1. Due March 25 Trimester 3 Week 3 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk Independent Study Assignments

2. 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

3. Language Arts Main Objectives This Week: (Lang. Objective) Be able to list the main points of the plot in “Dragon, Dragon” Identify theme in a story Use test taking strategies of elimination to do well on standardized tests Compare and contrast different components of a story

4. CST’s Your Score Your Goals??? Talk to Parents…make your goals Parent Signature Release Questions Test Strategy-Elemination

5. Benchmark Review Packet

6. Letter to an Olympian John Carlos Joannie Shaun White Apolo Ono Bodie Smith

7. Writing Personal (Friendly) Letters Ww w.letterwritingguide.com Friendly Letter Format

8. Walt Whitman-Pg. 302 Find another Walt Whitman Poem Compare/Contrast the 2 poems Write an essay comparing the 2 poems

9. New Story…”Dragon, Dragon” Pg. 432 Standards: Plot Theme Compare/Contrast What is your opinion… dragons real…dragons myth…something else? Think/Pair/Share

10. Vocabulary Plagued Ravaged Tyrant Reflecting craned Matrix

11. Language Arts T3W2 Grade_________ Work Completed: ______________ Assignments: ______Read “Dragon, Dragon” Pg. 432. Do questions Pg. 442. ______Vocab Matrix of terms Pg. 433 ______Review and Assess Pg. 443 ______Integrated Language Pg. 444 Help-Wanted Ad (Pg. 445) Use Microsoft Publisher-Flyer-Due 2 weeks ______Benchmark Review Packet ______CST Release Questions 34-45 Study for Benchmark Extra Credit-See Dragon movie…summarize/parent signature

12. Science Main Objectives This Week: -Know what causes volcanoes -(Language Objective)Be able to name the different parts of a volcano -Understand how earthquakes are measured -Know where the “Ring of Fire” is located

13. Volcano Parts Workbook 10.1

14. Science

15. Objectives (Language Objective) Be able to name classifications of triangles and quadrilaterals Use the knowledge of complimentary and supplementary angles to solve for unknown angles Be able to classify polygons www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

16. 6 th Grade Independent Study T3 Week 3 Due: March 25 Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________ P.E. Math *5 PE Credits Due June1 _____PE Log Grade_________ Total Work_________ www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com dbusk@psusd.us ____Ch. 9 Lesson 6-Pg. 454 only ____Ch. 9 Lesson 7-all ____Ch. 9 Lesson 8-Pg. 464 only ____Workbook Pgs. 9.6, 9.7 and 9.8 ____Math Vocabulary Matrix ____www.gohrw.com Lessons 9.6, 9.7 and 9.8 MUST BE SIGNED by parent!!!!! Parent Signature_______________ Grade__________ Total Work____________

17. Objectives for this week… -(Language Objective)Be able to retell the story of how Siddhartha became “Buddha” -Summarize the features of Buddhism -Understand how the Maurua rulers united northern India into a great Indian empire -Describe what the Buddhist beliefs are about how to alleviate suffering

18. India’s Religious Legacy Pg. 241 Hindu 4/5 are Hindu Today Gandhi www.5min “mohatma gandhi biography video” Buddhism Less than 1% are buddhist today Popular in Asia, Western Europe and America

19. India’s Artistic Legacy India Party Next Week! Pg. 244 Yoga-next week…research Ayurvedic Medicine Vegetarianism Food Decoration Yoga Demo Ayurvedic Medicine Presentation (aeromatic oils, etc.)

20. Religions Research Paper Outline and cards with 3 details on each due next week. Today!!! Bibliography www.easybib.com Tao Buddha Confucius Laotzu

21. History Assignments:  _____ Read Ch. 7 Lesson 4. Take Cornell Notes.  _____Ch. 7 Lesson 4 Questions Pg. 243  _____Benchmark Review Packet  _____Bring Indian Food/Yoga Demo/Ayurvedic Medicine Presentation/Decoration for India Party  _____Eastern Religions Report Final Due typed with Bibliography  *Study for Benchmark!  Grade_____  TW______

22. Testing Today

23. Testing/Conferencing Time TestsConferencing Language Arts Benchmark Math Ch. 6 Test Weekly Work Turn In My Access results

24. Extra Credit Options Language ArtsSocial Studies See a movie Create a Plot Map from www.readwritethink.org www.readwritethink.org Write a movie Review (See www.nytimes.com for book reviews as an example www.nytimes.com Volunteer over break Martha’s Kitchen Elderly Home Church Dog Shelter

25. Extra Credit Math-Bake Christmas CookiesScience 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.

26. Daily Language Practice 1 sentence and 1 paragraph per week Fix sentences…. Fix Paragraph COPS 1.Capitalize Proper Nouns 2. Beginning of Sentences

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

28. 11:30-12 Testing/Conference Time TestsConference Zlateh Math Part A Notes Packet

29. Persuasive Essay www.myaccess.com Username Password

30. Compound Sentences Pg. 538

31. 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)