Today in 6A & 6B

ENGLISH: Today we started our shortened week with our Grammar unit; we are studying Nouns and Pronouns, which is largely review for almost all students. There will be a Vocabulary and Grammar test this coming Friday. Results from last week's make-up grammar quiz show a vast improvement in understanding of the concepts and the grades are posted now on Sycamore. Students will get their tests back tomorrow.

LITERATURE: In 6A we continued with our short story examination of Dragon Dragon where we practiced making inferences. Students needed to piece together intel from the text along with what they know about certain types of actions and make a judgement or conclusion about a certain character. For example: Inference = the King is a coward. Evidence = He has a problem with a dragon. He looks around for someone else to deal with the dragon rather than solving the problem himself. He offers a significant reward for this prize. Conclusion = The king is afraid to deal with the dragon himself, avoids the problem at all costs despite being the leader, therefore he is a coward.

RELIGION: We learned about Fr. John Newmann today.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Today was a review period for our chapter test tomorrow. Again, I guided students to the sections they should study to do well on the test, but this is not an all-encompassing guide for success. Some students want to employ their own methods, and this is encouraged. Quizlet is allowed for studying. Re-reading the chapter is encouraged (roughly 20 pages). The test will have a true/false section. A chapter vocabulary section, and a written section regarding the 7 shared characteristics of civilizations (hint: the chapter only covers one).

MATH (8:00 class) pg 58-59 1-20  (9:00 class)  pg 76 11-30