2014 OTA Poetry Contest!

It’s that time of year again… time to get ready for OTA’s annual Poetry Contest!

School wide contest will be held Tuesday, April 22nd.

 The more you practice, the more confidant you will be.

Choose ONE poem from the Core Knowledge Poetry Selection (6th Grade Core Knowledge Poems) OR any passage from Shakespeare.

OTA Poetry Competition

Click here the printable version of OTA Poetry Competition 2013 Guidelines.

Writing Prompt of the Week Q2

Every other week, Team 6 members will be assigned a writing prompt.

Steps to complete and pass a writing prompt assignment:

1) Draft your essay or story in your 5 subject notebook (make sure you skip lines).

2) Have at least 3 people read your essay or story (a classmate, a parent, a teacher).

3) Revise and edit your essay or story.

4) Post your essay or story to your blog

Q2 Prompt of the Week Wk 1Q2 Prompt of the Week (Wk 3):

A letter of gratitude

Q2 Prompt of the Week Wk 5

 Q2 Prompt of the Week Wk 7

Word Study Multiple Choice Exams Q1

After you’ve completed your word study vocabulary activities, complete the 20 question multiple choice exam for up to 2 project points*

Multiple choice exam 1

word study 1

Multiple choice exam 2

2

Multiple choice exam 3

3

*2 project points earned if exam is passed on the first try.  1 project point earned if multiple attempts are needed.