MORNING ROUTINE April 3-5 IS 6 th Grade ~ Ms. Nelson

OPA FIGHT SONG: We are the Champions hear us shout! Our school is great there is no doubt With professors who believe That we will all achieve! They teach our lessons in 8 ways So we’ll remember all our days We can do math, write, and read So we know that we’ll succeed We’re OPA Champions through and through. We love to come to school each day To learn the standards as we play We think OPA is such fun And our homework is always done! Our music classes are a blast Our OPA memories will all last! We can sing, dance, and draw So let’s hear a huge hurrah! We love OPA Rah! Rah! Rah!

WORD ANALYSIS WARM-UP Wednesday, April 3: Analogies Earthquake : destruction :: disease : fever Read as: Earthquake IS TO destruction AS disease IS TO fever What type of analogy is this? (Use your Book of Words!)

WORD ANALYSIS WARM UP Earthquake : destruction :: disease : fever This is a CAUSE AND EFFECT Analogy An Earthquake CAUSES destruction in the same way that DISEASE causes fever. Create your own CAUSE AND EFFECT ANALOGY. Record it in your Word Analysis notebook.

WORD ANALYSIS WARM-UP Thursday, April 4: Analogies Sleep : dream :: plant : harvest Read as: Sleep IS TO dream AS plant IS TO harvest What type of analogy is this? (Use your Book of Words!)

WORD ANALYSIS WARM UP Sleep : dream :: plant : harvest This is a SEQUENCE Analogy Sleeping leads to dreaming the same way planting leads to a harvest. The items are in a sequence, meaning one comes before the other. Create your own SEQUENCE ANALOGY. Record it in your Word Analysis notebook.

WORD ANALYSIS WARM-UP Friday, April 5: Analogies Dirty : filthy :: clean : spotless Read as: Dirty IS TO filthy AS clean IS TO spotless What type of analogy is this? (Use your Book of Words!)

WORD ANALYSIS WARM UP Dirty : filthy :: clean : spotless This is a DEGREE Analogy Dirty and filthy are not quite synonyms, because one is more intense than the other. Filthy is dirty to a whole new level, or degree. Filthy is more than dirty, as spotless is more than clean. Create your own DEGREE ANALOGY. Record it in your Word Analysis notebook.