1. Welcome to sixth grade! 08/29/2017
Upcoming, Important Dates:
Add these dates to your agenda, if they apply to you:
Tuesday (08/29) – Technology Club Meeting 8:00 a.m.
- Reading Bowl 4:30 Lazazzara’s Room
- Robotics Club 4:30 Colston’s Room
Wednesday (08/30) – Progress Reports
– Early Release at 1:30
Friday (09/01) – Floyd spirit wear & jeans day
Monday (09/04) – Labor Day Holiday – No School
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.
HOMEROOM = SILENCE

2. Language Arts – Warm Up 08/29/17
I.A.N. - E.L.A. Terms
With your tablemates, write each of the following terms below on an index card
first-person P.O.V.
incident
reflection
response
third-person P.O.V.
When you finish, tape the index
cards to the wall under the correct
category (Q = Questions you have about
this term, H = You’ve heard of this term
before, or T = You know this so well you
could teach it to other students.)
***If you finish early, read quietly.***
Yesterday’s Terms:
Use SpringBoard page 15 to help you define these terms.
first-person P.O.V. (p. 11) –
incident (p. 17) –
reflection (p. 35) –
response (p. 35) –
third-person P.O.V. (p. 39) –

3. Language Arts – Work Session 08/29/17
Essential Question: How can change be significant? What makes a good story?
Standard: ELASE6RL2 – Determine a theme 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.
Learning Targets: Define the concept of change through the reading of a narrative. Apply understanding of narrative elements to reading and writing.

4. Language Arts – Work Session 08/29/17
SpringBoard Unit 1- Activity 1.4 (page 16)
As you read “My Superpowers” a second time, be sure to annotate the text.
Use your annotations key on p. 49 in your I.A.N.
When you finish reading, use complete sentences to answer questions 1-4 on pages
If you do not finish these questions, tear them out and take them home. They are due no later than tomorrow.

5. Language Arts – Work Session 08/29/17
SpringBoard Unit 1- Activity 1.4 (pages 17-18)
Use the tips below to help you answer the questions:
1 – How was the main incident different than all of the other days he was bullied? Why was that day so much more different than any of the other times he was bullied? List details.
2 – You may find the answers in paragraph 12.
3 – They are asking for you to identify the paragraph in which his reflection begins and to summarize it.
4 – Think about our discussion from yesterday. Recall our purpose for reading and how we identified each of these items.

6. Language Arts – Closing Session 08/29/17
Wind Down & Independent Reading
First, you must finish any missing S.B. pages.
Today’s pages: 17-18, questions 1-4
If you do not finish these questions, tear them out and take them home. They are due no later than tomorrow.
As you read, you should add to your “Notes for Independent Reading” chart within your Reading Portfolio.
This ½ sheet is due Friday, September 1, 2017.