1. HOMEROOM11/20/14 Write these important dates in your agenda: Friday 11/21– Spirit Wear Day Monday 11/24-Friday 11/28– Thanksgiving Holiday Break – No School Monday 12/01 – Return to School Last day to pay for the 6 th grade field trip – January 16.

2. E.L.T. 11/20/14 Warm Up: Flocabulary – Video & Quiz http://www.flocabulary.com/verbs/ Work Session: Read “Minecraft Mania” in your Scholastic Scope magazine. Complete “Quotation Punctuation.” Closing: Complete “Polish Your Possessives” and submit your work.

3. LANGUAGE ARTS – WARM UP 11/20/14 GREEN  Sit in your GREEN teams.  Warm Up – Adjective Review (Part 2)  Adjectives describe nouns.  Examples: blue shirt, tall boy, smart girl, loud dog, five pies, etc.  Comparatives compare two nouns.  Examples: better shirt, taller boy, smarter girl, louder dog, more pies, etc.

4. 11/20/14 Essential Question: How can I correctly identify and use adjectives? Standards: W.6.2.a – Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. W.6.4 – Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

5. LANGUAGE ARTS – WORK SESSION 11/20/14 Pendemonium “The Great China Case” http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/as setGuid/C767E90D-FB8C-4506-AAE0- 0B83BE4DD790

6. LANGUAGE ARTS – CLOSING SESSION 11/20/14 “Comparisons with Adjectives” Complete this page (103) as your ticket out the door. Homework packet –due today! Test tomorrow! Use your study guide!

7. 11/20/14 Closing Session  Homework:  Homework packet –due today!  Test tomorrow! Use your study guide!  Add to your Reading Record (extra credit)  Each entry needs parental initials!