Christine M. Dickey (Ms. D.)
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Gifted and Enriched
​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

Week of 9/19/22 to 9/23/22
Banned Books Week!

​​6th Grade Gifted: 1st Period
7th Grade Enriched: 2nd Period
7th Grade Gifted: 3rd Period
8th Grade Enriched: 4th Period 
8th Grade Gifted: 5th Period
Advisory: All my 8th Graders

Monday, 9/19/22  
6th
1.Finish ch. 6 six-word summaries
2. Read Freak the Mighty ch. 7 - 8 and start questions

7th Enriched
Welcome/Syllabus/Letter/What's My Brand?

7th Gifted
1.D,'s Daily
2. Banned Books Week Slide Deck Scavenger Hunt

8th Enriched
Welcome/Syllabus/Letter/What's My Brand?

8th Gifted  
1. D.'s Daily (new prompt set)
2. Work day - past D.'s Daily prompts, Article of the Week, Outsiders work through chapter 3

Tuesday, 9/20/22
6th
1.D.'s Daily
2.Grammar Grab:  The Adjective
3. (if time) start Banned Books Week Slide Deck Hunt

7th Enriched
1. What's My Brand? Continued
2. Interest Inventory

7th Gifted
1.D,'s Daily
2. 6-Traits Writing - Word Choice packet

8th Enriched
1. What's My Brand? continued
2. Interest Inventory

8th Gifted  
1. D.'s Daily
2. Banned Books Week Slides and Hunt

Wednesday, 9/21/22 
6th
1.D.'s Daily
2. Freak the Mighty - Archetypes - notes and slides

7th Enriched
1.First D.'s Daily and finish Interest Inventory
2.Banned Books Slides Hunt

7th Gifted
1.D.'s Daily
2.Work Day; Banned Books Hunt, Word Choice Packet

8th Enriched
1.1st D.'s Daily
2.Finish Interest Inventory
3. Banned Books Slides Hunt

8th Gifted  
1. D.'s Daily 
​2. Outsiders ch. 4 and packet

Thursday, 9/22/22 - Vocabulary Day! 
  6th Grade
1. D.'s Daily
2. Greek and Latin Roots   List 4 Test
3. Start homework for list 5

7th Grade Enriched 
1. Explain Vocabulary homework with Word Within the Word (WWW) List 3 Part 1.  
2.  Work day: Interest Inventory, Letter, Banned Books Slides, Brand

7th Grade Gifted
1.  D.'s Daily Journaling
2. WWW Review Test for Lists 1 and 2
3.  WWW List 3 Part 1 given
4. Grammar Practice: Possession of the Subject

8th Grade Enriched
1.Explain Vocabulary Homework for Word Within the Word (WWW) List 6 Part 1 and give list
2. Work Day: Interest Inventory, Brand, Banned Books Slides

8th Grade Gifted
1.  D.'s Daily Journaling
2.WWW List 13 Part 2 Test
3.  WWW Intermission #2 given

Friday, 9/23/22 
  6th Grade
1. Weekly Thinking Challenge
2.

7th Grade Enriched
1. 

7th Grade Gifted
1.D.'s Weekly Editing
2.

8th Grade Enriched
1.

8th Gifted
1.  D.'s Weekly Editing
2. 
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Supplies for 2022-23
A 1 inch binder or notebook for all Language Arts  work (if you are returning, you may already have a binder in class)
Subject dividers (4)
Notebook paper
pencils (more than one!)
colored pencils
OPTIONAL
Clorox wipes to donate to class
packs of college ruled notebook paper
packs of pencils

Join Quizlet!
this is needed for weekly vocabulary homework and studying
6th grade
https://quizlet.com/join/QCGwcGBjh

7th grade
https://quizlet.com/join/ZB6Ct6gHT?i=2bxyg&x=1rqt

8th grade
https://quizlet.com/join/DqsA2jzaE?i=2bxyg&x=1rqt
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​Cell Phones
Cell phones are not allowed in the Realm during instructional time... not even in your pocket. Though technology is a useful tool, cell phones in class create more distraction than help. I have a device depot where all phones will be kept during class time.   LBJ also has also determined that phones are only allowed to be used during lunch time. 

Quote of the Week:
​"There are worse crimes than burning books.  One is not reading them." 

                                                                                                    

Grade Weights for 2022-23
Tests/Quizzes - 35%
Homework - 10%
​Classwork - 30%
Projects - 20%
Presentations - 5%