CLASS ROUTINE: (for a normal day/week)
~~~~Spelling Assignment= Mondays, except for short weeks or during special projects or writing activities. Spelling Tests= Thursday or Friday
DAILY:
1) Get Prepared 2) Check English Assignment Due 3) Lesson Instruction
4) Work on Independent Practice Assignment _____________________________________________________________________________________
Check this page often for info pertaining to our Eagles' 6th grade English class. Also, there are online games and activities at the bottom of this page that correspond with work we are doing in class. Students can ACCESS their ENGLISH BOOKS ONLINE. This is a wonderful resource! The web address is www.pearsonsuccessnet.com. Also, at www.phschool.com, students can access review activities. The web codes on that homepage are: 1st Box= eak 2nd Box = 6001 for writing activities or 6002 for grammar activities.
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 14-18
Mon.: Story St.- "An, Ipad, Please?"
Subject/Verb Agreement, pp. 532, 533 Ex: 22, 25, 26
Tues.: Prepositional Phrases- Use all 50 prepositions from the box on p. 352 in
sentences. You may use more than one in each sentence & all sentences
need to have at least 7 words.
Wednes.: Story St.- "Help! Police!" & Finish prep. phrase sentences.
Thurs.: Parts of Speech Review, ws pp. 63, 63
Fri.: Freaky Friday-- Full day of activities (no assignments)
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 7-11
Mon.: Mechanics, p. 618 Ex: A, B, C
Tues.: Sentences, pp. 470, 471 Ex: 43, 45, 48
Wednes.: Compound Sentences, p. 434 Ex: 21, 22
Thurs.: Apostrophes, p. 591 Ex: 53 (Write sentences.) & p. 594 Ex: 54, 55
Fri.: Prepositions, ws pp. 45, 48
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 30 - May 4
Mon.: Sam Noble Field Trip
Tues.: Write King Tut Level 2 questions (in class act.)
Wednes.: Write King Tut Level 3 question
Thurs.: Write King Tut Creative Persuasive Essay (150 words)
Fri.: Finish King Tut Creative Persuasive Essay
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 23-27
Mon.: Spelling- Write "Anne Frank" spelling words 5 times ea., synonyms
for each of those that have them), & an explanation of the
meaning or definition for each spelling list word.
Tues.: Finish "Anne Frank" Spelling
Wednes.: Adverbs Review- p. 345, Ex: 21, 23
Thurs.: **Adverb Test
"King Tut" Level 1 Questions (in class group activity)
Fri.: **Spelling Test, "Anne Frank" words (in class group activity)
"King Tut" Levels 2 & 3 Questions
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 16-20
Mon.: Topic Write- If you were planning a movie about your life, what would be the
title? Explain.
Tues.: Topic Write- Describe a fad or trend popular years ago but not today.
Double Negative Adverbs, pp. 464, 465
Wednes.: 1-3 hrs. Math CRT Testing, 5-7 hrs. finish video "Ice Age"
Thurs.: Topic Write- Imagine what it would be like to be a particular animal in the
zoo. Describe how it would feel or what it would do all day.
Good/Well & Bad/Badly- pp. 546, 547, Ex. 18, 19, 20, 21
Fri.: Topic Write- What does the type of car a person drive tell you about his/her
personality? Explain.
Comparative/Superlative Adverbs- p. 543. Ex: 7. 8
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 9-13
Mon.: Topic Write- Write narrative about either your Easter Sunday or Weekend.
Citation ws
Tues.: Varied Sources/Reference Works ws
Wednes.: 1-3 hrs. CRT Testing, 5-7 hrs. video "Ice Age"
Thurs.: Spatial Descriptive Write- Describe the location of an object in the classroom.
Adverbs. pp. 340, 341
Fri.: ***Spiral Check #2
Adverbs Where & Adverbs Clue ws
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of March 5-9
Mon.: Explanatory Para.- Explain the process of purchasing a pet.
Comma Rev.- p. 596, Ex: 63 (answers only), 64write sent's.)
Tues.: **Spiral Check
Using Verb Forms, p. 502, Ex:36, 37, 38
Wednes.: *3rd Quarter Assessment Pretest/Review
Subject/Verb Agreement, p. 532 Ex: 22
Thurs.: 1st, 5th, 7th Hrs. ***9 Weeks Assessment
Descriptive Write- Imagine you are at a fair, festival, etc.,
write a 100 word para. describing the sights, sounds,
smells, tastes, etc.
2nd, 6th Hrs.- Compare/Contrast Write- Show the
similarities and differences in a desk top computer vs
a laptop or electronic tablet.
Fri.: 2nd & 4th Hrs. ***9 Weeks Assessment
Descriptive Write- Imagine you are at a fair, festival, etc.,
write a 100 word para. describing the sights, sounds,
smells, tastes, etc.
1st, 5th, 7th Hrs.- Compare/Contrast Write- Show the
similarities and differences in a desk top computer vs
a laptop or electronic tablet.
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Feb. 27 - March 2
Mon.: MCRP Comparisons- Group Collaboration (in class)
Tues.: ***Spring Pictures
MCRP Contrasts- Partner Collaboration (in class)
Wednes.: Placement Test
Thurs.: Topic Write:
Subject Verb Agreement, p. 527, Ex: 7, 8 (answers only)
Fri.: ***Writing Process Quiz
Sit/Set, Lie/Lay, Do/Did, p. 501, Ex; 30, 31
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Feb. 20-24
Mon.: Revise Myth Creature Research Paper
Tues.: Proofread Myth Creature Research Paper
Wednes.: MCRP- Presentation Summaries
Thurs.: MCRP- Presentation Generalizations
Fri.: Writing Process Notes
MCRP- Presentation Generalizations (cont.)
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Feb. 13-17
Mon.: Finish Myth Creature notes & Begin outline
Tues.: Finish Myth Creature outline
Wednes.: Write Myth Creature rough draft
Thurs.: Finish Myth Creature rough draft
Fri.: Citing Sources ws
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Feb. 6-10
Mon.: Spelling, Lesson 4- Write 5 times in spiral & do worksheet.
Topic Write- Title: "You, A Myth Creature"- If you could be a
myth creature, what would you be? Why?
Tues.: Myth Creature Research Paper Class Discussion
Select a Topic for Paper
Wednes.: Write a sentence for each Les. 4 spelling word.
Transition Words ws
Thurs.: Take Myth Creature Research Paper notes from print outs
or books. (Hi-light info first)
Fri.: MCRP Take Notes wsTraits, Literary or Historical Accounts
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 2
Mon.: (Analyze & Correct Tenses/Principal Pts. and Comma ws's- in class)
Tenses/Princi. Pts. Verb Pretest
Tues.: Sp. Les. 3, Write words 5 times ea. and write 10 sentences
using spelling words: 3 simple, 3 compound, & 3 common expression.
Complete Lesson 3 ws.
Wednes.:
Thurs.:
Fri.: No School- Professional Development Day
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan. 23-27
Mon.: Define Lesson 2 spelling words.
Sp. Les. 2 ws
Tues.: Write Les. 2 spelling words 5 times ea.
Principal Pts. of Irregular Verbs, pp. 483, 484, 486
Wednes.: ***Helping Verb Quiz
Irregular Verb Chart
Thurs.: **Spelling Test, Les. 2
Create Principal Pts. of Verbs foldable study guide
Fri.: Topic Write- Explain why people do things they know that
they shouldn't.
***Tense and Principal Pts. Quiz
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan. 17-20
Mon.: No School- Martin Luther King Day
Tues.: Preview Helping Verb List
Subj./Verbs- p. 382, Ex: 3
Wednes.: Practice Helping Verb List
Helping Verbs, p. 323, Ex: 17, 18, 19
Thurs.: Write Helping Verb Phrases from list- 23 total
Verb Tenses Cartoon ws
Fri.: Helping Verb Prac. Quiz
Principle Pts. of Verbs (reg.), pp. 481, 482
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan. 9-13
Mon.: Spelling Lesson 1- Define words & complete ws.
Tues.: Write L-1 sp. words 5 x's ea.
Interruping Words & Phrases (Work in spiral from projector, p. 147)
Wednes.: Story Starter- "Stop Fighting"
Commas, p. 573, Ex: 22
Thurs.: **Spelling Test, L-1
Write a 50 words persuading your parents to let you go to
the movies on a school night. Include 3 direct address words. (circle)
Fri.: Story Starter- "Tiffany, what did you do?"
Include 3 introductory words or phases. (circle)
p. 568, Ex: 15 (in spiral)
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of Jan. 4-6
Wednes.: Good/Bad News ws
Thurs.: Topic Write- What would your life be like without a telephone?
Commas- Series, p. 566 (1-5) & p. 567 (1-10) --- in spiral
Fri.: p. 570, Ex: 16 (if absent)
Comma Rules Chart (if in class)
Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 14-18
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