Independent Study Assignments

Due March 18Trimester 3 Week 2Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-BuskIndependent Study AssignmentsHousekeepingGrades Due March 4!!!!5 PE Credits due June 1Reports?Hiking!!!PE next week-YOGA!PE Research/QuestionCSTsParent Conferences80/80 Probation Rule

Grade WorkAssignment SheetPEStamped workMathScienceSocial StudiesLanguages Arts

Language ArtsMain Objectives This Week:(Lang. Objective) Be able to combine simple sentences using coordinating conjunctions in order to create compound and complex sentences Use test taking strategies of elimination to do well on standardized testsBe able to write a personal letter

CSTsYour ScoreYour Goals???Talk to Parentsmake your goalsParent Signature

Release Questions

Test Strategy-Elemination

New ReadingLetter to ScottiePg. 540Standard:Purpose of writingWriting Personal Letters

Olympic Glory Assignment1. Venn Diagram 2. Focus Questions A-G3. Standards Review Questions 1-74. Extra QuestionsExtra Questions1. What is the main idea of this article?2. Cite 1 example of semicolon (;) usage in this magazine article.3. What is the purpose of the article?4. What year did the olympics begin?5. Where was the 1st olympics?6. Cite a compound sentence from the 1st page of this article.

Letter to an OlympianJohn CarlosJoannieShaun WhiteApolo OnoBodie Smith

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Friendly Letter Format

Writing-Compound and Complex Sentences148, 153Compoud SentencesUse coordinating conjunction (and, but, or)Each part can stand on its ownComplex Sentencehas 1 independent clause (CAN stand alone) and one or more subordinate clauses(cant stand alone)

Poetry-Pg. 298Standards:Free VerseTone in poems

VocabularyHenceforthWhimperquerulous

Walt Whitman-Pg. 302Find another Walt Whitman PoemCompare/Contrast the 2 poemsWrite an essay comparing the 2 poems

Language ArtsT3W2

Grade_________Work Completed:______________Assignments:______Read Abuelito Pg. 298. Do questions pg. 301______Read Open Road Pg. 302. Questions Pg. 303.______Read Life Pg. 304. Questions Pg. 305.______Read Who Knows Pg. 306 and do Qs_____Whitman Poem Compare/Contrast Essay/Planning Guide/Double Bubble______Review and Assess Pg. 307______Letter to an Olympian Final______CST Release Questions 20-34*Benchmark 3/25ScienceMain Objectives This Week:-Know how our earth is changed by shifting plate boundaries-(Language Objective)Be able to tell someone how the earthquake in Chile caused a tsunami I Hawaii-Understand how earthquakes are measured-Understand how to determine how far a point is from the epicenter of an earthquake

ChileUSGAresearchPlate Tectonics ProjectDue March 4Use www.readwritethink.orgProve you know how plate tectonics work8 pagesCoverPg. 1-What are lithospheric PlatesPg. 2-2 kinds of plates?Pg. 3-Divergent BoundariesPg. 4-Convergent BoundariesPg. 5. Transform BoundariesPg. 6-Formation of IslandsPg. 7-Cause of EarthquakesPg. 8. Measuring EarthquakesPg. 9-Preparing for EarthquakesPg. 10-Your choiceEarthquakes Scavenger HuntWhen was the last earthquake?__________Where was it?_________What was the largest earthquake recorded in the United States?______________What was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Calif.?__________________________________What countries are on the Ring of Fire? _________________________________________________________How big was the Haiti earthquake?__________On the bottom of this page list what emergency supplies every household in California should have.ScienceAssignments:_____Read Lesson 9.2. Take Cornell Notes.____Ch. Assessment Questions Pg. 201____Chile Earthquake Project_____Redo Earthquake Scavenger Hunt (USGA)____Workbook 9.3 Graphic Organizer (Scales to Measure Earthquakes)*Study for Ch. 9 Test*Benchmark-4/5

Grade_______TW_________

Objectives(Language Objective) Be able to orally describe how you can solve for unknown angles if you know 1 angle of 2 bisecting linesBe able to identify supplementary and complementary anglesKnow how to classify polygons

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6th Grade Independent StudyT3 Week 2 Due: March 18Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________

P.E.Math*____PE Essay History Pg. 245 #2*____Research History of yoga and bring 1 article*5 PE Credits Due June1_____PE Log

Grade_________Total Work_________www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.comdbusk@psusd.us____Ch. 9 Lesson 3 Pg. 438-439 ____Ch. 9 Lesson 4 Pg. 442-443____Quiz Pg. 446____Ch. 9 Lesson 5 Pg. 450____Workbook 9.3 and 9.4____www.gohrw.com Lessons 9.1 and 9.2MUST BE SIGNED by parent!!!!!Parent Signature_______________

*Study for benchmarkMonday Studyhall 11:00

Grade__________Total Work____________Objectives for this week

-(Language Objective)Be able to retell the story of how Siddhartha became Buddha-Summarize the features of Buddhism-Understand how the Maurua rulers united northern India into a great Indian empire-Describe what the Buddhist beliefs are about how to alleviate sufferingIndias Religious LegacyPg. 241Hindu4/5 are Hindu TodayGandhi

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BuddhismLess than 1% are buddhist todayPopular in Asia, Western Europe and AmericaIndias Artistic Legacy India Party Next Week!Pg. 244Yoga-next weekresearchAyurvedic MedicineVegetarianism FoodDecorationYoga DemoAyurvedic Medicine Presentation (aeromatic oils, etc.)Religions Research PaperOutline and cards with 3 details on each due next week.

Today!!! Bibliographywww.easybib.comTaoBuddhaConfuciusLaotzu

HistoryAssignments:_____ Read Ch. 7 Lesson 4. Take Cornell Notes._____Ch. 7 Lesson 4 Questions Pg. 243_____Benchmark Review Packet_____Bring Indian Food/Yoga Demo/Ayurvedic Medicine Presentation/Decoration for India Party_____Eastern Religions Report Final Due typed with Bibliography*Study for Benchmark!Grade_____TW______

Testing Today

Testing/Conferencing TimeTestsConferencingLanguage Arts BenchmarkMath Ch. 6 TestWeekly Work Turn InMy Access resultsExtra Credit OptionsLanguage ArtsSocial StudiesSee a movieCreate a Plot Map from www.readwritethink.orgWrite a movie Review (See www.nytimes.com for book reviews as an exampleVolunteer over breakMarthas KitchenElderly HomeChurchDog ShelterExtra CreditMath-Bake Christmas CookiesScienceAdapt the recipe like we did in classWrite up old and new recipeCreate a model of how the sun revolves around the sun. Show equinoxes. Seasons, etc.AND/ORResearch Winter SolsticeWrite an essay telling what the Winter Solstice is.Daily Language Practice1 sentence and 1 paragraph per weekFix sentences.Fix Paragraph

COPS1.Capitalize Proper Nouns2. Beginning of Sentences

SpellingEx--Means out or away from-We excluded him from our club.-I exhaled after holding my breathe.

11:30-12Testing/Conference TimeTestsConferenceZlatehMath Part A

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Compound SentencesPg. 538