The students were given their graded Plot Stages test last
Friday to have signed and returned by this Tuesday, Sept. 24. Overall, I was pleased with the scores; with
a 76% team average. They are learning
that really knowing a concept requires time studying and being able to fully
explain the concept.
On Monday, the students will be given back their Beginning
of the Year Writing Benchmark which has been scored. They will be examining papers that were
written by last year’s students over the same topic at the end of the
year. Students will be analyzing these
papers to note 6th-grade quality writing characteristics and
comparing them to their own paper. This
activity will give them insight on areas that they need to improve on and to
help guide in the learning process. They
will see a vast amount of growth at the end of the year.
The rest of the week will be spent on grammar skills for the
Writing Warm-Up and the Independent Reading Structure. The Writing Warm-Up practice packet will come
home this Thursday, and the quiz will be next Monday, Sept. 30. Watch the blog to see which day the students
vote on (either Thursday or Friday) to have our after-school study session this
week.
What is Happening:
Monday: Because we had the counselor visiting our classes today, students were not given back their Beginning of the Year Writing Benchmark papers; they will get them back tomorrow. They did however, have the opportunity to analyze some exemplar papers from last year to point out 6th-grade quality writing characteristics. We will continue the analysis tomorrow in class. All signed tests are due as homework tomorrow in class.Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
