Monday, September 14, 2015DO NOW: Voice level 11. Get your binder2. Complete planner (leave

open to today)3. Read silently.

Planners:EQ: How do I annotate?

HW:Interest Survey (I will hand these back later)

Late Work: Summer HW due Sept. 30

Agenda:• 30 Book

Challenge• About the

classroom

Transitions

• Taking out paper

Vocabulary

Interest Survey

• 25 points• 23 points (1 per question)• 2 points: first name & last name

Definition: Annotate

•Annotate: Making marks and notes to track your thinking while reading.

Annotating

• Circle words you don’t know (or don’t know how to pronounce.

• Underline words or phrases that are important

• Write down any questions that you have in the margin. ??

Behavior Expectations and Consequences

• Also: door to classroom.

Binders

• Everything gets clipped into the 3 rings• Binder checks• Chronological order (like a book)

6th Grade Reading Requirements

Tuesday, September 15, 2015DO NOW: Voice level 11. Get your binder2. Complete planner (leave

open to today)3. Take out your HW

(interest survey) and place on desk

4. Read silently.

Planners:EQ: What are my values as a student?What do I already know about parts of speech?

HW: Read 20 mins.In planner: Write down 3 words I always misspell.

Late Work: Summer HW due Sept. 30

Agenda:• Review of

annotate• Grammar

Parts of speech pre-test

• Classroom Values

Review

• Think-Pair-Share

• What is the difference between annotating and “regular” taking notes.

Grammar

• Parts of speech—Pretest.

“Stealing” reading time• When are times you can read during the school day (even just for a few

minutes?-• Teacher on phone• Break times• Finish test/work/assignments early• Lunch time• Advisory• On the bus or way to school• Waiting for teacher• Waiting in the office• Library

“Stealing” reading time• When are times you can read during the school day (even just for a few minutes?)• On the bus• After do now.• Library pass (after lunch)• At home• Free time in classes• Weekends• After test• Tutorial• Getting to class• Before school• Break time• After assignment is completed.• When the phone rings• Interruptions• If I need to leave the classroom

Creating our classroom community.

This week

• Step 1: Values• Step 2: Needs• Step 3: Agreements• Step 4: Creed

1. My goal is for each of you to learn in this classroom.2. My goal is for you to become better readers, writers, and

thinkers.3. My goal is to help prepare you to be productive and caring

members of our society.

My Goals

1. I believe that your success is based on your effort, not on your “smartness.”

2. I believe that learning means there is confusion/frustration/“I don’t get it”

3. I believe that learning involves risks. 4. I believe that we are better together.5. I believe we are each responsible for our

learning.

My Beliefs

My Values• Comfort/Safety• Organization• Creativity• Pride• Passion• Persistence• Excellence

What are our Values?

• When you think of what your ideal classroom community would be like and feel like, what would you want?

• What are the POSITIVE words that would describe the culture of the community?

As a table group:

• Group same or very similar ones together.• Come up with a “Top 10 list”

1. What do you need from me (teacher)? 2. What does the teacher need from you?3. What do you need from each other?

Your Turn!

Wednesday, September 16, 2015DO NOW: Voice level 11. Get your binder2. Complete planner (leave

open to today)3. Take out your HW

(interest survey) and place on desk

4. Read silently.

Planners:EQ: What will we agree to as a class?How do I use info in a text to answer questions?

HW: Read 20 mins.

Late Work: Summer HW due Sept. 30

Agenda:• Spelling

intro.• Annotate

reading passage

• Classroom agreement

• Nouns & Verbs

spelling

Reading and annotating

Annotating

• Circle words you don’t know (or don’t know how to pronounce.

• Underline words or phrases that are important

• Write down any questions that you have in the margin. ??

Round Robin• Person #1—Read the question and the answers to your group.

Explain your thinking (or confusion) about the question.“I think the answer is ________because I see here in the third paragraph it says….”“ I am confused because it seems like A is a good answer because________, but B is also a good answer because_____”Have a discussion with your group about your thinking before choosing the answer.• Move to person #2, then 3• The oldest person at the group does #5

Thursday, September 17, 2015DO NOW: Voice level 11. Get your binder2. Complete planner (leave

open to today)3. Take out your HW

(interest survey) and place on desk

4. Read silently.

Planners:EQ: How do I diagram a sentence?What is geography?

HW: Find a word you don’t know in your reading. (write in planner)Read 20 mins.

Late Work: Summer HW due Sept. 30

Agenda:• Diagram

sentence• Geography

intro• Classroom

agreement• Library (last

15 min of block)

Sentence Diagramming

My sister jumped on her new bed.

• The helicopter flew in the sky.

What is geography?

Geography pre-test

Classroom community—A Narrative…

Classroom agreements---Fist to 5

• Fist---There is no way on earth I can agree to this.• 1• 2• 3---I don’t want to do this, but I will agree to do this because I

know that others need this.• 4• 5—I agree to this and I want to do this!

Abandoning books

Friday, September 18, 2015DO NOW: Voice level 11. Get your binder2. Complete planner (leave

open to today)3. Take out your HW and

place on desk.4. Read silently.

Planners:EQ: What is movement?

HW: Find a word you don’t know in your reading. (you will have 2 for this week).

Late Work: Summer HW due Sept. 30

Agenda:• Active

reading skills & bookmark

• Intro to technology

• Class creed

Active reading

• Handouts and bookmarks

Intro to technology

• Symballoo and Google classroom

Reader’s Response

Sign Classroom Agreement

Candy and a compliment

Friday Drawing

Class Creed

1. Something made in the U.S.A.2. Something made in China3. 3 other things from three different

countries (besides the U.S.A. & China) 4. A book published in the U.S.A.5. A book published outside the U.S.A.6. Something made as close to Washington

as possible

Find these things…

• What country did most of the items that you looked at come from?

• Why do you think so many came from there? • How did those items get to us?• Does it cost more or less to get items from far away?• In ancient times (before airplanes and trains and all that stuff),

how did you get different items?

Movement

• Movement of goods today

Then and now

• How long would it take to walk?

• On your exit ticket write your name and answer this question: When we’re talking about geography, what does

movement mean?

Exit Ticket

Books I want to read

How do you choose what book you want to read?

How do you choose what book you want to read?

End of Class

• Planner check!!