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Mrs. Jones' 6th Grade WRITING #KeepingUpWithTheJoneses Meet Mrs. Amanda Jones 6th Grade ELA TEKS GOOGLE CLASSROOM Grading Policy IXL for Writing Mrs. Jones’ January 16th-20th Writing LESSON PLANS 2023 Jan 17 Monday : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. HOLIDAY —- NO SCHOOL!!! Tuesday : Editing/Revising (Study Sync) Wednesday : Reading STAAR BENCHMARK Thursday : Reading in SCOPE, the play When Girls Ruled Baseball” Friday : Finish Reading from Thursday, discuss the historical fiction and play and answer questions regarding historical fiction and drama characteristics This entry was posted on January 17, 2023. Leave a comment Attention 6th grade Parents: Dec 15 Do NOT panic if you see a semester test of your student that may be questionable. They have ALL had to opportunity to take the test originally and make corrections. After I analyze the data from this exam, chances are any questions that were below 70 will be deemed creditable for extra points. I will have to figure over the holidays. If at that time, your child’s grade is FAILING, it will be certainly then as a result of prior performance of not completing work, not correcting work, etc. Each month they also have and opportunity to gain an extra 100 in the gradebook; however a few DID NOT work on it daily either at school when given an opportunity and/or work at home. My goal is that ALL of my ELA students be on level prior to STAAR if not before. Their ELA level goal for December 31st (OVER THE HOLIDAYS) is 650+. Another 100 will be added before semester and T2 grades are final JANUARY 3rd. I hope and pray each one of my students and their families have a safe and relaxing Christmas holiday time off and a Happy New Year. I can’t believe we have made it halfway through the school year. It’s amazing how time flies! To all of the students and their families that gifted me something for Christmas, Thank you” from the bottom of my heart! I know times are hard financially for all families with the economy the way it is with inflation. To think of me, your student’s teacher means the world and touched my heart! God bless! Love teaching your offspring, Mrs. Amanda Jones 6th grade ELA/Writing This entry was posted on December 15, 2022. Leave a comment Jones ELA Writing Lesson Plans for November 28-December 2nd, 2022 Nov 30 Monday: Complete Friday’s Activities from previous week before Thanksgiving Break *Complete 3 out of 6 poems from last week and email to Mrs. J at [email protected] *Poem Analysis Questions: Complete Poetry Question Chart Questions over poem of your choice Tuesday: SCOPE Activity pp. 2-3 Knowing the Difference Between Good/Well Wednesday: SCOPE Activity pp. 14-15 Movie Star Prestige Debate T-Chart Thursday: Catch up on any missing work or redo grades on assignments below 70 Friday: Retake POETRY QUIZ in IXL for original test grades that were failing foer some students and EARNED FREE TIME for those caught up with all work, passing all assignments and reaching November 30th IXL goal in reading and writing. This entry was posted on November 30, 2022. Leave a comment Mrs. Jones’ Lesson Plans for Week of November 7th-11th Nov 4 Monday: Introduction to Poetry Vocabulary: metaphor, simile, extended metaphor, theme, RACE method Tuesday: Poetry Unit: Analysis of Langston Hughes’ Mother to Son” Wednesday: Teacher out; Texas Tech College Signing Day for my son Gavyn Jones Continuation of Tuesday’s assignment Thursday: Poetry Analysis of Gary Soto’s Oranges” Friday: Continuation of Thursday ‘s assignment This entry was posted on November 4, 2022. Leave a comment Mrs. Jones’ ELA Plans for 2022-2023 Week of October 31st-November 4th Nov 4 Monday: Sentences/Fragment Review pp. 83-84 Tuesday:Library Day: Wednesday: Continuation and Completion of Sentences/Fragment Review pp. 83-84 Thursday: Run-Ons pp. 85-86 #s 1-15 Friday: Free Reading Friday, Catch up on all missing work, IXL Recommendations PLEASE HEED WARNING!!! There are 22 students in Mrs. Jones’ ELA classes that are NOT on grade level in ELA on IXL. At this point, they should be at least at 630. Some are closer than others; however, many have known since late August the monthly goals that are expected. Please ask to see your child’s IXL Diagnostic Page in Reading/Language Arts. Both numbers should be 630 or higher. If it’s a range, add the two numbers and divide by 2 for an average. Those 22 that have not met their goal of 630 by Monday, November 7th will be assigned ZAP Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Letters went home to those students today if they were present in class. If they reach their goal by Sunday night and I pull report first thing Monday am, I will discharge them from ZAP. Let’s go! We are close to having every 6th grader on or above level in reading/writing. My one 8th grader, your level is 830. This entry was posted on November 4, 2022. Leave a comment Mrs. Amanda Jones’ Writing Lesson Plans (Monday, October 17th, Friday, October 21st,2022) Oct 19 Monday : NO SCHOOL!!! (Student holiday) Tuesday: Continue rap lyrics over Halloween/Fall or any interest that is appropriate for school Wednesday: Continue rap lyrics over Halloween/Fall or any interest that is appropriate for school Thursday: Final day to edit and revise lyrics and practice before Friday performances Friday: Rap performances ***Purpose is to introduce poetry and drama on the DL to my students before we open the unit next week. Most students claim they hate poetry; however, unless they sit in silence and never listen to music with words, they discover that they are surrounded by poetry daily. This entry was posted on October 19, 2022. Leave a comment Lesson Plans for Week #4 (Monday, September 4th – Friday, September 8th) 2022 Sep 6 MONDAY NO SCHOOL!!! HOLIDAY!!! (Labor Day) TUESDAY LIBRARY DAY with Mrs. Kelley (Digital Citizenship) Middle School Pep Rally (PEP RALLY SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY Introduction of Pronoun Unit (Whole Class InstructionFlocabulary) THURSDAY Pronouns (continued) High School Pep Rally (PEP RALLY SCHEDULE) FRIDAY Pronouns (continued) This entry was posted on September 6, 2022. Leave a comment Mrs. Jones Week #4 Lesson Plans (August 29th – September 2nd) Aug 26 Monday : Warm -Up #4Introduce Nouns Unit: CommonProper Nouns Advanced: Warm-Up #4 and identify first list words from summer reading Out of My Mind … and partner study Tuesday : Complete Nouns Unit: CommonProper Nouns pp. 5-6 Advanced: Warm-Up #4 and identify first list words from summer reading Out of My Mind … and partner study Wednesday : Warm-Up #4 or SSR Identifying nouns, collective, compound, commonproper activity. Magazine Project Thursday : Warm-Up #4 or SSR Continue Wednesday’s assignment. Advanced: Homework Last Day to Study for List #1 Vocabulary Test from Out of My Mind Friday Free Reading Friday w/Flashlights 1/2 the class period and grade Nouns Unit: CommonProper Nouns pp. 5-6 and turn in Warm – Up #4 to Mrs. Jones Advanced: Out of My Mind Vocabulary Test on Google Classroom This entry was posted on August 26, 2022. Leave a comment Mrs. Jones’ Writing Lesson Plans for Week #3 (August 22nd-26th, 2022) Aug 23 Monday: Grading Nouns Practice 12 (Google Classroom in NOUNS Unit) pp. 1-2 from previous week Tuesday: LIBRARY DAY (Digital Citizenship with Mrs. Kelley Wednesday: Discuss CollectiveCompound Nouns (Google Classroom in NOUNS Unit) p. 3. Once class has determined an understanding, begin working on p. 3 independently and p. 4 Thursday: Grade CollectiveCompound Nouns pp. 3-4 (Google Classroom in NOUNS Unit) Friday: Free Flashlight Reading Friday 1/2 the period: Students may bring a small battery-operated flashlight to read with with the regular lights off and patio lights on and their library book or a book from home. The other half of the period we will discuss CommonProper Nouns p.6 (Google Classroom in NOUNS Unit) A NOTE FROM MRS. J…First two days was getting to know everyone. I...