English (Period 6B) Assignments

 

1. Complete the reading of Travels with Charley: In Search of America. (Extra credit project will be offered.)

 

2. Complete Study Island packet in order to prepare for the Smarter Balanced Assessment.

 

**Purchase the next book for April (How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of Idaho by Jon Katz). We will begin reading it on Monday, April 13, 2015.

1. Complete reading log for Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck. (Today's reading ends the extra credit points, which were available last week.) Students starting today should begin with chapter 1. Students continuing from last week should continue with chapter 5. Reading logs are completed on your own notebook paper.

 

2. Complete one session of Study Island (English) - any topic.

 

**Prepare to purchase the next novel for April. 

 

1. Complete Study Island session in English (an topic)

 

2. Read Travels with Charley: In Search of America (by John Steinbeck) and complete reading log for chapters 1-3, if not completed already. *This assignment is for the students who've had the book since March 2nd. Students who do not have the book yet will be expected to begin reading logs next week (and may be required to complete the book during Spring Break).

1. Complete/study flash cards for grammar, spelling, and vocabulary

 

2. Complete Study Island session in English (any topic)

 

3. Bring Travels with Charley: In Search of America (by John Steinbeck) to class daily

1. Create a flash card for "proper pronoun"

 

2. Study/complete flash cards fro vocabulary and spelling

 

3. Bring Travels with Charley: In Search of America (by John Steinbeck) to class daily.

 

4. Complete a Study Island session in English (any topic)

1. Complete spelling and vocabulary flash cards

(using spelling workbook, p. 32 and Literature book, p. 241, 255, and 269)

 

2. Chapter 1 reading log for Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck (extra credit for those who submit the log before March 16th)

 

3. Study Island (ELA) - any one topic. (Remember the Study Island Challenge - complete 4 hours of Study Island a week. If you don't have access at home, try to complete additional activities during technology class.) 

 

1. Complete make-up/extra credit assignments that were not completed in class last week.

  - Literature and Language Arts p. 243-250 and 251 (4-9)

  - Literature and Language Arts p. 257-264 and 265 (4-7)

  - Literature and Language Arts p. 271-278 and 279 (4-8)

 

2. Purchase (and bring to class) the next book - Travels with Charley: In Search of America.

 

3. SUBMIT YOUR RESEARCH REPORT (FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T). OTHERWISE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO ON THE FINAL GRADE REPORT AND YOUR GRADE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED. (THE DISPLAY BOARD INFORMATION AND THE RESEARCH PAPER WERE TWO DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS.)

 

4. EXTRA CREDIT: Complete Study Island (English)  - one per day.

 

1. Complete science fair research paper edits, proofreading, and final drafts! Remember, it's not optional, but a requirement to submit the paper.

 

CONGRATS to those who made it to the next round of science fair!!!

 

**Purchase the next book for March - Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck.

 

**Extra Credit available!!! If you completed Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry you have the opportunity to complete a special end-of-the-book project. (See me for more details.)

Science Fair Research Reports are due!!!

 

(Due to technical difficulties and uncontrollable circumstances, many 6th grade students did not receive hard copies of research guideline packets until Friday, February 20th; however, students will not be penalized for late submissions.)

 

Homework assignments for 6th grade English was very light or not given at all during this time that projects and papers were being completed.

1. Complete science fair report (See attached)

 

2. Prepare for March's next reading - Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

 

3. Continue working on science fair report - draft due Tues.

 

1. Bring Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry to class daily. And complete the reading log for chapter 5 today.

 

2. Bring experiment logs and ALL information researched to class tomorrow so that the draft for science fair can begin in class tomorrow.

 

3. Create flashcards (for quiz on Thursday)

Purchase the next book for March - Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck; (the book for April is How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of Idaho by Jon Katz 

1. Complete chapter 4 reading log for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

 

2. Complete Vocabulary Development Handout for Comparing Texts: Comparing Characters and Their Conflicts (Use Lit., p. 167)

1. Complete Warriner's Handbook Workbook, p. 30

 

2. Complete Spelling Workbook, p. 21

 

*Prepare to get the next book for March reading - Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

1. Complete chapter 1 reading log for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

 

2. Complete "Applying Your Skills" in the literature book, p. 163 (5-10)

 

*Prepare to purchase the next book for March - Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

1. Complete final draft of descriptive (Literature book, p. 536-544) or research (Literature book, p. 650-658).

 

2. Bring Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 

 

1. Complete English sessions for Study Island! (The challenge is for you to spend at least four hours a week  - in all subjects combined.) 

 

You will receive extra credit for scores that reach 80% and above. If you don't achieve 80% accuracy the first time, keep working to get there!

 

2. Purchase the book for March - Travels with Charley: In Search of America

 

1. Complete revision for descriptive or research paper for end-of-the-book assignment (i.e. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave).

 

2. Prepare to bring the next book to read for February - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

1. Complete Warriner's Handbook Workbook, p. 29

 

2. Complete Spelling Workbook, p. 19

 

3. Prepare to read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by February 2nd

1. Complete the vocabulary handout for "Cricket in the Road"

 

2. Complete Selection Reading Focus for "Cricket in the Road" handout. Use Lit. book pages 137 - 142 for assistance.

 

3. Prepare to get he next reading book for February - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

1. Complete the project for the Frederick Douglass book.

 

1. Complete project for Frederick Douglass book.

 

2. Prepare to read next book for February - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

1. Crate flash cards for the following:

2. Work on project for Frederick Douglass book.

 

3. Prepare to purchase the next read for February - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

 

1. Complete vocabulary handout for words found in literature book, p. 121 (adjoining, endured, claim, stampede).

 

2. Continue working on project for the Frederick Douglass book - due 01/26/15.

1. Complete chapter 11 of reading log (for Frederick Douglass)

 

2. Work on project for Frederick Douglass book. (Students have already chosen their tasks to complete by Jan. 26th.)

 

3. Prepare to purchase the next read (if you haven't already) - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.

1. Complete reading log for half of chapter 10 (of Frederick Douglass book)

1. Complete reading log - Chapter 9 (for Frederick Douglass book)

1. Complete reading log for chapter 8 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave

 

2. Complete vocabulary handout for words found in Lit., p. 111

 

3. Decide project selection for end-of-the-book assignment for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave

 

 

 

1. Complete the reading log for chapters 5-7 in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

1. Complete reading log  - Chapter 4 for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave

 

2. Prepare to get the next book - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

1. Study flash cards (time was given in class to create).

2. Complete reading log - Chapter 2 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave.

 

3. Prepare to bring the next book for February - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor 

1. Complete reading log for chapter 2 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave.

 

2. Complete Warriner's Handbook Workbook, p. 25-26

 

3. Complete Spelling Workbook, p. 13  

 

Prepare to get the next book for February 2015 - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

 

Quiz: Bi-Weekly (Part I) - Thursday, Jan. 8th

(spelling words, nouns, vocabulary, characterization)

1. Complete a Vocabulary Quadrant (a semantic map with the definition, synonym, sentence, and part of speech) for vocabulary words found in the literature book, p. 109 - qualities, adapt, circumstances, obvious

 

2. Complete a reading log for chapter 1 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave. (You have 21 days to read this book!)

 

Upcoming Assessments: Bi-Weekly Assessment - Thurs., Jan. 8th (part I) and Jan. 15th (part II); Midterms - Thurs., Jan. 22nd (part I) and Jan. 29th (part II)