ELA: Per. 4,5 Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2017-2018 School Year
- Grade Level
- 6th Grade
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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- Reread Scholastic Magazine article, "China's Internet Crackdown"
- Study vocabulary words
- Quiz tomorrow
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- Autobios due on Wed., May2
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No Homework - SBAC testing to day and Wed.
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ELA homework will consist of working on the following each day:
- Book report project (due April 27)
- Autobiography (due May 2)
- Persuasive writing - on going
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- Continue working on BR or autobio projects
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- Grammar test on Rules 6,9,10,11 on April 11
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- Complete grammar worksheet pgs 45, 46
- Review for lang. test Rule 6,9,10,11 ( Wed., April 11)
- Continue working on both book report project(due 4-27) and autobiography (due May 2)
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- Autobio - Write 3 paragraphs - 1) Vital Statistics (birth to prior to preschool), 2) Your physical traits (what you currently look like), 3) Personality - ask your parents about your character traits (get evidence)
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- Work on book report or autobiography projects
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- Annotate "the End of Cash" Test on fact/opinion
- Work on vital stats paragraph for autobio project
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- Go to google classroom, Persuasive, Dear Parents
- Complete Intro, reason 1 and reason 2 paragraphs
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- Prewrite about Pre-school - 3rd grade
- Start draft of your book report or get a PS if you are still reading
- Read Scholastic, "Dawn of Atomic Age" Can annotate to help you understand - Quiz tomorrow
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- Find out info about yourself from your parents - birth- where, when, height, weight, etc
- Ask about stories about you from birth to school (we will be writing about school on another day)
- Take written notes
- Make sure that you have finished reading two award books
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- Finish annotating "Tut" to pg 241
- Answer and complete all highlighted sections
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No homework tonight. Math testing today and tomorrow.
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- Complete two sided grammar worksheet
- Complete 3 step prewrite to topic that will persuade your parents - see your notes your took in class
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- Write the introduction for your persuasive writing using HIT -Hook,Issue, Thesis
- Complete another Whooos Reading question
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- Complete your topic and 3 big ideas using the format -
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- Fill it in with your notes and then write your 3 paragraphs
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- Read my comments on google classroom assignments about gun control/laws
- Make revisions to make your writing understandable
- If you did not complete your "Article a Day," please do so and make sure you add to the google classroom, "Book of Knowledge"
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- Read "medal book" 1 hour w/ parent signature in planner
- Complete one Whooo's Reading assignment
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- Complete grammar worksheet pg 25
- write 2 sentences with action verbs, 2 sentences with linking verbs, and 2 sentences with helping verbs
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- Follow assignment to "Tutankhamen" article
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- Finish 4 - 5 paragraph draft of Gun laws/control
- Study for "Story of my Life" test (tomorrow)
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No Homework tonight due to interim testing
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- research other informational/expository writing samples (6th -8th level)
- look at organization, introduction, conclusion, thesis statement
- for extra credit, print out one writing sample to share in class tomorrow
- "Story of My Life" test postponed until Feb. 6 because of conflict w/ interim assessment this Wed., Thurs., and Friday
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- Use all the "words to know" from "The Story of My Life" using the given definitions
- Make sure your sentences are well-written and show me your understanding of the definitions
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Complete pgs 143,144, and 145 of "Story of My Life" packet
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- Read "The Story of My Life"
- Write your own definitions to all the "Words to Know" vocabulary (10)
- Write rough draft for your two or three topics including the details to back up the topics for the Gun Laws/Gun Control informational writing piece
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- Finish final to "How to Relax/Enjoy"
- Start organizing your notes for your informational/explanatory piece on gun control/gun laws
- add more research notes if necessary
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- Read 30 min. w/ parent signature
- complete "Guns in America" worksheet
- Put together all your notes that you took on gun laws. If you need to add more information, do more research and add to your notes. We will be working on this informational piece on Friday.
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- Continue reading "Guns in America" You will be answering questions based on reading and annotating next week
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- Finish rough draft to "How to Enjoy/Relax"
- Read and annotate "Guns in America" in your Scholastic Magazine - you will be asked questions about article on a later date
- Bring back your school library book for turn in on Friday
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- Finish booklet "how to enjoy/relax"
- Read and annotate only "Metaphors"
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- Work on bio presentation
- continue note taking (two bios) for next writing assignment
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Same assignment as yesterday.
Be mindful of the date you were assigned for your oral reports on your biography.
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- Finish annotating "Can Phone Testify..." Junior Scholastic Magazine (you will be tested on the article tomorrow)
- Continue working on Bio project. You will be assigned date to present today.
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- Scholastic News- answers the 5 questions we started in class
- Start working on your oral presentation and project for the biography
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- Finish reading Scholastic article, "The Future of Storms."
- underline phrases you don't understand
- underline words you don't understand, look up and define those words
- continue note taking and reading your biography
- Oral report and dress up due the week of Dec. 18
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Biography
- continue take notes on your person's life
- what incidents, events led to person becoming famous
- continue reading bio to finish second book
- you will be assigned a day to present (week of Dec. 18)
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Biography
- take notes on your person's early life - birth, birth place, family, interesting stories/events that happened when he/she was young.
- Continue reading bio- should be on second bio
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- Study for "Nadia" test (tomorrow)
- Log on to LAtimes.com teacher subscription or latimes.com login classroom
- read any article and write a 1/2 page summary
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ELA
- Finish Nadia the Willful questions - be ready to share out your answers with group
- Study for Nadia test on Friday
- Go the Latimes.com to see if you can get on to read articles Username: tsunashima35 Password: repetto35
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- Continue reading bio book
- Complete at least one more activity on Whooos Reading
- Complete the Cause and Effect assignment (make sure it's a direct effect to the cause) color and outline in pen
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Annotate the article, "Puerto Rico" from your Scholastic Magazine
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ELA
- Read your bio book for a min. of 30 min.
- Complete one Whooo's Reading activity (answer a question)
"Nadia the Willful"
- In google classroom, continue to revise and edit your RACE question
- when completed, turn it in
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Book Report
- must show me the book you will be reading for the next book report
- biography or auto biography
Google Classroom
- log in and click on new assignment
- choose a theme for Nadia the Willful
- use the RACE strategy to answer the question.
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Biography Book Report
- Research
- Go to library
- Must have one biography (book) by next Tues., Nov. 14 to start reading for next book report assignment
Research gun laws in the U.S.
- Write a min. of 10 facts you learned
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Newsela Article: "Opinion: A community can discourage Hate Speech..."
- Read article first
- 2nd read - Annotate carefully
- read again
- answer questions
Finish Antonyn WS - writing 2 paragraphs about a sports event
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"Code of Hammurabi"
- Do a first read
- 2nd read, annotate article - look up any words you do not understand
- Read once more
- After the 3rd read, answer the questions
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Finish typing up FINAL for Amelia narrative. Must be
revised and edited. Type up on the Google Classroom
assignment, not just on a doc. I will be grading off of
Google Classroom.
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No homework tonight. Students took Interim Assessment in ELA
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- Finish comic strip
- Complete book report quiz (Whooo's Reading) by Tues. night
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- Finish writing "Amelia" rough draft and complete revision #1
- Continue book report reading and remember to complete book quiz by Wed. Oct. 24
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- Finish "Amelia" rough draft. Complete revision #1
- Continue reading and make sure to complete one Whooo's Reading quiz by Wed. Oct. 25
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- Read/review Scholastic News article about North Korea (test on Friday)
- Complete book report quiz on Whooo's Reading by Tues. at the latest (you should have at least one book read by now)
- Research: How can the public be prepared for a nuclear attack. Jot down notes to share tomorrow
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Reading- Junior Scholastic
- complete Amelia research ws
Writing
- work 1/2 hour on rough draft, narrative
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Amelia Earhart
- Finish prewrite
- Write an interesting introduction
Remember to bring back the Parent/Student workshop rsvp form
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Vocabulary
- Complete Context Clues ws
- Complete synonym ws
Robot Cop
- Type final and print out tonight
Lang Test (Wed)
- 3 types of sentences (simple, compound, complex)
- figurative language
- 4 kinds of sentences (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory)
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Scholastic : Monuments
- read -min. 3 reads
- annotate article
- write voc. words you don't understand and define on separate paper
Lang. Arts - Test next week
- 3 types of sentences: simple, compound, complex
- figurative language
- 4 sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
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Same assignments as yesterday. All work is due on Monday, Oct. 2
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"Robot Cop" narrative
- continue to self revise making sure you are following the plotline
- entire narrative will be due before Monday, Oct. 2
- we will be group conferencing during class on Oct. 2
Book Report
- Continue reading your book report books
- Complete two additional questions on Whooo's Reading
- Due by Friday, Sept. 29
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Scholastic "Robot Cop" article
- Work on introduction - must have an engaging beginning, introduction of characters and problem/conflict
Newsela
- Read articles : Tortise and Protest in St. Louis
- Take quiz
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Writing
- Read pg 3 (Scholastic)
- Use info from "Robot Cop" article to write a narrative
- Must have a plot line
- Rough draft only
Book Report Reading
- Whooo's Reading - one question must be completed by tonight
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Scholastic News - pgs 14-17
- Complete 3 reads-first read, read thoroughly
- second and third reads, annotate
Continue w/ book report reading
- Whooo's reading
- answer at least one question by Friday
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- Read and complete 3 Newsela articles assigned today.
- Take Newsela article quizes
Book Report Reading
- Continue reading
- By Friday, Sept. 22, you must log on to Whooo'sreading.org
- log in with your google classroom account
- Choose one or more questions to answer (try to earn lots of gold coins)
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- Finish figurative language assignment- everything should be in pen and colored
- Read 1 hour w/ ps. You should be reading your approved book report book
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No HW today. Students took test and took entire reading/lang. arts period.
Study and review for Social Studies test.
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- Complete figurative language assignment
- use each figurative device and draw a picture of it (color)
- Study for test on Eleven ( 9/13 )
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Eleven
- Annotate pgs. 6-8
- Complete all highlighted areas of Eleven that we went over in class
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Eleven
- complete all highlighted requirements
- annotate pg 5
Shoe Co. - Complete revision # (revising is not editing)
- make sure you have organized by using paragraphs
- will readers understand what you are trying to say (do not assume)
- did you use evidence from reading to back up your stance?
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Complete rough draft to "Shoe Company"
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Reading
- 30 min. of reading with parent signature
Tues. of the Other June
- Create a list of character traits for both Junes
- Choose three traits
- Find evidence from the story to back up the traits
- Write a paragraph about each of their three traits (2 paragraphs)
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Reading
- Read 30 min. Get PS on planner
Lang. Arts
- Write 3 simple sentences - use compound subjects
- use compound predicates
- Write 3 compound sentences - underline each complete sentence in your compound sentences