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Stay on track with various subjects like Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Focus on folk tales, test strategies, dragon stories, volcano studies, and Greek mythology. Prepare for CSTs with activities and parent conferences.
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Independent Study Assignments Due April 5 Trimester 3 Week 3 Instructor: Mrs. DarciSyfert-Busk
Housekeeping Grades Due March 4!!!! • 5 PE Credits due June 1 • Reports? • Hiking!!! • PE next week-YOGA! • PE Research/Question • CST’s • Parent Conferences • 80/80 Probation Rule • Grade Work • Assignment Sheet • PE • Stamped work • Math • Science • Social Studies • Languages Arts
Language Arts • Main Objectives This Week: • (Lang. Objective) Be able to tell a folk tale or myth from your culture • Know how oral traditions have passed on stories from generation to generation in different cultures • Use test taking strategies of elimination to do well on standardized tests • Compare and contrast different components of a story
CST’s • Your Score • Your Goals??? • Talk to Parents…make your goals • Parent Signature • Release Questions • Test Strategy-Elemination
Benchmark Review • Packet
Letter to an Olympian • John Carlos • Joannie • Shaun White • Apolo Ono • Bodie Smith
Friendly Letter Format Writing Personal (Friendly) Letters • Ww w.letterwritingguide.com
Walt Whitman-Pg. 302 • Find another Walt Whitman Poem • Compare/Contrast the 2 poems • Write an essay comparing the 2 poems
New Story…”Dragon, Dragon” • Pg. 432 • Standards: • Plot • Theme • Compare/Contrast • What is your opinion… dragons real…dragons myth…something else? • Think/Pair/Share
Vocabulary • Plagued • Ravaged • Tyrant • Reflecting • craned • Matrix
Language Arts T3W4 Grade_________ Work Completed: ______________ Assignments: • ______Read “Pericles…” Pg. 796. Do questions Pg. 797. • ______Read “Arachne” Pg. 785. Do Questions Pg. 788. • ______Research Folk Tales from your culture. Bring one to class. • ______Selection Support Pgs 126, 127, 128, 129, 130 • ______Help-Wanted Ad (Pg. 445) Use Microsoft Publisher-Flyer • ______CST Release Questions 46-55 • Study for Dragon Test • Extra Credit-See Dragon movie…summarize/parent signature • Finish reading Egypt Game…
Science Main Objectives This Week: -Know what causes volcanoes -(Language Objective) Describe why there are so many volcanoes on the “Ring of Fire” -Understand how islands are formed -Know the different kinds of volcanoes -Know where the “Ring of Fire” is located
Volcano Parts • Workbook 10.1
Science • Assignments: • ____Read Lesson 10.2. Take Cornell Notes. • ____Ch. 10.2 Questions Pg. 214 • ____Read Lesson 10.3. Take Cornell Notes. • ____Ch. 10.3 Questions Pg. 220 • ____Benchmark Review Packet • Extra Credit-Volcano Model-Due after Break • *STUDY for BENCHMARK!!!! • Grade_______ • TW_________
Objectives • (Language Objective) Be able to discuss similarities and differences between geometric figures • Be able to solve problems involving unknown angles • Review Ch. 9 Objectives (TEST!) • www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com
6th Grade Independent StudyT3 Week 4 Due: April 8Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________ P.E. Math *Have a great Spring Break! 5 PE Credits Due June1 _____PE Log Grade_________ Total Work_________ www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com dbusk@psusd.us ____Ch. 9 Lesson 9-Pg. 468 ____Quiz Pg. 470 ____Ch. 9 Study Guide Pgs. 474-476 ____Workbook Pgs. 9.9 Study Ch. Test Pg. 477 ____CST Release Problems __ to __ ____www.gohrw.com Lesson 9.9MUST BE SIGNED by parent!!!!! Parent Signature_______________ Grade__________ Total Work____________
Objectives for this week… -(Language Objective)Write a paragraph about one of the Greek gods/godesses -explain how the Greeks honored their Gods -Discuss what constitutes an “epic”
Greek Gods and Myths • Polytheistic • Zeus-ruler • Mount Olympus-home
History Assignments: • _____ Read Ch. 11 Lesson 2. Take Cornell Notes. • _____Ch. 11 Lesson 2 Questions Pg. 365 • _____Workbook 11.1 and 11.2 • _____Pick one Greek God. Research him/her. Write a 1 page descriptive essay (typed). • Grade_____ • TW______
Testing/Conferencing Time Tests Conferencing Language Arts Benchmark Math Ch. 6 Test Weekly Work Turn In My Access results
Extra Credit Options Language Arts Social Studies See a movie Create a Plot Map from www.readwritethink.org Write a movie Review (See www.nytimes.com for book reviews as an example Volunteer over break Martha’s Kitchen Elderly Home Church Dog Shelter
Extra Credit Math-Bake Christmas Cookies Science Adapt the recipe like we did in class Write up old and new recipe Create a model of how the sun revolves around the sun. Show equinoxes. Seasons, etc. AND/OR Research Winter Solstice Write an essay telling what the Winter Solstice is.
Daily Language Practice • 1 sentence and 1 paragraph per week • Fix sentences…. • Fix Paragraph • COPS • 1.Capitalize Proper Nouns • 2. Beginning of Sentences
Spelling Ex- -Means out or away from -We excluded him from our club. -I exhaled after holding my breathe.
11:30-12Testing/Conference Time Tests Conference Zlateh Math Part A Notes Packet
Persuasive Essay • www.myaccess.com • Username • Password
Compound Sentences • Pg. 538
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)