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This Week in Zixth Grade
Published February 23, 2009 reading , science 0 CommentsTags: fables, genre, science fair
It’s the week of the Science Fair! We’ll display our projects for judging Tuesday from 1-3 PM, and the projects will be on display in the Rattlesnake Ridge Cafeteria from 5:30-7 PM Tuesday night. Parents are welcome to join us on Tuesday night to see the projects and find out which students will represent our school in the Regional Fair.
Assignments:
District Writing Assessment
This Week in Zixth Grade
Published February 2, 2009 reading , science 0 CommentsTags: history, life science, reading, science
As we finish our seed germination lab this week, we’ll compare results to find out what seeds need to germinate and which resources seeds can do without. We’ll also read about the ancient cultures of Mali, Ghana, and Songhay
Objectives
- Identify the topic, main idea, and details in the selection.
- Read words with unstressed syllables.
- Use a dictionary to find meaning of words with prefixes and suffixes.
- Identify adverbs athat modify verbs and adjectives.
- Write comparative and superlative forms.
- Identify the needs of plants and ways they are met in the environment.
- Distinguish between vascular and non-vascular plants.
Assingments
- Essay: What does a seed need to germinate? What can it do without?
- Practice Book pages 38-50
Objectives:
Comprehension: Evaluate; author’s viewpoint
Vocabulary: Multiple-meaning words and Suffixes -ure, -ic, and -al
Grammar: Adjectives
Describe how cells are organized in multicellular organisms.
Describe the functions of organs and organ systems.
Texts:
How do cells work together?
Lost Temple of the Aztecs
Assignments:
PB 3-15
Lesson 2 worksheet (RS 7-8)
Myth: “How the Alphabet Was Made”
Published January 6, 2009 Uncategorized , reading 0 CommentsTags: graphic organizer, myth, reading
Rudyard Kipling published this story around 1902. Complete the graphic organizer by picking out the most important events in the story.
Listen to the story here on the blog by clicking on the blue play button or download it by right clicking on the audio link and selecting “Save Link As…”
“How the Alphabet Was Made” (Audio Download)
Respond to Under the Royal Palms
Published March 25, 2008 reading 21 CommentsTags: autobiography, travel, under the royal palms
Explain where Alda Flor Ada would travel for vacation. Make sure to explain in a complete sentence. Example:
I think Alda Flor Ada would travel to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado because it gets snowy and cold there, which is perfect Christmas weather.
The White Witch couldn’t help but spread her bad mood throughout Narnia by making it winter all the time. When have you been in a bad mood and spread it around. Or, when were you around someone who was trying to make you as miserable as them.
From this week’s reading A Kind of Grace, our questions about JJK:
- What position did she like in basketball?
- How far did she jump?
- Does she have more than one olympic gold medal?
- How long did she jump to set the record?
- What was the exact record she set for the women’s long jump?
- How many awards has Jackie won in her life?
Which kingdom was most interesting to you? Which detail about that kingdom was most interesting?
Check out the news article at the link below. Read it, then answer the questions in the comments section (complete sentences, please).
Green Groups Urge Trimming the Holiday “Wasteline”
- What is the article about?
- What does the author want the reader to do after reading this story?
