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Ms. Director is teaching English this year!
Here is her website link: http://msdirectorclass.weebly.com
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Author Last, First. “Title of the Article.” Date Accessed. Date Published. Website URL. Author Last, First. Title of the Book. Publisher. Date Published. Author Last, First. Title of the Book. Publisher. Date Published. Author Last, First. Encyclopedia Britannica Volume #. Publisher. Date Published. *Put in alphabetical order by author last name. On Title Page: (16 spaces) Creative Title, (14 spaces--put a picture about your topic) Name, (9 spaces) 6th Grade English, Miss Diaz, 6/2/14 Can you believe your first year in middle school is coming to an end?
It's been a full and exciting year together, packed with learning, reading, writing, and story telling. Now it's time for you to shine and show all that you've learned! Your final exam will be: Tuesday, June 10th, from 7:45a-8:45a Here's what you'll need to know: -Wordly Wise vocabulary and definitions (you'll need to match the words with their synonyms) Use this website to practice and play review games: http://www.vocabtest.com/wordly_wise_3000/book_six.php Select the lessons you want to review and the type of test you want. (The form the final uses is: Reverse Synonyms) -Basic plot summaries of Holes, The Magician's Nephew, Bearstone -The 4 skills that make a GREAT presentation -The definitions of the following terms: Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection Metaphor Simile Alliteration Onomatopoeia Hyperbole
SEE: 7th Grade English for MORE RESEARCH RESOURCES Click on the attachments for samples of Thesis Writing; Research Paper Notecards; and Outline formats. Happy researching! Also here's a link to a website I'll show you where you put the information in from your bibliography cards, and it will format your works-cited page for you! Fill in the information you have and oila! a nicely formatted, typed and properly cited source: http://easybib.com/ Time for the Wordly Wise challenge! You can practice HERE.
We have completed Lessons 1-20; let's see what you remember!! Use the picture below as a prompt or just start writing. You will have 10 minutes to write using as many wordly wise vocabulary words as possible (from any lesson!) to tell a story and have it make sense. Reference your Wordly Wise workbook if you need help. Underline or highlight the vocab words as you go. On Thursday (tech day), you will write your story on the "Free Write" section of your online English portfolio weebly website and add a picture (or this picture). Ready, set, WRITE. Use the following websites to answer the questions (below/on your Worksheet). This information will give you background knowledge about Bearstone, the novel we are beginning next week! http://news.discovery.com/animals/zoo-animals/horse-friends-memory-trainers.htm 1. Can humans really have a personal relationship with a horse? Can some humans communicate better than others with horses? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/interview/tcrr-interview/?flavour=mobile 2. Explain the relationship Native Americans have with their environment. Google search “White Mesa Board Council” (click on first hit--pdf) 3. What is the White Mesa Board Council and what services do the provide for children and adolescents? http://www.historyofturquoise.com/navajo-turquoise/ 4. What is the significance of turquoise to the Navaho? http://www.fourcornerstour.com/story_ute_indians.htm#Colorado%20Gold%20Rush%201859 5. What happened to the Utes as a result of the discovery and gold and silver in Colorado? http://www.nativebearspirit.com/Animal_Totems.html 6. What do people today think about bear totems? What characteristics do people with bear totem have? What strengths do they have? Q: What is a powtoon? A: A cartoon-like presentation How do you make one? Find out HERE. Due March 17th: Powtoon Magician's Nephew Book Report Include: Main Characters, Brief summary of book plot with a HOOK to persuade someone to read the book (include main themes/messages of the book) Bring Laptop and Headphones on Monday, March 10th Mon, March 10th: Experiment/Explore/Tutorials on Powtoon Tues, March 11th: Worktime to plan out and assemble first draft of powtoon project Weds. March 12th: Last day of worktime in class (refine and edit powtoon to make it EVEN better); add audio or a voice over; a short quote from the book Thurs-Fri: work at home on the project **Email link of finished project to: [email protected] Mon, March 17th First round of presentations! Must have powtoon emailed to Miss Diaz by the start of English class on Monday, March 17th or project will be considered late. *Check out: What Makes a Great Presentation? See Miss Diaz's Sample below for Holes (first); Better Sample for True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (second) 1. Go to Novel Study tab. 2. New Blog Post 3. "Character Study: Magician's Nephew" 4. Write a poem or journal entry from the character's perspective. Try to use at least 3 vocab words!
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