Mr. Thompson's Writing and Homeroom: February 2014

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)

Thursday, February 27, 2014

First draft of conclusion due tomorrow as well as a DOL test.

2 styles to choose from:

Make a prediction

Offer a Solution

Monday, February 24, 2014

Today, students got more feedback on their revised intros. Then, assigned for tonight, was assigned any final changes.

Due tomorrow is their final draft of their introductions.

Friday, February 21, 2014

Today, I gave feedback on their first draft of their intro. Due on Monday, is their second draft of their intro.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Introduction due tomorrow (Friday). Also, there will be a DOL test.

Does it state the position?

Does it use:

Scenario/Anecdote
Define/Explain

3. Is the intro. connected to the body and a clear lead-in to the position? In other words, does the story, or explanation, connect with the topic?

4. Should be more than 4 sentences.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Due tomorrow:

2 complete body paragraphs in POWERBOX format as discussed in class. Students had 15+ minutes to work on this in class today.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Due tomorrow are power boxes for their first big idea to support their side on the Chinese or American education system. They need a power 1, two power 2s, and a power 3 for each power 2 (the quote they are using for their fact). Honestly, the hardest part will be the power 2.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Due tomorrow is for students to write down if they agree it disagree with the prompt regarding the president changing out school system to one that mimics China's. Then, they must come up with 4 "big ideas" to support.