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Independent Study Assignments

Independent Study Assignments. Due March 11 Trimester 3 Week 1 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk. Housekeeping. Grades Due March 4!!!! 5 PE Credits due June 1 Reports? Hiking!!! PE next week required CST’s Parent Conferences 80/80 Probation Rule. Grade Work Assignment Sheet PE

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Independent Study Assignments

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  1. Independent Study Assignments Due March 11 Trimester 3 Week 1 Instructor: Mrs. DarciSyfert-Busk

  2. Housekeeping Grades Due March 4!!!! • 5 PE Credits due June 1 • Reports? • Hiking!!! • PE next week required • CST’s • Parent Conferences • 80/80 Probation Rule • Grade Work • Assignment Sheet • PE • Stamped work • Math • Science • Social Studies • Languages Arts

  3. Language Arts • Main Objectives This Week: • (Lang. Objective) Be able to combine simple sentences using coordinating conjunctions in order to create compound and complex sentences • Use test taking strategies of elimination to do well on standardized tests • Be able to write a personal letter

  4. CST’s • Your Score • Your Goals??? • Talk to Parents…make your goals • Parent Signature • Release Questions 1- • Test Strategy-Elemination

  5. New Reading…”Letter to Scottie” • Pg. 540 • Standard: • Purpose of writing • Writing Personal Letters

  6. Olympic Glory Assignment • 1. Venn Diagram • 2. Focus Questions A-G • 3. Standards Review Questions 1-7 • 4. Extra Questions • Extra Questions • 1. What is the main idea of this article? • 2. Cite 1 example of semicolon (;) usage in this magazine article. • 3. What is the purpose of the article? • 4. What year did the olympics begin? • 5. Where was the 1stolympics? • 6. Cite a compound sentence from the 1st page of this article.

  7. Letter to an Olympian • John Carlos • Joannie • Shaun White • Apolo Ono • Bodie Smith

  8. Friendly Letter Format Writing Personal (Friendly) Letters • Ww w.letterwritingguide.com

  9. Writing-Compound and Complex Sentences • 148, 153 • Compoud Sentences • Use coordinating conjunction (and, but, or…) • Each part can stand on its own • Complex Sentence • has 1 independent clause (CAN stand alone) and one or more subordinate clauses(can’t stand alone)

  10. Language Arts T3W1 Grade_________ Work Completed: ______________ • Assignments: • ______Read” Letter To Scottie” Pg. 542. Do Questions Pg. 544. • ______Read “Olympic” Handout. Complete Assignment • ______Selection Support Pgs. 148, 153, 170 • ______Letter to an Olympian (Rough Draft) • ______CST Release Questions 12-end • Study for “Shutout” Test • *Benchmark 3/25

  11. Science Main Objectives This Week: -Know how our earth is changed by shifting plate boundaries -(Language Objective)Be able to tell someone how the earthquake in Chile caused a tsunami I Hawaii -Understand how earthquakes are measured -Understand how to determine how far a point is from the epicenter of an earthquake

  12. Chile • Earthquake Data • Video • ARticle

  13. Earthquakes!!! • Earthquake Video • PPT 9.1

  14. Plate Tectonics Project Due March 4 • Use www.readwritethink.org • Prove you know how plate tectonics work • 8 pages • Cover • Pg. 1-What are lithospheric Plates • Pg. 2-2 kinds of plates? • Pg. 3-Divergent Boundaries • Pg. 4-Convergent Boundaries • Pg. 5. Transform Boundaries • Pg. 6-Formation of Islands • Pg. 7-Cause of Earthquakes • Pg. 8. Measuring Earthquakes • Pg. 9-Preparing for Earthquakes • Pg. 10-Your choice

  15. Earthquakes Scavenger Hunt • When was the last earthquake?__________ • Where was it?_________ • What was the largest earthquake recorded in the United States?______________ • What was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Calif.?__________________________________ • What countries are on the “Ring of Fire?” _________________________________________________________ • How big was the Haiti earthquake?__________ • On the bottom of this page list what emergency supplies every household in California should have.

  16. Science • Assignments: • _____Read Lesson 9.2. Take Cornell Notes. • ____Ch. 9.2 Questions Pg. 193 • ____Read Lesson 9.3. Take Cornell Notes • ____Ch. 9.3 Questions Pg. 197 • _____Earth’s Axis Article Questions • _____Print off 1 article about last week’s Earthquake orTsunami set off by the Chilean Earthquake. • *Benchmark-4/5 • Grade_______ • TW_________

  17. Objectives • (Language Objective) Be able to discuss the process for conducting an “experiment” using the academic terms from Chapter 8 • Know how to classify angles • Know how to accurately measure angles • www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

  18. 6th Grade Independent StudyT3 Week 1 Due: March 11Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________ P.E. Math *5 PE Credits Due June1 _____PE Log Grade_________ Total Work_________ www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com dbusk@psusd.us ____Ch. 9 Lesson 1 Pg. 434-435 ____Ch. 8 Study Guide Pg. 418-420 ____Benchmark Review Packet ____Workbook 9.1 and 9.2 ____www.gohrw.com Lessons 9.1 and 9.2MUST BE SIGNED by parent!!!!! Parent Signature_______________ Study for Ch. 8 Test (If Proficient or Advanced on Benchmark, you do not have to take it.) Grade__________ Total Work____________

  19. Objectives for this week… -(Language Objective)Be able to retell the story of how Siddhartha became “Buddha” -Summarize the features of Buddhism -Understand how the Maurua rulers united northern India into a great Indian empire -Describe what the Buddhist beliefs are about how to alleviate suffering

  20. Chinese Culture Silk Roads of China Cultural Diffusion of Spiritual Beliefs Carried silk and other goods Trans-Eurasian Connected China (Asia) to Europe Carried culture to and from other countries (cultural diffusion) Take notes on YOUR card Pg. 278 Buddhism Daoism Confucianism

  21. Religions Research Paper Outline and cards with 3 details on each due next week. • Tao • Buddha • Confucius • Laotzu

  22. History Assignments: • _____ Read Ch. 7 Lesson 3. Take Cornell Notes. • _____Ch. 7 Lesson 3 Questions Pg. 239 • _____Workbook lesson 7.3 • _____Eastern Religions Report –all paragraphs finished-Rough Draft input into Microsoft Word • *Benchmark-3/18 • Grade_____ • TW______

  23. Testing Today • Math Benchmark

  24. Testing/Conferencing Time Tests Conferencing Language Arts Benchmark Math Ch. 6 Test Weekly Work Turn In My Access results

  25. Extra Credit Options Language Arts Social Studies See a movie Create a Plot Map from www.readwritethink.org Write a movie Review (See www.nytimes.com for book reviews as an example Volunteer over break Martha’s Kitchen Elderly Home Church Dog Shelter

  26. Extra Credit Math-Bake Christmas Cookies Science Adapt the recipe like we did in class Write up old and new recipe Create a model of how the sun revolves around the sun. Show equinoxes. Seasons, etc. AND/OR Research Winter Solstice Write an essay telling what the Winter Solstice is.

  27. Daily Language Practice • 1 sentence and 1 paragraph per week • Fix sentences…. • Fix Paragraph • COPS • 1.Capitalize Proper Nouns • 2. Beginning of Sentences

  28. Spelling Ex- -Means out or away from -We excluded him from our club. -I exhaled after holding my breathe.

  29. 11:30-12Testing/Conference Time Tests Conference Zlateh Math Part A Notes Packet

  30. Persuasive Essay • www.myaccess.com • Username • Password

  31. Compound Sentences • Pg. 538

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