6TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDYAssignments:May 14 to May 21

Housekeeping

Natural Disaster Project

Poem My Access Dog

Essay Monday 1:00-2:00

CST Testing makeup only

Sample Stamp Sample

T3 Week9 2%

Grade Work

Pg.315

Ecosystems-Chapter 15

Graphic Organizers Front of Workbook

Living Parts of the SystemCauses:Power PlantsFactoriesVolcanoesCarss

Producer-Plant that can use sun’s energy

Consumer-eats other things Herbivore-deer (Ms. Busk) Carnivore-Wolf (YOU!

AAGH!) Decomposer-consumes

“waste”

Food Chains and Food Webs

Graphic Organizer

With your group label

Producers Consumers Decomposers

Food Chain Food Web

Symbiosis-Balance…..

Birds sitting on cows

Remora fish on sharks

At least 1 member benefits from the interaction

Togetherness…. 2 species live together for a long time…

Animals in your ecosystem-Pg. 328

Marine Ecosystem “threatened”

species Declining because

of pollutants They eat sea

urchins…too many sea urchins…too much kelp…unbalanced

What is an animal being threatened in your ecosystem?

Sea Otters Research

Due: Cards

Global Warming’s Effect on the ______Ecosystem

Science-5/28 ____Read Ch. 15 Lesson 3. Take Cornell Notes. _____Ch. 15 Lesson 3 Q’s Pg. 321

_____ Ocean Q’s Pg. 333 _____Ch. 15 Assessment Pg. 335 _____Wordsplash 15.3 _____Put 2 of your cards into 1 parag. Each for

your report Science Research Report… “Global Warming and

It’s Effect on the _________ Biome” Report Due June 15

Study for Ch. 15 Test Science Benchmark June 1

• Grade______ TW_________%

Writing a Research Paper

“All Write” Page 183

Example

Steps in Research Paper

Web Put all ideas on

web Some will be

deleted later

Research-cards List research

Questions Do more

research!- add to cards

1.Prewriting

More Prewriting…. Make outline Use cards Green-Intro Yellow-Details Yellow Yellow Yellow Green-Conclusion

Writing-Pg. 190

Intro Paragraph

Intro-Grab your audience! Body-Most important!

Daily Language Practice

Grade Last Week

This week…Grade work

Sentence Practice

# of errors in paragraph

Poetry Project-Where is it? Typed 14 Pt. Double Spaced 6 stanzas Picture inserted

Play “Phantom Tollbooth”Test next week!Pg. 633

Standards:

I-Summaries

Theme

Images

Summary-Show your work Selection Support

Pg. 174 Practice Guide 3 part topic

sentence Name it Verb it Finish it

Play “Dragon, Dragon”

Pg. 434

Standards:

-Analyze themes conveyed through Characters

Themes and Images

Central idea, insight about life…

How “pictures” are created by language or characters

Look for the theme behind the “outcome” of the characters actions

Themes Images

Plot

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Conflict-problem

Resolution-how it is solved

Let’s find out who the characters are… Pg. 435

Sequence of Events Arranged around….

Dragon Slayer Project-Due June 15

Pg. 445 Want Ad from

newspaper

Pg. 445-Research and Tech

Dragon in other literature and cultures

Want Ad Compare and Contrast Chart

Language Arts T3 Week 11

• ____Read “Dragon, Dragon” Pg. 434. Do Q’s Pg. 442.

• ____Selection Support Pgs. 126, 129• ____Write the Introduction/Thesis Paragraph of

your Biosphere paper• ____Write 1 paragraph of the body of your paper• ____Research Paper-Read “All Write” Pgs. 183-

194 with parent/guardian. (cards not grid)• Parent/Guardian Signature______________

• ____Daily Lang. Practice Week 35• Study for Act II Test• Dragon Slayer Project Due June 15-See Pg. 445

for more information (Want Ad and Research)

• Grade______ TW______%

Decline of Rome

Decline of RomeChapter 15

Ch. 14 Study Guide

***Paul Peter Constantine Bishop of Rome Pax Romana Bethlehem

When did Christianity and Judaism become 2 religions?

What happened to make Roman leaders stop Christianity?

List 3 ways Jesus spread his message.

Definitions/Who were they? Concepts:

Benchmark Test

Good Luck! Jeopardy! Test

Social Studies 5/28 ____ Read Ch. 15 Lesson 1. Take notes. ____Ch. 15.1 Workbook ____Ch. 15.1 Questions Pg. 498 Brochure Final Project Due June 15-Do you have Microsoft

Publisher on your computer? Bring Zip Drive if you want to use here and home. More details next week!

• Grade_______ TW_________%

6th Grade Assignments T3 W11 Due Thurs. May 28 (8:30-12) Name______ TW____%

PE ______TW ______Grade (4 Day Week) Tutor time

cancelled due to Holiday

Math Course 1

_____Ch. 11 Study Guide Review Pgs. 592-594

____Ch. 11 Practice Test Pg. 595 ____Quiz Pg. 588 ____Geometry Review Packet Study for Chapter 11 Test! Benchmark June 11

Grade____ TW____%

Integrated Language Pg. 662

Refers to person, place, thing in a general way

Somebody, nobody, everybody

Everyone passed the test.

The principal gave prizes to several people.

Indefinite Pronoun Examples