Welcome Note

Welcome to the 6th Grade Page! Each post below pertains to something the class is currently working on, or something they will be learning about within the week. Homework for the week will be posted on or before every Monday.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Creative Writing Week!

This week we will be working on our creative writing!! Here are the writing prompts for this week:

Monday-Making Observations: Observe five-seven different things and write down THREE specific details about each item.  Then, combine all seven things in a short story. Here is some of what the class chose to observe:

1. A Classroom
2. A hallway
3. A pirate ship
4. A person
5. A tree

When you are finished with these observations, write a short story using each object you observed.(1/2-1pg)


 *Remember the 'No Hurt' Rule!*

Tuesday-  Create a short story based on one of these pictures.  Each of these pictures represent a part of your faith in Jesus Christ.  Choose from the following photos and tell me the theme. A theme is the main subject or idea that reoccurs in a story.  What is the theme of your photo? When you choose a theme, write a short story based on the theme and the event shown in the picture. A helpful hint will be to frame the story on your own.  What have you struggled with in your life? How how do you see Jesus?  (1/2-1pg)

Wednesday-Create a illustrated story board based on one of your short stories, or a new fictional writing composition. This story board can be done on 1 sheet of paper, folded into six boxes.  Each box must have a simple illustration depicting an event in the story.  These events must happen in chronological order.  

Thursday-Field Trip! No in class assignment, however the writing contest prompt will be given out today.  The writing contest is optional, but highly recommended. Here is the prompt:"Imagine that you have invented a machine that creates dreams while people are sleeping.  What do they dream? Why? " The most creative and well developed essay will win a prize.

Friday-Finish story boards and short stories from Wednesday.  Today we will be reading and presenting the story boards in class.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Field Trip Tomorrow!!

DON'T FORGET!!!! 
We will be going on our Summer Reading Field Trip Tomorrow!! Be sure to get to the school on time, 8 am sharp!

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Weekly News Broadcast-by Nathan Nunez

Here is the weekly news!!
Thank you, Nathan for doing such a great job as our first News Broadcaster this week!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Ambush Book Review

Obert Skye has concluded the Pillage trilogy with Ambush. What I liked was how one event led to the next, and how hard it was to stop reading.  There was good humor and many things that make you think.  I wanted the series to be longer! It was that good!! I recommend it for pre-teens and older whom love dragons.  If you read Ambush or any other of them, I hope you will enjoy the stories!
-Alex Rodriguez