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6 th Grade Independent Study. Assignments: 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. Ecosystems-Chapter 15. Pg.315. Graphic Organizers. Front of Workbook.
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6th Grade Independent Study Assignments: 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
Ecosystems-Chapter 15 Pg.315
Graphic Organizers • Front of Workbook
Living Parts of the System Causes: Power Plants Factories Volcanoes Carss • 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 Food Chain Food Web • Graphic Organizer • With your group label • Producers • Consumers • Decomposers
Symbiosis-Balance….. Togetherness…. 2 species live together for a long time… • Birds sitting on cows • Remora fish on sharks • At least 1 member benefits from the interaction
Animals in your ecosystem-Pg. 328 Sea Otters Research • 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?
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 1.Prewriting • Web • Put all ideas on web • Some will be deleted later • Research-cards • List research Questions • Do more research!- add to cards
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 Themes 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
Plot Sequence of Events Arranged around…. • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • Conflict-problem • Resolution-how it is solved • Let’s find out who the characters are… Pg. 435
Dragon Slayer Project-Due June 15 Want Ad Compare and Contrast Chart • Pg. 445 • Want Ad from newspaper • Pg. 445-Research and Tech • Dragon in other literature and cultures
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 Chapter 15 • Decline of Rome
Ch. 14 Study Guide Definitions/Who were they? Concepts: • ***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.
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 Indefinite Pronoun Examples • Refers to person, place, thing in a general way • Somebody, nobody, everybody • Everyone passed the test. • The principal gave prizes to several people.