Posted: April 6, 2020
Hello Grade 6! I miss you seeing you guys every morning. But now we have all these virtual spaces to be getting together and learning. Firstly, I want to make sure you’re staying safe...that is most important. This is an excellent time by the way to be catching up on some reading that we haven’t been doing. (I’ve finished two books in the last three weeks!).
So, Grade 6s (and moms and dads who are reading) I am suggesting a quiet reading time every day of about 20 minutes. That alone will go so far in helping our brains to keep active and our Language Arts skills to keep improving over the next little while.
For home/online learning, I’ve decided to use the online tool CommonLit to provide us all with reading passages (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc.) which we can read, analyze and study all from the safety and comfort of our homes. And, we can continue our Quickwrites and some other writing activities through Microsoft teams.
So today I want you to do THREE things for me.
1. Set up a Common Lit account. At the bottom of this text are the instructions for how YOU can set up your own account and access the passages I will prepare for you.
2. Access your Micrsoft Teams. I would like to see how many of you can access our Microsoft Team page (this is done through Office.com and you use the same login information you would have used when you were at school to get on computers. Once you successfully use your login information, you should see a screen like I’ve snap-shotted below:
If you click on the blue T (teams) button you should see any teams to which you belong. Grade 6 have to enter a classroom/team code and wait to be accepted. Use the link below: link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3add2b7396bcc34a4eabc351f14f082c7c%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=fb221aba-3de2-4af7-a002-3fbd138e9ea9&tenantId=4d2b5fdf-c4d2-4911-8709-68cc2f465c9f
And finally
3. Email me to say that you have done all these things and so that I have a quick and easy way to communicate with you (sign your name at the end...be professional after all ;)
NOTE: If you are having trouble remembering your login information, there is a document attached to my post this morning titled “Home Learning.” Follow that for instructions on how to reset your account. Write down this information and keep it safe somewhere when you get it.
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How to Set Up Your CommonLit Student Account
At CommonLit.org, you will read articles and other reading passages your teacher has assigned you, answer reading comprehension questions, complete written responses, and receive feedback. Let’s get started!
Create Your Account:
Open an internet browser and go to http://www.commonlit.org In the top right corner click "Sign Up" and you should see a message like the one below.
In the field above, type in the class code provided by your teacher (see below), then click the “Submit” button.
Class Name: Grade 6J Lang Arts
Code: LV8J8R
Enter your information on the “Set Up Your Account” page( NOTE: Please sign in with first and last name as username so I can know who is who in the class...no gamertags, handles, etc.). Make sure to write down your username and, if you’re worried you’ll forget, the password you created. You will need these to log in to your account next time. When you’re finished filling in the form, click the “Set Up Your Account” button.
My Username: _________________________________
My Password: _________________________________
Congratulations, you’ve created your CommonLit account! Now that you’re logged in, you can view and begin completing assignments from your “My Assignments” page.