HMS B. Herbert 6th ELA S.C.O.R.E. bherbert@shelbyed.org

Progress Reports will come home on Wednesday the 16th!  This week the students will read two short pieces on the subject of bullying.  The first is a non-fiction article dealing with cyberbullying.  We will read a short story fiction together in class.  The students will continue to work on summarizing and story sequencing.  We will […]

We had a great first full week. Our focus in literature is determining the difference between fiction and non-fiction and types of each. In fiction we are studying craft and structure in plot. In writing we will begin paragraph development and in grammar we are working on recognition of good use of pronouns and antecedents. […]

Herbert 6th ELA    Week of _____8-14____________ Selection vocabulary:phosphorescenttapering cylinder tremendously provisions edible suffice derisive receding hordes Word parts:fic- makefac- make pre-before fore- front of ion-noun maker non-not Academic Vocab:, non-fictionfictionpredictionforeshadowing short story plot Writing:Complete sentencesReading Selection:“Three Skeleton Key” Friday ClassworkHomework:GWBp1 ex1p3 Ex 1 MondayClassworkHomework:Read p 4& 5 in yellow home text TuesdayClassworkHomework:Write 1 good context […]

I enjoyed meeting you today.  Tomorrow we begin “Shark Week”.  My blog is updated on Friday evening with assignments and daily work for the week to come.  Go Huskies.

Mrs Watford has prepared the following binder for  6th to 7th ELAhttp://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1702958    

I know you are probably a bundle of emotions as you look forward to starting middle school.  This is a new and exciting time in your life.  We are going to have a fun filled, multi-faceted learning experience. What can you do to get ready? READ, READ, READ.Stretch yourself as a reader.   See you in August.

This week we are still working on Daily Grammar Practice. We are also watching the movie The Watsons Go to Birmingham and comparing it with the book by listening to certain chapters. Students do not need any supplies for the next couple of days as we are using supplies in class and engaging in classroom discussions concerning the movie/book. […]

No late work will be accepted after this Friday, May 8. Friday will be BROWN BAG DAY where students can bring an individual drink/snack to class. We will be reciting our original poetry from our poetry booklets. The 9 weeks BENCHMARK exam will take place over 2 days, May 14 & May 15. The parts-of-speech […]

The original poetry book (a compilation of 10 original poems) is due Tuesday at the end of class. We have had 4 days in the media center to work on this project. The order is listed here: Original Poetry Project 2015. The collection of poems should be put in the proper order and stapled three times […]

We will be in the media center on Monday and Tuesday as well to finish working on our dual projects. The original poetry project will be due Tuesday at the end of the period. The presentations for the poet research project will begin Wednesday, so if your child is assigned (or volunteers) to go on […]

Monday– DGP Week 9–  label the parts of speech for Monday.  We learned about odes, ballads, and epic poetry using this powerpoint. Forms of Poetry-Updated Students are to write an ODE that will be included in the Original Poetry Project. Original Poetry Project 2015 Tuesday- DGP- We will learn about limericks, sonnets, and diamante poems from the above powerpoint. We […]

Use the following websites to help you write a free verse poem based on Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” speech. http://www.write-out-loud.com/how-to-write-a-poem.html http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/news/how-to-write-a-free-verse-poem/  

Some classes will not be meeting with me during our regular class time because of the ASPIRE test, so I am including what we are doing in class on the blog in order for all classes to get caught up. TUESDAY: After listening to Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, students will complete the […]

Check out the HANDOUTS tab above for any handouts you may have LOST!  

PREPOSITIONS list

tn.actaspire.org  is the website to go to for the ACT Aspire practice user name: reading password: actaspire http://www.discoveractaspire.org/pdf/2014_exemplar_actaspire_reading.pdf (answer key- only to be used to check your answers and see why you missed what you missed)  

Students were given index cards to study the parts of speech (p-o-s) that they are struggling with. They are to create a Frayer Model on the index card for the p-o-s they are learning. These will be checked on Wednesday. Students who passed the pre-test with a HIGH grade and told me they didn’t need […]

Here is an excellent website (that you may as well get familiar with) to help you with anything grammar related. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/730/01/ In class we took a parts-of-speech pre-test. Students wrote down what particular part-of-speech they are struggling with. Here are some available resources to help. Most of these have the answers at the bottom of the […]

Students had about 15-20 minutes to complete a paragraph in class. Some did not finish, therefore it is now homework. We read the short story  “Pandora’s Box” last week and today we read a poem version. Students were then given a Type II writing assignment in class. Some had trouble remembering the short story from […]

Students- if you are struggling with parts-of-speech PLEASE play these fun, educational games. You will have to cut/paste the link in your browser! YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THERE MIGHT BE A POP QUIZ!!! HINT HINT! http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/ http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/grammar/ http://www.vocabulary.co.il/parts-of-speech/ (make sure that you click on the appropriate grade level!!)