1. Homeroom 05/17/2016 Write these important dates down in your agenda: Bring those box tops! Wednesday (05/18): Last Panther Paw Store Thursday (05/19): Mix It Up Lunch – 5 Paw Bucks Friday (05/20): Final Benchmarks – Math/S.S. Monday (05/23): Final Benchmarks – E.L.A./Science Tuesday (05/24): 6 th Grade Block Party Early Release – 1:30 Wednesday (05/25): YOUR LAST DAY! Early Release – 1:30 WE NEED DONATIONS! Bring hand sanitizer and/or tissue to earn Paw Bucks! HOMEROOM = SILENCE

2. Language Arts – Warm Up 05/17/16 SIT IN YOUR (NEW) Green GROUPS.  Turn in “Skating on the Fast Track” if you did not turn it in yesterday.  Look at the samples of blackout poetry in the sheet protectors. What do you notice about the various examples?

3. Language Arts – Work Session 05/17/16  Essential Question: How can I create a poem out of existing text?  Standard: LA.6.ELAGSE6R4–  Standard: LA.6.ELAGSE6R5–

4. Language Arts – Work Session 05/17/16 Blackout Poetry  Select one side of your sheet.  Carefully select the words from the text that would make a good poem. Your poem must make sense! It cannot simply be random words that do not make a sentence or phrase.  Then, draw a box around your chosen words for your poem.  Finally, blackout all the other text, or get creative and turn it into a picture.  Be careful not to color over your poem!

5. Language Arts – Closing Session 05/17/16 Reflection  Look back at your poem and see what all you need to finish or improve tomorrow.  You may even bring in a magazine article or newspaper in tomorrow to complete for extra credit!  You must complete two poems total.  One must have a corresponding image.  All poems will be due tomorrow. -

6. E.L.T. – Now S.T.E.A.M. 05/17/16 “The Outsiders”  Finish and submit any and all work for “The Outsiders”.  Your test is tomorrow!  All “The Outsiders” work is due TODAY !