Harriet Tubman

Hello 6th Grade Students!

This week we read about the incredibly heroic Harriet Tubman. After learning about her life and the Underground Railroad from our textbook and the animated movie we watched in class, what do you think are Harriet Tubman's main qualities? How do these qualities and characteristics enable her to gain freedom?

"Brother" By Maya Angelou

Hello 6th Grade Students!

This week we read an excerpt from Maya Angelou's autobiography in which she describes her wonderful brother, Bailey, and how much she loves him. In a well written paragraph use first-person narration to describe a person. Use specific details to show why this person is important to you.

Langston Hughes' Poetry

Hello 6th Grade Students!

This week we read poems by Harlem Rennaissance legend, Langston Hughes. From reading "Motto" and "Poem," which was your favorite and why? Please give detailed reasons and explanations for why you chose that poem.

The Sounds of Poetry

Hello 6th Grade Students!

Welcome to second semester!

This week we read and discussed some wonderful poems in class by Gwendolyn Brooks, Shakespeare and Ogden Nash. From all the poems we read, ("Cynthia in the Snow," "Full Fathom Five," "Nash Menagerie") which was your favorite? Why? Which poetic devices (alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, meter) did you like best in the poem you chose?