Friday, February 2, 2018

Essay/Verbs Continued

We continue our unit on verbs this week. The grammar unit test will be February 12. You will receive a study guide for this unit on Monday. We continue working on the persuasive essay. You are still in the pre-writing phase, finding facts that support your thesis.

Day 1: We will be writing thank you notes to the people you interviewed for the newspaper article. Yes, there is a right and wrong way to write a thank you note. You will also be writing back to your foreign pen pal.

Day 2: We complete our study of verbs today. We will review both sets of worksheets. I will explain the assignment related to your choice novel.

Day 3: Work on your essay. By the end of the class period, you should have all your facts.

Day 4: Review of verb unit.


HOMEWORK: Begin studying Unit 7 root words, continue practice with Membean, draft your book talk on Google Classroom.

Do you need extra practice with verbs?

Irregular verb wheel

Use IXL: Sixth Grade Language Arts, D.3, D.6, D.7, D.8, D.10, D.13, H.1, H.2

Grammar Blast