Mrs. Lee's Literacy Lovers
- C. S. Lewis
Hey there, students and parents! To say that last week did not go according to plan would be the understatement of the year. I'm currently on Day 3 of sickness/being quarantined to my recliner, so I missed the last few days of this week. Add that in with the Thursday basketball game at JSU, and it's safe to say that my reading classes are a little behind on instruction. We will not test on the skills we started last week until this Wednesday, March 1st. I want the kids to have plenty of time to be comfortable with what we are learning. Please refer to last week's blog for helpful links. And check back mid-week for a list of our new skills and new links for extra practice. Thank you for your support and patience, and as always, thanks for visiting. :) ~ Mrs. Lee
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Happy LONG weekend! I hope you get some much-needed rest and relaxation. This week in reading, we will be looking into the genre of DRAMA. I'm excited about seeing the students' acting chops. :) We will be finding the theme of each drama we read. We will also be looking for homophones. Because of the short week, we will not test this week. Tuesday, Mrs. Mosley will conduct a lesson about an app called MyOn with all reading classes in the library. Therefore, we will spend Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday on the above skills. The test will be the following Monday, the 27th. Please check out the links below for extra practice!
Helpful Links IXL - Multiple Meaning Words, part 2 IXL - Multiple Meaning Words, part 1 IXL - Homophone practice How to Find the Theme -USED in class Theme by Schmoop Commonly Misused Homophones BrainPop Homophones Homophone Games ***PLEASE READ: Our 6th grade field trip to the Civil Rights Museum has been moved to March 21. You will have more time to turn in permission slips and the $20 cost.*** As always, thanks for visiting! :) ~ Mrs. Lee Hey there parents and students! We have a lot to cover/review, so I'll jump right in to our skills for this upcoming week. We will once again be concentrating on biographies. My hope is that the lives of others will inspire the kids to always pursue their dreams...no matter how big! We will also still focus on identifying the author's perspective. Our new skill this week is one that I am so excited about...idioms! Lots of fun YouTube videos about that skill, so I encourage you to go explore! Some of my favorites are included in the "helpful links" section below. Because we are still focusing on author's perspective, I did not include any new videos for that. Please see last week's blog post to visit links for that skill. :)
Helpful Links IXL: Meaning of Idioms, Set 4 IXL: Meaning of Idioms, Set 3 IXL: Meaning of Idioms, Set 2 IXL: Meaning of Idioms, Set 1 Idiom Matching Games Everyday Idioms Idioms in Movies Idioms in Popular Songs Overall Figurative Language Review with popular music (LOVE this one!) ***This Friday (the 17th), teachers will be given a flex day. Students will not attend school. President's Day is the following Monday (20th). Therefore, students will have a four-day weekend.*** As always, thanks for visiting! :) ~ Mrs. Lee Happy Friday, friends! We had a fabulous week of learning. Students tested on nonfiction text structures today, and I was very pleased with the results. :) Now, it's time to look ahead to next week. We will be reading expository texts focusing on natural disasters, like flooding and dust storms. Within those texts, students will use paragraph clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. They will also have to decide if the authors are writing from a neutral/objective standpoint by giving us just the facts, or if the authors are writing from a biased point of view by including their own opinions in their writings. We will test these skills on Friday. Check out the helpful links below for extra practice. ***On February 28th, 6th grade will be taking a field trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum. If you haven't received your permission form yet, you will by the first of the week. The cost will be $20.00. Also, check out the "Upcoming Events" tab for an updated look at special events happening in February. Helpful Links IXL - Context Clues IXL - Fact vs. Opinion IXL - Compare passages for tone IXL - Identify Author's Purpose The Story of P. Barnum - Two Authors' viewpoints Author's Perspective Tips & Tricks Context Clues narrated power point Printable context clues worksheets Context Clues quiz As always, thanks for visiting! :) ~ Mrs. Lee |
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