ELA-B Donadio

May 8 -12

Monday - Narrative Journals/ Written Expression

Tuesday - Math MCAS

Wednesday - 1/2 Day Poems

Thursday - Math MCAS

Friday - Written Expression

May 1 - 5

Monday - Finish Prom -Goers Letter

Tuesday - Watercolors ekphrastic poetry

Wednesday - Brainstorm/ Rough Draft Ekphrastic poems

Thursday - Final Draft Ekphrastic Poem

Friday - Catch -up/Narrative Journal Prompts

April 24 - 28

Monday - Finish All About Adjectives

Tuesday - ELA MCAS

Wednesday - ELA MCAS

Thursday - ELA MCAS /Written Expression

Friday - Written Expression

April 10-14

Monday - Final Day for Poetry - All Final Projects Due tomorrow in Report Cover

Tuesday - Poetry Reading and Reflection

Wednesday  -Poetry Compare and Contrast

Thursday - Text Features Assessment

Friday - All About Adjectives

April 3-7

Monday - Finish Acrostic, begin Color

Tuesday - Finish Color, begin Free Verse 

Wednesday - Finish Free Verse, begin Feelings

Thursday - 1/2 DAY ~ Catch Up Day

Friday  - Either ABC OR Tongue Twister

March 27 - 31

Monday - Finish Cinquian, begin Haiku

Tuesday - Finish Haiku, begin Limerick

Wednesday - Finish Limerick, begin Diamonte

Thursday - Finish Diamonte

Friday  - Begin Acrostic

March 20 -24

Monday - Finish Magazine Project Rough Draft

Tuesday - Edit and revise project, submit final draft

Wednesday - Intro to Poetry

Thursday -Poetry Project introduced

Friday Poetry

February 6 - February 10

HOMEWORK- JOURNAL ENTRY STUDENT/PARENT OR GUARDIAN:

DUE: THURDAY 2/9/17.

Monday 2/6 - Brainstorm Topics 

Tuesday 2/7 -Brainstorm Topics

Wednesday 2/8 -

Thursday 2/9 -

Friday 2/10-

January 30 - February 3

Monday 1/30 Non-fiction pretest

HOMEWORK- JOURNAL ENTRY STUDENT/PARENT OR GUARDIAN:

DUE: THURDAY 2/9/17.

PICTURE OF SELF, DUE FRIDAY 2/3/17.

Tuesday 1/31- TEXT FEATURE WALK

Wednesday 2/1 -Intro:  Magazine Project and rubrics

Thursday 2/2 -Project Read

Friday 2/3 - Descriptive writing

January 23- 27

Monday 1/23 NESWELA TITANIC ~ HW~ Journal Entry Due 1/27

Tuesday 1/24 NEWSELA TITANIC/ PD 4 PENPAL LETTERS DUE

Wednesday 1/25 TITANIC TEXT / return Dinner Party - Rewrites Due 1/31

Thursday 1/26 TITANIC OPEN RESPONSE

Friday 1/27 review

January 16-20

Monday 1/16 -No School

Tuesday 1/17 -Personification in class project HW Princess Penelope Due Friday 1/20

Wednesday  1/18 -Personification in class project

Thursday 1/19 - NEWSELA

Friday 1/20 -Princess Penelope Due

January 9 - 13

Monday 1/9 - Narrative Journal "Bad Ideas"/ Figurative Language Princess Penelope

Tuesday 1/10 - Narrative Journal Student/Parent/Guardian Response HW:  Entry Due Thursday 1/12

                         Princess Penelope

Wednesday 1/11- Princess Penelope

Thursday 1/12-  Princess Penelope
Friday 1/13-  Personification in class project

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!!!!

January 3 - 6 

Tuesday 1/3 -Figurative Language/Prepositions ~ NEW YEARS ACROSTIC POEM

Wednesday 1/4 - ***Final Day to pass in "Dinner Party"***

Thursday 1/5 - Princess Penelope

Friday 1/6 - Princess Penelope

December 19 - 23

Monday 12/19 -"Dinner Party" ROUGH DRAFT/PEER EDIT

Tuesday 12/20 - "Dinner Party" FINAL DRAFT

Wednesday 12/21 - "Dinner Party" Presentations

Thursday 12/22 -  "Dinner Party" Presentations
Friday 12/23 -  1/2 DAY!  HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

December 12 - 16

Monday 12/12 -"Dinner Party" Brainstorm HW - Brainstorm due Wednesday 12/14

Tuesday 12/13 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Wednesday 12/14 - "DINNER PARTY" Rough Draft

Thursday 12/15 - "DINNER PARTY" peer edit/final draft

Friday 12/16-  "DINNER PARTY" peer edit/final draft

December 5 -December 9

Monday 12/5 - Personification/Figurative Language

Tuesday 12/6 - Figurative Language

Wednesday 12/7 -1/2 DAY

Thursday 12/8 - Reader's Theater "Dragon, Dragon"

Friday 12/9 - Finish Reader's Theater

November 28 - December 2

Nature's Classroom

November 21-23

Monday - Introduction to prepositions. Finish Three Wishes writing prompt. Assign Thanksgiving prompt.

Tuesday-  Continue prepositions and  finish Thanksgiving prompt.

Wednesday - 1/2 day ~ Happy Thanksgiving!!!

November 14 -18

Monday - Finish Letter Rough Draft

Tuesday - Finish Letters

Wednesday - Written Expression

Thursday - PD 4 Pen Pal Letters/ PD 6 Work with 2nd Graders

Friday - All letters must be completed and ready to be mailed, Read and respond to The Three Wishes, begin writing prompt.  ( If you had 3 wishes what would they be?  Why would you make these wishes?  Be Specific!

November 7 - 11

Monday - Letter Writing, HW: Journal Entry From the Heart Due: Thursday 11/10

Tuesday - No School

Wednesday- Letter Writing Rough Draft

Thursday -  Chromebooks/research, Journal Entry Due

Friday - No School

October 31 - November 4

Happy Halloween

Monday  -1/2 Day

Tuesday - "HOUSE OF NO RETURN" / Wrap up "Monster Mania"

Wednesday- Written Expression

Thursday - Written Expression

Friday-  Letter Writing Brainstorm

October 24 - 28

This week we will create and write about our Monsters for "Monster Mania"

Due Date for Monster Mania - Thursday, October 27

October 17 - 21

Due Date Extension..***Sticky Situation Due Wednesday 10/19***

Monday/Tuesday - Halloween Packet Due, Friday 10/21

Wednesday - Sticky Situation Due, critique "stuck in an elevator"

Thursday/Friday - Monster Mania - Due 10/26

October 11-14

Narrative Journal Entry Due Friday 10/14/16 - "A Sticky Situation"

This week we will be working on Nouns and Grammar.

October 3-7

Narrative Journal worksheet/response Due Friday 10/7

This week we will be brainstorming ideas so we can write from the "HEART"

September 26-30

This week we will be comparing and contrasting a nonfiction and fiction.

Homework:

1 Journal Entry Due: Friday 9/30 Students will respond to this prompt: "How did you feel about becoming a 6th grader?  Were you nervous or excited?  What is your favorite memory from the first few weeks of school? " 

September 19-23

This week we will share our visualization illustrations from "Quarreling Colors".  Also, we will be finishing and sharing our "tall tales".  Additionally, we will compare and contrast 2 mentor texts.  

Homework:

1 journal entry due on Friday 9/23

September 12-16

This week we will be using our narrative journals.  Also, we will be writing "tall tales" and we will utilize reading strategies to create sketches.

Homework:

2 journal entries due 9/16

Beach Blankets for Tuesday

2016-2017

Welcome to ELA-B

September 6-9

* This week we will be finishing our "Reading Histories"  - Final papers are due Friday 9/9.

Welcome to ELA-B

8/29-9/2

This week we will be an introduction to ELA-B.  Also, students will begin working on their "Reading Histories"

ELA -A

Week of 5/31/16 - 6/3/16

This week we will finish up BLOGS

and continue reading Mick Harte Was Here by:Barbara park

Additionally, students will complete Signposts for their independent Reading Book - Due Friday 6/3/16

Tuesday 5/31/16  -BLOG

Wednesday 6/1/16 - BLOG

Thursday 6/2/16 Mick Harte Was Here

Friday 6/3/16 - Signpost worksheet Due.

ELA -A

Week of 5/23/16 - 5/27/16

This week we will continue working on:

• Natural Disaster Project Current Events

• Natural Disaster Project Blog

• Natural Disaster Project Bibliography

Homework:  READ 20 MINUTES DAILY!

ELA -A

Week of 5/16/26- 5/20/16

This week we will be working on:

• Natural Disaster Project Current Events
• Natural Disaster Project Blog
• Natural Disaster Project Bibliography

ELA-A

Week of 5/9/16 - 5/13/16

Signpost Focus - Memory Moments and Tough Questions

ELA-A

Week of 5/2/16 -5/6/16

Complete PLOT DIAGRAM and CHARACTER SKETCH

Due Friday 5/6/16:  Read and complete quiz for both NEWSELA Articles

 Rio Olympic Games and Tiny Tots

ELA-A

Week of 4/25/16 -4/29/16

Finish Reading Don't Look Behind You

SignPost Bingo
Character Sketch of April Corrigan/ Valerie Weber
Plot Diagram
READ, READ, READ!! 

ELA-A

Week of 4/11/16 -4/15/16

Continue Reading Don't Look Behind You

SignPost Bingo

ELA-A

Week of 4/4/16 -4/8/16

Continue Reading Don't Look Behind You

Reading Comprehension

ELA-A 

WEEK OF 3/28/16 - 4/1/16

ELA MCAS 3/29, 3/30, 3/31

ELA-A

WEEK OF 3/21/16 - 3/25/16 

HOMEWORK: 3/21/16 - Complete PARCC Practice

READ, READ, READ!

This week we will continue practicing for the PARCC Exam.

Students should be reading 20 minutes daily at home.

Students must have independent reading books in class.

Our focus this week will continue to be the Words of the Wiser signpost!

ELA-A

WEEK OF 3/14/16 - 3/18/16

READ, READ, READ!

This week we will be practicing for the PARCC Exam.

Students should be reading 20 minutes daily at home.

Students must have independent reading books in class.

Our focus this week will be on the Words of the Wiser signpost!

ELA-A

Week Of 3/7/16-3/11/16

READ, READ,READ

Students should be reading 20 minutes daily at home.

Students must have independent reading books in class.

Our focus this week will be on the Aha Moments signpost!

NEWSELA Articles "GYMNAST" and "CEREAL" due on Friday 3/11/16

ELA-A

Week of 2/29/16 - 3/3/16

Read, Read, Read!

Students should be reading 20 minutes daily at home.

Students must have independent reading books in class.
Our focus this week will be on the contrasts and contradictions signpost!

ELA-A

Week of 2/22/16 - 2/26/16

Read, Read, Read!

Students should be reading 20 minutes daily at home.

Students must have independent reading books in class.

We will be using Notice & Note in ELA and as we read our independent reading books.

ELA-A

NEWSELA NEWS ARTICLE 

Unusual Sea World Dolphins Won't Be Bred, Replaced

Due:  Thursday 2/11/16

READ, READ, READ!

Everyone should be reading at least 20 minutes daily!

ELA-A

NEWSELA NEWS ARTICLE 

San Francisco Super Bowl Article

Due Friday 2/5/16

READ, READ, READ!

Everyone should be reading at least 20 minutes daily!

ELA -A

NEWSELA ARTICLES # 29 - #32

Due - 1/29/16

It's Important To Read, Read, Read!

We are about to begin our "Book Trailer" Project

it is important that everyone reads at least 20 minutes a day!

ELA-A UPDATE ~ 1/14/16

Read, Read, Read!

We are about to begin our "Book Trailer" Project

it is important that everyone reads at least 20 minutes a day!

ELA-A

Homework: 

• NEWELA ARTICLES #25-#28 Due 1/15/16
• Reading 20 minutes daily in independent reading book.
• Students must have independent reading books in class everyday.

Due Wednesday 12/16/15

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH ~ AVI

CHAPTERS 16-19

Use the following Vocabulary words to create lansdown flashcards

1. misconstrue (p.148)
2. evenhanded (p.148)
3. prudent (p.166)
4. candid (p.175)

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH ~ AVI

CHAPTERS 1-10

Use the following Vocabulary words to create lansdown flashcards

#1-3 are due Thursday 10/29/15

1. ambition
2. strategy
3. symbolic
4. bickering
5. vigilant
6. stamina

• Students are to read independent reading books 20 minutes daily. 
• Students are to read 2 Newsela articles weekly and complete quiz.