Friday, February 26

6th and 7th grade:
•Text Features Discussion
•State Assessment Review

*Please make sure you take care of yourself this weekend. Get plenty of rest and eat healthy. Be prepared to come in and do a great job!

*AR is due March 10th

Thursday, February 25

6th and 7th grade:
•Prefix/Suffix Review
•Prefix/Suffix Quiz

*State assessments begin Monday!

Wednesday, February 24

6th and 7th grade:
•Review Prefixes and Suffixes
•Make up a word for each of the prefixes and suffixes studies and write it's definition (due tomorrow)

NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!
*AR is due March 10th

Tuesday, February 23

6th and 7th grade:
•Begin Prefixes and Suffixes
•Play Prefix/Suffix game until you have them down (do at home if you need to)

*AR is due March 10th
*State assessments begin Monday, March 1st. Please make sure you take care of yourself and are well rested and prepared!

Monday, February 22

6th and 7th grade:
•Study Propaganda Techniques
•Go to the library
•Propaganda Techniques Quiz

NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!

Friday, February 19

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 26 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Academy of Reading
•AR

*AR is due March 10th
*State Reading Assessments begin Monday, March 1st. Please make sure you get plenty of rest and eat healthy foods. We want our brains ready and alert so we can do AWESOME!!!

Thursday, February 18

6th and 7th grade:
•Techniques Activity:
-with a partner, students will create a product
-the students will make an advertisement for the product using the assigned technique
-poster is due at the end of class

*AR is due March 10th

Wednesday, February 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 26 Spelling Activity
•Academy of Reading
•AR

Tuesday, February 16

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 26 Spelling Pre-test (word lists below)
•Take notes over Propaganda Techniques and go over examples together
•Find an example for each of the techniques discussed (glittering generalities, bandwagon approach, testimonials, statistics) Due tomorrow
-label each
-highlight key words

*AR is due March 10th

6th grade:
pianos
cellos
solos
altos
sopranos
staffs
stereos
potatoes
halves
chiefs
echoes
calves
studios
shelves
ratios
volcanoes
loaves
wolves
heroes
scarves

7th grade:
dictionary
appendix
dependable
contradict
expense
pendulum
prediction
suspense
compensation
dictation
suspend
diction
dictator
verdict
impending
dispense
predicament
pension
pendant
penthouse

Friday, February 12

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 25 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Academy of Reading
•Valentines Activity
•AR

*AR is due March 10th
*AR grades have been entered on PowerSchool

Thursday, February 11

6th grade:
•Notes over Author's Bias, Fact and Opinion
•Fact and Opinion Practice (due tomorrow)

7th grade:
•Correct Figurative Language test
•Take notes over Author's Bias, Fact and Opinion
•Fact and Opinion Practice (due tomorrow)

*AR is due March 10th

Wednesday, February 10

6th and 7th grade:
•Scope Activity
•Storyboard Sequencing (due in class)

Tuesday, February 9

6th and 7th grade:
•Figurative Language Test
•AR

*AR is due March 10th!

Monday, February 8

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 25 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•Figurative Language Test Review

*Test over Figurative Language tomorrow (study all definitions!)

6th grade:
glacier
motion
pressure
direction
caution
partial
ancient
polish
station
shallow
official
edition
musician
mention
mission
portion
session
selfish
establish
cushion

7th grade:
correspond
arrangement
illegible
assortment
irregular
illiterate
attempt
accustomed
immature
irresponsible
arrest
illogical
irreparable
immeasurable
irresistible
accompany
immobilize
irreplaceable
assignment
illegal

Friday, February 5

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 23 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Academy of Reading
•AR

Thursday, February 4

6th grade:
•Review Figurative Language
•Analogy Practice worksheet
•Make Figurative Language valentines (due tomorrow)

7th grade:
•Review Figurative Language
•Personification discussion and practice
•Personification Practice worksheet
•Figurative Language valentines (if time)

Wednesday, February 3

6th grade (no 7th grade classes today):
•Spelling Activity
•Watch and listen to stories being read online

Tuesday, February 2

6th grade:
•Analogy Practice
•Analogy Practice worksheet (due tomorrow)

7th grade:
•Hyperbole Practice
•Analogy Practice
•Analogy Practice worksheet (due tomorrow)

Monday, February 1

6th and 7th grade:
•Figurative Language Review
•Unit 22 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR
•Unit 23 Spelling Pre-test (word lists below)

*AR is due March 10th

6th grade Spelling words:
brilliant
excellent
enjoyable
evident
visible
lovable
passable
ignorant
impossible
noticeable
workable
fragrant
client
washable
gallant
agent
hesitant
capable
considerable
responsible

7th grade Spelling words:
cylinder
gauge
circuit
guarantee
vacuum
livelihood
nuisance
prior
consequence
tongue
asthma
tortoise
biscuit
beige
scholar
campaign
bureau
bough
emperor
raspberry