CLASS ROUTINE: (for a normal day/week)
~~~~Spelling Assignment= Mondays, except for short weeks or during special projects or writing activities. Spelling Tests= Thursday or Friday
DAILY:
1) Get Prepared 2) Check English Assignment Due 3) Lesson Instruction
4) Work on Independent Practice Assignment _____________________________________________________________
Check this page often for info pertaining to our Eagles' 6th grade English class. Also, there are online games and activities at the bottom of this page that correspond with work we are doing in class. Students can ACCESS their ENGLISH BOOKS ONLINE. This is a wonderful resource! The web address is www.pearsonsuccessnet.com. Also, at www.phschool.com, students can access review activities. The web codes on that homepage are: 1st Box= eak 2nd Box = 6001 for writing activities or 6002 for grammar activities.
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Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 20-22
Mon.: Adverb Test w/Argumentative Essay
Tues.: Spiral Check (4)
Write letter to upcoming 6th graders.
Wednes.:
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 13-17
Mon.: Narrative Write- "A Girl Named Dot", 1) Create a realistic story about a
girl named Dot. 2) Don't use any letters/words that
have a dot in them, ex: i or j. 3) Use time order
words. 4) Include 3 compound sentences. 5) Include
2 subordinate clauses. Refer to p. 428 in English text
book for help w/subordinate clauses.
Tues.: Sentence & Sausage Poetry- Write a structured sentence poem.
Write a structured Sausage poem.
Wednes.: Where Adverbs- (somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, everywhere,
elsewhere)
Write "Lake Minirumpus" story. Using 5 "where" adverbs in your
sentences, describe how 6 kids got lost on a science field trip and
spent the night in the woods along Lake Minirumpus.
Thurs.: Story Write- "Yankee Doodle Dandee"- Why on earth would
Yankee Doodle stick a feather in his cap and call it "macaroni"?
Come up with a plausible answer.
*** Adverb Unit Review
Fri.: Freaky Friday--- all day school wide activities--- no assignment
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 6-10
Mon.: Create King Tut Notecards for Panel Presentations
Tues.: King Tut Panel Presentations
Wednes.: **Spiral Check (3)
3 Level Questions (in class activity)
Thurs.: Topic Write: If you were a particular zoo animal, what would you be
and what would you do all day? How would you feel? etc.
Comparative/Superlative Adverbs, p. 543, Ex: 7, 8
Fri.: Good/Well & Bad/Badly, p. 549, Ex: 18, 19, 20, 21
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 29 - May 3
Mon.: Story Write- Three people (Mr. Buxton, George Washington, &
Taylor Swift) walk into a restaurant. What happened?
Tues.: Story Write- "The Missing Shoe"- You find a shoe on the side of the
road. What kind of shoe is it? What does it look like? Who did it
belong to?
Double Negatives, p. 465, Ex: 39
Wednes.: King Tut Analysis- Murder- Take notes in spiral from classroom
Internet research packets (If absent, use the Internet at home.)
Thurs.: King Tut Analysis- Murder- Take notes in spiral from classroom
Internet research packets (If absent, use the Internet at home.)
Fri.: King Tut Analysis- Natural Causes- Take notes in spiral from classroom
Internet research packets
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 22-25
Mon.: Spelling--- King Tut List words (2)- Write all 3x's ea. & define 1/2.
Tues.: The Tomb of King Tut Pkt. (in class act. - answer questions - in spiral)
Persuasive Essay- Should people eat donuts everyday for breakfast?
Wednes.: Spelling- Write a sent. for ea. King Tut word you defined.
Persuasive Essay: Should lunch periods be longer?
Thurs.: **Spelling Test- King Tut (2)
Adverbs, p. 345, Ex: 21, 22, 23
Fri.: No School---- Snow Day
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 15-19
Mon.: Spelling- Define 1/2 of King Tut list words
Tues.: Spelling- Write King Tut spelling words 3x's ea.
Take Persuasive Writing Notes
Wednes.: *King Tut Video Quiz
Persuasive Essay- Topic: Should schools be abolished?
Thurs.: *Spelling Test, King Tut Words
Analyze "Preserving a Great American Symbol", pp. 126 & 127
for Purpose statement, 4 supporting evidences, & paraphrased
closing.
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 8-12
Mon.: Dictionary Usage, p. 711
Punctuating Titles, ws pp 263, 264
Tues.: CC Resource Notes/Prac.
Citations ws
Wednes.: Grade 2- Column Notes
King Tut Video ws
Thurs.: King Tut Video ws
Fri.: Punctuating Titles ws
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 1-5
Mon.: Spelling- Define Anne Frank list words (Do in spiral.)
Tues.: Sp.- Write ea. Anne Frank sp. word 3 x's ea.
Reference Skills, pp. 704-711
Wednes.: Write a sent. w/ea. Anne Frank sp. word
Varied Resources- 2-Column Notes fr. pp. 696, 697
Thurs.: **Sp. Test- Anne Frank words
Varied Resources- 2-Column Notes fr. pp. 696, 697 (cont.)
Fri.: Narrative Write- If you were planning a movie about your life so far,
what would its title be? Explain your answer.
References, ws pp. 51, 58
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of March 25-29
Mon.: Spelling L-1, Write 3 x's ea. & ws pp. 2, 16
Tues.: 5 American Coined Words & Explanations (in class act.)
Word Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes, &* Origins, pp. 662-665
Ex: 7, 8, 10, & 11
Wednes.: **Spiral Check (1)
Prefixes/Suffixes, pp. 669, 670, & 671
Thurs.: **Spelling Test- Lesson 1
***Newspaper Article Quiz (noting & summarizing)
Create a newspaper article w/a title in spiral. Answer the "W" & "How"
questions first.
Fri.: No School---- Good Friday!
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of March 11-15
Mon.: Write "My Life" spelling words 5 times ea.: 1) seize 2) plummet
3) upturn 4) vague 5) languor 6) confound 7) despair 8) tussle
9) vain 10) keen.
Define "My Life" spelling words.
Tues.: Write a sentence w/ea. "My Life" spelling word.
Write an essay about a person who you know has overcome extreme
limitations in his/her life due to illness, birth defect, accident, etc.
(100 words)
Wednes.: Topic Write--- Do you think competive sports are good for
Children? Why? Why not?
Take notes in outline form on p. 703 w/3 main topics
Outline Newspaper Article of choice
Thurs.: *** "My Life" spelling test
Summarize News Paper Article From Outline
Fri.: Make-up Master (in class act.)
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of March 4-8
Mon.: MCRP Presentation, Evaluations, & Peer Notes (in class act.)
Tues.: Take writing quiz notes (in class act.)
Comma & Principal Pts. Verbs Review,
p. 502 ex: 36, 37 & p. 596 ex: 63, 64 (Follow written directions.)
Wednes.: Writing Quiz
3rd Quarter Assessment Pkt. Review/Pretest
Thurs.: ***Spiral Check (3)
3rd Quarter Assessment Test
Fri.: MCRP Presentation, Evaluations, & Peer Notes (in class act.)
Story Starter- "No Shoplifting"
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Feb. 28-March 1
Mon.: Honors English Placement Test
Tues.: Story Starter- Help! Police!
Wednes.: MCRP- Presentations, Evaluations, Summarizations
Thurs.: MCRP- Presentations, Evaluations, Summarizations
Fri.: Troublesome Verbs- Sit/Set, Lie/Lay (in class act.)
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Feb. 18-22
Mon.: Myth Creature Research Paper- Write closing para.
Tues.: Myth Creature Research Paper- Revise/check off sheet
Wednes.: Myth Creature Research Paper- Proofread w/check off sheet
Thurs.: Myth Creature Research Paper- Create Works Cited page
MCRP Final Presentation- Due Mon.= (All 4 parts typed or written.)
Fri.: English Honors Placement Test
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Feb. 11-15
Mon.: **Spiral Check (2)
Create Myth Creature Outline Form (1st 1/2)
Tues.: **Spiral Check (2) (continued)
Create Myth Creature Outline Form (2nd 1/2)
Wednes.: Write Myth Creature Rough Draft- Intro. Para. (in spiral)
Thurs.: Write Myth Creature Rough Draft- Para's. 2 & 3 (in spiral)
Fri.: No School- Professional Day
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Feb. 4-8
Mon.: Principal Parts of Verbs Study Guide
Myth Creature Research Paper - Prewrite- Select a Topic
Tues.: Finish Principal Parts of Verbs Study Guide
Myth Creature Research Paper - Take Notes- Description & Behaviors
Wednes.: ** Principal Parts Verb Quiz
Myth Creature Research Paper - Take Notes - Character Traits &
Sightings or Literary Accounts
Thurs.: MCRP - Take Notes - Little Known Facts
Fri.: MCRP - Outline (first 1/2)
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan. 28 - Feb. 1
Mon.: Write a sentence using Friday's HV phrases. (Do 1/2 of them).
Verb Tense Cartoon ws
Tues.: Finish writing sentence HV phrases.
Principal Pts. of Verbs, pp. 483, 484, 486
Wednes.: ***Helping Verb List Memorization Quiz
Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs ws
Thurs.: Topic Write: "If I Was a Myth Creature"
Create Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs Foldable Study Guide
Fri.: Discuss/Select MCRP Topic
Transition Words ws
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan. 22-25
Tues.: Grade Spirals
Comma Review, ws pp. 235, 236
Wednes.: Topic Write- "Well, That Was a Bad Idea!"
***Comma Quiz
Thurs.: Subjects & Verbs, p. 384, Ex: 3
Fri.: Write Helping Verb Phrases (23)
Helping Verbs, p. 323, Ex: 17, 18, 19
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan.
Mon.: Introductory Words & Phrases, p. 568, Ex:15
Tues.: Write 5 direct address sentences. (in spiral- refer to p. 569 for help)
Wednes.: Story Starter: “Dad, I like This Dress!”
Write 5 rename a noun sentences. (in spiral- refer to p. 569 for help)
Thurs.: Write 5 Interrupter (common expression) sentences.
(in spiral- refer to p. 569 for help)
Fri.: Comma Review- p. 573, Ex: 20, 22
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan. 7-11
Mon.: Write a description about your favorite Christmas present/s.
(100 words)
Share & peer review castle advertisements.
Tues.: Story Starter: "Tiffany, What Would You Do?"
Commas in a Series- pp, 566 & 567 (#'s 1-5 only)
Wednes.: Compound Sentence in Class Activity
Thurs.: Good News/Bad News ws
Fri.: Explanatory Write: Explain the process of how you created your
castle project.
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 1-5
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