6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Week of January 5 - 9, 2004
Happy New Year and welcome back to school! I feel like we were on vacation forever! I am excited about getting back to work!

Over the next several weeks, all of my reading classes will be reading the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowrey. We have a classroom set of books and will read this book in class. Students will get a booklet to complete to go along with the reading of this novel. Grades throughout these weeks will be from:
1. booklets turned in after we finish them
2. a test on the completed novel
3. one project (due Feb. 2; see booklet pages 6&7)
4. quizzes after every 4 or 5 chapters

*For extra credit during this novel, students may do one of the project choices, in addition to the one chosen to do for a grade

**No Daily Reading or Vocabulary Workshop while reading this novel.

Monday, Jan. 5 - Today, we will become familiar with our new novel. Booklets will be passed out. We will watch a short video to preview this book. Homework - 3rd six weeks' binder check is tomorrow - make sure your binder is ready!

Tuesday, Jan. 6 - Today, we will read through pages 1-9 in our Number the Stars booklets. Students will complete page 2. We will also discuss the project choices on booklet pages 6 & 7. Homework - none

Wednesday, Jan. 7 - Today, we will read Chapter 1 in our novel. Homework - none

Thursday, Jan. 8 - Today, we will review Chapter 1 and read Chapters 2 & 3. Homework - none

Friday, Jan. 9 - Today, we will review Chapters 2 & 3 and read Chapter 4. Homework - none

**The binder grade will be the last grade for the 3rd six weeks. Report cards will be going home on Jan. 20.