Classroom Messages

6th Grade Upcoming Events:
09/06....First Day of School
09/08....All School Open House 6:30 pm-8:00pm
09/30....6th Grade Team Building at Riverview Camp
10/14....LID (non student day)
10/19-10/21....Parent-Teacher Conferences (1/2 day on 10/19; non-student days on 10/20 and 10/21)
11/11....Veteran's Day (no school)
11/24-11/27....Thanksgiving Break
12/22-01/02....Christmas Break
01/16....Martin Luther King Day (no school)
02/20....President's Day (no school)
03/17....Snow make up day
04/01 - 04/09....Spring Break
05/29....Memorial Day (no school)
06/1 to 06/2 6th Grade Camp at Lutherhaven
06/05 - 06/08....Human Growth and Development
06/14....Last day of school (12:45 dismissal)








Monday, February 7, 2011

Feb 7

HOMEROOM:
PE and CNN. Also talked about the Super Bowl a little...VERY little.

DARE starts on Wednesday in Writing.

WRITING:
Handed back DOL tests and started Week 20 of DOL

Read "David Swan," by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Students will then respond to a small group of questions at the end. If you need to find the short story, it can be found HERE.

The short answer question are as follows:
7. In the first and last paragraphs, Hawthorne makes the meaning of the story very clear. Which two or three sentences in these paragraphs best express the meaning?

8. Find the words "old and beautiful idea" in paragraph 4 on page 128 (if on line, do a 'find' for the word sequence). What does the author seem to be referring to?

9. The story contains several suggestions about how David Swan spent the rest of his life. What job did he probably get? Did he ever find his true love?

10. "David Swan" is even older that "The Lady or the Tiger." It dates back to 1837. Suppose you were told to rewrite the story in a modern setting. What changes would you have to make?

Students will have time tomorrow to answer the questions as well.