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Last Week of School 2017-2018!
Welcome to the last week of school for the year! The time since August, 2017 has really rocketed past. We've completed our NC Final Exams and EOG's. This week we'll be holding remediation from 8:00am to 10:00am. If you need to re-test, please ask questions and get the help you need. Continue reading at home each night for at least 35 minutes. Show up each day on time, be respectful, willing to work, and give your very best effort to improve. LEAD each day this week! It's not over, just yet:) - Mr. Puckett: Room A-2 |
Gators Reflections from 2017 - 2018 on FlipGrid! Post a cool video with friends or go solo!
Can't wait to see what you produce, Gators:)
Can't wait to see what you produce, Gators:)
Click on the Gators reflection below for University of Florida information!
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Check the calendar for important "Gator" dates!
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Check it out, Gators...It's our Digital Journal! Please document your field trip experience right here on Padlet! By the way, this is HOMEWORK:)
Gators ELA 4th Quarter Highest Averages:
1st Block: Damari Ellis 2nd Block: Amarius Strange 3rd Block: Alex Johnson, Cristina Yanez-Ramon 4th Block: Alicya Porter Gators ELA 3rd Quarter Benchmark High Scorers: 1st Block: Damari Ellis, Azariah Williams 2nd Block: Amarius Strange 3rd Block: Alex Johnson 4th Block: Alicya Porter Gators SMA #9 High Scorers: 1st Block: Jayla Brantley, Rosa Martinez-Zaldana, Azariah Williams 2nd Block: Elijah Foster, Decorian Wyatt 3rd Block: Jacob Burns, Gerre Hazelet, Natalie Underwood 4th Block: Shelby Collinsworth, Serenity Marko Gators Class Spelling Bee Winners: 1st Block: Davianna Generette (Alternate: Jayla Brantley) 2nd Block: Destiny Underwood 3rd Block: Chevy Robinson 4th Block: Tyshawn Claude Highest Averages in Gators ELA - 3rd 9 Weeks: 1st Block: Damari Ellis, Carmen Goodman 2nd Block: Amarius Strange, Decorian Wyatt 3rd Block: Cristina Yanez-Ramon 4th Block: Alicya Porter Most Improved in ELA - 3rd 9 Weeks: Zara Campbell Elijah Foster |
Gators ELA Weekly Guide:
Week 1: Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 (Review) * Rules and procedures *Active Reading Strategies *Short Story - "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros Week 2: Sept. 4 to Sept. 8 (Review) Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.1 Citing Textual Evidence *ELA Pre-Assessment: SMA #1(RI.6.1/RL.6.2) *Active Reading Strategies cont'd. *Short Stories Week 3: Sept. 11 to Sept. 15 (Review) Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.1 Citing Textual Evidence *Vocabulary / Media Center on Wednesday *The Pearl - Webquest: Pre-Reading Activities *The Pearl by John Steinbeck Week 4: Sept. 18 to Sept. 22 (Review) Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.1 - Citing Textual Evidence; RI./RL.6.2 - Theme *Vocabulary *The Pearl - Webquest: Pre-Reading Activities Week 5: Sept. 25 to Sept. 29 (Review) Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.3 - Key Events/Plot; RI./RL.6.1 - Citing Text *ELA Pre-Assessment: Monday - Friday *Vocabulary Week 6: Oct. 2 to Oct. 6 (Review) Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.3 - Key Events/Plot *The Pearl by John Steinbeck *Elements of Plot / Plot Diagram *Vocabulary Week 7: Oct. 9 to Oct. 13 (Review) Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.3 - Key Events/Plot, Elements of Plot / Diagram *Lob's Girl - Short Story for Mon., Oct. 9 *The Pearl - Chapter 3 for Tues., Oct. 10 *Media Center - Wed., Oct. 11 Week 8: Oct. 16 to Oct. 20 Review Focus Standard: RI.6.1 - Citing Text; RI./RL.6.4 - Vocab./Figurative Lang. *Review Plot - Mon., Oct. 16 *SMA #2 - Tues., Oct. 18 *Continue The Pearl - Thurs., Oct. 19 - Fri., Oct. 20 Week 9: Oct. 23 to Oct. 27 Review Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.4 - Vocabulary/Figurative Language *Identifying Figurative Language *Creating an Alternate Ending *The Pearl Comprehension Questions Week 10: Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.4, 6.3, 6.2. - Vocab/Fig. Language, Plot, Theme *Vocabulary/Figurative Language *Conclusion of The Pearl *SMA #3 Prep for Tuesday of next week Week 11: Nov. 6 to Nov. 10 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.4, 6.5 - Vocab/Fig. Language, Text Structure *Vocabulary/Figurative Language *Alternate Ending for The Pearl *SMA #3 - Key Events/Plot Week 12: Nov. 13 to Nov. 17 Review Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.5 - Text Structure *Media Center - Monday! *Spelling Bee - Tuesday! *Field Trip to UNCP - Wed. (Journal Entry required after trip!) *Awards Day, Thurs.@Fayetteville Christian School - 9:00am Week 13: Nov. 20 to Nov. 24 Review Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.5 - Text Structure *Text Structure Rodeo (Centers) - Monday & Tuesday *Thanksgiving Holiday - Nov. 22-26 Week 14: Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 Review Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.5 - Text Structure *Re-Teach: Text Structure / Text Types *Review: Figurative Language, Plot *SMA 4: Text Structure & Organization Week 15: Dec. 4 to Dec. 8 Review Focus Standards: Spiraling Back (RI./RL.6.1 - 6.5) *SMA 4: Review/Data Check *Class Book Fair Visit Week 16: Dec. 11 to Dec. 15 Review Focus Standards: Spiraling Back (RI./RL.6.1 - 6.5) *"The Scribe" *Cross-Curricular Project: Due 12/18/17 *Let Mr. Puckett know if you still need help with the standards still causing you a little bit of trouble. Week 17: Dec. 18 to Dec. 19 Review Focus Standards: Spiraling Back (RI./RL.6.1 - 6.5) *Cross-Curricular Project completion/turn in! *Presentations *Team Celebration Week 18: Jan 2. to Jan. 5 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1, RI./RL.6.6 *POV Introduction *Recognizing POV in texts *Identifying tone/mood Week 19: Jan. 8 to Jan. 12 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1, 6.2, 6.3 & 6.6) *POV/Author's Purpose/Perspective *Narrative POV *"Summer of Fire" by Patricia Lauber Week 20: Jan. 15 to Jan. 19 Review(No school Jan. 17-19) Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1, 6.2, 6.3 & 6.6) *POV/Author's Purpose/Perspective *Narrative POV *SMA #5: POV Week 21: Jan. 22 to Jan. 26 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1, 6.2, 6.3 & 6.6) *POV/Author's Purpose/Perspective *Media Day(Tues. or Wed.) *SMA #5: POV Week 22: Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 Review Focus Standards: RI.6.8 - Claim & Argument *Civic Oration Essay/Speech *What Is an Argument? How Do I Build It? Week 23: Feb. 5 to Feb. 9 Review Focus Standards: RI.6.8 - Claim & Argument *What Is a Claim? What Is an Argument? *What Is a Counterclaim? What Is a Counterargument? Week 24: Feb. 12 to Feb. 16 Review Focus Standards: RI.6.8 - Claim & Argument, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2 *How Do I Argue When I Don't Agree With the Position? *How Does Claim & Argument Work in the Real World? Week 25: Feb. 19 to Feb. 16 Review Focus Standards: RI.6.8 - Claim & Argument, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2 *Media Center Day - Wednesday *SMA #6: Claim & Argument/POV Week 26: Feb. 26 to March 2 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1, 6.2, 6.4 - Theme, Figurative Language *Black History Project / Spiral Back Week Week 27: March 5 to March 9 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.2, 6.3, 6.4 - Theme, Plot, Fig. Language *Tune-Up Centers for Citing Text, Theme, & Figurative Language *Spiraling Back to review/re-teach standards RI./RL.6.1 - 6.6 *SMA #7: RI./RL.6.1, 6.2, & 6.4 Week 28: March 12 to March 16 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.3, 6.4, 6.5 - Plot, Figurative Language, & Text Structure *Media Center Day - Wednesday *Fiction - Short Stories *Poetry Week 29: March 19 to March 23 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.3, 6.4, 6.5 - Plot, Figurative Language, & Text Structure *SMA #7 Review/Analysis *Targeted Direct Instruction: Plot, Word Meanings, & Text Structure *3rd Quarter Benchmark Prep Week 30: March 26 to March 29 Review Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.3, 6.4, 6.5 - Plot, Figurative Language, & Text Structure *Targeted Direct Instruction: Plot, Word Meanings, & Text Structure *3rd Quarter Benchmark Prep 4th Quarter - Week 1: April 9 to April 13 Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.10: Comprehension of Grade Level Texts *ELA Benchmark Prep *3rd Quarter Benchmarks this week! 4th Quarter - Week 2: April 16 to April 20 Focus Standard: RI./RL.6.2: Central Idea & Theme *EOG Prep - Spiraling Back *Make-ups for ELA Benchmark *Benchmark Analysis 4th Quarter - Week 3: April 23 to April 27 Focus Standard: RI.6.5 & RL.6.3 - Text Structure & Plot/Key Events *Benchmark Breakdown/SMA #8 Prep *Media Center Day - Wednesday *SMA #8: Text Structure & Plot/Key Events 4th Quarter - Week 4: April 30 to May 4 Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.2 & RI./RL.6.6 - Central Idea/Theme & POV *SMA #8 Breakdown *Remediation - Central Idea/Theme *Remediation - Point of View/Author's Purpose 4th Quarter - Week 5: May 7 to May 11 Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.4, 6.5, & 6.6 - Word Meaning, Text Structure, & POV *SMA #9 Prep / EOG Prep *SMA #9 - Word Meaning, Text Structure, & POV 4th Quarter - Week 6: May 14 to May 18 Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1-6.10 ****EOG Prep through the rest of the year!!! 4th Quarter - Week 7: May 21 to May 25 Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1-6.10 ****EOG Prep through the rest of the year!!! 4th Quarter - Week 8: May 28 to June 1 Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1-6.10 ****EOG Testing this week!!! 4th Quarter - Week 9: June 4 to June 8 Focus Standards: RI./RL.6.1-6.10 ****Remediation for ELA & Math this week!!! Re-Testing for ELA & Math: June 12 & June 13! |
Here's what we're reading now...and what we've read so far!
"First Fig" by Edna St. Vincent Millay Supplemental Reading for Success!
ELA Connections to our World:
Check out this cool article: "Countries of the World - Afghanistan." You can even ask Ahmad and Kainat to share interesting facts about their home country! Click on the links below to join Newsela.com. The codes are followed by the last slash in web address in all caps. (Example: B3RG7M) *If you have trouble joining the class, go to Newsela.com and click on "Join". A brand new office building in Kabul, Afghanistan.
The mountains of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Join your Classroom to access the Newsela article. Happy Reading, Gators!
Block 1: https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/N9XRZM Block 2: https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/Q7DX3E Block 3: https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/QY2UED Block 4: https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/AM6AZN |
Gators, as we continue to deal with more difficult non-fiction texts, you'll need to pay more close attention to the features they display. If we can understand how to use these features to our advantage when reading non-fiction texts, our comprehension will increase tremendously!
GatorsELA Literary Terms for 2017-2018: Part 1
1. Inference - a logical guess based on evidence What I read + What I know = What I infer Text Information + Prior Knowledge = Inference 2. Textual Evidence - specific information from the text that we use to support our inferences 3. Explicit Information - clearly stated (written in the text) 4. Implicit Information - implied or suggested (not clearly stated) 5. Theme - the message the author wants the reader to understand or learn 6. Central Idea - what the story is about (main idea) 7. Narrator - a person who tells the story 8. Genre - a type of literature 9. Fiction - writing that comes from the author’s imagination 10. Characters - people, animals, or imaginary creatures in a story
12. Antagonist - villain in the story (bad guy) 13. Static Character - a character that does not change in the story 14. Dynamic Character - a character that changes in the story 15. Plot - a sequence of events that occur in the story 15. Setting - when and where the story takes place 16. Exposition - beginning of the story; where the characters are introduced (part of the plot) 17. Rising action - complications and conflict occur in the story (part of the plot) 18. Climax - highest point of interest in the story where the character(s) start to change (part of the plot) 19. Falling action - less suspenseful part of the story (part of the plot) 20. Conflict - a struggle between opposing forces
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GatorsELA Literary Terms for 2017-2018: Part 2
21. Literal - representing the exact words in the text 22. Figurative - language that expresses more than the dictionary meaning (words represent something else) 23. Simile - comparison using “like” or “as” 24. Metaphor - comparison not using “like” or “as” 25 Personification - giving human traits to animals, objects, or ideas 26. Hyperbole - exaggerating to show strong feelings or effects 27. Understatement - expression with less strength than expected 28. Onomatopoeia - a word that makes a sound; sound words 29. Idiom - an expression that isn’t meant to be taken literally (it’s raining cats and dogs) 30. Pun - a form of “word play” in which words have a double meaning 31. Oxymoron - combined words that appear to contradict each other (jumbo shrimp, living dead, deafening silence) 32. Alliteration - repeating the beginning consonant sound. 33. Mood - the way the poem/story makes the reader feel 34. Tone - the way the author feels; an author’s attitude toward the subject 35. Denotation - the dictionary meaning of the word 36. Connotation - the suggested meaning of a word. 37. Imagery - language that evokes the reader’s senses (looks, feels, smells, or taste, sounds) 38. Nonfiction - writing that is about real people, places, and events 39. Fact - a statement that can be proven 40. Opinion - a statement that cannot be proven 41. Point of View - the perspective from which the author tells the story *First person point of view - the narrator is a character in the story (I, me, we) *Third person point of view - the narrator is outside the story (he, she, they) 42. Argument - states an author’s position about a topic 43. Claim - statements the author presents as true in order to support his or her position 44. Evidence - supports the claim 45. Proposal - a plan written in order to persuade the reader to solve a specific problem in a specific way. |
Take a look at these Graphic Organizers (Thinking Maps)!
Got Plot? If not, get it here! Check out the Plot Diagram below and play this video for added reinforcement. Enjoy, Gators!
RI./RL.6.3: Key Events & Plot
RI./RL.6.3: Key Events & Plot
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Gators, click on the video to the left and check out the cool roller coaster ride. Think of how similar the ride on a coaster is so much like Plot! You'll never think of plot or a roller coaster ride the same way again. Pay close attention to what comes after the start of the ride. This would be the Exposition. Remember, you must have a Conflict that starts the Rising Action. From there, you build up to the Climax, and fall to the Falling Action. Finally, the Resolution is reached. Keep this in mind as we continue to read other fictional works this year! |
RI./RL.6.4: Vocabulary and Figurative Language
It's Google Classroom!
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May 7th - May 9th's Spiral Back Activity:
Gators, we are continuing our Spiraling Back for Success activities! Please join your class. The code is listed above. We are going to read some awesome Informational Text articles from Newsela.com. You will need to go to Google Classroom to complete this activity. All the information you need is there. Happy Reading, Gators!
Gators, we are continuing our Spiraling Back for Success activities! Please join your class. The code is listed above. We are going to read some awesome Informational Text articles from Newsela.com. You will need to go to Google Classroom to complete this activity. All the information you need is there. Happy Reading, Gators!
Here's the link for "The Scribe." Happy reading, Gators!!!
mrsstuartsouthside.wikispaces.com/file/view/The+Scribe+short+story.pdf
mrsstuartsouthside.wikispaces.com/file/view/The+Scribe+short+story.pdf
Gators Team Cross-Curricular Project
Here's the awesome project you've been waiting for, Gators!
Here's the awesome project you've been waiting for, Gators!
Check it out...It's FlipGrid!!! Create a video response to Chapters 3 - 6 of The Pearl!
Get the "Grid Code" from Mr. Puckett and write it in your planner for access to create your video!
Get the "Grid Code" from Mr. Puckett and write it in your planner for access to create your video!
RI./RL.6.2 & 6.4: Theme & Figurative Language
What is the difference between Central Idea and Theme? What would our favorite poetry or songs be like without figurative language?
What is the difference between Central Idea and Theme? What would our favorite poetry or songs be like without figurative language?
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Gators, if you still need a little bit of help determining the Elements of Poetry, click on the video to the left! These are the same elements that we learned earlier in the year. You must know these, what they mean, and be able to recognize when a writer uses them in his/her work. Please review this video as many times as you feel like you need to do so. It's best to make sure you get it now and KNOW it! Happy viewing:) |
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. |
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"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes
Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time I’se been a-climbin’ on, And reachin’ landin’s, And turnin’ corners, And sometimes goin’ in the dark Where there ain’t been no light. So boy, don’t you turn back. Don’t you set down on the steps ’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard. Don’t you fall now-- For I’se still goin’, honey, I’se still climbin’, And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. |
RI./RL.6.5: Text Structure
What is it? Text Structure is how the information in a written text is organized. Click on the videos and the anchor chart to learn more!
What is it? Text Structure is how the information in a written text is organized. Click on the videos and the anchor chart to learn more!
Gators, take a look at the information below. Along with Text Structure, you must also be able to recognize the 4 Text Types. Text Types can also be thought of as Author's Purpose. Knowing the Text Types makes it a little easier to recognize the Text Structure of informational writing. PLEASE...read over this valuable resource this week. It will definitely come in handy as we learn about this interesting concept over the next two weeks!
RI./RL.6.6 - Point of View
What is point of view? Why is it important?
What is point of view? Why is it important?
Click on the image below for more cool activities with Author's POV and Purpose!
RI.6.8 - Claim & Argument
What is a claim? What is an argument?
What is a claim? What is an argument?
Gators, take a look at these cool videos to help you get a better understanding of what the world of "Claim and Argument" is all about!
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Feeling down? Feeling sorry for yourself because you've had a bad day? Feeling like you just can't do it? Well...check out this cool video and get inspired! Remember, no excuses, Gators!