we are only using first names. To see an example, you can look at my page. When you are finished, please paste a link to your “About Me” page in the Google Classroom assignment.
Week of March 12
Monday
Quarterly Assessment
Tuesday
Read AR
Complete missing assignments
AR Deadline
Wednesday
Criterion Assessment
Thursday
Watch “Ruby Bridges”
Friday
Watch “Ruby Bridges”
**Last Day of 3rd Quarter
Week of March 5
Monday
Mistake Monday (Quill.org)
Read Through My Eyes
Tuesday
Test Prep Tuesday (editing)
Read Through My Eyes
Wednesday
Word Up Wednesday — Unit 5 Vocabulary
Read Through My Eyes
Thursday
Think About It Thursday — write a love letter/poem
Take AR test on Through My Eyes
Start Edcite review assignment
Friday
First Chapter Friday — Refugee
Finish review assignment
** 2-hour delay schedule after the play
Week of February 26
Monday
Mistake Monday (Quill)
Read Through My Eyes
Tuesday
Test Prep Tuesday (combining sentences)
Work on No Red Ink assignments
Wednesday
ISTEP test
**All cell phones must be left in lockers
Thursday
Read Through My Eyes
**2-hour delay schedule after ISTEP
No Red Ink assignments are due.
Friday
First Chapter Friday — Divergent
Read Through My Eyes
Week of February 19
Monday
IXL assignments from last week are due today (P2, Q4 6th grade)
Mistake Monday (“The Great Chicago Fire” on Quill.org)
“Emmett Till” on CommonLit
No Red Ink assignments for this week: Building Strong Introductory Paragraphs, Using Specific and Concise Language, Building Strong Conclusions, Writing Hooks
Tuesday
Test Prep Tuesday: Reliable sources
Finish “Emmett Till” on CommonLit
Wednesday
Word Up Wednesday: Unit 4 vocabulary
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
Thursday
Think About It Thursday: Reaction to Emmett Till video
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
Friday
First Chapter Friday (The Lincoln Project)
Vocabulary quiz (Units 3 and 4)
Retake nonfiction quiz from February 6 (anyone below 75%)
Week of February 12
Monday
Mistake Monday (proofread passage on Quill)
Work on MLK essay on Criterion (due Friday)
IXL P2 Organize by main idea (6th grade) — due 2/19/18
IXL Q4 Identify supporting details (6th grade) — due 2/19/18
Tuesday
Test Prep Tuesday (text evidence)
Reliable sources
Wednesday
**Modified schedule due to early dismissal
ISTEP Practice Test
Thursday
ISTEP Practice Test
Friday
First Chapter Friday
MLK essay due
Finish ISTEP Practice Essay
Week of February 5
Monday
Mistake Monday (proofread passage on Quill)
Finish “Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin” (Commonlit.org)
Tuesday
Test Prep Tuesday: context clues
Quiz: “Martin Luther King, Jr.” (Commonlit.org)
Wednesday
Snow day
Thursday
Think About It Thursday: MLK essay
Review last year’s winners
Start planning essay
Friday
First Chapter Friday
Finish planning MLK essay in Criterion (due by the end of the day)
Week of January 29
Monday
Quiz on nonfiction text structure
Tuesday
Skill check: combining sentences
Civil Rights Road Trip (group assignment)
Wednesday
Unit 3 vocabulary
Finish Civil Rights Road Trip (group assignment)
Thursday
Think About It Thursday: pick something you own and describe it for the J.Peterman catalog
Friday
First Chapter Friday
“Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin” (Commonlit.org)
Week of January 22
Monday
Grammar quiz
IXL S4 (6th grade) due Monday, January 29
Tuesday
Test Prep Tuesday (commas)
Notes for INB (pages 40-42) on nonfiction text features
Work on IXL
Wednesday
Ice day
Thursday
Think About It Thursday (analyze quote)
Quiz on nonfiction text features
Go over nonfiction text structure
Friday
First Chapter Friday
Practice nonfiction text structure