1. Due October 22 Trimester 1 Week 8 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk Independent Study Assignments

2. Chapter 2 Math Real Life! You can earn or lose tickets in Ms. Syfert’s class. You earn 5 tickets for every week you get 100% attendance. You lose 5 if you do NO work one week. If you did 100% for 3 weeks and NO work 1 week…how many tickets would you have? Equation: You do no work=-5 5 tickets for 3 weeks=15 tickets -5 + 15=? What if you have 5 and lose 10? 5 +(-10)=

3. Math Notes PPT 2.1

4. Math Objectives For This Week: -Understand how to multiply and divide positive and negative integers -Understand how to solve equations with one variable -Know how to find numbers greatest common divisor (GCD)

5. 6 th Grade Independent Study T1 Week 8 Due: October 22 Total Work Completed=_______% P.E. Math _____Benchmark letter signed by parent _____Conference Schedule Sign up Grade______ TW________ ____Ch. 2 Lesson 4-Do Questions Pgs. 90-91. ____Ch. 2 Lesson 5-Do Questions Pg. 96 only ____Ch. 3 Lesson 2-Do Questions Pg. 134 only ____Homework Workbook Lesson 2.4/2.5 ____Do online lesson 2.4/2.5/3.3 at www.go.hrw.com www.go.hrw.com Parent Signature_____________ Study for test on adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing neg. and positive numbers Benchmark Friday, Oct. 30 th @ 11:00 Grade__________ TW____________

6. Housekeeping PE Article Progress Reports Grade Work Assignment Sheet PE Stamped work Math Science Social Studies Languages Arts

7. Story….”Circuit” Standards: Theme Pronoun/ Antecedent Vocabulary: Drone Instinctively Savoring Embedded Sublime Immense Pg. 64

8. Theme Migrant workers need a chance to break out of the cycle of poverty Workers see possibilities World sees gives them a chance

9. New Story…”Hard As Nails” Compare and Contrast What is “The Circuit” Theme Theme Pg. 65 Central idea of story Thought about life the story conveys Think-1 min. Pair-1 min. Share out

10. Jack London….. SummarySetting Comparison 3 Part Summary Your book King of Mazy May

11. Spelling and Grammar Pg. 80 Compound Nouns Sidewalk Synonyms Savoring….relishing Immense…?

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

13. Pronoun/Antecedent Review!! Careful on test!

14. Bring 3 Ring Binder next week! Writing Portfolio Insertable cover

15. Language Arts Main Objectives This Week: -Understand what a “theme” in a story is -Know characteristics of fables -Know how to write a summary -Know how to break words down into prefixes/roots/suffixes in order to determine what their meaning is

16. Language Arts-T1 Week 8 ASSIGNMENTS:  ______Read at least 1 Chapter of Jack London book and write a summary (Finish by Nov. 12)  ______Read “The Tiger…” Pgs. 282-283. Do questions pg. 283.  ______Read “The Lion…” Pg. 284  ______Benchmark Review Packet #1  ______Daily Language Practice Week 1  ______Theme Compare/Contrast (Circuit & Hard As Nails)  Study for Circuit/Hard As Nails Test  Benchmark Oct. 30th  Grade_______  TW_________

17. Prehistoric Man in the News! Who is Ardi?

18. Agricultural Revolution Agriculture Agriculture Planting seeds to raise crops Planting seeds to raise crops New tools New tools Slash and Burn Farming Slash and Burn Farming Irrigation Irrigation Domestication of Animals Raising animals for food Cows…milk and meat Sheep…milk and meat

19. Mesopotamia Sumer

20. Creation of villages CauseEffects?? Agricultural Revolution Cause/Effect Map Villages

21. Sumerian Project Assessment (Powerpoint) Due Oct. 22 Answer Where was it located? Why? What was the “fertile crescent?” What farming techniques did they use? What type of specialized labor did this village have? And…what led to this? (surplus?) What were Sumerian social classes made up of? What did they believe in? (religion) What is a Ziggurat? How did they write? Why?

22. Objectives for this week. Understand Sumerian society Understand how Sumerians communicated in writing (materials, etc.) Review Ch. 1 and 2 for Benchmark

23. History Assignments:  _____Read Ch. 3 Lesson 2. Take Notes using Cornell Notes.  _____Review Question Pg. 95  _____Read Ch. 3 Lesson 3. Take Notes.  _____Review Questions Pg. 103  _____Sumeria PPT Project Due (Print out handouts 3/page)  Present PPT Oct. 29  Benchmark Oct. 29  Grade_____  TW______

24. Computer Social Studies Project

25. Science Main Objectives This Week: -Know what geology is -Know what types of relative dating there are -Be able to identify examples of relative dating -Understand the research behind relative dating

26. Science

27. 11:30-12 Testing/Conference Time TestsConference Continents Quiz Social Studies Test Math Packet ready to hand in Math Guided Practice Jonathan and Cole… Cornell Notes