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Mr. William Rogers 6th Grade
6th Grade Language Arts
ST PAUL EDUCATION CENTER
NEW BERN,   NC   28562
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Welcome to the 6th Grade only HW notes.  Flashcards for APRIL AR "THE BLACK CAULDRON"  AND MAY AR "A GIFT OF MAGIC" are posted in the Flashcards.

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20 MAY (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE

UPCOMING TESTS:
* WED 21 MAY ENG (461-485)
* WED 21 MAY VOCAB CH 15 TEST
* THU 22 MAY   MAY AR TEST

FINAL EXAMS:
* THUR 29 MAY  ENGLISH
* FRI 30 MAY LITERATURE & VOCAB

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14 MAY (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE

UPCOMING TESTS:
* WED 14 MAY  UNIT 15 VOCAB QUIZ SYN/ANT
* TUE 20 MAY CH 15 VOCAB TEST
* WED 21 MAY  NG (461-485); OPEN-NOTE; PROBLEMS WILL REFLECT THOSE IN THE TEXT BUT WILL NOT BE THE SAME
* THU 22 MAY MAY AR TEST

FINAL EXAMS:
* THUR 29 MAY  ENGLISH
* FRI 30 MAY LITERATURE & VOCAB



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13 MAY (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

UPCOMING TESTS:
* WED 14 MAY  UNIT 15 VOCAB QUIZ SYN/ANT
* THUR 15 MAY ENG (461-485); OPEN-NOTE; PROBLEMS WILL REFLECT THOSE IN THE TEXT BUT WILL NOT BE THE SAME
* FRI 16 MAY  UNIT 15 VOCAB TEST

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9 MAY (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE

UPCOMING TESTS:
* WED 14 MAY  UNIT 15 VOCAB QUIZ SYN/DEF
* THUR 15 MAY ENG (461-485); OPEN-NOTE; PROBLEMS WILL REFLECT THOSE IN THE TEXT BUT WILL NOT BE THE SAME
* FRI 16 MAY  UNIT 15 VOCAB TEST

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8 MAY

TESTS:
* ENGLISH TEST DELAYED
* STUDY FOR VOCAB TEST FOR FRIDAY 16 MAY

ENGLISH
* PRACTICE POWER (480).  WRITE ALL; CIRCLE PUNCTUATION
* COPY ALL CAPITALIZATION RULES (481-2)
* 1(483) AS PER INSTRUCTIONS
* 2(484) WRITE ALL; CIRCLE CAPITALIZATION
* CHAPTER CHALLENGE (485)

VOCAB
* UNIT 15 PAGES

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7 MAY (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 3(477) WRITE ALL; CIRCLE PUNCTUATION
* 4(479) USE DICTIONARY & HYPHENS
* 5(479) WRITE ALL; CIRCLE HYPHENS

LIT
* COPY "STOPPING BY THE WOODS" FIRST TWO STANZAS (158); BEGIN MEMORIZING FIRST TWO STANZAS

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6 MAY (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIT 15 CARDS

ENGLISH
* 1(476); 2(476) AS PER INSTRUCTIONS

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5 MAY (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 1(472) WRITE ALL; CIRCLE PUNCTUATION
* 2(472) WRITE ALL; CIRCLE SEMICOLON
* 3(474) AS PER INSTRUCTIONS
* 4(474) WRITE ALL; CIRCLE PUNCTUATION
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2 MAY (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
ENGLISH
* 1(472) WRITE ALL; CIRCLE PUNCTUATION

UPCOMING TESTS:
TUE 6 MAY CH 14 VOCAB TEST
WED 7 APR AR TEST
TH  8 APR  ENG TEST (461-480)
FRI 9 MAY  UNIT 15 VOCAB DEF'S QUIZ
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1 MAY(THUR) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 1(470) WRITE ALL.  CIRCLE PUNCTUATION.
* 2(471) WRITE ALL. CIRCLE PUNCTUATION.

VOCAB
* UNIT 14 VOCAB PAGES
* UNIT 14 QUIZ SYN-ANT

LIT
* COPY "THE MAN IN THE MOON" OUT OF ENG TEXT (151); RECITE BY NEXT TUES; 150 PTS FOR RECITATION FRI 2 MAY.

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28 APR (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 3(467) COLUMN: RULE #/ RULE DESCRIPTION
* 4(468) WRITE ALL STX'S; CIRCLE COMMAS, PERIODS, & OTHER PUNCTUATION.
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27 APR (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
ENGLISH
1(464) WRITE ALL; CIRCLE PERIODS
2(464) COLUMNS: STATE-DISTRICT/ABBREVIATION
* WRITE ALL COMMA RULES (465-466)
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26 APR (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIT 14 CARDS

LIT
* CONTINUE WRITING STORIES IN COMPUTER LAB

UPCOMING TESTS:
* 29 APR (TUE) ENGLISH TEST (425-453)
* 30 APR (WED) VOCAB QUIZ UNIT 14 DEF'S
* 1 MAY (TH) APR AR TEST UNIT 14
* 2 MAY (FRI)  VOCAB QUIZ UNIT 14 SYN-ANT'S
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25 APR (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

UPCOMING TESTS:
* 29 APR (TUE) VOCAB QUIZ UNIT 14 DEF'S
* 30 APR (WED) ENGLISH TEST (425-453)
* 1 MAY (TH) VOCAB QUIZ UNIT 14 SYN-ANT'S UNIT 14
* 2 MAY (FRI) APR AR TEST
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24 APR (TH) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 6(452)
* CH (453)

VOCAB
* STUDY FOR CH 13 TEST TOMORROW

LIT
* BEGIN BRAINSTORMING TWO-PAGE STORY
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23 APR (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
ENGLISH
* 4(450) WRITE STX, CIRCLE THE PUNCTUATION THAT YOU USE
* 5(451) COMBINE & WRITE THE STX'S
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22 APR (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 1(446) AS PER INSTRUCTIONS
* 2(447) DIAGRAM ALL
* 3(449) DIAGRAM ALL

LIT
* MEMORIZE LINES 33-44 (497) AND RECITE BY FRIDAY 25 APR

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21 APR (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
UPCOMING TESTS/QUIZZES
* TUE 22 APR VOCAB QUIZ UNIT 13 DEF'S
* WED 23 APR  ENG TEST DIAGRAMS 1(439), 2(441)
* Thu 24 APR VOCAB TEST UNIT 13

ENGLISH
* 4(443) WRITE STX W/ I.O.; THEN WRITE AS N.O.
* 5(443) WRITE STX W/ N.O.; THEN WRITE AS
* 6(444) WRITE NO OR DO
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17 APR (TH) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 2(441) DIAGRAM ALL

VOCAB
* UNIT 13 VOCAB PAGES DUE
* DEF'S QUIZ UNIT 13

LIT
* FINAL RECITATION OF "LIFE" (496) NLT 18 APR

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16 APR (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* COMPLETE ALL OF UNIT 13 CARDS
* UNIT 13 PAGES
* VOCAB QUIZ DEF'S FRI 18 APR

ENGLISH
* 1(439) DIAGRAM ALL

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15 ARR (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 2(435) ANSWER EITHER COMP OR INC
* 3(346) WRITE & UNDERLINE PHRASE, THEN COMPLETE THE STX

VOCAB
* UNIT 13 CARDS
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14 ARR (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE

ENGLISH
* 4(430) COLUMNS:  PHRASE/ADJ-ADV
* 5(431) COLUMNS: PHRASE/ADJ-ADV/T,M,P
* 1(434) COLUMNS: SIMPLE SUBJ/SIMPLE PRED

UPCOMING TESTS
* TUES 15 APR  MASTERY TEST VOCAB 10-12
* THURS 17 APR ENGLISH (OPEN NOTE REVIEW TBD/TBA)
* FRI 18 APR VOCAB 13 QUIZ DEF'S
* RECITATION OF FIRST TWO STANZAS "LIFE DOESN'T FRIGHTEN ME" 496"
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11 ARR (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* 147-149

UPCOMING TESTS
* TUES 15 APR  MASTERY TEST VOCAB 10-12
* THURS 17 APR ENGLISH (TBD/TBA)
* FRI 18 APR VOCAB 13 QUIZ DEF'S
* RECITATION OF "WOMAN'S 400"

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10 APR (TH) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 1(428) COLUMNS:  ADV-PREP PHRASE/VERB IT MOD'S
* 2(429) COLUMNS: ADVERB/PREP PHRASE
* 3(429) COLUMNS: ADV-PREP PHRASE/T,P,M

LIT
*FINISH RECITATION OF "WHATIF"

UPCOMING TESTS
* TUES 15 APR  MASTERY TEST VOCAB 10-12
* THURS 17 APR ENGLISH (TBD/TBA)

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9 APR (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* 139, 141-144
* VOCAB UNIT 12 TEST ON THURS 10 APR
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7 APR (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 1(426) COLUMNS:  ADJ-PREP PHRASE/NOUN IT MODIFIES
* 2(427) COLUMNS: ADJ/ ADJ-PREP PHRASE

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4 APR (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

LIT
* LINES 15-25 "WHATIF"; PREP TO RECITE NEXT WEEK

UPCOMING TESTS:
--WED APR 9  MAR AR
--TH  APR 10 UNIT 12 VOCAB TEST
--FRI APR 11  POSSIBLE ENG


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3 APR (TH) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

LIT
* ANSWER QUESTIONS (393) AL 1-10; LE 1-3; EXPECT A QUIZ SOON

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2 APR (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIT 12 PAGES
* UNIT 12 QUIZ DEF'S ON THURS
* UNIT 12 QUIZ SYN/ANT ON FRI

LIT
* READ 383+
* RECITE "WHATIF"

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1 APR (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* STUDY FOR ENGLISH TEST 4-1 (397-415)
* WRITE ALL 17 WINDOWS (425-453)

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31 MAR (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* COMPLETE ALL UNIT 12 CARDS
* UNIT 12 QUIZ DEF'S THURS

ENGLISH
* PREPAPRE FOR WED ENGLISH TEST (397-415)

LITERATURE
* COPY LINES 1-14 OF "WHATIF" AND RECITE BY FRIDAY
* BEGIN READING "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" (383-392)



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18 MAR (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* UNIT 12 CARDS/ENTRIES

UPCOMING TESTS

* WED APR 2 English Test 3-7 (397-415)
* THU APR 3 VOCAB QUIZ DEF'S UNIT 12

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17 MAR (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 4(410) COLUMNS: CONJ/W,P,R
* 1(412) COLUMNS: INTERJECTIONS/EMOTION(IDEA, FEELING)
* CH CHALL (414)
* REVIEW (415)

THIS WEEK'S TESTS:
* TUES 18 VOCAB CH 11 TEST
* WED 19 ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS & DIAGRAMS (397-415)

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14 MAR (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
ENGLISH
*2(408) COLUMNS: CONJ/PHRASE 1(LEFT)/PHRASE 2(RIGHT)/WORD IT MODIFIES/ADV OR ADJ

NEXT WEEK'S TESTS:
* TUES 18 VOCAB CH 11 TEST
* WED 19 ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS & DIAGRAMS
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12 MAR (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 5(405) COLUMNS: WORD/A,P
* 1(407) COLUMNS: CONJ/WORDS
ENGLISH TEST TOMORROW (382-389)  FOCUS ON 1(383); 5(388); CH CHALL (389)

VOCAB
*UNIT 11 PAGES DUE


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11 MAR (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

STUDY FOR THIS WEEK'S TESTS & QUIZZES
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10 MAR (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE

ENGLISH
* 3(399) WRITE PREP PHRASE; UNDERLINE PREP
* 1(401) COLUMNS: AT,TO/O.P.
* 2(402) COLUMNS: AMONG,BETWEE/O.P.
* 3(403) COLUMNS: BESIDE, BESIDES/O.P.
* 4(404) COLUMNS: IN, INTO/O.P.

VOCAB
* UNIT 11 VOCAB CARDS/ENTRIES


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6 MAR (THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

UPCOMING TESTS:
FRI 7 MAR VOCAB UNIT 10
TUES 11 MAR ENGLISH

LIT
* ANSWER ALL GREEN QUESTIONS FOR "THE WHITE UMBRELLA" (355-365)  TOTAL OF 24.
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5 MAR (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

* 2(385) 1-20 WRITE CORRECT WORD
* 3(386) 1-15 WRITE CORRECT WORD
* 4(387) 1-15 WRITE CORRECT WORD
* 5(388) COLUMNS: WORD/ADJ,ADV/WORD IT MODIFIES
* CH CHALLENGE (389)

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4 MAR (TUES)
* 1(380) COLUMNS: ADV/POS, COMP, SUPER
* 2(381) COLUMNS: POS/COMP/SUPER
* 1(383) COLUMNS: WORD/ADJ,ADV

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29 FEB (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

UPCOMING TESTS:
TUES 4 MAR   VOCAB 10 QUIZ  ANT'S & DEF'S
WED 5 MAR   FEBRUARY AR TEST
THURS 6 MAR  VOCAB 10 TEST
FRI 7 MAR  ENGLISH TEST

ENGLISH
* USING YOUR "THIS & THAT" DIAGRAM THREE STX'S EACH FROM THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS:  29,

30,31, 32, 33 (15 TOTAL)******************************************************
28 FEB (THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE
* USING YOUR "THIS & THAT", CREATE THREE DIAGRAMS EACH FOR THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS

(MODELS):  26, 27, 28.
*5(376) COLUMNS: ADVERB/NEG-AFF
*6(377) COLUMNS: ADVERB/TIME,MANNER,PLACE,DEGREE,AFF OR NEG
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27 FEB (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* 120-123

LITERATURE
* COPY & MEMORIZE "APRIL RAIN SONG" (325). RECITE BY FRIDAY 29 FEB.

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26 FEB (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
ENGLISH
* 2(373); 3(374); 4(375) WRITE STX'S & UNDERLINE EACH ADVERB

VOCAB
* UNIT 10 QUIZ ON WED 27 FEB.  KNOW DEF'S.

LITERATURE
* COPY & MEMORIZE "APRIL RAIN SONG" (325). RECITE BY FRIDAY 29 FEB.

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25 FEB (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE
ENGLISH
* 2(357) AS PER INSTRUCTIONS; WRITE STX & UNDERLINE ADVERB
* ENGLISH TEST THURS (350-360)

VOCAB
* COMPLETE UNIT 10 VOCAB CARDS

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22 FEB (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 2(357) COLUMNS: PRONOUN/VERB
* 3(358) COLUMNS: SUBJ/VERB
* 4(359) COLUMNS: NOUN/VERB
* CH CHALLENGE (360) ANSWER QUESTIONS ONLY

VOCAB
*UNIT 10 CARDS & ENTRIES DUE BY TUESDAY 26 FEB
******************************************************** FEB 21(THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 4(353) COLUMNS: SUBJ/VERB
* 5(354) COLUMNS: SUBJ/CONTRACTION
* 6(355) 1-10  WRITE VERB ONLY
* 1(356) COLUMNS: SUBJ(S)/VERB
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20 FEB (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 2(351) COLUMNS: SUBJ/VERB/PERSON/NUMBER
* 3(352) AS PER INSTRUCTIONS
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19 FEB (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

UPCOMING TESTS
* ENG (339-348) 21 FEB
* VOCAB MASTERY CH'S 7-9 22 FEB

ENGLISH
* 1(350) COLUMNS: SUBJ/VERB/PERSON/NUMBER

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14 FEB (TH) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 2(344-346) COLUMNS: VERB PHRASE/TENSE
* 3(347-348) COLUMNS: VERB OR VERB PHRASE/TENSE
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13 FEB (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

NO HW.  GO KNIGHTS!!!

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12 FEB (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 2(341-2) COLUMNS: VERB/TENSE
* 1(344) COLUMNS: VERB PHRASE/TENSE

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11 FEB (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* 105-116

LITERATURE
* RECITE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FROM "DAYDREAMERS" (249)
--LINES 1-14
--LINES 10-23
--LINES 20-31

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7 FEB (THUS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
ENGLISH
* 3(338) COLUMNS: V/L,T,I/ D.O. OR COMP
* 1(340) COLUMNS: V OR VERB PHRASE/ PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

ENGLISH
* STUDY FOR ENGLISH TEST

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5 FEB (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

UPCOMING TESTS:
* WED 6 FEB  VOCAB UNIT 9
* TH 7 FEB  LIT: JAN AR "BANNER IN THE SKY"
* FRI 8 FEB  ENGLISH TEST 3-1 (315-335)
VOCAB
* BEGIN UNIT 10 CARDS/ENTRIES
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5 FEB (TU) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

UPCOMING TESTS:
* WED 6 FEB  VOCAB UNIT 9
* TH 7 FEB  LIT: JAN AR "BANNER IN THE SKY"
* FRI 8 FEB  ENGLISH TEST 3-1 (315-335)

ENGLISH
* 1(337) COLUMNS: LINKING VERB/ N, P, ADJ.
* 2(337) COLUMNS: LINKING VERB/ COMPLEMENT/ N, P, ADJ
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4 FEB (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 3(334) COLUMNS: VERB/T OR I/D.O.
* 4(335) COLUMNS: VERB/ T OR I/ D.O.

LITERATURE
* COMPLETE FAIRYTALE ROUGH DRAFT AND PRREPARE TO TURN IN TYPED VERSION FRIDAY 8 FEB
* COPY A PORTION OF "DAYDREAMERS" (244) AND MEMORIZE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS:
--LINES 1-14
--LINES 10-23
--LINES 20-31

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31 JAN (TH) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* STUDY FOR VOCAB QUIZ FOR 1 FEB

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30 JAN (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* CORRECT ODD DIAGRAMS ON 1(332) USING YOUR THIS & THAT.
* DIAGRAM EVEN NUMBERED PROBLEMS (1(332).  TRY TO PICK OUT AT LEAST YOUR MAIN CLAUSES IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE DIAGRAMMING THE ADDITIONAL PHRASES.

VOCAB
* UNIT 9 EXERCISES (101-104)
* UNIT 9 VOCAB TEST FRIDAY 1 FEB

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29 JAN (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIT 9 EXERCISES (101-104)
* UNIT 9 VOCAB TEST FRIDAY 1 FEB

ENGLISH
* 1(332) COLUMNS: DOER/ACTION/THE RECEIVER
* 2(333) COLUMNS: DOER/ACTION
* DIAGRAM ODD STX'S ON 1(332)
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28 JAN (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIIT 9 VOCAB CARDS/ENTRIES DUE NLT TUES 29 JAN
* TEST 3-1 TEST CORRECTIONS DUE 29 JAN

ENGLISH
* TEST 3-1 TEST CORRECTIONS DUE 29 JAN

LITERATURE
* READ "THE STONE" AND PREP FOR A QUIZ ON IT ON 29 JAN

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“Attitude”

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company ... a
church ... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past ... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do
is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ... we are in charge of our Attitude."  
- Chuck Swindoll

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25 JAN (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIIT 9 VOCAB CARDS/ENTRIES DUE NLT TUES 29 JAN

LITERATURE
* RECITE "THE SIDEWALK RACER" NLT NEXT TUES 29 JAN
* READ "THE SOUTHPAW" (259+) AND EXPECT A QUIZ IN THE NEAR FUTURE
* COPY “ATTITUDE” BY CHUCK SWINDOLL

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24 JAN (TH) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIT 8 TEST TOMORROW 25 JAN
* UNIIT 9 VOCAB CARDS/ENTRIES DUE NLT TUES 29 JAN

LITERATURE
* RECITE "THE SIDEWALK RACER" NLT NEXT TUES 29 JAN
* READ "THE SOUTHPAW" (259+) AND EXPECT A QUIZ IN THE NEAR FUTURE

ENGLISH
* 5(329) COLUMNS: VERB/TENSE
* 6(330) COLUMNS: VERB/TENSE
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23 JAN (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

LITERATURE
* WRITE THE DEF TO LYRIC POETRY ON R-5
* WRITE A LYRIC POEM OF AT LEAST 10 STX'S W/ AT LEAST THREE METAPHORS
* PRINT THIS POEM CLEARLY ON COPY PAPER; DRAW & COLOR A PICTURE TO REFLECT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING

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22 JAN (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* UNIT 8 TEST TOMORROW 24 JAN

ENGLISH
* 3(327) COLUMNS: VERB/TENSE/D.O.
* 4(328) COLUMNS: VERB/TENSE/D.O.

LITERATURE
* COPY "THE SIDEWALK RACER" (247) & RECITE BY FRIDAY 25 JAN

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17 JAN (THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 2(236) COLUMNS:  VERB/TENSE/DEFINITION/DIRECT OBJECT (IF ANY)
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16 JAN (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 1(324-325) COLUMNS:  VERB/ CONJUGATED FORM/ HELPING VERB/ PAST OR PAST PART
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15 JAN (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

STUDY THIS WEEK'S TESTS

VOCAB
*94-97 (DUE THURS)
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14 JAN (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

UPCOMING TESTS:
TUES--ENGL 262-269
WED--AR WISHGIVER; X-TRA CREDIT MLK FACTS
THURS--HEAT 2 SPELLING BEE (NOT AN ACTUAL TEST)
FRI--ENGL 270-284

VOCAB
* COMPLETE UNIT 8 CARDS/ENTRIES

ENGLISH
* 2(317) COLUMNS:  VERB OR ---/SENTENCE OR PHRASE
* 3(319) MAIN VERB/AUX VERB
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10 JAN (THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* TEST 2-5 TOMORROW 10 JAN
* PREPARE FOR SPELLING BEE HEAT #1

UPCOMING TESTS:
* ENGL TEST 2-4 (pp.  262-269)_ TUES 15 JAN
* LIT TEST 2-3 (DEC AR WISH GIVER) NEXT WED 16 NOV.
* ENGL TEST 2-5 270-284 FRI 18 JAN
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9 JAN (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* TEST 2-5 TOMORROW 10 JAN

ENGLISH
* 3(303) COLUMNS:  ADJ/ DEG
* 4(305) AS PER INSTRUCTIONS
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8 JAN (TUE) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIT 7 VOCAB TEST THURS 10 JAN

ENGLISH
* WRITE RULES 1-5 (300-301)

LITERATURE
* BEGIN READING THE NEXT STORY "SHOES FOR HECTOR" (231)
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7 JAN (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* PREPARE FOR UNIT 7 TEST WED or THURS (9 OR 10).

ENGLISH
* TEST CORRECTIONS FOR TEST 2-3 DUE MON 7 JAN.
* 6(294) COLUMNS:  DEM ADJ/NEAR-FAR/SING-PL
* 7(295) COLUMNS: WORD/ADJ-PRONOUN
* 1(297) COLUMNS: POSS ADJ/NOUN
* 2(298) COLUMNS: INT ADJ/NOUN

LITERATURE
* COPY "A MINOR BIRD" (200) AND RECITE BY FRI 11 JAN.
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4 JAN (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* PREPARE FOR UNIT 7 TEST NEXT TUES OR WED (8 OR 9).

ENGLISH
* TEST CORRECTIONS FOR TEST 2-3 DUE MON 7 JAN.

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3 JAN (THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* COMPLETE ALL OF UNIT 7
* TEST CORRECTIONS FOR VOCAB TEST 2-4 ARE DUE 4 JAN 08.
* PRACTICE SPELLING BEE WORDS

LITERATURE
* BEGIN READING "LA BAMBA" (217-225)
* KW 225, 10 ENTRIES
* ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
--WHY DOES MANUEL VOLUNTEER TO BE IN THE TALENT SHOW?
--WHAT HAPPENED TO MANUEL IN THE FIRST GRADE THAT MADE HIM NERVOUS ABOUT THIS TALENT SHOW?
--WHY DOES MANUEL GET EMBARRASSED DURING THE PERFORMANCE?
--WHY IS MANUEL CONFUSED WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT HIS PERFORMANCE WAS "FUNNY," "CRAZY," "HILARIOUS?"
--WHAT DOES MANUEL ENJOY AFTER THE TALENT SHOW?
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18 DEC (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* 87-90

ENGLISH
* WRITE A ONE-PAGE CHRISTMAS STORY FEATURING A CHARACTER OR CHARACTERS IN YOUR 8TH GRADE HOMEROOM.

LITERATURE
* SELECT AN ADDITIONAL AR BOOK (GRADE 6 OR ABOVE) TO TEST ON PRIOR TO THE END OF THE NINE WEEKS.

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17 DEC (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIT 7 VOCAB CARDS/ENTRIES DUE TUES 18 DEC.
* 87-88

ENGLISH
* TEST 18 DEC (245-261)

LITERATURE
* SELECT AN ADDITIONAL AR BOOK (GRADE 6 OR ABOVE) TO TEST ON PRIOR TO THE END OF THE NINE WEEKS.

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14 DEC (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6th GRADE
ENGLISH
* English Test 2-3 (245-261) TUES 18 DEC

VOCAB
* UNIT 7 VOCAB CARDS/ENTRIES DUE TUES 18 DEC.
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13 DEC (THUR) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 7(286) COLUMNS:  ADJ/BN or SC
* 8(287) COLUMNS:  ADJ/ N or ADJ
* 3(292) COLUMNS: NUMERAL ADJ/ NOUN IT MODIFIES

VOCAB
* STUDY FOR VOCAB TEST ON FRIDAY 14 DEC.

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12 DEC (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* STUDY FOR VOCAB TEST ON FRIDAY 14 DEC.

ENGLISH
* 5(284) COLUMNS:  ADJ/ANT
* 6(285) COLUMNS:  ADJ/WORD IT MODIFIES
* UPCOMING ENGLISH TEST NEXT TUESDAY 18 DEC.

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11 DEC (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

LITERATURE
* KW (173)
* READ "ZLATEH" (167-173)
* ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
--WHY DOES AARON'S FAMILY DECIDE TO SELL THEIR GOAT?
--HOW LONG DOES THE FAMILY EXPECT AARON'S TRIP TO TAKE?  HOW LONG DOES IT ACTUALLY TAKE?
--WHY DOES AARON TAKE SHELTER IN A HAYSTACK?
--HOW DOES AARON PASS THE TIME IN THE HAYSTACK?
--WHAT IMPORTANT DECISION DOES AARON MAKE BEFORE RETURNING HOME?

VOCAB
* COMPLETE 72-83 BY WED 12 DEC

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10 DEC (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
6TH GRADE
VOCAB
* 72-83
* TEST 2-3 THIS THURS DEC 13
* TEST CORRECTIONS FOR VOCAB 2-3 DUE TOMORROW 11 DEC

ENGLISH
* TEST CORRECTIONS FOR ENGLISH TEST 2-2 DUE TOMORROW 11 DEC
* 2(283) COLUMNS:  PROP NOUN/PROP ADJ
* 3 (283) COLUMNS: COM NOUN/COM ADJ
* 4 (283) COLUMNS: ADJ / SYNONYM

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7 DEC (THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* 72-83
* TEST NEXT THURS 13 DEC

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6 DEC (THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* STUDY FOR UNIT 6 TEST TOMORROW.  
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5 DEC (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* UNIT 6 QUIZ TOMORROW.  STUDY DEF'S, ANT'S, SYN'S

ENGLISH
* 1(282)  COLUMNS:  ADJ/ COMMON, PROPER

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4 DEC (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

LITERATURE
* COPY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND DEFINITIOINS FROM R-1 & R-6:  ANTHROPOMORPHISM, PERSONIFICATION
* COPY "THE BAT" (199) AND MEMORIZE ALL.  PREPARE TO RECITE BY FRIDAY 7 DEC.
* KUDOS TO THE 6TH GRADE.  TODAY WE DISCUSSED THE FOLLOWING LITERARY TERMS IN REGARD TO "MOWGLI'S

BROTHERS":  CONFLICT, ALLUSION, RESOLUTION, REVELATION, EPIPHANY, SYMBOL, ANTHROPOMORPHISM, PERSONIFICATION

VOCAB
* VOCAB TEST 2-2 HAS BEEN CHANGED TO FRIDAY 7 DEC.  A VOCAB QUIZ ON UNIT 6 WILL BE GIVEN ON THURS 6 DEC.

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3 DEC (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

ENGLISH
* 2(271) WRITE STX, UNDERILNE PRONOUN
* 3(272) WRITE THE CORRECT WORD
* CHAPTER CHALLENGE (275)

VOCAB
* WRITE A 20-STX STORY USING UNIT 6 WORDS.  USE EACH OF THE WORDS IN YOUR STORY AND UNDERLINE THE WORD.

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30 NOV (FRI) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* 68-71
* TEST CORRECTIONS FOR TEST 2-2 ARE DUE MONDAY 3 DEC.
* UNIT 6 VOCAB TEST NEXT THURS 6 NOV

***UPCOMING TESTS!!!
DEC 4  AR  "DIES DREAR"
DEC 5 ENGLISH  245-255
DEC 6 VOCAB UNIT 6

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29 NOV (THURS) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

LITERATURE
* CONTINUE TO STUDY AND READ THROUGH "MOWGLI."  BE PREPARED TO TAKE A QUIZ BASED ON THE STUDY QUESTIONS IN THE BOOK AND THE ONES GIVEN IN CLASS.

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28 NOV (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
ENGLISH
* 1(268) COLUMNS:  PRN/PERS OR THING
* 2(268) COLUMNS: PRN/PERS, THING, INFO
* 3(269) 1-15.  WRITE EACH STX TWICE.  THE FIRST TIME WRITE IT AS IT IS IN THE BOOK AND UNDERLINE

THE PRONOUN.  THE SECOND TIME REWRITE THE STX AS A DECLARATIVE STX.

VOCAB
* UNIT 5 VOCAB TEST TOMORROW 29 NOV

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*27 NOV (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

VOCAB
* UNIT 6 NOTECARDS 1-20 (65-67)
* PREP FOR UNIT 5 TEST ON THURS*****************************************************

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26 NOV (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* BEGIN STUDYING FOR UNIT 5 TEST TO BE GIVEN THURS 29 NOV.

LITERATURE
* COPY & PREPARE TO RECITE "HOW SOFTLY A CATERPILLAR STEPS" (194); RECITE BY FRIDAY 30 NOV.
* PREPARE TO TAKE NOV AR TEST NEXT TUES 4 DEC.

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20 NOV (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
ENGLISH
* 1(262) COLUMNS: POSS PRN/NUMBER
* 2( 263) WRITE STX; UNDERLINE PRN'S
* 3(264) COLUMNS: CONTRACTIONS/MEANING
* 4(264) WRITE STX; UNDERLINE CONTRACTION
* 5(266) columns:  pronoun/poss or cont
* 6(266) columns:  pronoun/poss or cont

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19 NOV (MON) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
6TH GRADE

VOCAB
* PREPARE FOR UNIT 5 QUIZ DEF'S ONLY

ENGLISH
* 7(259)  COLUMNS:  PRONOUN/ANTECEDENT/CASE
* 8(260) COLUMNS: PRONOUN/CASE/SYNTAX
* 9(260) 1-10 COLUMNS:  PRONOUN/CASE; 11-15 WRITE STX & UNDERLINE PRONOUN

LITERATURE
* AL(146) 1-10 WRITE FULL STX'S

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16 Nov (Fri)
6TH GRADE
LITERATURE
* DRAW AND COLOR A PICTURE OF THE SETTING AND OF AT LEAST ONE CHARACTER FEATURED IN "MOWGLI'S BROTHERS"
* TEST CORRECTIONS FOR LIT TEST 2-1 ARE DUE MONDAY 19 NOV. tt9y/9ju9'jn9j0r39ol32

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15 Nov (Thurs)
VOCAB
* UNIT 5 STORY.  USE WORDS 1-10.  UNDERLINE THE VOCAB WORDS.  THE STORY NEEDS TO BE TEN STX'S LONG.

ENGLISH
* 6(259) 1-10 COLUMNS: PRONOUN/ D.O. OR O.P. / PREPOSITION;  11-15 WRITE STX & UNDERLINE

LITERATURE
* READ "MOWGLI'S BROTHERS" AND ANSWER QUIZ QUESTIONS
* THOSE WHO HAVEN'T RECITED ELEVEN LINES OF "DINNER TOGETHER" (193) NEED TO DO SO BY TUES 20 NOV

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14 NOV (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE
VOCAB
* UNIT 5 VOCAB TEST NEXT TUESAY 20 NOV.  STUDY THE COMPLETE UNIT.

ENGLISH
* 4(257) 1-10 WORD ONLY; 11-15 WRITE STX & UNDERLINE WORD
* 5(258) 1-10 WORD ONLY; 11-15 WRITE STX & UNDERLINE WORD

LITERATURE
* READ "MOWGLI'S BROTHERS" (128+) AND PREPARE FOR QUIZ; QUESTIONS WERE GIVEN OUT LAST WEEK.

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13 Nov (Tues)
6TH GRADE

ENGLISH
* 1(253) 1-10 word only; 11-20 write stx & underline word
* 2(254) 1-10 columns:  pronoun/ subject or subject complement;  11-15 write stx & underline pronoun
* 3(255) 1-15 columns:  pronoun/ subject or subject complement
* ENGLISH TEST 2-1 WAS GIVEN BACK TO STUDENTS TODAY FOR TEST CORRECTIONS & SIGNATURES

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Friday 9 November
VOCAB
* complete pages 63-64, then review

ENGLISH
* 4(257) 1-0 word only; 11-15 write stx & underline word
* 5(258) 1-0 word only; 11-15 write stx & underline word

LITERATURE
in-class reading of "MOWGLI'S BROTHERS" (128+)


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Thursday 8 November
VOCAB
* complete pages 61-62, then review

ENGLISH
* 1(253) 1-10 word only; 11-20 write stx & underline word
* 2(254) 1-10 columns:  pronoun/ subject or subject complement;  11-15 write stx & underline pronoun
* 3(255) 1-15 columns:  pronoun/ subject or subject complement

LITERATURE
*  AR test
* in-class reading of "MOWGLI'S BROTHERS" (128+)

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7 NOV (WED) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE
VOCAB
* COMPLETE CARDS 11-20

LITERATURE
* ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FROM "MOWGLI'S BROTHERS" (128+) AND PREPARE FOR A FUTURE QUIZ.
--WHAT IS SHERE KHAN HUNTING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY?
--WHY DOES MOTHER WOLF THREATEN SHERE KAHN AND FORCE HIM TO LEAVE HER CAVE?
--HOW DOES MOWGLI REACT TO WARNINGS ABOUT SHERE KAHN?
--HOW DOES MOWGLI DEFEND HIMSELF AGAINST SHERE KAHN AND THE WOLVES?
--WHAT HAPPENS TO MOWGLI AT THE END OF THE STORY?

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6 NOV (TUES) CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* NOTECARDS 6-10 (58-59)
* PREPARE FOR A QUIZ ON THESE TOMORROW

ENGLISH
* 4(251)  1-10 WRITE PRONOUN ONLY; 11-15 WRITE STX, UNDERLINE PRONOUN

LITERATURE
* COPY THE FOLLOWING FORMULA ABOUT A STORY'S THEME:
--THEME:  THIS STORY IS ABOUT _____, AND IT SHOWS HOW/WHY/THAT _________.

* WRITE A NEW SENTENCE ABOUT "LITTLE JEAN LITTLE" AND FILL IN THE FORMULA ABOVE.
* KW "MOWGLIS'S BROTHERS" (146)

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5 NOV  CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK
VOCAB
* UNIT 5 NOTECARDS 1-5
* PREPARE FOR A QUIZ ON 6 NOV ON WORDS 1-5.  KNOW DEF'S, ANT'S, SYN'S, AND STX'S.

ENGLISH
* 1(247) 1-10 COLUMNS: PRONOUN/PERSON; 11-15 AS PER INSTRUCTIONS
* 2(248) COLUMNS: PRONOUN/S OR P
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2 NOV (FRI) CLASSWORK
6TH GRADE
VOCAB
* STUDENTS TOOK UNIT 4 VOCAB TEST TODAY, 2 NOV.  ABSENT STUDENTS WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS UP MONDAY, 5 NOV.

ENGLISH
* STUDENTS TOOK AN ENGLISH TEST TODAY (224-237).  STUDENTS ABSENT WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS UP ON MONDAY, 5 NOV.

LITERATURE
* ALSO PLAN TO TAKE YOUR AR TEST FOR YOUR OCTOBER BOOK "TUCK EVERLASTING" NEXT THURS, 8 NOV.  THE TEST QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE HW WEBSITE (FLASHCARDS).  STUDY THESE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU STUDY YOUR BOOK TO ENSURE THAT YOU ANSWER CORRECTLY ON THE TEST.

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1 NOV

VOCAB
* UNIT 4 TEST DEF'S ONLY 2 NOV

ENGLISH
* ENGLISH TEST 224-237  ON 2 NOV

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30 OCT (TUE)  CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE
ENGLISH
* 10(236)  COLUMNS: WORD/NUMBER/GENDER/SYNTAX/CASE
* CHAPTER CHALLENGE (237) AS PER INSTRUCTIONS
* PREPARE FOR AN ENGLISH TEST 1 NOV ON 224 TO 237+  

VOCAB
* STUDY UNIT FOUR VOCAB CARDS: DEFINITIONS, SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS
* PREPARE FOR AN UPCOMING VOCAB TEST ON UNIT 4

LITERATURE
* CONTINUE TO READ "LITTLE BY LITTLE" (17)
* PREPARE FOR A QUIZ ON THE FOLLOWING:
--WHAT PHYSICAL CHALLENGE DID JEAN LITTLE HAVE THAT OTHER STUDENTS WERE AWARE OF?
--WHERE DID LITTLE LIVE UNTIL SHE WAS SIX YEARS OLD?
--IN WHAT WAY WAS MR. JOHNSTON LIKE LITTLE?
--WHAT HAPPENED WHEN LITTLE LEFT THE SHELTER OF THE SCHOOL?
--WHAT CONFORTED LITTLE ON DAYS SHE WAS CHASED HOME FROM SCHOOL?

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29 OCT (MON)  CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK

6TH GRADE
LITERATURE
* "DINNER TOGETHER" (193)  COPY ALL STANZAIC FORM
* COPY DEFINITION OF LYRIC POETRY (195)
* PREPARE TO MEMORIZE EITHER 1-11 OR 12-22
* KW "LITTLE BY LITTLE" (27) 10 ENTRIES
* READ "LITTLE BY LITTLE" (17-27)

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