Poetry Recitation Assignment

As promised, here is a copy of the assignment from your folder:

Poetry Recitation Assignment

Each student will recite a poem or poems at least one minute and thirty seconds long. Students may read the poem, but they will get extra credit for memorizing or partially memorizing it.

Students may work together, but if two students do a joint recitation, the minimum time is three minutes.

For this assignment, you will need to do the following:

___ Choose a poem and have it approved by Mrs. Garcia
___ Read the poem and make sure you understand it.
___ Practice the poem OUT LOUD and make sure you are using all the recitation skills we’ve learn in class.
___ Time yourself and make sure you are using the right amount of time for your poem.


Poem recitations will begin on Wednesday, March 11.

Here are some websites you might want to use:


http://www.poetry4kids.com/

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/

http://poetryoutloud.org/

Happy Martin Luther King Day

I hope you are all having a good five-day weekend, thanks to the weather!

I also hope you are all busy reading your new novels and working on your projects. I am busy making up REALLY HARD TESTS for you (just kidding--they are pretty easy, IF you are a careful reader).

I know you all have traditional things that you do on most holidays, but do you have any traditions for Martin Luther King Day? Well, let me suggest one. I think it would be a good tradition to read and/or listen to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech on this holiday. To make it easy for you, I have included a link below. Why not make this a new family tradition?

Have a good day, and stay warm!

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Father Christmas

This last full school week before Christmas, we will be reading The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien, an imaginary history of Father Christmas which is very creative but not quite as bizarre as L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause, from which you read excerpts this past week. Do you think you could make up your own imaginary history of Father Christmas? Be thinking about it, as you might have a chance to do it this week.

Welcome

Welcome to the new blog for sixth grade reading! I hope to post reading schedules and news about reading class here, and I will also be blogging here about some of the things we are reading. Check back for pictures, information, polls, and more!

Here's a good way to start the blog: let's each tell about our favorite story from the reading book this year. Can you pick a favorite? After you tell which is your favorite, tell why you liked it best.

When you post a comment, remember the blog rules:

• Be nice. Don’t say anything negative about a classmate or any other person.
• Posts must be signed with your first name only. (Remember: your name starts with a capital letter!) If there are two people with your first name, add the initial of your last name.