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Mustang North Middle School 6th Grade English
http://www.quia.com/pages/cruisingeagles.html
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 26-28

Tues.: English 6 4th Quarter District Test

Wednes.: End of the Year Test PT. 1 (PH)

Thurs.: End of the Year Test PT. 2 (PH)


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 18-22

Mon.: BELL-  Agenda & Turn In Books
         Journal Topic: What do you think you could learn from a butterfly?
         2nd Semester Review Pkt., pp. 1, 2
        
Tues.: BELL-  Journal--- Narrative Para.- (75 words)
          Think of a time when you did something special for someone. 
          In time order, share that experience.
          2nd Semester Review Pkt., pp. 3, 4
        
Wednes.: BELL- Journal--- Descriptive Para.- (75 words)
               How would your life be different without the telephone?    
               2nd Semester Review Pkt., pp. 5, 6

Thurs.: BELL- Journal--- Persuasive Para.- (75 words)
           Persuade your parents to allow you to go to the movies on a school night.
           2nd Semester District Pretest

Fri.:  All School Activity Day-
        Inflatables, Snow Cones, Academic Assembly,
        Talent Show, Yearbook Signing, Locker Clean-out


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 11-15

Mon.: BELL- Agenda
         Sentence Structure ws        

Tues.: BELL- Journal--- Do you think competive sports are good for children? 
                                  Why or why not?
                                  Sentence Structure Quiz Review

Wednes.: BELL- *Sentence Structure Quiz
               Sentence Diagramming Study Guide (front side)

Thurs.: BELL- Sentence Diagramming Structure Practice Quiz
           Sentence Diagramming Study Guide (back side)
 
Fri.: BELL- Sentence Diagramming Quiz
       What Did He Say? ws


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May 4-8

Mon.: BELL- Agenda
         Complex Sentence Shifter ws 

Tues.: BELL- Business Letter Review
          Subordinate Conj./Clauses, ws pp 81, 91

Wednes.: BELL- Friendly Letter Review
               Punctuation Test Review ws
             
Thurs.: BELL- Comma Rules
                     Punctuation Section Review, p. 577, Ex: 30, 31

Fri.: BELL- Grade Bell Work
                ***Punctuation Test


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 27 - May 1

Mon.:  BELL- Agenda/Write sp. words 5x's ea.
          Spelling & Sentence Lab./Dia. ws Les. 11

Tues.:  BELL:  Interjections
           Coordinate/Correlative Conjuntions, ws pp. 37, 39

Wednes.:  BELL: Interjections
               Subordinate Conjunctions/Clauses, ws pp. 65, 66

Thurs.:  BELL: *Spelling Test, Les. 11
            Make Complex Sentence Shifter

Fri.:  BELL- Interjections  <changed to Conjunctions
        Complex Sentence Shifter ws  <moved to Monday


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April  20-24

Mon.: Idioms- Color & Present

Tues.: Titles of Works ws pp. 163, 164

Wednes.: Earth Day Field Trip- no assign. unless absent

Thurs.: Semi Colons/Colons ws pp. 153, 155

Fri.: Hyphens ws pp. 166, 253


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 13-17

Mon.: BELL: "I Like This Car, Dad!" ss
                   *Adverb Test

Tues.: 5th Hour- CRT Testing
          4th & 6th Hours- Sentence Poem
          8th Hour- Commonly Misused Words ws

Wednes.: 5th Hour- CRT Testing
               4th & 6th Hours- Commonly Misused Words ws
               2nd Hour- Commonly Misused Words ws

Thurs.: Idioms Research ws

Fri.: Idioms- Illustrate


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of April 6-10

Mon.: BELL- Agenda/Write sp. words 3x's ea.
         Spelling & Sentence Lab./Dia. ws Le 10

Tues.: BELL- Edit "What Up"
          Comparative/Superlative Adverbs, ws pp. 135, 136

Wednes.: BELL: Editing Quiz "Cold Water Clean"
               Good/Well & Bad/Badly ws pp. 131, 133

Thurs.: ***Spelling Test L-10
           Adverb Test Review Pkt.

Fri.: Story Starter Paragraph- Rosa! Be Quiet!
       Adverb Textbook Review p. 345, Ex: 21, 22, 23, 23, 24


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of March 30 - April 3

Mon.: BELL- Fill out agenda/Book Fair
         Story Starter, "A Broken Leg"

Tues.: BELL- Retake L-19 Sp. Test
          Writing Prompt: "How to Make the Perfect High School"

Wednes.: BELL- DPE #3 (Wednes.)
              When, How Much ? ws pp. 109, 110

Thurs.: BELL- DPE #3 (Thurs.)
           Adjective or Adverb? ws pp. 53, 54

Fri.: BELL- DPE Quiz
       Double Negatives, ws pp.73, 78


Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of March 23-27 

Mon.: BELL: Story Starter- "You're Caught, Sergio!" ws
         Spelling/Voca. & Sent. Lab./Dia. Lesson 19 ws

Tues.: BELL: Write L-19 sp. words 3 x's ea.
          Homophones "A Thanksgiving to Remember" ws

Wednes.:  Adverb Pantomine Activity
               Adverbs & Tagging Along ws

Thurs.: ***Spelling Test, L-19
           Adverbs, How/Where? ws pp. 106, 107

Fri.: BELL:  Write 10 sentences with 2 prep. phrases in each sentence.
                 Adverbs. When/To What Extent? ws pp. 109, 110
                 (Today's adverb assignment has been moved to next week.)







Assignments, Tests, & Activities for the Week of May

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My Quia activities and quizzes
Kinds of Sentences; Subjects & Predicates
http://www.quia.com/jg/378133.html
Fragments and Run-ons
http://www.quia.com/pop/84394.html
Identifying common and proper nouns in paragraphs
http://www.quia.com/cz/105261.html
Singular and Plural Nouns
http://www.quia.com/jg/542165.html
Grammar: Singular and Plural Possessives
http://www.quia.com/ba/120295.html
Independent simple subject and predicate
http://www.quia.com/rr/87519.html
VERBS!!
http://www.quia.com/pop/91519.html
English Irregular Verbs
http://www.quia.com/cb/166541.html
Prepositions
http://www.quia.com/rr/182255.html
Adjectives - Common - (copy)
http://www.quia.com/ba/140782.html
Personal Pronouns
http://www.quia.com/jg/565275.html
Subject pronouns
http://www.quia.com/pop/86892.html
PARTS OF SPEECH
http://www.quia.com/jg/377926.html
Parts of Speech - (copy)
http://www.quia.com/cm/64198.html
Punctuate!
http://www.quia.com/jg/921329.html
Editing Practice
http://www.quia.com/pop/84395.html
Writing Process
http://www.quia.com/jg/922341.html
6th English - Spelling List #5 Review
http://www.quia.com/ba/54164.html
6th English - Spelling List #6 Review
http://www.quia.com/jg/685689.html
6th English - Spelling List #7 Review
http://www.quia.com/hm/209332.html
6th English - Spelling List #8 Review
http://www.quia.com/jw/113475.html
Spelling - Patriotism Words
http://www.quia.com/jg/204375.html
Castle Parts
http://www.quia.com/jg/1234808.html
Castle Parts
http://www.quia.com/hm/363095.html
Useful links
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