Advanced English 6
OCTOBER 19, 22-23
To Do Today:
Set 3 goals for the day on your sticky note
 Review “Where I’m From” poems and Inquiry
discussion
 Portfolios
 Finish peer review
 Vocabulary Paint Chip Activity
 Read “Matthew Henson at the Top of the World”
and “Over the Top of the World”
 Work on vocabulary activities, personal
narrative, reading, and/or journals
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“Where I’m From” poems and
Inquiry Discussion
 What
questions do you have?
 On
the Inquiry discussion, pink highlighter is
from Mrs. Fritzinger and blue is from your
partner’s feedback.
 Some
of you did not turn in some parts. Mrs.
Fritzinger will be checking in with you.
Portfolios
Weebly site: students.weebly.com
 Login: LastnameFirstinitialMGC
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Example: FritzingerRMGC
Password: English
 Home page:
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Title that describes your sixth grade year
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One paragraph describing and reflecting on yourself as a reader, writer, and
thinker
New page for 6th grade:
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“Where I’m From” poem with reflection-Your reflection should include a
description of the assignment, as well as a reflection on what you did well
and what you would change.
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Personal Narrative with reflection-Your reflection should include a description
of the assignment, as well as a reflection on what you did well and what you
would change.
Make pages for 7th grade and 8th grade
 Publish: Create an appropriate URL
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Peer Review
 Find
your assigned partner.
 Complete
the peer review sheet. Please
make sure you give descriptive feedback so
that your partner can improve his or her work.
 Highlight
 Yellow
 Pink
on your partner’s rough draft:
is needs improvement.
or orange is good work.
STEMS: PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, &
ROOTS
Many words in the English language are made up of smaller word
stemsPREFIXES, SUFFIXES, and ROOTS.
These stems each have their own meaning, and when
combined, they make up larger words.
Learning STEMS will help you decode an unlimited number
of words.
FOR EXAMPLE:
CON + STRUC + TION = CONSTRUCTION
(together) + (BUILD) + (ACT OR STATE OF) =
the act of building together
Paint Chip Activity
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In your group: Use dictionaries
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1st color (top): Write your root
with the meaning
2nd color:
Write a derivative
from that root with definition and
part of speech (easy)
3rd color: Write another derivative
from that root with definition and
part of speech (medium)
4th color (bottom): Write a third
derivative from that root with
definition and part of speech
(hard)
ON THE BACK: Write a synonym
for each of the three derivatives
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Group 1:
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bi, bis
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mater, matr
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sci
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trib
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Group 2:
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bio
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orig
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scribe, script
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Group 4:
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graph
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ped (Latin)
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sum
Group 5:
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init
Group 3:
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saur
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gram
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super
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ped (Greek)
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sim
“Matthew Henson at the Top of the
World” (pp. 808-821) and “Over the
Top of the World” (pp. 822-826)
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Read the stories individually or with a partner. Pay attention to the
footnotes & ideas/questions in the margins of the page.
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Focus on fluent, smooth reading & clarification of meaning and
vocabulary as you read.
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As you read, take notes on the pink Habits of Mind sheet provided,
finding examples of characters who used the Habits of Mind. You
can write a one-sentence summary of how the character(s) used
the Habit(s) of Mind.
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Also, find examples of derivatives from your Greek and Latin roots as
you read. You can write the derivatives on your vocabulary sheet,
and put a star beside the derivatives from the story.
Matrix
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Personal narratives: Final papers due October 28 and
October 29
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Reading: Choice novel
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Short stories: due Monday, October 26 and Tuesday,
October 27
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Journals: Based on choice novel; see yellow sheet for
topics; due Friday, October 30 and Monday, November 2
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Vocabulary Activities: due Monday, October 26 and
Tuesday, October 27