Please take a second to click the button to the right to see the result of all the 6th graders hard work these last few weeks.  They have created some amazing nonprofit organizations that will surely do good for our community.
 
Click here to tell Mr. Swedberg about your reading blogging this trimester.
 
Don't forget to bring money for the cupcake walk, which will be held during Field Day this Thursday.  All proceeds go toward new gym equipment for you! 

Upcoming Dates

6/6/2013

 
We will have a history test tomorrow (Friday).
Reading Blogs are due next Wednesday.
Short Stories are due next Wednesday.
Spelling Test next Wednesday.
 
1.  Do you think President Truman should have dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?  Why (not)?
2.  What do you think was one cause of World War II?  Explain your answer.  

 

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Get Organized!

5/7/2013

 
Click the Content Organizer button on the right in order to make sure you are doing everything you need to for your nonprofit.

This week we are drafting all the necessary content.  Next week, we will be revising and creating your websites!
 
Homepage (Hook)
Mission Statement
Location
Contact Info
Donation Info
Stories
Expert Testimony
Statistics
Facts
Pictures
Video
Slogan
Solution
Destription of how the NPO works
How You Can Help
Projects
About your NPO
Info about fundraisers
 
We'll have a history test next Tuesday over the Civil War, which is found in ch. 10.  We'll be reviewing in class starting tomorrow.
 
Today, we decided as a class that successfully gathering enough information would look like this:

5-10 - Statistics (numbers)
5-20 - Facts –
2-3 - Stories
Expert Testimony –
      Find someone you know
      Email someone from a website
      Find expert testimony on a website