Independent Study Assignments

1. Independent Study Assignments Due May 27 Trimester 3 Week 11 Instructor: Mrs. DarciSyfert-Busk

2. Objectives • (Language Objective) Describe what “like” terms are • Categorize like terms • Add and subtract like terms • www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

3. 6th Grade Independent StudyT3 Week 12 Due: June 3Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________ P.E. Math _____5 PE Credits Due Monday _____PE Log Grade_________ Total Work_________ www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com dbusk@psusd.us ____Ch. 11 Lesson 2-all _____Like Terms Worksheet _____Like Terms Brainpop _____Workbook 11.2 ____www.go.hrw.com (Finish videos on 11.2) Grade__________ Total Work____________

4. Housekeeping Take Books Back Monday! • 5 PE Credits due • PE Research/Question • Tutoring Time change! • Grade Work • Assignment Sheet • PE • Stamped work • Math • Science • Social Studies • Languages Arts

5. Language Arts • Main Objectives This Week: • (Lang. Objective) Read a story and be able to tell what the “theme” of the story was • Combine sentences appropriately • Use vocabulary words in the story to understand the theme

6. 1 Wish!!! • What would you wish for?

7. New Story….The Stone • Pg. 495-Prereading • Pg. 505-Story • Standards • Theme • Combining Sentences

8. Theme Paragraph Frame • In the story _________________________, the author’s theme was _____________________________ _______________________________. He expresses this theme through what happens to ____________. In the story ______________ learns this lesson when wishes for ____________________________________. This causes problems because ________________________ ___________________________________________. Finally he ___________________________________ _____________. After that _____________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________.

9. Sentence Combining • Pg. 514

10. The Fun They Had • Take Home Test

11. Do Pros and Cons of both??? Computer… -Pros -Cons Live Teacher… -Pros -Cons

12. Practice Guide-Teacher Edit today • Topic • R1- • R2 • R3 • Conclusion • Address Opposing View too!

13. Your Book • Share… • Why did you pick it! • Set weekly goals • Finish by June 1

14. Language Arts T3W12 Grade_________ Work Completed: ______________ Assignments: • ______Read “The Stone” Pg. 498. Do Questions Pg. 504. • ______Review and Assess Pg. 513 • ______Selection Support Pg. 147, 148, 150 • ______Benchmark Review Packet • Study for Benchmark Test • Finish reading your book by next week!

15. Objectives for this week… -(Language Objective) Summarize the key points in the life and teachings of Jesus -Analyze why Jesus’ death was significant -Review Objectives for Ch. 13

16. Ch. 13-Rome • Test next week!

17. Julius Caesar • Powerful General • Supported the Common People • He also had enemies….. See what happens to him this week!

18. Jesus and His Disciples • Pg. 468 • Cornell Notes • Video

19. Main Ideas this week… • Who was Jesus? • Who were his disciples? • Who crucified him? • PUT IN YOUR NOTES!!

20. HistoryT3W11 Assignments: • _____ Read Ch. 14 Lesson 1. Take Cornell Notes. • _____Ch. 14 Lesson 1 Questions Pg. 471 • _____Parable Q’s pg. 475 • _____Benchmark Vocab Matrix • _____Ch. 14 Practice Test • Study for Ch. 14 Test • Grade_____ • TW______

21. Science Main Objectives This Week: -(Language Objective) Describe the effects of an oil spill on a marine environment -Understand how members of an ecosystem depend on one another -Know how a food web is different from a food chain

22. Food Web Poster Food Web Cause Effect Essay Use the Gulf Oil Spill to track the effects on the animals within the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem. Track how the disappearance of 1 animal effects others. Must have… Pictures of each animal Web Write an 8-10 sentence essay summarizing the effect the oil spill will have on the Gulf Ecosystem Glue on to poster

23. Gulf Animals • Alligator • Pelican • Shrimp • Baby shrimp • Plankton • Whale • Blue Crab • Star Fish • Algae • seaweed • Michael parr (bird) • Dolphin • Killer whale • Hermit crabs • Lobster • Fish? • Northern Gannet • Rainbow Trout • Horseshoe crab • Sting Ray • Shark

24. Project • Due June 10 • Explain how Global Warming is effecting one of these Ecosystems • Rainforest • Temperate Forest • Tundra • Taiga • Desert • Grasslands • Rivers and Streams • Ponds and Lakes • Temperate Oceans • Tropical Oceans

25. Global Warming Project Ideas • Topic….How Global Warming Has Effect the _________ Biome • Ideas… • Powerpoint/Speech • Video • Mural (Timeline?) • Research Paper • Brochure

26. Science • Assignments: • ____Read Lesson 15.3. Take Cornell Notes. • ____Ch. 15.3 Questions Pg. 331 • ____Ocean Forest Questions Pg. 333 • _____8-10 Sent. Cause Effect Essay @ Gulf (For Food Web Poster) • _____Gulf of Mexico Food Web Poster • Chapter Project Pg. 314 Due June 10 • Global Warming Project Due June 10 • Grade_______ • TW_________

27. Testing Today • Tollbooth Act I • World History Chapter 12

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

29. 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)