Homework for 1.29.10

Read your mystery book for 30 minutes and create a chart of mystery elements. Fill in the elements that you have found so far in your book.


The following elements should be included in your chart:

sleuth, suspects, alibi, clue, evidence, witnesses, red herring, and deduction.

Homework for 1.28.10

Write your own definition for each mystery element we discussed today. Explain how each element was present in the mystery you solved today. Read your mystery book for 30 minutes.

Homework for 1.27.10

Students need to find a mystery book by tomorrow, as they will begin receiving homework about it after tomorrow's lesson. The mystery syllabus will be checked tomorrow to see if there is a parent signature and the growth contract is completed (except "end of unit" questions).


If students lost their syllabus, they may print one here: http://ryan216.org/newela_6.mht

Homework for 1.25.10

Work on Poetry Anthology- DUE WEDNESDAY. Find a mystery book ASAP. Get Mystery Syllabus signed by THURSDAY.

Poetry Anthology

Students received a task sheet about the Poetry Anthology on Friday, January 22nd. This is what it looks like:

Poetry Anthology
Due WEDNESDAY, January 27, 2010

Your task is to put together an anthology, or collection, or the poems written during our Poetry Unit. The anthology should have a cover, a table of contents, and all poems should be typed. Each poem should also include pictures (hand-drawn or copied from internet). This counts as a MAJOR GRADE.

The following poems must be in your anthology:

* “I am what I am” Poem
* Concept Poem
* 4 haikus (1 written in class and 3 done for homework)
* Memory Poem
* Messy Room Poem
_____________________________________________
Your anthology will be graded as follows:

• Anthology has a cover, table of contents, and all poems are typed _____/10

• Poems are accompanied with pictures _____/10

• Poems:
o “I am what I am” _____/10

o Concept Poem _____/10

o 4 Haikus ______/ 10 (2.5 pts each)

o Memory Poem _____/10

o Messy Room _____/10

• Poems are creative & descriptive _____/10

• Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar ____/10

Parent Signature ______________________________/10

Homework for 1.21.10

Find five lines of amazing description in your poetry book. Copy the lines into your I.R. book. They do not have to all come from the same poem.

Class 601 Homework

This is ONLY for Class 601!!!

SStudents need to finish the memory poem started in class. Below are instructions:

Memory Poem

Step 1: Make a list of important details about a memory. Use the five senses!

Step 2: Identify 3 ideas, objects, or animals to add personification

Step 3: Create three onomatopoeias to use in your poem

Step 4: Write your poem!

It must include . . .

-3 to 4 stanzas
-Must rhyme! (either every other line or every two lines)
-Include 3 examples of personification
-Include 3 onomatopoeias

Homework for 1.20.10

Find 5 examples of personification in your poetry book. Copy them into your I.R. Notebook.

**Use your notes to help you!**

Homework for 1.19.10

Write three haikus on loose leaf about a memory, a friend, or a dream. This will need to go on your Poetry folder and will be included in your final project grade for the unit.

**Use your notes on haikus to help you!**

Homework for 1.11.10-1.18.10

Work on Post Holiday Project. The due date has changed!!!! It is now due Tuesday, January 19th. If students complete it and turn it in before that date, they will receive 5 extra points.

Also, all students need a folder for the poetry unit we are starting in class.

Homework for 1.8.10

Work on Post holiday Project- just creating multiple choice questions and short response questions. For those that lost their sheet, here is the link: http://ryan216.org/holidayhw.mht Just remember that the date due is January 15th.

Also, if you want to look at some old tests, here is a site that has them. Make sure you look at sixth grade: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/english/home.html#ei

Homework for 1.7.10

Find a poetry book and bring to class TOMORROW. Continue writing multiple choice questions for Post Holiday Homework. Bring back Poetry Syllabus signed TOMORROW (QUIZ grade).

Homework for 1.6.10

Find a poetry book and bring to class Friday. Begin writing multiple choice questions for Post Holiday Homework. Bring back Poetry Syllabus signed by Friday (QUIZ grade).

**Class 603 should not write questions tonight because we did not finish the lesson in class- they will start tomorrow.

Post Holiday Homework- Step 1

Students received a paper describing Post Holiday Homework. I am teaching them how to do each part step-by-step.

Today they learned how to write multiple choice questions. Here is what was covered in the lesson.

ELA reading strategies: main idea, details, cause/effect, compare/contrast, inferencing, and organization/sequencing.

How are questions worded/ what words or phrases are used? mainly, most, most likely, best, what do you think . . , according to . . , what happened after . . ., why does . . , how does . . , etc.

We also talked about how the choices for the questions are written:

-One choice is the correct answer

-One choice is the distractor- which means that is partially correct, but not the BEST answer

-Two choices are incorrect.

**Sometimes text creators will include a silly choice that doesn't make any sense at all!

Example: What do you think Roger does after Ms. Jones gives him ten dollars?
A. Takes the money and runs.
B. Keeps stealing
C. Buys the shoes he wanted and never steals again
D. Refuses to accept the money because he's allergic to it.

The correct answer is C.

Homework for 1.5.10

Find a poetry book that you would like to read for this unit. It needs to be on your reading level- so no Dr. Suess or Shel Silverstein! Try to find two, just in case you don't like one or finish it quickly. They can be by one other or a collection by several different authors.

This is due by Friday for a homework grade.

REMINDER: This marking period ends JANUARY 22, 2010.