Independent Study Assignments

Due Dec. 3Trimester 1 Week 13Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-BuskIndependent Study AssignmentsHousekeepingSchedule and phone contact Sub Dec. 3PE-Hike Tuesday5 PE Credits due TuesdayOr2 Page Persuasive EssayGrades Due ThanksgivingProgress ReportsBenchmark ResultsPE Credits

Grade WorkAssignment SheetPEStamped workMathScienceSocial StudiesLanguages Arts

Book Report Point TotalsPersuasive Essay=40 pointsTitle/Standards=5 pointsJack London Picture=5 pointsTimeline =20 pointsPlot Map=20 pointsNeatness/Creativity/Attractiveness=10 pointsTotal=100 points of test grade

Language ArtsMain Objectives This Week:

Know what shades of meaning of words isKnow what the meaning of the vocabulary words in Thunder Butte (Quiz in class next week!)Know what Possessive Adjectives areKnow how to make different forms of a word by adding y, s, ed, ous, and able

Language Arts-T2 Week 2ASSIGNMENTS:

______Read Ch. 1 and 2 of Egypt Game. Write a separate summary paragraph for each chapter.______Integrated Language Pg.205______Selection Support Pg. 62, 63, 64, 65______Shades of Meaning Worksheet (in class)______Drop the Y Worksheet (in class)Study for Thunder Butte Test

Grade_______TW_________

ObjectivesUnderstand how to calculate percentagesKnow what a percent of something meansKnow how percents relate to fractions and decimals

6th Grade Independent StudyT2 Week 2 Due: December 10Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________

P.E.Math*5 P.E. Credits Due March1

Grade_________Total Work_____________Chapter 6 Lesson 1. All.____Chapter 6 Lesson 2. All.____Ch. 5 Study Guide Pgs. 274-276____www.go.hrw.com (Lesson 6-1 and 6-2)Study Ch. 5 Test on Pg. 277Ch. 5 Test is next week!

Grade__________Total Work____________ScienceMain Objectives This Week:-Understand what buoyancy is-Know what makes some objects float and some to sink-Be able to use density formula to predict if something will float

ScienceAssignments:

_____Read Ch. 5 Lesson 2. Take Notes._____Do Ch. 5.2 Questions Pg. 104_____Buoyancy Experiment Lab Report_____Bring a floating and a sinking object to classChapter 5 Density Project Pg. 112-Due December 17

Grade_______TW_________

Egypt.Pg. 146Video

PyramidsVideo

Take notes for test too!

VocabularyDefineLand of PlentyCataractDeltaSiltFertileYearly floods.silt droppedFERTILE soil

Desert.kept invaders away

Picture Pg. 153Objectives for this week Identify the main geographical points in IndiaUnderstand how the geography affected(s) Indian lifeKnow where the first cities were builtKnow what climate issues effect indias agriculture and lifestyle

HistoryAssignments:

_____Read Ch. 1 Lesson 4. Take Notes using Cornell Notes._____Review Question Pg. 224_____Go to www.worldclimate.com and create a bar graph showing the rainfall in Pakistan for last year. Use graph paper, and follow directions on pg. 225._____India Map

Grade_____TW______New StoryThunder ButtePg. 192VideoStandards:-Shades-Multiple Paragraph Essays

Bring 3 Ring Binder next week!Writing PortfolioInsertable coverComputerSocial Studies Project

Daily Language Practice1 sentence and 1 paragraph per weekFix sentences.Fix Paragraph

COPS1.Capitalize Proper Nouns2. Beginning of Sentences

Big Morongo Preserve HikePoetry PlannerName______________________

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

GrammarSelection SupportPrincipal Parts of VerbsPg. 136Present/Past/Past ParticipleJump-is jumping/jumped/ has jumped

ImageryWord Pictures that appeal to the sensesSightSmellTouchHearingTaste

What are some for fall leaves?

Hike Packet

Story.Dust of SnowMy Picture-GallerySaying YesStandards: ImageryFigurative Language

Vocabulary:RuedSuspendedTableaus

Pg. 28

11:30-12Testing/Conference TimeTestsConferenceZlatehMath Part A

NotesPacket

Persuasive Essay PrewritingRead this bookor not!?Planning: Prompt:Write a persuasive essay telling your audience why they should or should not ready the Jack London book that you read this tri-mester.1. Understand the taskRead prompt CAREFULLY!AudiencePurposeVoice2. Decide what your position isPros/Cons3. BrainstormDont forget the opposing view4. Outline