Gr 6 Literature/Vocab. Assignments

Last Latin root for the year (rupt-).  Test also includes the junct- words from last week.

Latin/Vocab - last root (rupt- /to break), create flash cards, pictograms, or quizlet, bring proof of work to clas on Wed.

Boy in the Striped Pajamas - return signed permission forms for the movie

Latin/Vocab - review junct- root words for Fri. test

Boy - Finish reading Ch. 19

Latin/Vocab - study terms

Boy - Read Ch. 18, review definitions for vocab words for Ch. 16-18

Latin/Vocab - junct- words, do index cards, quizlet, or pictographs, bring proof of homework to class on Tuesday

No class Thursday

Boy - Read Ch. 16

Latin/Vocab - study for flect-/flex- and frail-/frag- fract- test

Boy in Striped Pajamas - finish reading Ch. 15, review vocab words for Ch. 14-15

Latin/Vocab - frail-/fract-/frag- root words (choose to do either flash cards, Quizlet, or pictographs), bring proof of your work

 

Boy in the Striped Pajamas - read Ch. 14, define the 3 vocab. words

Latin test Friday - flect-/flex- root words

Film Strip book report is due

Latin/Vocab - study for flect-/flex- test

Boy - read Ch. 13

Book Report (film strip) - deadline postponed to Monday, May 9

Latin - review flect-/flex- root words

Boy - read Ch. 12, work on vocab. words for Ch. 12-13

Latin vocab words - select either Quizlet, flash cards, or pictographs to do for the 10 words

Boy in Striped Pajamas - quiz on Ch. 10-11 Wed.

Boy in Striped Pajamas - read/annotate Ch. 10

Latin/Vocab - review vit-/viv-/bio- root words

Latin/Vocab - study vit-/viv- and bio- root words

Boy in Striped Pajamas - read Ch. 9 (annotate!!!)

Book Report - begin illustrating on the draft template what you want to show. 

Latin/Vocab - vit-/viv- root words (test n Friday includes the bio- root words)

Boy in Striped Pajamas - reread and annotate Ch. 8

Boy in the Striped Pajamas - finish reading Ch. 7, read Ch. 8, review vocabulary words

Boy in Striped Pajamas - review vocab "context" sentences for Ch. 5-6, finish reading Ch. 6

No Latin root this week (due to abbreviated schedule)

Return test papers on Tuesday

Boy in Striped Pajamas - read Ch. 4

Fill out Lit. Grid for The Outsiders.

Fill out 4 boxes for "Climb or Die"

Striped Pajamas - Review Ch. 1-2 study guide questions and vocab terms, quiz Wed.

Latin/Vocab - bio. root words; do 4 pictographs, do quizlet for the words you do not  know

 

Boy in Striped Pajamas - read and annotate to p. 20

Latin/Vocab - review ben-/bene-/bon- words and review mal-/male- words, finish the pictograph for words #7-10

 

"Climb or Die" - finish reading the story, do packet pages 46-47

Apr/May book report - begin thinking of a Newbery Honor/Award book to select

Latin/vocab - review/study mal-/male- words, review ben-/bene-/bon- words from the week of 3/15

 

Complete the lit. grid sheet for Bud, Not Buddy and Wonder (front and back side of sheet)

Latin-Vocab - review ben-/bene-/bon- root words; test Thursday

the Outsiders - read Ch. 11, show permission form to parents for the film

Latin/Vocab - ben-/bene-/bon- words, write definition on backside of spiral notebook squares

The Outsiders - finish Ch. 10

Book Report - Survival Bag due Mon. 3/14

Latin - study for jur-/jus/jud- and cred- vocab test

Book Report - continue to work on Survival Bag!! Due Monday

The Outsiders - Ch. 9

Survival Bag Book Report (due Mon., March 14)

Latin/Vocab - jur-/jus-/jud- roots, study definitions

The Outsiders - read Ch. 8

The Outsiders - read Ch. 8

Spend 20 min. reading your book for the survival bag book report

Study Latin/vocab words

Latin vocab - review Latin roots and prefixes

The Outsiders - read Ch. 7

Latin Vocab. - review ALL roots and prefixes

Outsiders - read Ch. 6

The Outsiders - read through Ch. 4

The Outsiders - read Ch. 3, prepare for quiz on Ch. 1-2

No Latin vocab this week

The Outsiders - read Ch. 2

Scholastic Reading book test

Vocab - cred- Latin root  words; prepare index cards or Quizlet on terms (test on Mon. 2/22)

"Under the Royal Palms" (story is in the Reading anthology book. Answer questions 1-5 on p. 490

 

Latin/Vocab - scrib-/sript-/graph- root words (test on Tuesday 2/16 due to Stations of the Cross at 10:30 Fri. morning)

Latin root words - review scrib-/script- root words and graph- root words (test Fri.)

Book Report - select a book (any genre) for the Survival Bag project (due 3/11) Directions went home today

Scholastic Book Test - Mon. 2/22.  Students can test on the book they are doing for the book report if it is a Scholastic book (no lower than 4.5 reading level please!)

Vocab - script/scrb- root words (graph- words are also on the test) - Test is on Tue., 2/16

Wonder - finish reading the book (also read the precepts in the Appendix!!)

Pop Quiz tomorrow!

 

Write a reader response to the last half of the Julian chapter. The prompt is #13 "Theme." Make sure you answer all parts of the prompt.  All 4 reader responses for the last half of the book are due tomorrow!!

 

What a great book!

Wonder - finish writing the reader response (prompt #16) for Julian chapter (through the "The Verdict")

Continue reading to p. 386 "Grandmere's Story"

 

No vocab. unit this week (no test)

Vocab - review for graph- Latin root test

Wonder - read Julian Chapter through p. 367 (text edition) or through section entitled "Spring"

Book Report - finish affixing last few items/photos to your scrapbook page (due Fri.)

Wonder - read Julian Chapter to p. 350 (text edition) or through the section entitled "Dr. Jansen's Office" in the ebook download.

Vocab - study graph- root words

Wonder - read the Julian Chapter to p. 331 (These first few pages are available free online. Google: "free Julian chapter", lamar county school website/link). Or download an ebook version for $1.99.

Vocab - graph- root words, do at least 5 index cards 

Fig. Lang. - study for retest on Friday if you scored 22 or lower on last week's test

Book Report - bring in photos, information, other items to attach to your biograpahy scrapbook page

Vocab. - study port-/miss-/mit- root words

Fig. Lang - study for quiz

Wonder - write a reader response for Part 8: August (use prompt #7 - describe the conflict in this section)

Vocabulary - review port-/miss-/mit- root words

Fig. Lang. - Google online quizzes (alliteration, personification, simile/metaphor, onomat.)

Wonder - read to p. 297

Vocabulary - stody miss-/mit- root words, complete index cards for the words; review port- root words

 

Fig. Lang. - study alliteration, metaphor/simile, personification, onomatopoeia (quiz on Fri.) 

Vocab. - study port- words

Wonder - read to p. 272

Jan. Book Report - spend 20 min. reading or completing the info. sheet

Vocab. - study port- root words

Wonder - finish reading Part 7: Miranda, do reader response #8 for this section

Vocab. - port- root words, minimum of 5 index cards must be done

Wonder - For "Part 6: August" answer comprehension question for p. 206-234.

Vocab. - study ject- and sect- root words, test tomorrow

Wonder - read/annotate to p. 222

Vocab - study Latin root words for ject- and sect- roots

 

Wonder - complete the question for section 11 (Justin)

Vocab - study root words for both ject- root and sect- root

Wonder - read to end of "Justin" section p. 204

Vocab. - Latin root sect- (to cut), prepare index cards, review ject- words from week of Dec. 7

Jan. book report - select a biography/autobiography by Fri., 1/8, begin reading

Wonder - finish reading the "Jack" section; write a reader response (use your grid/template page) for the Jack section

Wonder - read to p. 169 in the "Jack" section

No Latin vocabulary this week

Wonder - read in Jack's section to p. 150

Latin - vocab - review ject- root words (test tomorrow)

Wonder - write a reader response on the Summer section

Book report (scrapbook)  (deadline extended from Dec. 4)

Latin vocab - review ject- root words 

Book Report - finish book report (scrapbook is due Thurs.)

Latin - do index cards for the 10 ject- root words

Book report - continue to work on your scrapbook

Latin - study dict- words (and review spec- words)

Wonder - read to p. 99

Latin vocab - review words, particularly dictum, edict, and indictment

 

Book Report - continue to work on your character's scrapbook

Latin vocab - make index cards for the 10 dict - words

Book Report - continue to work on your scrapbook; bring a page to work on tomorrow in class. 

Scholastic Book Test - continue reading your Scholastic book for the book test in the computer lab on Mon., Dec. 7

Book Report - continue to work on your scrapbook for the historical fiction book that you selected.  Use the paper provided in class for the writing elements (journal entry, diary entry, letters from character, etc.). Make you book as authentic as possible to your main character. Due date has been changed to Thur, Dec. 10.

 

No Latin/vocab this week 

Wonder - finish reading Part 1: August

Book Report - bring your historical fiction book to work on the writing elements

Latin - study for spec- vocab test

Wonder - read/annotate to p. 48

Latin vocab - review spec- words

Literature - Read Wonder, part 1: Auggie (read p. 1-30)

Vocab - Latin root words (spec-, to see/look), do 10 index cards, follow format on bright yellow handout

 

Book Report (historical fiction) -- ALL students must have selected a book to read and should be about 1-2 chapters into the book by now. We will work on the first letter in class next week (before the Thanksgiving break).

Book report - continue reading

Latin - study root words

Latin/Vocab - study man-/manu- roots from this week and review ped- roots from last week

Latin/vocab - complete the 10 index cards for the man-/manu- root words

 

Literature - complete any 2 pages from the "Chuck Close" work packet 

Latin vocabulary - review the 10 words with the ped-/pod- root for Friday's test

Reading - finish reading about Chuck Close in your textbook

Bud - vocab. terms due for Ch. 12-19

Latin vocab - review cards/terms

Figurative Language sheet - finish the page on imagery (do not do the backside on similes)

Bud - vocab terms for Ch. 12-19 are DUE!! turn in spirals 

Parent signature needed on letter about Latin vocab curriculum

Some students need to finish Bud packet - last section (ch. 18-19)

Latin words - do 9 index cards (10th one was done in class)

Oct. Book Report - finish!!!  Due tomorrow 10/30

Bud, Not Buddy - Finish the novel tonight!  Finish reading Ch. 19.  Last quiz tomorrow!

Bud - Finish reading Ch. 18

Homophone Worksheet (there, they're, their) - do #16-20

Vocab - no unit this week, test from 10/23 should be signed by parent and returned to Mrs. Tush

Bud - Take-home, open-book quiz for Ch. 15-17, work on vocab terms for these chapters

Oct. Book Report - work on Climax and Rising Action flaps

Vocab - study for cumulative test (units 1-6); bring in your Oct. book report (flip book) so we can check progress through the "Rising Action" flap.

Vocab - complete templates for 4 words that you are struggling with for units 1-6.  If you do not have the templates, draw them on paper and fill them in 

Vocab - p. 81-82

Vocab. - finish p. 79-80, write a list of words from units 1-6 that you are still trying to learn (should be about 10 words).

 

Bud - complete the packet pages for Ch. 12-14

Vocab - p. 78

Book Report - think about what Rising Action you will add next week to your report

Bud - Ch. 14

Vocab - finish p. 75-77

Bud - finish reading Ch. 13

Book Report - do cover and exposition flap; bring to school tomorrow for progress check

Vocab - review of units 4-6, do pages 72-74

 

Literature - Bud, Not Buddy, finish reading Ch. 12

Vocab - unit 6, finish syn/ant, do "Choosing the Right Word"

Bud - work on vocab. sentences through Ch. 11 

Vocab - unit 6, Completing the Sentence

Vocab - do quizlet.com for Unit 5 vocab test prep

 

Bud - read Ch. 11

Vocab - unit 5, p. 64

Bud, Not Buddy - finish recording vocab words from chapters 1-8 in spirals along with the sentence from the book in which the word appears.  Vocab words are found in your packet.  Do not write the definitions.

File Folder Book Report - Due, Wed.,Sep. 30.

Students must choose a Newbery Award or Newbery Honor book to read. They may not do the report on A Wrinkle in Time, or Bud,Not Buddy.

 

 Google/Yahoo a list of Newbery books (also posted to my teacher page) to see which ones are of interest.  Please have a book by Tue., Sep. 8.

 

Directions are on the attached file.

Vocab - Unit 5, p. 63

Bud- Read Ch. 11 until you come to your STOP sign

Sep. Book Report - due tomorrow

Vocab - unit 5 p. 61

Bud - Make corrections to packet for bonus points

Vocab. - Unit 4 test postponed to Mon., Sep. 28

Scholastic Reading Test - the first test of Trimester 1 will be in the computer lab during computer time.

Vocab - create quizlet.com for test tomorrow (study unit 4)

 

Bud - work on character web for Bud's character (preparing to use Popplet next week)

Vocab. - Unit 4, p. 57

 

Bud, not Buddy - read Ch. 10

Vocab - finish syn/ant (p. 55), do p. 56

Bud, Not Buddy - finish answering packet questions for Ch. 6-8

Vocab. - Unit 4, p. 54

Bud, Not Buddy - finish reading Ch. 8, work on vocab. terms/sentences from the book

Sep. Book Report - continue to read your Newbery Award book; should be almost done reading

Vocab. - Review (units 1-3) p. 49-50

 

Bud,Not Buddy - continue working on the vocabulary activity; find and write the sentence from the book that contains the vocab. term; record all work in your spiral

Vocab - p. 48

 

Bud - record vocabulary word, definition and sentence from the book in your spiral (ch. 1-2, 3-5)

Vocab. - p. 46-47

Bud - read to p.74

Bud Packet - quiz for Ch. 3-5 (open book)

Vocab. - Review Unit 1-3, p. 44

 

Bud - read Ch. 6-7

Vocab - Unit 3, p. 41 and quizlet.com (5-6 terms only)

 

Bud, Not Buddy - quiz (open book) for Ch.1-2

Vocab. - finish unit 3 through p. 40 "Completing the Sentence"

 

Lit. - Read/annotate Bud through end of Ch. 5

Lit. - Read/annotate Bud,Not Buddy Ch. 3

 

Vocab. - Unit 3, syn./ant. section

Vocab unit 2

Vocab. - Study for Unit 2 test

Lit. - Finish reading/annotating Bud, Not Buddy Ch. 1

Vocab.- Unit 2, finish p. 33, do p. 34 "Vocab. in Context"

Lit. - Bring the book Bud,Not Buddy to class on Thursday