Christine M. Dickey (Ms. D.)
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Gifted Language Arts and Literature
LBJ Middle School
6811 Taylor Ranch Rd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Chamber E11 - The Realm
505-898-1492 (school)
505-226-2108 (Google Phone)
email:  christine.dickey@aps.edu
Distance Learning Office Hours:
Mondays 10:00 -3:00
Tuesdays-Fridays 8:00 -10:00 

Distance Learning is underway! Here's the class Google Meeting schedule:
Advisory
Mondays @ 9:00
6th Grade
Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 10:25
7th Grade
Wednesdays and Fridays @ 10:25
8th Grade 
5th Period - Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 1:05 
6th Period - Wednesdays and Fridays @ 1:05

​Monday - Advisory Only - 9/21
1.  How it's made video share
2.  Watch one of your choice and summarize it on a Google Slide
Tuesday, 9/22
6th Grade
1.  Fill out agenda & D.'s Daily Journaling
2. Vocabulary Homework for list 3 due.  Test is today! Next week is our first review week.  There is no homework, but you should review all the words from our first three lists!
3. Grammar Grab - Common and Proper Nouns
4.  "Freak the Mighty" ch. 1 - 2 read aloud. 

8th Grade (5th Period) 
1. Fill out agenda & D.'s Daily
2. Vocabulary!  Intermission #1 "de" homework due and test!  
3.  New List given - List 13 Part 1 and homework assigned.  
4.  "The Lottery" Questions and Analysis (due  Thursday)
5.  Another podcast example shared (Go Dog, Go!)

Wednesday, 9/23 (Vocabulary & Writing Day)
7th Grade
1. Fill out agenda & D.'s Daily
2. Vocabulary! WWW List 2 Part 1 homework due!  Test is today.  
3.  WWW List 2 Part 2 given.
4.   Mountain Language Week 2 - try it on your own!
5.  D.'s Weekly Editing #3 - Lonesome Bob's

8th Grade (6th Period)
1. Fill out agenda & D.'s Daily
2. Vocabulary!  Intermission #1 "de" homework due and test!  
3.  New List given - List 13 Part 1 and homework assigned.  
4.  "The Lottery" Questions and Analysis (due  Thursday)
5.  Another podcast example shared (Go Dog, Go!)

Thursday, 9/24
6th Grade
1. D.'s Daily - after today's take a picture of all our entries so far and submit them in Google Classroom
2.  "Freak the Mighty" ch. 3 - 4 (the Subjects of the Realm read to me!)
3.  Six-Word Summaries for all the pages read (we'll do some of this together)

8th Grade (5th Period)
1.  D.'s Daily
2.  D.'s Weekly Editing
3. Finish Poetry Notes (finally!) 
4.  Google Slides Poetry Quest - find and analyze one of each type of poem from our notes.  Example will be shown in class.  
  
Friday, 9/25
AGENDA CHECK DUE FOR ALL GRADES BY 3:00 TODAY
7th Grade
1.  D.'s Daily - Amazing Story Generator - your prompts!
3.  "Tuck Everlasting" - ch.  1 - 3  (Subjects of the Realm Read to me!). 
4.  Synopsis and predictions.

8th Grade (6th Period)
1.  D.'s Daily
2.  D.'s Weekly Editing
3. Finish Poetry Notes (finally!) 
4.  Google Slides Poetry Quest - find and analyze one of each type of poem from our notes.  Example will be shown in class.  

Supplies for 2020-21
One binder or 3-subject spiral (yes... even for distance learning)
Once we Return to in-person School:
6th grade: one green folder
7th grade: one purple folder
8th grade: one black folder
1 Composition Book
Your Language Arts Notebook (you should already have this  since it was set up during distance learning) 
1 box of Kleenex
1 pack/box of pencils to be donated to the Realm
1 pack college ruled notebook paper to be donated to the Realm
I gladly accept ongoing donations of:
Kleenex
Clorox Wipes
Hand Sanitizer
Packs of lined paper (college ruled preferred)
Packs of pencils

Join Quizlet!
6th grade
https://quizlet.com/join/QCGwcGBjh
7th grade
https://quizlet.com/join/ZB6Ct6gHT
8th grade
5th Period: https://quizlet.com/join/dX2w5QVmr
6th Period: https://quizlet.com/join/DqsA2jzaE
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​Cell Phones
Cell phones are not allowed in the Realm during instructional time... not even in your pocket. Place them somewhere else while you are in a Google Meeting.  Once we are back in school, either leave them in your locker, or in my Device Depot in class.  You will be reunited with your phone when you leave the Realm. Information about this is also in the syllabus.

Quote of the Week:
​"What my teacher says:  The turtles are a symbol of our indifferent and selfish society!  What the poet says:  I like turtles!" 

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Here are the weights for grades this school year. 
During Distance Learning
Tests/Quizzes - 20% 
Homework/Class work - 55%
Projects - 20%
Presentations - 5%

During Hybrid/In-Person
Tests/Quizzes - 30%
Homework - 10%
Classwork - 35%
Projects - 20%
Presentations - 5%