1. Welcome to sixth grade! 08/14/2017
Beginning of Class Procedures:
If your name is shown below, you will receive a locker TODAY:
Aleman
Annylus
Bustos
Combay
Garcia, C.
Hawkins
Jackson, A.
Jones, C.
Jones, My.
Go get your breakfast NOW. Do not wait.
Turn in any signed paperwork to the 7th period bin.
If you are not eating, you must read something of your choice. Help yourself to the books on the bookshelf HOMEROOM = SILENCE
Mack
Mazariego
Newsom
Saucedo
Sithebe
Statam
White
Whitaker
Don’t see your name? Look at the handout I gave you to see which documents you are missing.

2. Language Arts – Warm Up 08/14/17
I.A.N. - E.L.A. Terms T.O.C. – (First Period Only)
Copy this
into your I.A.N.
EXACTLY as
shown here:
Hint: You can
also use the
E.L.A. Terms
T.O.C. poster.

3. Language Arts – Warm Up 08/14/17
I.A.N. - E.L.A. Terms
Add the following vocabulary terms to their correct pages within your I.A.N. You DO NOT need to write the page number next to the vocabulary word.
Use the glossary in the back of your SpringBoard textbook to define each term. The first one is done for you.
analyze (p. 1) – study the details of a work to identify essential features or meaning
cause (p. 5) –
effect (p. 9) –
coherence (p. 5) –
sequence (p. 37) –
transitions (p. 39) –

4. Language Arts – Work Session 08/14/17
I.A.N. – Annotations Key – First Period Only
Trim the key.
Glue it to page 49.
Add the title “Annotations Key”.
Put the date in the upper, right-hand corner.
Add this item to your “Reading Strategies” T.O.C. for page 49.

5. Language Arts – Work Session 08/14/17
SpringBoard Unit 1- Activity 1.1
Using a complete sentence for each question, answer the essential questions on page 4 of your SpringBoard text.
Yes, you may write in your book.

6. Language Arts – Work Session 08/14/17
SpringBoard Unit 1- Activity 1.1 (Continued)
Read the instructions for “Unpacking the Embedded Assessment 1” on page 4.
Then, turn to page 48 to view the embedded assessment #1, “Writing a Personal Narrative”.
Let’s review what’s expected BEFORE we complete the task later.
Now, flip back to page 4 and paraphrase (write in your own words) what they expect you to do when you get to the embedded assessment.

7. Language Arts – Closing Session 08/14/17
Reading Portfolio
First, place your last name, first name on the tab.
Example: Squarepants, SpongeBob
Then, add “Reading Portfolio” to the front cover of the folder.
This reading portfolio will stay in class and you will use it almost every day.

8. Language Arts – Closing Session 08/14/17
Independent Reading
First, place your “Notes for Reading Independently” inside of your Reading Portfolio (folder).
Each day, you should:
Bring a book of your choice (on your Lexile level – No “Cat in the Hat”-types of books) from either the L.M.C. or our classroom library;
Expect to read for minutes a day;
Complete 1-2 boxes of this chart.