We are playing it a little by ear here at the end. I want to make sure we have at least two grades in the quiz and test categories, but I won't give assessments they are not ready for.
The first Membean quiz would be the ONLY vocabulary quiz grade, so it will go into the average for the second nine weeks. Normally, they would have a vocab quiz grade, a dictionary and capitalization quiz grade, and a literary elements quiz grade.
I may make the dictionary quiz just dictionary skills and not capitalization - depending on how they do with practices early in the week.
So, doing Membean and Dictionary Quiz today, 10/5 - making dictionary quiz open note.
I'd like to push the lit. quiz back to Friday - but that is not our regular quiz and test day, so I am checking with the other classes to see if there are already two assessments that day.
Other tests and quizzes are scheduled for Friday, so our Story Elements and Literary Devices Quiz will be on Thursday, Oct. 12.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017
Classically Inspired Book
This semester you will read a “classically
inspired” book. This means the book was
inspired by a classical and/or traditional story like a myth, legend or fairy
tale. I want you to read something you have NEVER read – something new and
interesting!
- · MOST of the books on this list are the first book in a series, or one of a collection of books with a similar theme by the same author. You are welcome to read ANY book from these series/collections if you have already started the series.
- · You MAY be able to read something off the list if you get it approved by me.
- · All books on this list are recommended for 6th grade, 10-12 year olds, but I always encourage kids and parents to check out books on Amazon and Common Sense Media to get more detailed reviews to make sure it’s a good book for YOU. See footnotes below.
- · I have copies of many of these, and our library has even more! You will need a copy in class on Thursday, Sept. 28. (I can be a little flexible on this date if you are not getting from me or the library.) You will need to bring the book to class each day. You will need to finish reading the book by Thursday, October 19.
- · I will get assignments to you soon. Right now, just procure a book!
Anything by
Rick Riordan ! ^
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) by Marrisa Meyer + ! ^
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine *
The Grimm
Legacy by Polly
Shulman ^
Just Ella by
Margaret Haddix ^
Flunked
(Fairy Tale Reform School) by
Jen Calonita +
Sea of
Trolls by Nancy
Farmer + ! !
Red Rider’s
Hood (Dark
Fusion Series #2) by Neil
Schusterman *
A Hero’s
Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by
Christopher Healy +
A Tale Dark
and Grimm by Adam
Gidwitz *
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin (or Jack or Red) by Liesl Shurtliff *
The Land of
Stories by Chris
Colfer +
Breadcrumbs by Anne
Ursu and Erin McGuire
Cronus
Chronicles by Anne
Ursu +
The Tail of
Emily Windsnap by L
Kessler + (in second book ^)
The
Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey + ! !
Loki’s
Wolves by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr +
Middle
World (The Jaguar Stones Series) by J
& P Voelkel +
Oh. My.
Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs ^ +
Book of the
Dead (TombQuest, Book 1) by Michael
Northrop +
+ first in a series
*part of a set of related
books that don’t necessarily need to be read in order
! violent
^ smoochies alert
Membean
Starting today 9/18/17
Each week you are expected to do at least 30 minutes of Membean practice. Ideally, this will be in two-15 minute practice sessions. You will usually have opportunity to do this in class over the course of the week.
A week runs from Monday at 12:01 a.m. to midnight Sunday. Although, I sincerely hope no one is doing Membean any where near midnight!
Weekly Practice will be a daily grade - based on time and at least 70% accuracy during that practice time.
We will have a 15 question, multiple choice quiz approximately every 3 weeks. These quizzes are averaged each 9 weeks and the average goes into the gradebook. Most nine weeks there will also be a root words quiz averaged in as well.
Quiz dates for the first semester: 10/5, 10/26, 11/16, 12/14.
Each week you are expected to do at least 30 minutes of Membean practice. Ideally, this will be in two-15 minute practice sessions. You will usually have opportunity to do this in class over the course of the week.
A week runs from Monday at 12:01 a.m. to midnight Sunday. Although, I sincerely hope no one is doing Membean any where near midnight!
Weekly Practice will be a daily grade - based on time and at least 70% accuracy during that practice time.
We will have a 15 question, multiple choice quiz approximately every 3 weeks. These quizzes are averaged each 9 weeks and the average goes into the gradebook. Most nine weeks there will also be a root words quiz averaged in as well.
Quiz dates for the first semester: 10/5, 10/26, 11/16, 12/14.
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