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 - Open Google Meet 10-11 Code: Realm2020
Tuesdays-Fridays 8:00 -10:00 

6-Distance Learning Google Meet Schedule:
ALL CLASSES + ADVISORY
Mondays
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

IREADY LESSONS  - Pass ONE lesson this week.  

Monday - ALL CLASSES - 4/5
Advisory- Announcements and EHall Pass
3rd Period - Video and Get to know the Realm!
4th Period - Video and Get re-aquainted with the Realm!
5th Period - Video and Get re-aquainted with the Realm!
6th Period - Get re-aquainted with the Realm!

Tuesday, 4/6 (Vocabulary & Writing focus)
6th Grade (3rd Period)
1.  Agenda & D.'s Daily  
2. 6-Traits Writing: Ideas! (2 tasks)
3.  Scattergories

8th Grade (5th Period)
1. Agenda and D.'s Daily 
2.  Article of the Week - Bees!
3.  Work time - so much owed work!

Wednesday, 4/7 (Vocabulary & Writing Focus)
7th Grade (4th Period)
1. Agenda & D.'s Daily
2.  6-Traits Writing: Word Choice (Google Doc )
3.  Work time - so much owed work!
  
8th Grade (6th Period)
1. Agenda and D.'s Daily 
2.  Article of the Week - Bees!
3.  Work time - so much owed work!

Thursday, 4/8 (Literary Analysis Focus)
6th Grade (3rd Period)
1.Agenda and D.'s Daily
2. Summer of the Monkeys - Ch. 1 .  Read together and generate questions
3.  After lunch - work on Ideas tasks

8th Grade (5th Period) 
1. Agenda and D.'s Daily
2. Lord of the Flies - Finish Ch. 7 and Questions
3.  (If time) work on that owed work!
  
Friday, 4/9 (Literary Analysis Focus)
7th Grade (4th Period)
1. Agenda and D.'s Daily

8th Grade (6th Period)
1. Agenda and D.'s Daily

Supplies for 2020-21 
In the past, I had supplies available to use in class.  Due to COVID restrictions, there will be no shared materials for the remainder of the school year.
A binder or notebook for all Language Arts  work
pencils (more than one!)
colored pencils
(suggested) travel pack of kleenex
(suggested) travel pack of wet wipes
(suggested) extra mask

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, phones will not be allowed to be out or used in the Realm.  I cannot use the device depot due to COVID restrictions, so phones are to be kept in your student's backpack   during class.  

Quote of the Week:
​"I read recipes the same way I read science fiction.  I get to the end and say, 'Well - THAT'S not going to happen!'"

                                                                                                    

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%