Write these important dates down in your agenda: Bring those box tops! Mon. 10/19 – Fri. 10/23 = Conference Week Book Fair Week Early Release – 2:15 Friday (10/23/15) – Floyd Spirit Wear & Jeans Day HOMEROOM = SILENCE

Language Arts – Warm Up 10/22/15 SIT IN YOUR YELLOW GROUPS. Remember, this week, classes are VERY SHORT!  Come in and begin your work IMMEDIATELY!  “The Devil’s Arithmetic” Movie  Read the background and preview the questions so that you’ll be prepared. Otherwise, you’ll be very lost!  There is NO HOMEWORK PACKET this week. You can prove this to your parents by showing them our class blog.

Language Arts – Work Session 10/22/15  Essential Question: How can I apply reading and vocabulary skills to aid in comprehension?  Standard: ELAGSE6RL1 – Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.  Standard: ELAGSE6RL– Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.  Standard: ELAGSE6RL3– 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 10/22/15 “The Devil’s Arithmetic” Movie  Answer the questions as you watch the movie or you will run out of time or forget.  You must use complete sentences as your answers.

Language Arts – Closing Session 10/22/15  “The Devil’s Arithmetic” Complete the questions using complete sentences as your answer. Complete the questions using complete sentences as your answer.  There is NO HOMEWORK PACKET this week.  The paw book summaries are for extra credit.

E.L.T. 10/22/15  Opening Session D. R. P. Warm - up for “Thursday” ( Week eight ) Use your “Thursday Help Pages” to aid you. Many of you have missing work. Be sure you are turning your work in to the homework bin !  Work Session “Race Horses” Reading & Questions  Closing Session “Focus on: Characters” Worksheet