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Mrs. Ross

6th Grade Reading

Lamar Middle School

Conference Time 1:10-1:50

972.350.2024

rosssl@lisd.net  

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SIGNED READING LOGS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF

EVERY WEEK!

  

Way to go for making the "Team Read" wall:

Alexis Downs - 6 books
James Powell - 6 books
Sam S. - 6 books
Jonnye C. - 6 books
Brinda - 6 books
Yoonsung - 6 books
Matt C. - 6 books
Teju - 20 books

 
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Holocaust WWII Research CLICK HERE

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 Weekly Objectives/Important Dates

This week in class: Nov. 16-20

Monday/Tuesday:
-More inference skills
-More simile, metaphor, personification
-Introduction to our WWII Unit
-Read the first half of a memoir novel, The Big Lie

Wednesday/Thursday:
-Inference TEST
-Simile, Metaphor, Personification
-Read the last half of The Big Lie

Friday/Monday:
-Improving your fluency (speed)
-Point of View over "Eleven"
-Simile, Metaphor, Personification TEST
-Report cards go home Friday!

We SSR every class period!

Always bring the book you are reading to school and class!

Check grades now! https://gradebook.lisd.net/

 

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Remember to read at least 20 minutes a night!

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Logs are due at the beginning of every week-signed!

Read the first chapter of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins!http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/media/hungergames-chapter1.pdf
Or listen... http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/videos/catching_fire_audio.htm

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Book Reports

At the beginning of each six weeks I will pass out a blue working copy and a green rubric. The sheets have important information about your project so please keep it in your binder.  You will turn in both when the book report is due. 

Book report due dates:
A day: January 6
B day: January 7

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Literary Terms

Your literary terms should be "clicked" in your binder under the reading section.  I encourage you to make flashcards to study!  Study only the highlighted terms.

Next test will be in Dec. before break!

**Poetry Unit Practice HERE:  http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/

Jack and the Beanstalk Plot Activity

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Great readers:          

Predict, Visualize, Connect, Question, Clarifyand Evaluate

Research Here username:lisd   password:lewi

Search for authors here  

www.ala.org
www.teenreads.com
http://jkrbooks.typepad.com/

Greek Mythology

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Class Schedule

Period 1/2    8:45-10:10
Period 3/4    10:15-12:20
Lunch           10:40-11:10
Period 5/6    12:25-1:50
Activity        1:55-2:25
Period 7/8    2:30-3:55