Share your Sites!!!

Share your URL in the comment section below. I am soooo proud of the work you have done :-)

Considering Alternative Perspectives

Read the article at the link below and answer the following questions. Your response should be at least 5-7 sentences. Make sure to include evidence from the text:

1. What argument is presented in the article?

2. What is a possible alternative argument? What evidence would be needed to support the alternative argument?


http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/should-certain-animals-have-some-of-the-same-legal-rights-as-people/?_php=true&_type=blogs&module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body&_r=0#more-145106

Bias

1. Where do you come across bias in your everyday life?

2. Why is it important to pay attention to bias?

Poetry Contest!!!!

Good Morning 6th Grade!!!!

I found an awesome contest on-line for poetry month. The poems are called "found poems" where you use words you find in up to TWO New York Times articles. Be sure to include the links to the articles you used at the bottom of your poem. More rules are here:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/our-fifth-annual-new-york-times-found-poetry-student-contest/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

You can read past winners here:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/found-poem-favorite/


Please compose your poem in Google Drive and then paste it into the comments section below. Be sure to read and comment on your classmates's poems!!!

Love,

Ms. Staff

A Wrinkle in Time: Foreshadowing

How does the author use foreshadowing in A Wrinkle in Time? What clues does she give us? How does this add to the plot of the story?

Remember to use specific text evidence and complete sentences. 

A Wrinkle in Time Predictions

What predictions can you make about A Wrinkle in Time? What do you think is going to happen with the Dark Thing? How do you think father is involved?

Make sure to use text evidence to back up your statements.

ALL POSTINGS MUST USE COMPLETE SENTENCES, PROPER GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION, AND AND ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

You can use the sentence starter:

I can predict that .... because on page ... in the text it says....

Science Fiction Themes

1. Name one Science Fiction story you have read or a movie you have watched. What is the theme of the story? How do you know? (3-5 sentences)

2. Why do we read science fiction? Think about the elements of Science Fiction stories as well as the theme. (3-5 sentences)

I Am We Video

I Am We Campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW9EifuvaH0

1. What does the statement "I Am We" mean to you? 

2. How did the students in the video try to improve the lives of other students? 

3. How would you like to see the lives of other students improve at Wrightwood? 

4. What do you think you can do to help make a change at Wrightwood? Can you do something as an individual? Can we do something as a class?  

School Climate Survey

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1T4HJNhDA3yfjB97zxMtT8oUHWrR6BNCnptHlHEEb3_k/viewform

1. What are areas of strength in our school climate?

2. Where do we need to improve?

3. What can you do to help improve the school climate?

4. What can teachers and administrators do to help improve the school climate?

5. Did any responses surprise you? Why or why not?

Spring Literature Circle Groups

1. What genre of books is your favorite to read? Why?

2. What genre of books do you find the most challenging? Why?

Your blog post needs to contain:

1. The answers to my questions
2. Specific details
3. Complete sentences
4. Proper grammar and spelling
5. At least 5 sentences

Remember all posts get emailed to my phone and it is very easy to forward them on to whomever needs to see them.

Happy Blogging! 

Love, 

Ms. Staff 

Circles of Care

1. Who did you include in your circles of care? 

2. Who didn't you include? 

3. What does it say about our class that there are people in this room outside of our circles of care? What does it say about our school? 

4. How do you think you treat people in each of your circles of care (include outside your circles)? How do you think they feel? 

5. How might you treat people differently after completing this activity?

Your blog post needs to contain:
1. The answers to my questions
2. Specific details
3. Complete sentences
4. Proper grammar and spelling
5. At least 5 sentences

Remember all posts get emailed to my phone and it is very easy to forward them on to whomever needs to see them.

Happy Blogging! 

Love, 

Ms. Staff 

Review of News Sites (Extra Credit)

Help out the class and review one of the news sites I posted! I will give you extra credit (of course).

Please include the following in your review:

1. The name of the news site.

2. What interesting features are on the website?

3. What did you like best?

4. What did you like least?

5. Overall, would you recommend this site to your classmates?

Homework Post #3

Happy (freezing) Tuesday! 

This week I want you all to think about making connections as you read. There are several things you can make a connection to: 

1. A personal event in your life 
2. Another book or movie 
3. A global event 

Please choose at least on thing to make a connection to. Explain what the connection is and how it helps you understand the story better. 


Your blog post needs to contain:
1. The answers to my questions
2. Specific evidence from the text
3. Complete sentences
4. Proper grammar and spelling
5. At least 5 sentences
Remember all posts get emailed to my phone and it is very easy to forward them on to whomever needs to see them.


Happy Blogging! 

Love, 

Ms. Staff 

Persuasive Letter Ideas

We are going to be writing persuasive letters in class.

What issues are important to you? They can be about school, your neighborhood, your city, or even the world.

Who makes decisions about these issues? For example, Mr. Lewis makes decisions about the school, your alderman makes decisions about your neighborhood and Barack Obama makes decisions that effect the entire world.

Homework Post #2

Happy New Year!

I hope you all are enjoying your new AR books! By now you should be far enough into the story to know who your main character is and what conflict he or she is trying to overcome. Remember the conflict is the foundation to any good story and will drive the plot throughout the rest of your book. Answer the following questions and look for connections between your responses and your classmates'. 

1. Who is your main character? 

2. What conflict is your main character trying to overcome? 

3. What steps do you think your main character might take to resolve the conflict?   

    What might you do in the same situation? 

Your blog post needs to contain:

1. The answers to my questions 

2. Specific evidence from the text 

3. Complete sentences 

4. Proper grammar and spelling 

5. At least 5 sentences 

Remember all posts get emailed to my phone and it is very easy to forward them on to whomever needs to see them.

Happy blogging!!!!