Mrs. Ellis

6th Grade Writing

 

Prep Period: 5th Hour (1:24 – 2:19)

Phone: (810) 676- 1242

Email: cellis@ecsd.us

 

 

 

 
 

Weekly Agenda

For the week of:  January 23 - 27

The agenda below is a guideline as to what we will be doing in class.  Please keep in mind that, as a guideline, it is subject to change!

Please check student planners for more accurate information.

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

REALISTIC FICTION

Sharing

 

REALISTIC FICTION

Sharing

 

REALISTIC FICTION

HALF DAY

Sharing

 

 

REALISTIC FICTION

HALF DAY

Sharing

End of Marking Period / Semester

 

 

No School

 

 

 

 

Thank you for checking Parent Connect!  I'm so glad that you're finding it to be a useful tool : )

Parents, if you haven't yet, please check Parent Connect (or encourage your child to check Student Connect) regularly.  Grades will be posted in the classroom periodically. 

Thanks!

 

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Our Writer's Workshop model is based on the Lucy Calkins series.  While the original series was designed for elementary students, we have modified the lessons to be more sophisticated for our middle school students. 

Use the links below to get a better look at the units we will be studying.

 

Narrative Writing Unit

http://www.unitsofstudy.com/iuos/tocRaising.asp

 

Expository Essay Unit (Breathing Life Into Essays)

http://www.unitsofstudy.com/iuos/tocBreathing.asp

 

Realistic Fiction Unit

http://www.unitsofstudy.com/iuos/tocFiction.asp

 

Literary Essay Unit

http://www.unitsofstudy.com/iuos/tocEssays.asp