Hello 6th graders!
Here's some info about what we'll be studying this week:
Important Dates:
* Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Mon. Jan 15th - No School
* End of Term - Early Release/Day of Service - Friday Jan. 19th
Writing -
Literary Analysis Essay - After all our hard work, we will finish our Essays Tuesday with some peer editing for conventions and spelling, and Wednesday we'll finish by adding a hook to our Introductions.
Reading -
Reading Log 7 - Due Tuesday Jan 16th.
We'll also be spending some time working with our Reading Groups and completing at least one Literacy Circle task.
Independent Reading:
Reading Log - due Mondays. Students are required to complete at least 150 minutes of Independent Reading each week with parent & teacher signatures for their reading times. Logs are due each Monday. Since we are studying fiction, Independent Reading books should be novels, stories or biographies (including graphic novels) - books that tell a story, have plot, and develop characters, so that we can practice the skills we are developing in class.
Listening to E-books on Overdrive can also count towards Independent Reading for reading logs. Students with a Madison Public Library card can also link their Library Card to Overdrive for access for even more books.
Students should have a book/E-book for class each day, either from home or from the library.
Social Studies -
This week we'll be learning about Daily Life in Ancient Egypt by learning about the Social Structure and religious beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians. We'll be working in groups. Groups will study one social class from ancient Egypt and create and present short skits with facts about how their status affected their daily lives.