1. Upcoming, Important Dates:
12/15/2017
Upcoming, Important Dates:
Add these dates to your agenda, as they apply to you:
THIS WEEK:
Fri. (12/15) – PTSA Holiday Dance – 4:30-6:00
Sat. (12/09) – Saturday School Tutoring
NEXT WEEK (and beyond):
Tue. (12/19) – Early Release
Wed. (12/20) – Early Release
Thur. (12/21/17 – 01/03/18) – Holiday Break
Thur. (01/04/18) – Students Return to School
If you are not eating, you must read something of your choice.
HOMEROOM = SILENCE

2. Language Arts – Warm Up 12/15/17
First, turn your nouns packet and any late work you may have. It is due today!
Next, retrieve your nouns games/items to complete your games.
Remember, we will play the games at the end of class today.

3. Language Arts – Warm Up 12/15/17
R.I. Gains
Which class had the most gains?
3rd – 1,472
4th – 1,067
5th – 842
6th – 1,153
Remember, we will have another pizza party for the class that makes the highest gains for the third R.I. in the Spring.
Until then, keep reading! You can improve your score by:
Reading books
Working on Zinc Labs
Learning new vocabulary

4. Language Arts – Work Session 12/15/17
Essential Questions: How can talking and working with others help one analyze a novel?
How do internal and external forces help people grow?
Standard: ELASE6RL3 – 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.
Learning Targets: Define the concept of change through the reading of a narrative. Apply understanding of narrative elements to reading and writing.

5. Language Arts – Work Session 12/15/17
Nouns Games
You will work with a group to create a game based on nouns. There are templates to help you create your games. You must:
Create a game based on nouns – common, proper, use of nouns, and/or pronouns;
Include the instructions and answers for your game;
Prepare the game so that other students may play it at the end of class today;
Finish creating the game by the end of today’s work session.
Ask me for construction paper or other pieces you may need to create your game. You never know-I just may have something that works!

6. Language Arts – Closing Session 12/15/17
Nouns Games
Read the directions and play the games.
Enjoy!