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Point of View PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/rxkaciahvwmijol8z33tceip3s1pybys

Point of View Notes https://app.box.com/s/om6vdhjg4kxlohjwkdnpmk8hlehaod3k

Point of View Worksheet https://app.box.com/s/wuxdsezbkie6x9geeyjf256zngzld8b7

Realistic Fiction PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/ivx9fsszzz55of30dhqu32egtqyplzmh

Realistic Fiction Notes https://app.box.com/s/qsj2q0s1xotq7vaywzdegsjdo5n77519

Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/lluqwcsu9c65o2l0qd78

Character Traits PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/hrar58ohu7os2ycve92o

Explicit vs. Implicit Notes https://app.box.com/s/svgxhpeojp355otkr35zo1gl8bv2im1y

Science Fiction PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/96efaq5be2ivc4mazkp7

Horror Fiction PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/372b23j1k8ssvwugrnqsysgne5ossqtb

Horror Fiction Notes https://app.box.com/s/vtvq9o1lk6qi35a09maqlzjgf3q5zloz

Conflict PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/3d6rfnn1enp56ui2tmlcpn3x78zl8epk

Conflict Notes, Example, and Homework https://app.box.com/s/1052o1jb27rw77j0d4x6tr4jjkdhs8cn

Main Idea and Supporting Details PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/0wb4gfk4750uwgwcbyhd

Main Idea and Supporting Details PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/arlqgaw5g6fmbqtxz8cs

Author's Purpose PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/m8hhjchy8ubm3ev9ibrl

Elements of a Plot Diagram https://app.box.com/s/xw38gi1d3flt7604ishz

Close Reading PowerPoint https://sachem.box.com/s/0k1nv3iyk4cjpvkytaej

Effective Leads PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/q14t10izcy5ekpl83tl7grzbe25tziel

Idioms PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/basnrse9gmx6ohtkq8f0

Personification PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/g3nvemhptqxx3g1vfzo1

Theme Notes https://app.box.com/s/8rwy97qqx8m2lc55bpkrnym0ep5khuk1

What is Theme? https://app.box.com/s/8l0fhq0gn1oxrskpv3z8s8p8eqpoookd

Theme https://app.box.com/s/l60igaz2n3ldo40xca0cccg43masvsd5

Theme Common Topics https://app.box.com/s/sz5fall27oxr1mw33e69k08e44pqs4o5

List of Common Themes https://app.box.com/s/44sq3r2sg0q2p7xwltpyhb6nilgp6376

Setting and Theme Pohttps://app.box.com/s/mxkga24ky78b11o1y2o3y9uexewfu92ewerPoint

Tall Tale PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/hw1gk4xayha345qobcz0q18tz2bnqga0

Flashback and Foreshadow PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/2xmjiarpd8gwfv9g4nu5nv0q61q99p4m

Remember to use F.U.N as a reading strategy!

F- ind (find your answer in the text)

U- nderline (underline your information or answer)

N- umber (number what you underlined with the

               number of the question you are answering)

Final Exam Review Packet

https://app.box.com/s/41hvv6yvdhbl1js2309slll3nte4l95u

How to log onto Brainpop:

Username: Sachem

Password: Sachem

*Brainpop video*

Similes and Metaphors  http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/similesandmetaphors/

Uniqueness Writing https://app.box.com/s/9xjgh5svutvwvglr7f6i4rmg6177ha1t

What is a Paragraph? https://app.box.com/s/ktiuwc14i7jqlc3ti9xc2sw2zdbrp5xx

Building a Paragraph Graphic Organizer https://app.box.com/s/ie37zbwzh2obaatxkkjx9wg4skwa4mu6

Informative Writing- Bullying Essay Example https://app.box.com/s/lwhmuo8i1ndha8p2bkset1qgawqfr1la

Informative Writing- Bullying Essay Outline Requirements  https://app.box.com/s/rd1a6bbmcjkg84qviatyttw3ygkduvoq

Informative Writing Bullying Essay Edit Checklist  https://app.box.com/s/tjmorpi6msk9rgd12rabqdz8fjh189jm

*You Tube Videos & Activity Worksheets*

Characterization/Character Traits  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8mgZANm9CE

Explicit vs. Implicit Family Involvement Activity https://app.box.com/s/aik4r1ha8u54f78il9v63ae45531lx6v

Explicit vs. Implicit Activity https://app.box.com/s/l2xughb00kj9phl94artjm5az727z2gc

Horror Fiction Family Activity https://app.box.com/s/v6xgo6bqscnlg7fj6a8zoz75pv30ba7u

Horror Fiction "Rings On Her Fingers" Activity & Plot Diagram Worksheet  https://app.box.com/s/s56eqzxp8fg4o7d6y7lsl4v5npw89f6x

Horror Fiction Scary Story Guidelines https://app.box.com/s/4q3g8t5k5fryymyuk9s60nfkddank1kt

Horror Fiction Story Starters

https://app.box.com/s/laa1o5epj0p8mxmpewti7p8ftiwcc9b4

Horror Fiction The 5 W's of Scary Story Writing  https://app.box.com/s/j0iyyf9o0nsk6ykd9p7vyfx0auo659l5

Science Fiction "The Fun They Had" Mechanical Teacher Writing Assignment https://app.box.com/s/3zgvhjwj7nfs6smvbs1afsla0qq1mg3u

Dialogue video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U7lm8ZnX6w

Dialogue video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwNp3nt-VgM

Dialogue Rules https://app.box.com/s/zz8u3ul1ognmtxedjpekgpe7qqh4baei

Dialogue Said is Dead Tag Worksheet https://app.box.com/s/s9ccmsaygdwpfmfb8racmmimtd9xx207

Dialogue Notes and Example Worksheet https://app.box.com/s/f4nfkrga87bprk8kspexk4uyww3j0vb9

Elements of Setting  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltE8tfhhGdM

Setting  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeaOkScooQI

Setting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq8bVo72oa4

Personification

Personification Worksheet

https://app.box.com/s/dzb95q0j2662jmek0plx

What is Personification? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwABr6pNe1M

Beauty and the Beast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Gzk-8J-Y4

Toy Story and Nemo

Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2LXmhPD3iA

Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2hHXOepj4M

Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8muSkXjPHE

Theme (Disney) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JizzEzcuK98

Author's Purpose  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq5g3X6b38s    Slides

Realistic Fiction Short Stories

"Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros
"Tuesday of the Other June" by Norma Fox Mazer

Nonfiction Magazine Article

"The Problem with Bullies" by Sean Price

Horror Fiction Short Story

"Rings On Her Fingers" by Alvin Schwartz

Science Fiction Short Stories

"The Fun They Had" by Isaac Asimov

"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury

Poetry

"Primer" by Rita Dove

During the second and third marking period students will be reading the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.  This is a fantasy adventure novel based on Greek mythology narrated in first person.

About the Author http://www.rickriordan.com/

Interview with the Author https://www.schooltube.com/video/3d884bd5c84a41e78935/Rick%20Riordan%20Interview

The Lightning Thief Overview of Novel http://jhoertel.edu.glogster.com/book-sell-sample/

Author Study PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/fb3ruwbyhg51xsyepui0o3c8v9qu0n3y

The Lightning Thief Introduction PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/7qt3or536dkkxjac5zzz4bnfj2qmusr7

Mythology PowerPoint https://app.box.com/s/u7e3dmkjfg805wyieknurnzlwlibb8ml

Overview of the Titan and Gods video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5gRZ-C0vOc

Chapters 1-4 Vocabulary http://www.flashcardmachine.com/3522020/q8p8

God and Goddess Character flashcards http://www.flashcardmachine.com/machine/?read_only=3514371&p=u96b

Greek God overview video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dc_mkH2pGE

Vocabulary https://app.box.com/s/lmiw1d21w5girgwlworfv0swegsshas6

Vocabulary Worksheet https://app.box.com/s/8limact9iezblp88a2qwn2xk5697a5uw

Chapter Outline Blank Sheet https://app.box.com/s/nhmjlwv2wcvjshgaboerxarv0eyf8amz

Camp Half-Blood https://app.box.com/s/95gnamllfdd6j7cvf3kjo57gegpkn6cv

The Underworld https://app.box.com/s/2mchswu94qp06fmlb1cm2ypscizpytd8

Chapter 1 Notes https://app.box.com/s/69fkp6aeht3ays6uxx3f7j7wq4wzmbhi

Chapter 2 Notes https://app.box.com/s/4lotlgtb6j1p0laurwjjpnq8001bt4u8

Chapter 3 Notes https://app.box.com/s/z7nqs9fdrdpof2zr6mrhe2a52n7h0hgn

http://my.ccsd.net/userdocs/documents/qP2lEuWcYaAQAtMW.pdf Click this link to read "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros

http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/westms/departments/english/6th%20grade%20short%20story%201%20Tuesday%20of%20the%20Other%20June.pdf Click this link to read the short story, "Tuesday of the Other June"

http://schools.birdvilleschools.net/cms/lib2/TX01000797/Centricity/Domain/2727/The%20Problem%

20with%20Bullies.pdf Click this link to read the article, "The Problem With Bullies" from class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or0ubfZHIrg

 Click on this link to listen to the audio version of "Rings On Her Fingers" by Alvin Schwartz

https://app.box.com/s/bt1di92bqsnllyjf0hx3rtrk0p0r049j

Click on this link to read "Rings On Her Fingers" by Alvin Schwartz

Close Reading

Article 1: The Force of Magnetism (View Close Reading PowerPoint)

Article 2: Ancient Economies Egypt & India

Text Features Worksheet https://sachem.box.com/s/3gm8pc7x6dxwyndzmwl5

During the fourth marking period students will be reading the novel Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli.  This novel has both elements of realistic fiction and tall tale written in third person point of view. 

About the author Jerry Spinelli PPT

Required Supplies

- One Binder 
- Loose Leaf Paper
- 6 Dividers
- Two Marble Notebooks
- Take Home Folder

*Additional Supplies We Frequently Use:

- Crayons

- Colored Pencils

- Glue

- Scissors

- Highlighters

*Please bring your agenda to class every day!

If you would like to contact me please send a note to school with your child.

Additional Contact Information:

Phone: 631-471-1850

Email: creardon@sachem.edu.

Map Skills PowerPoint

https://app.box.com/s/3bpi6h8xba4m07h82vkrd8tjcekr908b