Globetrotting Sixth Graders

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In class, you have experienced life in both a capitalist and socialist economy.  Depending on your profession and salary you may have differing opinions on which economic system is better.   In your response indicate your preference and why.

As you can see from these two examples Renaissance artists, Michelangelo and Ralpheal, were masters at the use of perspective and shadowing in order to create the 3-D effect.  Today you experiemented with these techniques.  Please take a moment and reflect on this experience.  Were you able to use these techniques effectively?  Were you more successful with one than another?  Why?

Click on the image inserted from wordle.net to see it enlarged.  You can see by the size which words were used the most.  Greek Day and Medieval Day are about the same size.  What do you think about that?

We’ve had many great days in sixth grade so far!  Help us to evaluate two of our best days by answering the following poll. Answer poll  

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Using the information that you have read about the life of a knight during Medieval Times and the code of chivalry, think about which vows are relevant for modern times.  Respond telling which vow you think is most important and how you could show it is important in your daily life. 

Refer to a copy of the Code of Chivalry here

Happy Holidays! 

This is a time of year full of family traditions. 

What are some traditions that you do with your family?  Is this a tradition that your parents did when they were young? 

We had a fun-filled culmination of our Greek unit of study last Friday, Greek Day.  You came dressed in chitons, performed Greek mythology plays, ate a Greek feast and participated in the Olympics.  

I’d like you to reflect on Greek Day,  focus on which aspect of the day you enjoyed the most.  Then write a comment telling which part of Greek Day you chose and support why.

Well, it’s official.  You are now a middle school student.   Now that you’ve had a few weeks to get used to the upstairs middle school,  please take a moment and share what you are enjoying about being in the sixth grade and any questions you have about this academic year.

Do you feel like middle school is really all that different?