Requirements for the DARE Conclusion

•  y States a commitment to stay drug, tobacco, and alcohol free.
• nStates why that is important to you
• nConnects what was stated in the paragraphs to why you will make this choice.

We covered 5 styles of sentence starters over the past 2 days.  Assigned in class today was to give 2 examples of each.  Students had 10 minutes (at least) to work on this in class.

The sentence starters were as follows:

Subject start
-ly start
Preposition start
-ing start
-ed start

Students had the opportunity to take notes on this all in class...and were encouraged to do so.

Action Verb Practice:

Use each of the following words at the beginning of a sentence.  Underline the ACTION.

 

VERB:

Growing

Hearing

Improving

Jumping

Kicking

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Thursday, March 14th at 7:00 pm is the Sixth Grade 

Spring Parent Meeting.

In this meeting we discuss your child's transition to 

middle school next year including but not limited to:

placement in honors, accelerated or LAP classes.   

In addition, we will describe the upcoming sixth grade 

overnight camp stay at Camp Lutherhaven in May.

Also, we will provide information regarding the date 

and times for the Human Growth and Development 
as well as the MSP testing and Silverwood.
Following the meeting, you may pick up you child's 
progress report, and if you deem necessary, sign up for
a conference during the week of May 25th - 29th.

You definitely will want to attend this informative meeting.

Final paper for "The Lady or the Tiger?" is due tomorrow.  Students had 35 minutes to work on this in class.  They ALL understand that it is due when they arrive to class, first thing, tomorrow (Wednesday).

If you are hand writing it:
Blue or black pen
Only write on one side of the paper
Adhere to the margins
If you make an error in a word, cross it out, or white it out.  If you have too many, you should probably start over.
Make sure to indicate paragraph separation

If you type it:
Use black ink only
Use the standard margins
Use a traditional font...the default should be fine
Indicate paragraph separation with a space or an indent.

If something happens and you printer isn't working, runs out of ink, runs out of paper, etc., email it to me.  Simply "copy/paste" your test into the body of the email.  DO NOT ATTACH a document.  I often do not have the same program you used.

roger.thompson@mead354.org

Due tomorrow is the first draft of the conclusion.  Studwetns had abut 25 minutes to work on this in class today.

Conclusion

The conclusion needs to include the following

• lTitle
• lAuthor
• l2 Emotions/points (from body paragraphs)
• lWhat was behind the door (your position)
• lPrediction as to what happens after the choice is made.  This is NOT about immediately after the door is opened, but rather, what will happen with the princess/man.  Basically the consequences (can be good or bad) of the choice.

Today we did some peer editing of the introduction.  No homework for tonight, but we do have a DOL Test tomorrow.  Here is what we looked for:

Peer Editing

Exchange Papers with another person.

Check to see that they have the following:

• lThey name the short story, and put it in quotes 

In the short story “The Lady or the Tiger?”

• lThey name the author

Frank R. Stockton

• lThey indicate the significance of the story…what the whole purpose is  

King, Princess, Maiden, Man,Tiger

• lWhat door they felt was chosen

Lady –or– Tiger

• lIntroduction to the 2 main ideas

Hate, Love, Jealousy, etc.