Upcoming, Important Dates: 10/11/2018 Upcoming, Important Dates: Add these dates to your agenda, if they apply to you: Thursday (10/11) – Early Release - Picture Day – Rescheduled - TBA Monday-Friday (10/15 – 10/19) – Conference Week/Early Release Go get your breakfast NOW. Do not wait. Turn in any signed paperwork to the homeroom bin. If you are not eating, you must read something of your choice. HOMEROOM = SILENCE

Language Arts – Warm Up 10/11/18 Similes and Metaphors Create your own examples of 5 similes and 5 metaphors in your I.A.N. on page 110. Refer to the definitions of similes and metaphors in your I.A.N. if you need assistance. If you finish early, complete the R.A.C.E.S. Writing Prompt #2 in your I.A.N. on page 109. Then, read indepently.

Language Arts – Work Session 10/11/18 Essential Question: What are the different points of view and how can I identify them? Standard: ELACC6RL3 – Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

Language Arts – Work Session 10/11/18 “The Jacket” – S.B. p. 34 Follow along as we read the story a second time. Be sure to highlight similes and metaphors. After we read, your group’s assigned section for the chart on page 34 in SpringBoard. Types of Descriptive Language: simile, metaphor, sensory language Once you finish, complete R.A.C.E.S. Writing Prompt #2 in your I.A.N. on page 109. Then, read indepently.

Language Arts – Work Session 10/11/18 “The Jacket” – S.B. p. 30 “The next day when I got home from school, I discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color of day-old guacamole.”

Language Arts – Closing Session 10/11/18 Peer Review Swap writing samples from page 109 in your I.A.N. with a partner. Leave feedback on how to improve sensory details. Homework: Read! Next Biblionasium – October 29 Check your Student Vue account! Check the blog!