6th Grade ELA: Literature & Composition Assignments

Week 41 Q4 WK11

 

Monday: 

Memorial Day - No School

 

Tuesday:

1) "Voices" Guided Questions

 

Wednesday:

1) Final Exam - No Homework

 

Thursday:

1) 1) Final Exam - No Homework

 

 

Week 40 Q4 WK 10 Homework 

 

Monday:

1) Close Reader 69-79

 

Tuesday:

1) Study Vocab

 

Wednesday: 

1) Study Vocab 

2) Close Reader 79-84

 

Thursday:

1) Study Vocab

2) Close Reader: Short Essay Response  

Week 39 Q4 WK 9

 

Monday:

1) Vocabulary Test

2) Guided Questions, "Eleven." 

 

Tuesday:

1) Vocabulary Flash Cards

 

Wednesday:

1) Analyze the Text, Critical Vocabulary, "Eleven."

 

Thursday:

1) Begin Final Study Guide

Week 38 Q4 WK8

 

Monday: 

NWEA TESTING

 

Tuesday:

NWEA TESTING

 

Wednesday:

1) Study Vocab, test Friday

2) 7 sentences using 7 vocab words, including context clues

 

Thursday:

1) Study Vocab, test Friday

2) 8 sentences using 8 vocab words, including context clues

Week 37 Q4 WK7 Homework

 

Monday:

1) My Path, Study Island, Reading Standard (see individual packet)

2) Collection 4, “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets,” Analyzing the Text Questions 1-5.

 

Tuesday: 

1) My Path, Study Island, Reading Standard (see individual packet)

2) Study Flash Cards

 

Wednesday:

1) Study Flashcards
2) Collection 4, “Let People Own Exotic Animals,” Analyzing the Text Questions 1-4.

 

Thursday:

1) My Path, Study Island, Reading Standard (see individual packet)

2) Study Flashcards 

Week 36 Q4 WK6 Homework

 

Monday:

1) My Path, Study Island, Reading Standard  (see individual packet)

 

Tuesday:

1) My Path, Study Island, Reading Standard (see individual packet)

2) "Dark They Were" Q's A-R

 

Wednesday:

1) My Path, Study Island, Reading Standard  (see individual packet)

 

Thursday:

1) My Path, Study Island, Reading Standard  (see individual packet)

2) "My Wonder Horse," Q's 1-4

 

 

Week 35 Q4 WK5 Homework

 

Monday:

1) Study for Vocab test

2) My Path, Reading Standard (see packet)

 

Tuesday:

1) My Path, Reading Standard (see packet)

 

Wednesday:

1) My Path, Reading Standard (see packet)

2) Flash Cards for New Vocab List

 

Thursday:

1) My Path, Reading Standard (see packet)

2) 2-5 Synonyms for each vocab word (on flashcards)

 

Monday:

1) Study Island: Point of View in Informational Texts

2) Mural, both illustration and written response

 

Tuesday:

1) Study Island: Point of View in Informational Texts

2) 15 vocab sentences using context clues

 

Wednesday:

1) Study Island: Formatting, Graphics, and Multimedia

2) Study Vocab

 

Thursday:

1) Study Island: Formatting, Graphics, and Multimedia

2) Study Vocab

 

Week 29 Q3 S2

 

Monday:

1) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Evaluate Argument 

2) Begin rough draft for How-To Essay (introduction paragraph)

 

Tuesday:

1) Study Island, AZ Program 6th Grade: Evaluate Argument 

2) Continue rough draft body paragraph 1

 

Wednesday:

1) Study Island, AZ Program 6th Grade: Summarize Informational Texts

2) Rough draft body paragraph 2-3

 

Thursday: 

1) Study Island, AZ Program 6th Grade: Summarize Informational Texts

 

 

Monday:

1) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Technical Meanings

2) Work on final draft

 

Tuesday:

1) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Technical Meanings

2) Work on final draft 

 

Wednesday:

1) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Summarize Literature 

2) Work on final draft, DUE FRIDAY

 

Thursday:

1) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Summarize Literature 

2) Finish final draft, DUE FRIDAY

Week 31 Q4 S2

 

Monday:

1) Study Island: Central Idea

2) AZ Merit Practice Annotations

 

Tuesday:

1) Study Island: Central Idea

2) 5 Synonyms for each vocabulary word

 

Wednesday:

1) Study Island: Individuals, Ideas, Events 

2) Persuasion Map

 

Thursday:

1) Study Island: Individuals, Ideas, Events

2) Rough Draft of Persuasion

 

Monday:

1) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Summarize Informational Texts

 

Tuesday:

1) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Summarize Informational Texts

 

Wednesday: 

1) Expository Essay Pre-write

2) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Theme

 

Thursday:

1) Expository Essay Pre-write (FINISHED)

2) Study Island, AZ Programs 6th Grade: Theme

 

 

 

 

 

Week 27 Q3 S2

 

Monday: 

NO SCHOOL

 

Tuesday:

1) Study Island, Informational Text Standard: Main/Central Idea

2) Study Island, Writing Standards: Introduce and Conclude Topics

 

Wednesday:

1) Study Island, Informational Text Standard: Main/Central Idea 

2) Study Island, Writing Standards: Introduce and Conclude Topics

 

Thursday:

1) Study Island, Language Standard: Multiple Meaning Words

2) Study Island, Writing Standards: Organize Ideas

 

Friday:

1) Study Island, Language Standard: Multiple Meaning Words
2) Study Island, Writing Standards: Organize Ideas

 

Monday:

1) Study vocab for Tuesday's test

2)Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard 

 

Tuesday:

1) Make new set of vocabulary flashcards 

2) Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard

 

Wednesday:

1) Study Academic Vocabulary Flashcards

2) Study Island, "My Path," Informational Text Standard

 

Thursday:

1) Study Academic Vocabulary Flashcards

2) Study Island, "My Path," Informational Text Standard 

 

 

 

 

Monday: 

1)  Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard

2) Irony Worksheet

 

Tuesday: 

1)  Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard

2) Study Vocab Flashcards

 

Wednesday: 

1) Study Island, "My Path," Informational Text Standard

2) Study Vocab Flashcards 

 

Thursday:

1) Study Island, "My Path," Informational Text Standard

 

 

Monday:
1) Make flashcards for "The Raven," vocab packet
2) Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard

 

Tuesday:

1) Find synonyms for each vocab and write them on your flashcards

2) Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard

 

Wednesday:

1) Write a sentence using context clues for each vocab word

2) Study Island, "My Path," Informational Text Standard

 

Thursday:

1) Complete crossword puzzle for vocab

2) Study Island, "My Path," Informational Text Standard

 

Monday:

MLK Day, No school

 

Tuesday:

1) Using each vocab word from, "The Raven," write a sentence using context clues. Study Flashcards for Thursday's quiz

2) Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard

 

Wednesday: 

1) Study Vocab Flashcards 

2) Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard

 

Thursday:

1) Study Island, "My Path," Informational Text Standard

2) Study Island, "My Path," Literature Standard

 

Friday:

1) Finish Sentence Variety Packet over the weekend.

 

Monday:

1) Study Figurative Language definitions 

2) Winter Break Memory (1 full-page)

 

Tuesday:

1) Figurative Language Worksheet 1

2) Study Figurative Language definitions 

 

Wednesday: 

1) Complete 1 Reading Standard on Study Island, "My Path," with at least a 70%

 

Thursday:

1) Complete 1 Reading Standard on Study Island, "My Path," with at least a 70%

 

 

Week 20: 12/17/18

 

Daily Homework: Study figurative language definitions for quiz on Thursday

 

Study Island: DUE BY SUNDAY 12/21

1. Point of View in Info Texts

2. Technical Meanings

 

 

Week 19: 12/10-12/14

 

Daily Homework: Study figurative language definitions

 

Study Island: DUE BY SUNDAY 12/16

1. Individuals, Ideas, & Events

2. Technical Meanings

3. Point of View in Info Texts

 

Daily Homework:

Study vocabulary (figurative meaning, literal meaning, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom, proverb, oxymoron)

 

Study Island Standards and "My Path":

1. Central Ideas

2. Summarize Informational Texts

 

 

Study Island: Varying Sentence Patterns

Sentence Basics Packet

 

HOMEWORK: always study vocab flashcards/packet every night.

 

Study Island: 1. Figurative Meaning 

                      2. Connotation & Denotation

 

Study Island: 3. Capitalization

Preposition/Conjunction Packet

HOMEWORK: Study flashcards/vocab packet everyday!

 

Study Island: 1. Elements of a Story

                      2. Context Clues

 

Study Island: 3. Pronouns

Adverb Packet

 

Study Island: 1. Theme

                      2. Summarize Literature

 

Study Island: 3. Affixes and Roots

Root Word, Prefix, Suffix Packet

* Starting 10/8/18 students will start Study Island, which will be their primary Homework for both Literature and Composition. I will assign 2 Reading assignments and 1 Language assignment per week on Study Island. They will have until Sunday to complete all three. Additionally, students will receive a grammar packet EVERY Monday, which will be due after the weekend on the following Monday. I give students time in class to complete some, the rest needs to be done at home.

 

Study Island: 1. Textual Evidence 

                      2. Drawing Inferences

 

Irregular Verb Packet

 

 

 

 

 

Monday: Complete Venn Diagram & Study for Unit Test: Compare and Contrast Fairy Tales

Tuesday: Study Little Mermaid flashcards for 15 minutes

Wednesday: Study Little Mermaid flashcards for 15 minutes

Thursday: STUDY Vocab for Little Mermaid 30 minutes

Friday: NONE, end of Quarter 1 :]

 

Monday: Verbs 1

Tuesday: No Comp

Wednesday: Verbs 2; Helping Verbs

Thursday: Verb Tense 1 & 2

Friday: NONE, end of Quarter 1 :]

Tuesday: Vocab quiz on Aladdin

Friday: Unit Test on Fairy Tales and Compare and Contrast

 

Week 8 Homework: 9/24/18-9/28/18

 

 

Monday: Study for Vocab quiz and Unit Test

Tuesday: 15 vocab flashcards for Little Mermaid

Wednesday: Study Venn Diagram and Fairy Tales

Thursday: Study Little Mermaid flash cards

Friday: Study Little Mermaid flash cards

 

 

Monday: Limiting/Descriptive Adjectives (2 worksheets)

Tuesday: NONE

Wednesday: Articles and Demonstrative Adjectives/ Proper Adjectives

Thursday: Special Kinds of Adjectives

Friday: None

Friday 9/21/18: Vocab Quiz on Aladdin

 

 

Week 7 Homework: 9/17/18-9/21/18

 

 

Monday: Study Flash Cards 20 minutes 

Tuesday:Study Flash Cards 20 minutes 

Wednesday: Study Flash Cards 20 minutes 

Thursday: Study Flash Cards 20 minutes 

Friday: NONE

 

Monday: NONE

Tuesday: Benchmark Test 

Wednesday: Adjectives Worksheet 

Thursday: Forms of Adjectives Worksheet

Friday: Colorful Adjectives Worksheet

IMPORTANT DUE DATES:

 

Unit 2 Test postponed and is on Thursday September 3. 

 

 

Monday: No School

 

Tuesday: Study Guide for Unit Assessment

 

Wednesday: Study for Unit Assessment

 

 

Friday: Read, "Why We Need Fairy Tales," by Laura Parker. Define: Bombarded, Circulation, Civilizing, Moralizing, Unadorned.

 

 

Monday: No school

 

Tuesday: Subjects and Predicates 1

 

Wednesday: Subjects and Predicates 2

 

Thursday: Compound Subjects and Predicates

 

Friday: Prewrite, rough draft, final draft of descriptive paragraph

 

 

 

 

DUE FRIDAY 8/31: Composition: Sequential Narrative Essay (Autobiography) — At least 5 paragraphs including Introduction, Past, Present, Future, Conclusion.

 

UNIT TEST TUESDAY 9/2: We will make a study guide in class Friday, so that students can study over the weekend. 

 

 

 

Monday: Question 1, 3, and 4 of Review and Assess worksheet, from the short story, "Thank you, Ma'am."

 

Tuesday: Climax, Structure, and Elements of a Story Worksheet

 

Wednesday: Climax, Structure, and Elements of a Story Worksheet

 

Thursday: Fact and Opinion Worksheet

 

Friday: Study Guide for Unit Assessment (TEST)

 

 

Monday: Write Source: SkillBook — Spelling worksheet

 

Tuesday: Write Source: SkillBook — Using the Right Word # 1 worksheet

 

Wednesday: Write Source: SkillBook — Using the Right Word #2 worksheet

 

Thursday:Write Source: SkillBook — Using the Right Word #3 worksheet

 

Friday: Study Guide for Unit Assessment