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Kathy Ginter
Language Arts Teacher
kginter@isd622.org
651-748-6613
Period 1: Oak Team
Period 2: Oak Team
Period 3: Pine Team
Period 5: Oak Team
Period 6: Oak Team
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Last Webaloo update: June 6, 2008
Last Parent Portal update: June 6, 2008
Mid-Trimester 3 Grades posted to office: April 22, 2008
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Trimester 1 Began: Tuesday, September 4
Ended: Thursday, November 29
Trimester 2 Began: Monday, December 3
Ended: Friday, February 29
Trimester 3 Began: Wednesday, March 5
Ended: Thursday, June 5
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Ancient Civilization Test - Wednesday, June 4
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Seed Folks Final Test - Tuesday, June 3
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Collection 7 Test - Wednesday, May 28
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Seed Folks Quiz 2 - Tuesday, May 13
chapters: Leona, Sam, Virgil, Sae Young
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The Sneetches - Poetry Quiz - Friday, May 2
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Seed Folks Quiz 1 - Thursday, April 24
chapters: Kim, Ana, Wendell, Gonzalo
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Collection 6 Test - Monday, April 14
selections:
What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything? by Avi
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov
The Nightingale by Hans Christian Anderson
The test will include questions about:
characters, setting, plot, conflict, morral lesson,
simile, irony, and vocabulary (use and synonyms)
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Spelling update for Trimester 3
Beginning with Spelling Lesson 22, each spelling lesson
will include 4 Greek or Latin Root words.
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Reading Counts - Trimester 3
Reading Counts Agreement - Part 1: due 3/10/08
Pass a test on one book by 4/16/08
Reading Counts Agreement - Part 2: due 4/25/08
Pass a test on a second book by 5/28/08
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Monday, March 3
No School
Tuesday, March 4
No School
Wednesday, March 5
First Day of Trimester 3
Collection 6: The Writer's Craft
Literary Devices - Notes pp 538-539
Practice 1, p. 539, "imagery"
Redwall - chapter 9 (audio)
Thursday, March 6
Library: Hours 2, 3, 6
Figurative Language
Making the Connection-worksheet
Reading Counts Agreement - Part 1 3/10/08
Friday, March 7
"Fish" - pp. 557-565, 1-6 3/11/08
TFK - cybersafe
Handwriting
Redwall - chapter 10 summary
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Monday, March 10
"Fish" - pp. 557-565, 1-6
TFK - cybersafe worksheet
Spelling 22 - 3/13/08
Redwall - chapters 11-12 (audio)
Tuesday, March 11
"Fish" p. 567, 1-2, 4-6
Collection 6 Vocab
Wednesday, March 12
Collection 6 Vocab p. 556
Antonyms p. 568, 1-4
Thursday, March 13
Assertions pp. 569-571, 1-4, 1-4
Vocab Dev. p. 572, Practice 1 and 2
Spelling 22 Test
Journal 1
Friday, March 14
Roller Skating Field Trip
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March 17 - March 21
No school - Spring Break !
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Monday, March 24
Seed Folks #1
Eleven p. 573, Connection & Quickwrite
Holt Reader pp. 205-209 - 3/26/08
Spelling 24 - 3/28/08
Tuesday, March 25
Holt Reader pp. 205-211
Seed Folks #2
TFK - kids worksheet
Wednesday, March 26
Seed Folks #3
Eleven p. 578, 1-7
Handwriting p. 1
Thursday, March 27
Holt Reader pp. 212-219 - 3/31/08
Seed Folks #4
Mrs. Price's point of view
Journal 2
Friday, March 28
Holt Reader pp. 212-221
Mustang. Min. Review for March - 4/02/08
Spelling 24 Test
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Monday, March 31
Seed Folks #6 - 4/02/08
SF First Thoughts - Kim
TFK-Iraq
Spelling 25 - 4/04/08
Tuesday, April 1
The Fun pp. 581-586, 1-5 - 4/03/08
Seed Folks #6 - Kim
Wednesday, April 2
Reading Day
Journal 3
Thursday, April 3
The Fun p. 588, 1-4
SF First Thoughts - Ana
Handwriting p. 2
Friday, April 4
Nightingale pp. 589-601, 1-13 - 4/09/08
Seed Folks #7 - Ana - 4/08/08
Spelling 25 Test
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Monday, April 7
Seed Folks #7
Nightingale pp. 589-601, 1-13 - 4/09/08
SF: Thoughts - Kim & Ana
Spelling 26 - 4/11/08
Tuesday, April 8
Nightingale p. 602, 1-4 - 4/10/08
SF: First Thoughts - Wendell
TFK - solutions
Wednesday, April 9
Seed Folks #8 - Wendell - 4/11/08
Comparing Stories - worksheet - 4/11/08
Journal 4
Thursday, April 10
Seed Folks #8
Comparing Stories - worksheet
Study Guide - Collection 6 Test - 4/14/08
Handwriting p. 3
Friday, April 11
Spelling 26 Test
SF: Wendell - Later thoughts / If I could tell
Study Guide - Collection 6 Test
Collection 6 Test Practice:
pp. 612-613, 1-5
p. 614, 1-8
p. 615, 1-5
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Monday, April 14
Collection 6 Test - Today!
Library: Hours 2, 3, 6
Spelling 27 - 4/18/08
Tuesday, April 15
MCA Testing: Reading 1 & 2
Seed Folks - Gonzalo
Wednesday, April 16
MCA Testing: Reading 3 & 4
Seed Folks #9 - Gonzalo - front
TFK - allergies
Thursday, April 17
Seed Folks #9 - back
Collection 7 Poetry - notes - 4/21/08
Handwriting p. 4
Friday, April 18
Seed Folks - Study Guide 1 - 4/23/08
Poetry Key Terms - 4/22/08
Journal 5
Spelling 27 Test
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Monday, April 21
Poetry Key Terms
Study Guide 1 - 4/23/08
The Sea pp. 623-625, 1-3, 1-5
RC Agreement - Part 2 - 4/25/08
Spelling 28 - 4/25/08
Tuesday, April 22
MCA Testing: Math 1 & 2
TFK - Building Green - 4/24/08
Wednesday, April 23
Holt Reader pp. 224-229
TFK-Building Green
MCA Testing: Math 3 & 4
Thursday, April 24
Holt Reader pp. 224-231
Dickinson poem #1
Friday, April 25
Seed Folks #10 - Leona - 4/29/08
Dickinson poem #2
Handwriting p. 5
Spelling 28 Test
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Monday, April 28
Seed Folks #10
Dickinson poem - comments on back
Holt Reader pp. 232-234
Spelling 29 - 5/02/08
Tuesday, April 29
Holt Reader pp. 235-240 - 5/01/08
TFK - Campaign - 5/01/08
Hours 1 & 2 - MAP Test - Reading
Wednesday, April 30
Hour 2 - Author in Residence:
Lisa Bullard
Hours 5 & 6 - MAP Test - Reading
Sneetches Quiz - 5/02/08
Seed Folks #11 - Sam - 5/02/08
Thursday, May 1
Hour 2 - Author in Residence:
Lisa Bullard
Seed Folks #11
Sneetches - study guide
Friday, May 2
Hour 2 - Author in Residence:
Lisa Bullard
Holt Reader pp. 241-244
Spelling 29 Test
Hour 5 - Writing: Ode
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Monday, May 5
Permission Form for Grade 6
Field Trip on June 5:
Return to 1st Hour teacher by 5/09/08
Seed Folks #12 - Virgil - 5/07/08
3 Poems - worksheets
Spelling 30 - 5/09/08
Tuesday, May 6
Seed Folks #12
Holt Reader pp. 247-251
Witch of Willowby poem - #1 only
Wednesday, May 7
Seed Folks #13 - Sae Young - 5/09/08
Witch of Willowby poem - 1-4
End & Internal Rhyme examples - 5/09/08
Thursday, May 8
Seed Folks #13
Witch of Willowby poem - 5 on back
End & Internal Rhyme examples copied
Friday, May 9
End & Internal Rhyme - finish
Seed Folks - Study Guide 2 - 5/13/08
( Quiz 2 - 5/13/08 )
Handwriting p. 6
Journal 6 - part 1
Spelling 30 Test
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Monday, May 12
Study Guide 2
Comparison Poem - top half
Journal 6 - part 2
Spelling 31 - 5/16/08
Tuesday, May 13
Seed Folks - Quiz 2
Seed Folks - Read "Curtis"
pp. 40-45
Writing: Comparison Poem - list ( not Hour 3 )
Ode prewrite, part 1 ( not Hour 3 )
Wednesday, May 14
Hours 1, 3, 5: READING DAY !
Writing - 2 Drafts: Comparison Poem
Ode (not Hour 3)
Thursday, May 15
Seed Folks Character Study - Curtis
Figurative Lang. Practice p. 656, 1-10
Friday, May 16
Final Copy: Comparison Poem & Ode
Spelling 31 Test
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Monday, May 19
MAP Test: Language Usage - Hour 1
Seed Folks: Nora
AC: Read pp. 165-173
Collection 7 Practice Test pp. 676-679
Spelling: Greek & Latin review - 5/23/08
Tuesday, May 20
AC: worksheet for pp. 165-173
Wednesday, May 21
MAP Test: Language Usage - Hour 5
AC: worksheet for pp. 165-173
Seed Folks: Character Study - Nora
Greek & Latin Roots flash cards
Thursday, May 22
Seed Folks: Maricela
Greek & Latin Roots flash cards
TFK: Olympics
Friday, May 23
Seed Folks: Character Study - Maricela
AC: Read pp. 174-179
Spelling 31 Test
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Monday, May 26
No School
Tuesday, May 27
Seed Folks: Amir
AC: worksheet for pp. 174-179
Handwriting p. 7
Spelling 32 - 5/30/08
Wednesday, May 28
Seed Folks: Character Study - Amir
AC: Read pp. 180-185
Collection 8 - pp. 690-691
Handwriting p. 8
Thursday, May 29
Seed Folks: read "Florence"
character study - 6/02/08
AC: worksheet for pp. 180-185
read pp 186-190
Holt Reader - The Dog of Pompeii
pp. 254-260
Handwriting p. 9
Friday, May 30
Seed Folks: character study - Florence
AC: worksheet for pp. 186-190
worksheet for pp 196-198
Holt Reader pp. 254-265
Handwriting p. 10
Spelling 32 Test
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Monday, June 2
AC: worksheet for pp. 199-203
worksheet for pp. 209-212
Seed Folks - study guide
Holt Reader pp. 254-269
Spelling 33 - 6/04/08
Tuesday, June 3
Seed Folks - Final Test
Holt Reader pp. 254-271
AC: study guide
Wednesday, June 4
Ancient Civilization - Final Test
Spelling 33 Test
Thursday, June 5
Last Day of School: all students
meet in their first hour
classroom by 8:00 a.m.
Friday, June 6
No school for students
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If you are a dreamer,
come in,
If you are a dreamer,
a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er,
a magic bean buyer . . .
If you're a pretender,
come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-
golden tales to spin.
Come In!
Come in!
-Shel Silvertein |
