PBS Media Literacy Quiz

Eighth graders, here is a link to the media literacy quiz you are to take as part of your homework. Please record your score after you complete the quiz and make a note of the questions that you answered incorrectly.

6th Grade Poetry Assignment

This afternoon you were given an assignment to complete for homework. You are required to:

- Compose a poem of four lines or more.

- Use rhyme scheme and meter, as well as parallelism or repetition to support the feeling and theme of your poem.

- You were given the following subjects to choose from:

1. Homework
2. Music
3. Dreams
4. "Oh No!" (You may do whatever you like with this phrase as long as it is appropriate and you follow the rest of your instructions)

Happy Writing!

Internet Citation Organizer

We are in the middle of building your research paper. By now, most of you should have found or be on your way to finding sources for your research topic. Below I have attached a link to an Internet Citation Organizer. This is a great tool to use as you work towards your bibliography. You can type the information in the blanks and print out the organizer. This keeps your information nice and neat, and makes it easy to transfer to your bibliography.

Internet Citation Organizer

Fact v. Opinion Activity

Good evening sixth graders. Below, I have posted links to two activities on fact versus opinion. One is a multiple choice quiz while the other includes some questions and a video you watch to pick out statements that are either facts and opinions. Please try to work through at both. Have fun!

Fact or Opinion Practice

Binky's Facts and Opinions

Short Story Worksheet

Hello eighth graders. I've posted the worksheet for tonight's homework assignment below.

Short Story Worksheet

In The Poet's Shoes: A WebQuest

Hello seventh grade students! Today in class you were introduced to your latest assignment--a poetry WebQuest. Together, we went over your task as well as the eight steps you will need to take to complete the quest and produce a well done finished presentation. I have posted a link to the WebQuest site below.

IN THE POET'S SHOES

Things to Remember

1. Use only the resources provided for you on the website.

2. Do not forget to fill out your Thinking About Poetry Notes to record the proper bibliographic information.

3. Use the Thinking About Poetry Questions to help you read and interpret the poems you read and complete your chart.

4. Once you choose your favorite poem (the one you will perform), use the Presentation Links to help you prepare for your presentation.

5. Before you begin, review the instructions.

A Sentence as a Poem: Photos and Story

Enjoy transforming these pictures we discussed in class today into descriptive sentences, and then into poems. Remember that each picture has a possible story behind it. Consider that as you construct your sentence and poem. Also, don't forget that your poem may not include words that are not already in your sentence. Feel free to use William Carlos Williams' The Red Wheelbarrow as a model, it is posted below. Have fun and I look forward to hearing your work.

The Red Wheelbarrow

by William Carlos Williams

so much depends

upon

a red wheel

barrow

glazed with rain

water

beside the white

chickens