Ms. Tsunashima's Reading Class Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2016-2017 School Year
- Grade Level
- 6th Grade
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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- Finish Disaster in Space worksheet packet
- Continue working on book
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Read Newsela articles
- Robot - Annotate, take quiz
- Fidget spinners - Annotate, take quiz, write
- Sharks - Annotate, quiz
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- Complete take home test "Disaster in Space"
- Answer constructed response #8 only
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"Disaster in Space"
- Reread and answer the questions "Writing Contest"
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- Work on book report
- due Tuesday, May 2
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- Last revision to Tues of the Other June (print out or write in ink)
- Finish annotation to e-waste
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Read and complete the following 4 Newsela articles
- Space Reseachers Hope to Find New "Earth"
- Angry San Jose Residents Say They were not Warned...
- Eagle Eyes-French Army Trains Birds of Prey to Catch Drones
- Winter Avalanches Happen...
Work on book report project
- Remember, it is due on May 2
- Bring BR work to class tomorrow (will give you class time to work on this tomorrow)
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- One hour of book report reading w/ parent signature
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- Read one hour w/ parent signature (book report reading - medal or award book)
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- Choose a topic for your argument/persuasive letter
- Do the research to find evidence to back your argument
- 10 pros, 3 cons
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Newsela - You should have already completed the following:
- Indiana School Emphasizes program to improve stem...
- A US Nexico border wall could endanger many plants...
- Introduction to Muhammad and Faith of Islam
- US restaurants and food stores close to support immigrants...
- Changes coming to grocery expiration labels to fight food waste...
- Immigrant Communities nervous about new memo from Trump...
- The Earth's Newest continent...
Complete tonight's HW for the following:
- American-Born Panda cub....
- Survival capsules may help families...
- The Science of Earthquakes
- Space researchers hope to find a new earth.
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- Go to Repettok8.net and under links, go to SBAC practice tests
- Sign in under guest and go to ELA practice test, not performance test
- Complete first test, however, you must write #7 using RACE AND type it in on the practice test in order to move on.
- Complete at least 3 tests
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No HW tonight.
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- Revise and Edit Scope Pirate RACE question
- submit in Google classroom
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- Complete Voc. worksheet. Make sure you take your time to understand the words and how they are used.
- Do not do the writing assignment unless you'd like extra credit
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Read the following Newsela articles CAREFULLY and take quizes:
- Students in study have hard time telling fake news
- Opinion: Asking the right questions
- There is real news and fake news. How can you tell the difference
- New 12th Dead Sea Cavern Features Fragments of Ancient Scrolls
- Courts rule against president's travel ban
- Construction resumes on controversial oil pipeline
- Arctic Ice is Melting
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- Finish pg 132
- Complete pgs 133 and 135 in the Ibrahima packet
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- Finish reading Ibrahima
- Annotate making sure you have lots of connections
- Pause/reflect
- Questions
- Mark it up
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Read carefully and take the quiz to the following articles:
- Streets paved with Gold
- Trump Order to Ban Muslims
- Black Pharaoh Pt. 1
- Black Pharaoh Pt. 2
- Flying Cars
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- Read pgs 118-125 (Ibrahima)
- Annotate the pages
- Complete all Pause/Reflects, questions, mark it up
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- Newsela - Read the following articles and complete quiz ( You may have already completed several of these articles in class already)
- Woman leaders: Malala
- Response to Fake Quake...
- Bird Researchers say Swifts eat,...
- Myths and Legends: The Trials of Hercules
- You Scored a Touchdown...
- Dog Day at the Supreme Court...
- Angry Parents File Lawsuit...
- Chimpanzees get a little Help from Satellites...
- Everyday Mysteries,Why Do Parrots...
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- Bio book reports
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- Answer 5 questions using a basic RACE strategy (questions attached- see below)
- Review for Helen Keller test (Friday, Feb. 3)
- Work on Book report - dates assigned
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- Finish reading "Helen Keller"
- Complete all activities and questions from pgs 140-142
- Complete pg. 143
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- Read bio book
- take notes
- Parent signature on reading for 30 min. (don't forget to date it)
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- Download and complete the quiz below. You can access "Flaming Sky" through scope.scholastic.com or read the article from the Scope Magazine
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- No hw
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- Scope pgs 30-31
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- Scope - read pgs 28 - 29
- complete pg 29
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- Reread "Follow the Water"
- Complete inference chart
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- Work on book report assignment (written and project)
- Due Friday, Dec. 2
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- Work on book report: written and diorama or poster
- Study for Nadia the Willful test Friday
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- Book report due tomorrow
- Nadia the Willful due
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- Nadia test Friday, Dec. 2
- Book report and project due
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- Read chapter 2 section 1
- Get test 1-3 signed
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- Book report - assignment or read
- Complete "Contrast Clue" worksheet
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- Cause/effect "Nadia the Willful"
- outline permanent
- color
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- Get reading test signed
- Complete synonym ws
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- do more research on the Titanic in order to write narrative
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- Study for "All Summer in a Day" test tomorrow
- Bring book to be approved for book report
- 30 min. reading log
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- See today's social studies homework assignment
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- Answer Race question - What is one of Margot's character traits?
- 30 min. of recorded reading log
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- 45 min of recorded reading w/ PS
- start looking for a book to read for book report
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"All Summer in a Day"
- Do min. of 2 reads
- Annotate
- Complete all side bar questions and instructions
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- Read "All Summer" 2-3 x's
- annotate rest of story
- Answer side column questions
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- Complete synonym worksheet
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- Research information about the planet Venus using KWL
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- No reading hw tonight
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- Annotate article, "Quebec's Sugar Season" - Just underlining, circling, or writing symbols such as ?, ! is not enough. Remember to explain when you annotate in order to get full credit.
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- No HW tonight due to schedule changes
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- Look up any underlined words or phrases in "Rhubarb" Write it down on your story handout
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- "Rhbarb"
- 3 reads w/ annotations
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- Choose 3 characters from Eleven (Rachel, Mrs. Price + ?)
- Find a character trait for each character then find evidence from the story to back up each of their traits.
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- Read "Eleven"
- Annotate the story using lined paper
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- Finish annotating "Ishmael and Isadore"
- Answer questions
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- Read and annotate "Medical Practices"
- Do a minimum of 3 reads
- Answer questions
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No homework today. Short period.