1. FIRST BLOCK PLEASE READ SILENTLY UNTIL ANNOUNCEMENTS Language Arts: Welcome come in an sit down. Please take out your notebooks, pencils and projects and clear everything else off of your desk

2. Warm Up: Vocabulary Story Use the following vocabulary words to write a story about language arts class:  Exposition  Drama  Media  Fiction  Plot  Climax  Genre  Poetry  Text Features

3. Warm Up: Vocabulary Squares’ Word- Genre Your Own Definition:6 th Grade Sentence: Synonym and Antonym:Illustration:

4. Homework Choose two vocabulary words and complete a word square for each. Use list you copied in the notebook.

5. Plot Diagram 2 1 3 4 5

6. Just Because I’m A teacher Just because I’m a teacher Doesn’t mean I’m perfect, Doesn’t mean I live at school, Doesn’t mean I know everything, But it does mean I love learning. Just because I love learning Doesn’t mean I don’t have fun, Doesn’t mean I’m better than my students, Doesn’t mean I’m always right, But it does mean I will do all I can to help you succeed. Just because I will do all I can to help you succeed, Doesn’t mean I’ll do everything for you, Doesn’t mean I will be easy on you, Doesn’t mean you will succeed, But it does mean I’m a teacher.

7. Just because I’m eleven Doesn’t mean I’m _______________ But it does mean I’m _______________ Just because I’m _______________ Doesn’t mean I’m _______________ But it does mean I’m _______________ Just because I’m _______________ Doesn’t mean I _______________ Doesn’t mean I’m ______________ But it does mean I’m ___________ Just because I’m _______________ Doesn’t mean I’m ______________ But it does mean I’m eleven

8. Reading Poetry Guidelines Readers  Stand tall with confidence  Read in a loud clear voice  Relax it is just some 6 th graders Audience  Silent  RESPECTFUL  Keep comments to yourself  Snaps