ELA 4/15-4/19

This week we are working hard on drafting our research papers.  Today we are reviewing how to add quotes and paraphrase and how to correctly cite them within our work.  Rough drafts will hopefully be near completition by the end of the week! Vocab unit 9 is due in the...

ELA 4/8-4/12

Welcome back and Happy April! This week we are continuing our research papers and starting off with when to paraphrase and when to quote. Next we will move into completing an outline for our paper. As we complete these topics, we will hopefully be ready to start our...

ELA 3/25-3/27

Happy Easter and Happy Spring Break! For this short week, all classes will be focusing on relevant research and paraphrasing verse quoting.  We are hoping to begin writing our papers after break! I hope you all have a wonderful, relaxing break!

ELA 3/18-3/21

Happy Spring!!! This week we will begin Lesson 6 of our research paper.  So far the students are moving right along and have begun to find their websites and sources for their paper. This week will focus on expanding our research question and learning about MLA...

ELA 3/11-3/15

This week, we begin our week 2 journey of our research paper.  The students have all selected a topic and written a thesis to be researched.  We have started evaluating online sources to check for credibility.  We will start the week off by examing webpages and using...

ELA 3/4-3/8

This week begins our research paper! For about 4 weeks, the students will be working on a research paper in which the topic will be assigned, but the students will have a choice of the specific subject matter. 6th Grade: Famous Black Americans and how they changed the...