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Independent Study Assignments

Independent Study Assignments. Due March 18 Trimester 3 Week 2 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk. Housekeeping. Grades Due March 4!!!! 5 PE Credits due June 1 Reports? Hiking!!! PE next week-YOGA! PE Research/Question CST’s Parent Conferences 80/80 Probation Rule. Grade Work

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Independent Study Assignments

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  1. Independent Study Assignments Due March 18 Trimester 3 Week 2 Instructor: Mrs. DarciSyfert-Busk

  2. Housekeeping Grades Due March 4!!!! • 5 PE Credits due June 1 • Reports? • Hiking!!! • PE next week-YOGA! • PE Research/Question • 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 • 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. Poetry-Pg. 298 • Standards: • Free Verse • Tone in poems • Vocabulary • Henceforth • Whimper • querulous

  11. Walt Whitman-Pg. 302 • Find another Walt Whitman Poem • Compare/Contrast the 2 poems • Write an essay comparing the 2 poems

  12. Language Arts T3W2 Grade_________ Work Completed: ______________ Assignments: • ______Read” Abuelito…” Pg. 298. Do questions pg. 301 • ______Read “Open Road” Pg. 302. Questions Pg. 303. • ______Read “Life…” Pg. 304. Questions Pg. 305. • ______Read “Who Knows…” Pg. 306 and do Q’s • _____Whitman Poem Compare/Contrast Essay/Planning Guide/Double Bubble • ______Review and Assess Pg. 307 • ______Letter to an Olympian Final • ______CST Release Questions 20-34 • *Benchmark 3/25

  13. 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

  14. Chile • USGA • research

  15. 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

  16. 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.

  17. Science • Assignments: • _____Read Lesson 9.2. Take Cornell Notes. • ____Ch. Assessment Questions Pg. 201 • ____Chile Earthquake Project • _____Redo Earthquake Scavenger Hunt (USGA) • ____Workbook 9.3 Graphic Organizer (Scales to Measure Earthquakes) • *Study for Ch. 9 Test • *Benchmark-4/5 • Grade_______ • TW_________

  18. Objectives • (Language Objective) Be able to orally describe how you can solve for unknown angles if you know 1 angle of 2 bisecting lines • Be able to identify supplementary and complementary angles • Know how to classify polygons • www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

  19. 6th Grade Independent StudyT3 Week 2 Due: March 18Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________ P.E. Math *____PE Essay History Pg. 245 #2 *____Research History of yoga and bring 1 article *5 PE Credits Due June1 _____PE Log Grade_________ Total Work_________ www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com dbusk@psusd.us ____Ch. 9 Lesson 3 Pg. 438-439 ____Ch. 9 Lesson 4 Pg. 442-443 ____Quiz Pg. 446 ____Ch. 9 Lesson 5 Pg. 450 ____Workbook 9.3 and 9.4 ____www.gohrw.com Lessons 9.1 and 9.2MUST BE SIGNED by parent!!!!! Parent Signature_______________ *Study for benchmark…Monday Studyhall 11:00 Grade__________ Total Work____________

  20. 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

  21. India’s Religious Legacy • Pg. 241 • Hindu • 4/5 are Hindu Today • Gandhi • www.5min • “mohatmagandhibiography video” • Buddhism • Less than 1% are buddhist today • Popular in Asia, Western Europe and America

  22. India’s Artistic Legacy India Party Next Week! Pg. 244 Yoga-next week…research Ayurvedic Medicine Vegetarianism Food Decoration Yoga Demo Ayurvedic Medicine Presentation (aeromatic oils, etc.)

  23. Religions Research Paper Outline and cards with 3 details on each due next week. Today!!! Bibliography www.easybib.com • Tao • Buddha • Confucius • Laotzu

  24. History Assignments: • _____ Read Ch. 7 Lesson 4. Take Cornell Notes. • _____Ch. 7 Lesson 4 Questions Pg. 243 • _____Benchmark Review Packet • _____Bring Indian Food/Yoga Demo/Ayurvedic Medicine Presentation/Decoration for India Party • _____Eastern Religions Report Final Due typed with Bibliography • *Study for Benchmark! • Grade_____ • TW______

  25. Testing Today

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

  27. 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

  28. 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.

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

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

  31. 11:30-12Testing/Conference Time Tests Conference Zlateh Math Part A Notes Packet

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

  33. Compound Sentences • Pg. 538

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