1. Due Dec. 3 Trimester 1 Week 13 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk Independent Study Assignments

2. Housekeeping Schedule and phone contact Sub Dec. 3 PE-Hike Tuesday 5 PE Credits due Tuesday Or 2 ½ Page Persuasive Essay Grades Due Thanksgiving Progress Reports Benchmark Results PE Credits Grade Work Assignment Sheet PE Stamped work Math Science Social Studies Languages Arts

3. Book Report Point Totals Persuasive Essay=40 points Title/Standards=5 points Jack London Picture=5 points Timeline =20 points Plot Map=20 points Neatness/Creativity/Attractiveness=10 points Total=100 points of test grade

4. Language Arts Main Objectives This Week: Know what “shades of meaning” of words is Know what the meaning of the vocabulary words in “Thunder Butte” (Quiz in class next week!) Know what Possessive Adjectives are Know how to make different forms of a word by adding y, s, ed, ous, and able

5. Language Arts-T2 Week 1 ASSIGNMENTS:  ______Read “Thunder Butte” Pg. 192. Do Questions Pg. 204.  ______Integrated Language Pg.206  ______Selection Support Pg. 61 (Do before reading story.)  ______Research “coup stick.” Be able to discuss in class. (Do before reading story.)  Grade_______  TW_________

6. Objectives Understand how to use cross multiplication to find out if sides of two figures are the same proportion Identify scale factors

7. 6 th Grade Independent Study T2 Week 1 Due: December 3 Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________ P.E. Math *5 P.E. Credits Due March1 Grade_________ Total Work_________ ____Chapter 5 Lesson 7. All. ____Chapter 5 Lesson 8. All. ____www.go.hrw.com (Lesson 5.7 and 5.8) ____5B Quiz Pg. 270 Be ready for quiz over lessons 5.6-5.8 Grade__________ Total Work____________

8. Science Main Objectives This Week: -Understand what density is -Know how to figure density of an object -Know how to use the density

9. Science

10. Egypt…. Pg. 146 Video

11. Pyramids Video Take notes for test too!

12. Vocabulary DefineLand of Plenty Cataract Delta Silt Fertile Yearly floods….silt dropped FERTILE soil Desert….kept invaders away Picture Pg. 153

13. Objectives for this week… Identify the achievements of Queen Hatshepsut Know who Akhenaton and Ramses II were and what their achievements were Be able to compare and contrast these 2

14. History Assignments:  _____Read Ch. 5 Lesson 4. Take Notes using Cornell Notes.  _____Review Question Pg. 177  _____Read Hatshepsut Story. Do Questions Pg. 181.  _____Ch. 5 Review Questions Pg. 182  Study for Ch. 5 Test  Grade_____  TW______

15. New Story…”Thunder Butte” Pg. 192 Video Standards: -Shades -Multiple Paragraph Essays

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

17. Computer Social Studies Project

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

19. Big Morongo Preserve Hike Poetry Planner Name______________________

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

21. Grammar Selection Support Principal Parts of Verbs Pg. 136 Present/Past/Past Participle Jump-is jumping/jumped/ has jumped

22. Imagery Word Pictures that appeal to the senses Sight Smell Touch Hearing Taste What are some for fall leaves? Hike Packet

23. Story….”Dust of Snow”…”My Picture-Gallery”…”Saying Yes” Standards: Imagery Figurative Language Vocabulary: Rued Suspended Tableaus Pg. 28

24. 11:30-12 Testing/Conference Time TestsConference Zlateh Math Part A Notes Packet

25. Persuasive Essay Prewriting Read this book…or not!? Planning: Prompt: Write a persuasive essay telling your audience why they should or should not ready the Jack London book that you read this tri- mester. 1. Understand the task Read prompt CAREFULLY! Audience Purpose Voice 2. Decide what your position is Pros/Cons 3. Brainstorm Don’t forget the opposing view 4. Outline