Today in 6A!

ENGLISH: Starting our Grammar week, we looked at end marks and the many uses of commas for punctuation. This should be mostly review for these students so we moved swiftly through the first 3 sections of the chapter. Students should take note of the many ways in which commas are used. A friendly reminder that this Friday will be the combines Vocabulary/Grammar test for unit 7/chapter 11.

LITERATURE: In this segment of "The Wednesday Wars," we discussed how Holling's perceived impression of Mrs. Baker does not necessarily align with her described actions. He is convinced from the start of the novel that Mrs. Baker is out to get him, yet is surprised at every turn when she shows compassion, deference, and a keen sense of how best to reach this young man. This dichotomy seems to set us up for something big in their characters' development.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We advance our look at early Indus culture and civilization to examine the Mauryian Empire under Chandragupta. These three lessons will be completed at a faster pace than the previous three, a detail that will impact students' preparation for the Chapter test. Last week I had announced that our Social Studies test will be this upcoming Friday. Over the weekend I decided that since our Christmas concert is Thursday evening, and our rehearsal schedule all week will erode some of our instructional time, that this test should be bumped to next Tuesday, December 18.