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Learning Center Descriptions (2006-2007)


 

Week of May 21, 2007

Novel Study: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Current Events Center

Students will read the weekly Time for Kids newspaper and complete a three-paragraph critique.

 

Technology Center

Students will conduct research related to their research papers.

 

Writing Center

Students will summarize their findings based on their most recent research.
 

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Week of May 14, 2007

Novel Study: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Current Events Center

Students will read the weekly Time for Kids newspaper and complete a three-paragraph critique.

 

Technology Center

Students will conduct research related to their research papers.

 

Writing Center

Students will prepare three additional source cards based on their in-class research.
 

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Week of May 7, 2007

Novel Study: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Current Events Center

Students will read the weekly Time for Kids newspaper and complete a three-paragraph critique.

 

Technology Center

Students will conduct research related to their research papers.

 

Writing Center

Students will prepare three source cards based on their in-class research.
 

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Week of April 30, 2007

Novel Study: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Current Events Center

Students will read the weekly Time for Kids newspaper and complete a three-paragraph critique.

 

Technology Center

Students will conduct research related to their research papers.

 

Writing Center

Students will read about the research process and summarize their findings.
 

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Week of April 23, 2007

Novel Study: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Current Events Center

Students will read the weekly Time for Kids newspaper and note it on their reading logs.

 

Technology Center

Students will research and answer questions regarding coral reefs.

 

Writing Center

Students will choose from three writing experiences related to our current reading: an excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.
 

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Week of April 16, 2007

Novel Study: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Current Events Center

Students will read the weekly Time for Kids newspaper and respond to the following question: was the article related to cyber-bullying realistic?

 

Technology Center

Students will continue their work for their literary magazine submission.

 

Writing Center

Students will continue to work on their submission to the sixth grade literary magazine.
 

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Week of March 26, 2007

Novel Study: Sounder by William H. Armstrong

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Current Events Center

Students will read the weekly Time for Kids newspaper and complete a five-paragraph article review.

 

Technology Center

Students will continue their research related to the conflict in Darfur.

 

Writing Center

Students will continue to work on their submission to the sixth grade literary magazine.
 

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Week of February 26, 2007

Novel Study: Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will create dolls and reflections based on the characters in our novel.

 

Technology Center

Students will reflect on the nineteenth century experience by touring National Geographic's Underground Railroad site.
 

Writing Center

Students will write an essay based on our current theme (Topic: What could you have done to help slaves during the nineteenth century?).

 

Week of February 19, 2007

Novel Study: Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will write a short persuasive piece related to nicknames that they have received throughout their lives.  This experience is drawn from our recent short story: Names/Nombres by Julia Alvarez.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to learn about Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks.  Students will create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting both women.
 

Writing Center

Students will write a journal entry based on our current theme (Topic: Dealing with loss).

 

Week of February 12, 2007

Novel Study: Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will read the latest Time for Kids Weekly Reader and complete the corresponding handout.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to complete a handout with questions related to lightning and other weather occurrences noted in the text.
 

Writing Center

Students will write persuasive essays based on our current theme (Topic: Is it better to look back or look forward?).

 

Week of February 5, 2007

Novel Study: Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will read the latest Time for Kids Weekly Reader and complete the corresponding handout.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to learn and organize information about slave life during the nineteenth century.

 

Writing Center

Students will write persuasive essays based on our current theme (Topic: How does literacy affect your future success?).

 

Week of January 29, 2007

Novel Study: Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will read the latest Time for Kids Weekly Reader and complete the corresponding handout.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to study key vocabulary terms for our current unit.  Students will complete the corresponding handout.

 

Writing Center

Students will write personal essays based on our current theme (Topic: Would you have acted as Rosa Parks did?).

 

Week of January 22, 2007

Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will read the latest Time for Kids Weekly Reader and complete the corresponding handout.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to prepare their presentations related to world religions (see Presentation Rubric, Presentation Prewriting, Effective Presentations and Reports).

 

Writing Center

Students will write letters to the author recommending changes to the text.

 

Week of January 15, 2007

Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will read the latest Time for Kids Weekly Reader and complete the corresponding handout.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to learn about the differences between frogs and toads.

 

Writing Center

Students will prepare persuasive letters (The Topic: Convince the Tuck family to share their water with you ...)

 

Week of January 8, 2007

Novel Study: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will create a double entry journal for the chapters of Tuck Everlasting that they have read thus far.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to learn about Natalie Babbitt and find connections between her life and their own.

 

Writing Center

Students will write letters to themselves in 20 years (The Topic: Would you wish to live forever young?).

 

Week of December 18, 2006

Novel Study: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will read the latest Time for Kids Weekly Reader and complete the corresponding handout.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to conduct research and attempt to answer research questions about the polar areas of the world.

 

Writing Center

Students will use the charts created during last week's tech center to write a descriptive passage about an animal from Hatchet.

 

Week of December 11, 2006

Novel Study: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will create a paper doll based on one of the characters from Hatchet.  Students will also write a brief description of the character.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to learn about animals discussed in Hatchet.  Students will complete an imagery chart and a figurative language chart to assist them in a future writing activity (Source).

 

Writing Center

Students will prepare a persuasive piece on the following topic: can television help in preparing people for unexpected situations like those found in Hatchet.

 

Week of December 4, 2006

Novel Study: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will read the latest Time for Kids Weekly Reader and complete the corresponding handout.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to answer questions about bears indigenous to North America.  Students will also develop and answer their own questions about bears.

 

Writing Center

Students will draft a speech after reading a new short story: Zlateh the Goat.  From Aaron's point of view, students will have to convince Aaron's father to keep Zlateh rather than sell her.

 

Week of November 27, 2006

Novel Study: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Literature Circle Center

As in previous weeks, students will choose a literature circle role and participate in a discussion with their classmates.

 

Reading Center

Students will read for at least 30 minutes and complete an exit slip (fiction or non-fiction).

 

Teacher Center

Students will read the latest Time for Kids Weekly Reader and complete the corresponding handout.

 

Technology Center

Students will use the internet to define and identify the parts of an aircraft and label the drawing that is available in class.

 

Writing Center

Students will work with partners to draft a dialogue between Brian and his mother; these are characters from our novel.


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