1. Due March 18 Trimester 3 Week 2 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 combine simple sentences using coordinating conjunctions in order to create compound and complex sentences Use test taking strategies of elimination to do well on standardized tests Be able to write a personal letter

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

5. New Reading…”Letter to Scottie” Pg. 540 Standard: Purpose of writing Writing Personal Letters

6. Olympic Glory Assignment 1. Venn Diagram 2. Focus Questions A-G 3. Standards Review Questions 1-7 4. Extra Questions Extra Questions 1. What is the main idea of this article? 2. Cite 1 example of semicolon (;) usage in this magazine article. 3. What is the purpose of the article? 4. What year did the olympics begin? 5. Where was the 1 st olympics? 6. Cite a compound sentence from the 1 st page of this article.

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

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

9. 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)

10. Poetry-Pg. 298 Standards: Free Verse Tone in poems Vocabulary Henceforth Whimper querulous

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

12. Language Arts T3W2 Grade_________ Work Completed: ______________ Assignments: ______Read” Abuelito…” Pg. 298. Do questions pg. 301 ______Read “Open Road” Pg. 302. Questions Pg. 303. ______Read “Life…” Pg. 304. Questions Pg. 305. ______Read “Who Knows…” Pg. 306 and do Q’s _____Whitman Poem Compare/Contrast Essay/Planning Guide/Double Bubble ______Review and Assess Pg. 307 ______Letter to an Olympian Final ______CST Release Questions 20-34 *Benchmark 3/25

13. Science Main Objectives This Week: -Know how our earth is changed by shifting plate boundaries -(Language Objective)Be able to tell someone how the earthquake in Chile caused a tsunami I Hawaii -Understand how earthquakes are measured -Understand how to determine how far a point is from the epicenter of an earthquake

14. Chile USGA research

15. Plate Tectonics Project Due March 4 Use www.readwritethink.orgwww.readwritethink.org Prove you know how plate tectonics work 8 pages Cover Pg. 1-What are lithospheric Plates Pg. 2-2 kinds of plates? Pg. 3-Divergent Boundaries Pg. 4-Convergent Boundaries Pg. 5. Transform Boundaries Pg. 6-Formation of Islands Pg. 7-Cause of Earthquakes Pg. 8. Measuring Earthquakes Pg. 9-Preparing for Earthquakes Pg. 10-Your choice

16. Earthquakes Scavenger Hunt When was the last earthquake?__________ Where was it?_________ What was the largest earthquake recorded in the United States?______________ What was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Calif.?_______________ ___________________ What countries are on the “Ring of Fire?” ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ How big was the Haiti earthquake?__________ On the bottom of this page list what emergency supplies every household in California should have.

17. Science

18. Objectives (Language Objective) Be able to orally describe how you can solve for unknown angles if you know 1 angle of 2 bisecting lines Be able to identify supplementary and complementary angles Know how to classify polygons www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

19. 6 th Grade Independent Study T3 Week 2 Due: March 18 Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________ P.E. Math *____PE Essay History Pg. 245 #2 *____Research History of yoga and bring 1 article *5 PE Credits Due June1 _____PE Log Grade_________ Total Work_________ www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com dbusk@psusd.us ____Ch. 9 Lesson 3 Pg. 438-439 ____Ch. 9 Lesson 4 Pg. 442-443 ____Quiz Pg. 446 ____Ch. 9 Lesson 5 Pg. 450 ____Workbook 9.3 and 9.4 ____www.gohrw.com Lessons 9.1 and 9.2MUST BE SIGNED by parent!!!!! Parent Signature_______________ *Study for benchmark…Monday Studyhall 11:00 Grade__________ Total Work____________

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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.)

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

24. 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______

25. Testing Today

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

27. 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

28. 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.

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

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

31. 11:30-12 Testing/Conference Time TestsConference Zlateh Math Part A Notes Packet

32. Persuasive Essay www.myaccess.com Username Password

33. Compound Sentences Pg. 538