Studying Vocabulary and Building Digital Portfolios

Flocabulary Vocabulary with Digital Flashcards Today we are going to continue to study this week's Flocabulary vocabulary words:
  

campaign / collide / consequence / drastic / elaborate / inevitable / loathe / predicament / provoke / retaliate / sanctuary / siege / subsequent / treacherous / vow

To help you remember the meanings of these words I've created a set of digital flashcards using a program called Quizlet that you can find here, in your Language Arts Google Classroom, as well as below. Please spend some time making sure you understand your words and make sure to study for Friday's quiz.



Building Your Digital Portfolio  Today you will have an opportunity to continue building your Digital Portfolio. Don't forget to refer to the Digital Portfolio Grading Checklist below. What areas of your portfolio do you need to focus on? How can I help? The official deadline for completing your Digital Portfolio is now Friday, May 20.
 
Homework  (1.) Read your A.R. book at home for at least 30 minutes and, if you choose, make a reading log entry using the Digital Reading Log. (Remember you must have made at least one entry by the end of the day Friday.) (2.) Complete your Vocabulary - Unit 4 (The Ballad of Ron and John) - Fix the Mistake, which will be due Friday, May 13. (3.) Continue working on your 100 Word Challenge: 'Stairway to the Sky', which will also be due Friday, May 13. (4.) Continue working on your Digital Portfolio, which is now due Friday, May 20.  

Flocabulary Vocabulary and the 100 Word Challenge

Flocabulary Vocabulary  Welcome to Unit 4 of Flocabulary's vocabulary program, which features the 'Ballad of Ron and John.' With Ron and John's battle as the backdrop, we have a new set of words to interact with, learn, and hopefully begin to incorporate into our own vocabulary. This week's words are: 

campaign / collide / consequence / drastic / elaborate / inevitable / loathe / predicament / provoke / retaliate / sanctuary / siege / subsequent / treacherous / vow

After watching and interacting with the video and song a couple of times, study the words and their meanings and work on the activity Vocabulary - Unit 4 (The Ballad of Ron and John) - Fix the Mistake, which can be found in your Language Arts Google Classroom. 


100 Word Challenge: Picture Challenge  This week's 100 Word Challenge asks you to use an image of a 'Stairway to the Sky' for inspiration. Check out the picture and details below. 

The document 100 Word Challenge: 'Stairway to the Sky' can be found in your Language Arts Google Classroom. We will be publishing our stories on Friday, May 13. 

Homework  (1.) Read your A.R. book at home for at least 30 minutes and, if you choose, make a reading log entry using the Digital Reading Log. (Remember you must have made at least one entry by the end of the day Friday.) (2.) Complete your Vocabulary - Unit 4 (The Ballad of Ron and John) - Fix the Mistake, which will be due Friday, May 13. (3.) Continue working on your Digital Portfolio. (4.) Continue working on your 100 Word Challenge: 'Stairway to the Sky', which will also be due Friday, May 13. 

Happy Friday!

Flocabulary Vocabulary Quiz  Happy Friday! You've learned, practiced, and studied your vocabulary words this week. Now it's time to show me what you've learned! You can find your Vocabulary Quiz below. Good luck! 

Studying Vocabulary and Building Your Digital Portfolio

Flocabulary Vocabulary with Digital Flashcards Today we are going to continue to study this week's Flocabulary vocabulary words:
 

allegiance / chronological / context / diligent / generate / majority / meager / negotiate / obstacle / possess / poverty / prejudice / prosecute / remote / transform

To help you remember the meanings of these words I've created a set of digital flashcards using a program called Quizlet that you can find here, in your Language Arts Google Classroom, as well as below. Please spend some time making sure you understand your words and make sure to study for tomorrow's quiz. 



Building Your Digital Portfolio  You will continue building your Digital Portfolio today. Before you do, self-assess the work you've done so far using the rubric below. What areas of your portfolio do you need to focus on? How can I help?


Homework  (1.) Read your A.R. book at home for at least 30 minutes and, if you choose, make a reading log entry using the Digital Reading Log. (Remember you must have made at least one entry by the end of the day Friday.) (2.) Complete your Vocabulary - Unit 3 (Mandela is Free) - Fix the Mistake, which is due tomorrow, Friday, April 29. (3.) Continue working on your Digital Portfolio. (4.) Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz.   

Building Your Digital Portfolio and Clarifying Expectations

Building Your Digital Portfolio  Up until this point many of you have been spending a sizable time on the design of your Digital Portfolio, paying special attention to themes, fonts, and colors. While this is important and will make up a portion of your Digital Portfolio's final grade, ultimately what it most important is your portfolio's content. I've included a rubric below and would like to highlight some key points. 

• Your Home page should feature an autobiographical sketch in which you introduce the purpose of your portfolio and yourself to your site's visitors. Who are you? What are your interests, your passions? You should also incorporate at lease one visual aid that represents you, which could include a picture of your family, your friends, yourself, the logo of a favorite sports team, etc. For reference, check out former student Marq's Home page below.

• On the Sixth Grade Home page you need to include a summary paragraph, in which you summarize your experiences as a 6th grader at Lakeview Middle School this year. How did you feel at the beginning of the school year? How did that change as the year progressed? What was it like being at a school that uses technology and Chromebooks as important learning tools? What did you learn? What were your favorite classes? Make sure to have a visual aid accompany your paragraph. It may be a symbol representing one of your favorite classes, a picture of you with your classmates, a photograph of one of your favorite teachers.  
• You must include at least two work samples for both your Language Arts and Social Studies pages. What digital assignments from the school year are you most proud of and want to feature as past of your Digital Portfolio? For Language Arts consider sharing your Argument Essay, your "I Am From" poem, your character trait analysis paragraph from "Eleven," or one of your many outstanding 100 Word Challenge narrative stories. For Social Studies, there is so much to choose from. Consider incorporating your Social Studies Current Event Map, you Hinduism and Buddhism video, your Journey to the Afterlife Google Slide presentation, your Hathsepsut and Ramses II Compare/Contrast paragraph, or one of your many digital maps you created. You are also welcome to post digital assignments for your other class, other than Language Arts and Social Studies. 
• Finally, for each digital assignment you showcase on your portfolio I am also asking to write a reflection on that assignment. Try addressing these questions in your reflection: What was the assignment asking you to do? What does the assignment show that you know and what does it demonstrate that you can do? Why are you proud of the assignment? What do you like about it? If you could do the assignment again, what might you do differently? Check out former student Eveny's reflection on her argument essay below.

 

Homework  (1.) Read your A.R. book at home for at least 30 minutes and, if you choose, make a reading log entry using the Digital Reading Log. (Remember you must have made at least one entry by the end of the day Friday.) (2.) Complete your Vocabulary - Unit 3 (Mandela is Free) - Fix the Mistake, which will be due Friday, April 29. (3.) Continue working on your Digital Portfolio. 

Flocabulary Vocabulary and the Star Reading Test

This week's Flocabulary vocabulary unit is inspired by the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela.

Flocabulary Vocabulary  Welcome to Unit 3 of Flocabulary's vocabulary program, which this week is inspired by the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. With Mandela as the backdrop, we have a new set of words to interact with, learn, and hopefully begin to incorporate into our own vocabulary. This week's words are: 

allegiance / chronological / context / diligent / generate / majority / meager / negotiate / obstacle / possess / poverty / prejudice / prosecute / remote / transform

After watching and interacting with the video and song a couple of times, study the words and their meanings and work on the activity Vocabulary - Unit 3 (Mandela is Free) - Fix the Mistake, which can be found in your Language Arts Google Classroom. 

Star Reading Test  Today you will take the Star Reading Test for the final time this school year in order to reassess your reading level. My hope is that each of you will show growth today compared to previous tests. Considering how dedicated many of you have been to your reading, I'm excited to see how well you do. You may take the test here. Remember, after logging in to click on "Star Reading." Read carefully. Good luck! 

Homework  (1.) Read your A.R. book at home for at least 30 minutes and, if you choose, make a reading log entry using the Digital Reading Log. (Remember you must have made at least one entry by the end of the day Friday.) (2.) Complete your Vocabulary - Unit 3 (Mandela is Free) - Fix the Mistake, which will be due Friday, April 29. (3.) Continue working on your Digital Portfolio.