Ms.+Stephens

Mrs. Stephens - sstephen@fwps.org -253-945-4740
 * 6th Grade Language Arts & Social Studies **

__ Schedule __
 * MONDAYS || Social Studies and Language Arts - each 45 minutes ||
 * TUESDAYS || Social Studies - 90 minutes ||
 * WEDNESDAYS || Language Arts - 90 minutes ||
 * THURSDAYS || Social Studies - 90 minutes ||
 * FRIDAYS || Language Arts - 90 minutes ||

READING LOGS - Students are required to do outside reading. For the 1st semester students must read at least 20 minutes 4 times a week. For the 2nd semester students must read at least 30 minutes 4 times a week. They need to be completing a reading log (found below) and turning it in EVERY MONDAY. Reading logs should be completed using novels, not magazines or comics.

See Daily Activities Below

__**Fri 10/4/13**__ Portfolios Library Visit - Reading Log Entry

__**Thurs 10/3/13**__ Review mapping quizzes and discuss possible retakes Portfolios Begin Mapping Project - Create a map of an island

__**Wed 10/2/12**__ Continue Paragraph Writing assessment. Finish as homework.

__**Tues 10/1/13**__ Mapping Quiz - quiz will cover legend, scale, direction, latitude & longitude

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 * __Mon 9/30/13__**
 * 1) Review mapping lessons for mapping quiz on Tuesday 10/1/13 Quiz will cover: Legend, Scale, Direction, Latitude & Longitude.
 * 2) Review steps of paragraph writing. Begin paragraph writing assessment.

__**Fri 9/27/13**__ Paragraph Writing: Review 1st draft of paragraph. Lesson on Revision. Students make revisions on their paragraph and write a final draft. Turn in Final Drafts. Complete as homework if not done in class.

__2nd and 4th per__: STAR Testing in the computer lab, Library Visit to check out new book, Reading time to work on filling in students reading log. __3rd per__: Review Latitude and longitude homework. Complete practice worksheets for the mapping quiz. Mapping Quiz Tuesday Oct 1st
 * __Thurs 9/26/13__**

All classes Paragraph Writing: Finish learning about RDF's and EX's. Closing Sentence Lesson. By the end of the day students should have a complete1st draft of a paragraph.
 * __Wed 9/25/13__**

__2nd per__ __3rd and 4th per__
 * __Tues 9/24/13__**
 * 1) More Latitude and longitude practice
 * 2) Land and Water features lesson
 * 1) Latitude and longitude lesson and homework

__2nd per__ __3rd and 4th per__
 * __Mon 9/23/13__**
 * 1) Latitude and longitude lessons
 * 2) Paragraph Writing: RDF's and EX's
 * 1) Direction lesson (north, south, east, west)
 * 2) Paragraph Writing: RDF's and EX's