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6th Grade Independent Study Assignments: May 14 - May 21

This week's independent study assignments for 6th graders include a diverse array of engaging topics. Students will work on a Natural Disaster Project, create a poetry piece, and write an essay about their access dog. They should also review ecosystems, food chains and webs, and explore symbiotic relationships among species. Essential assignments include lessons from Chapter 15, as well as preparation for upcoming tests and projects due June 15. Don't forget to study for the Science benchmark on June 1 and complete the Poetry Project.

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6th Grade Independent Study Assignments: May 14 - May 21

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  1. 6th Grade Independent Study Assignments: May 14 to May 21

  2. Housekeeping • Natural Disaster Project • Poem • My Access Dog Essay • Monday 1:00-2:00 CST Testing makeup only • Sample • Stamp Sample • T3 Week9 • 2% • Grade Work

  3. Ecosystems-Chapter 15 Pg.315

  4. Graphic Organizers • Front of Workbook

  5. Living Parts of the System Causes: Power Plants Factories Volcanoes Carss • Producer-Plant that can use sun’s energy • Consumer-eats other things • Herbivore-deer (Ms. Busk) • Carnivore-Wolf (YOU! AAGH!) • Decomposer-consumes “waste”

  6. Food Chains and Food Webs Food Chain Food Web • Graphic Organizer • With your group label • Producers • Consumers • Decomposers

  7. Symbiosis-Balance….. Togetherness…. 2 species live together for a long time… • Birds sitting on cows • Remora fish on sharks • At least 1 member benefits from the interaction

  8. Animals in your ecosystem-Pg. 328 Sea Otters Research • Marine Ecosystem • “threatened” species • Declining because of pollutants • They eat sea urchins…too many sea urchins…too much kelp…unbalanced • What is an animal being threatened in your ecosystem?

  9. Global Warming’s Effect on the ______Ecosystem Due: Cards

  10. Science-5/28 • ____Read Ch. 15 Lesson 3. Take Cornell Notes. • _____Ch. 15 Lesson 3 Q’s Pg. 321 • _____ Ocean Q’s Pg. 333 • _____Ch. 15 Assessment Pg. 335 • _____Wordsplash 15.3 • _____Put 2 of your cards into 1 parag. Each for your report • Science Research Report… “Global Warming and It’s Effect on the _________ Biome” Report Due June 15 • Study for Ch. 15 Test • Science Benchmark June 1 • Grade______ TW_________%

  11. Writing a Research Paper “All Write” Page 183 • Example

  12. Steps in Research Paper 1.Prewriting • Web • Put all ideas on web • Some will be deleted later • Research-cards • List research Questions • Do more research!- add to cards

  13. More Prewriting…. • Make outline • Use cards • Green-Intro • Yellow-Details • Yellow • Yellow • Yellow • Green-Conclusion

  14. Writing-Pg. 190 Intro Paragraph • Intro-Grab your audience! • Body-Most important!

  15. Daily Language Practice • Grade Last Week • This week…Grade work • Sentence Practice • # of errors in paragraph

  16. Poetry Project-Where is it? • Typed 14 Pt. • Double Spaced • 6 stanzas • Picture inserted

  17. Play “Phantom Tollbooth”Test next week! Pg. 633 Standards: I-Summaries Theme Images

  18. Summary-Show your work • Selection Support Pg. 174 • Practice Guide • 3 part topic sentence • Name it • Verb it • Finish it

  19. Play “Dragon, Dragon” Pg. 434 Standards: -Analyze themes conveyed through Characters

  20. Themes and Images Themes Images • Central idea, insight about life… • How “pictures” are created by language or characters • Look for the theme behind the “outcome” of the characters actions

  21. Plot Sequence of Events Arranged around…. • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • Conflict-problem • Resolution-how it is solved • Let’s find out who the characters are… Pg. 435

  22. Dragon Slayer Project-Due June 15 Want Ad Compare and Contrast Chart • Pg. 445 • Want Ad from newspaper • Pg. 445-Research and Tech • Dragon in other literature and cultures

  23. Language Arts T3 Week 11 • ____Read “Dragon, Dragon” Pg. 434. Do Q’s Pg. 442. • ____Selection Support Pgs. 126, 129 • ____Write the Introduction/Thesis Paragraph of your Biosphere paper • ____Write 1 paragraph of the body of your paper • ____Research Paper-Read “All Write” Pgs. 183-194 with parent/guardian. (cards not grid) • Parent/Guardian Signature______________ • ____Daily Lang. Practice Week 35 • Study for Act II Test • Dragon Slayer Project Due June 15-See Pg. 445 for more information (Want Ad and Research) • Grade______ TW______%

  24. Decline of Rome Chapter 15 • Decline of Rome

  25. Ch. 14 Study Guide Definitions/Who were they? Concepts: • ***Paul • Peter • Constantine • Bishop of Rome • Pax Romana • Bethlehem • When did Christianity and Judaism become 2 religions? • What happened to make Roman leaders stop Christianity? • List 3 ways Jesus spread his message.

  26. Benchmark Test Good Luck! • Jeopardy! • Test

  27. Social Studies 5/28 • ____ Read Ch. 15 Lesson 1. Take notes. • ____Ch. 15.1 Workbook • ____Ch. 15.1 Questions Pg. 498 • Brochure Final Project Due June 15-Do you have Microsoft Publisher on your computer? Bring Zip Drive if you want to use here and home. More details next week! • Grade_______ TW_________%

  28. 6th Grade Assignments T3 W11 Due Thurs. May 28 (8:30-12) Name______ TW____% • PE • ______TW • ______Grade • (4 Day Week) • Tutor time cancelled due to Holiday • Math Course 1 • _____Ch. 11 Study Guide Review Pgs. 592-594 • ____Ch. 11 Practice Test Pg. 595 • ____Quiz Pg. 588 • ____Geometry Review Packet • Study for Chapter 11 Test! • Benchmark June 11 • Grade____ TW____%

  29. Integrated Language Pg. 662 Indefinite Pronoun Examples • Refers to person, place, thing in a general way • Somebody, nobody, everybody • Everyone passed the test. • The principal gave prizes to several people.

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