Room 5 Sixth Grade (Period Lang) Assignments

Study spelling words (A Kind of Grace spelling list)

Read Novel Ch 20 Becoming Naomi Leon
Answer Questions and complete vocabulary work

1. Who asks Naomi and Own questions when they arrive back to Lemon Tree?
2. What did Naomi think about the courtroom?
3. How is Gram?
4. Does Skyla want a visitation schedule for Santiago?
5. "As if the dam had burst, I couldn't stop the rush of words." Is this a simile, metaphor. or
personification?

Vocabulary
rehabilitation p 231, regret p 233, sensation p 235, weeping p 237, plastered p 239

Study for Novel quiz Ch 14-18

Complete spelling sentences and study spelling words (Reading Writing Workshop List)

Read Ch 18 Novel Finding Naomi Leon

Answer questions and complete vocabulary

1. Why did Santiago get to Oaxaca the day of the Radish Festival?
2. Naomi felt like she was knee deep in cement when she sees her father, what does this mean?
3. What does Santiago do to make a living? (Mention the two activities in detail).
4. Why does sadness overtake Santiago's face when Naomi hands him the lion?
5. What word will Naomi put on her "Superb Spanish Words" list?

Vocabulary rumpled p 212, sputtering p 213, settled p 216, admired p 217, nagging p 217

Prepare for quiz Ch 14-18 on May 10, 2012

Read Ch 17 Novel Finding Naomi Leon

Answer questions from ch 17 and complete vocabulary

1. What division did Bernardo, Beni, and Pedro win in the contest?
2. Who is the man in the red cap and white sports shoes?
3. What is the reason Santiago may have ran away according to Graciela?
4. What are bunuelos and what are they served in?
5. What do people believe happens when you throw the bowl over your shoulder?

vocabulary
sprawling p 201, lounged p 210, shifted p 202, compelling p 203, bobbed p 205, vendor p 207, shards p 208, shiver p 210

Sign "Tips for Test Taking"

Complete Ch 16 Vocab Only
anticipation p 191, revealed p 192, assigned p 197, festivities p 197, forbidden p 199, downhearted p 200

Study vocabulary words (The Great Wall) - Test 5-7-12

Study spelling words (The Great Wall) - Test 5-7-12

Read Ch 15 Novel Finding Naomi Leon

Answer questions and complete vocabulary
1. Why is Bernardo taking Owen and Ruben to the municipal building?
2. What does "brushed my hair until it shimmered like velvet" mean?
3. During the Las Posadas Naomi imagines that Graciela is her Mom for a moment, why do you think she feels this way?
4. What bursts out of the pinata once the pinatas are broken?
5. Why is Beni standing in front of the wooden gates?
6. What does Naomi do with her soap figures?

VOCABULARY
municipal p 178, whittled p 179, huddle p 182 , procession p 184, upright p 188, glanced p 188

Study vocabulary words from story The Great Wall Pre-test tomorrow

Make index cards for The Great Wall vocabulary words 12-21
(blueprint,technique,downfall,stonemason,ingenious,grueling,vying,imposed,insurmountable,
unity)

Study vocabulary words

PB p 233,239-241

Read Ch 14 Finding Naomi Leon and Answer questions
1. Why did Ruben and Owen get in trouble for making the phone calls asking for Santiago
Leon?
2. Describe what Naomi wore to look like a Mexican girl?
3. What does it mean when great-aunt Teresa's "touch was as gentle as a silky blanket"?
4. What is "Los Posadas"?
5. How long have the Leon family been carving in the festival?

Quiz on Ch 10-13 of novel

Study these vocabulary words for quiz
1. caterwaul
2. shuddered
3. barricade
4. deviate
5. handy
6. migration

Read Ch 13 Novel Finding Naomi Leon

Study vocabulary (Lot Temple of the Aztecs) Test tomorrow

Read 30 min
Study vocabulary words (The Lost Temple of the Aztecs)
Complete spelling assessment worksheet

Read 30 min (AR book) Do you know your ZPD zone?

Read ch 11 in novel Becoming Naomi Leon Answer questions and vocabulary work

1. Where does Gram send Owen and Naomi? Why?
2. What does Skyla threaten to do if Gram does not allow Naomi to go to Las Vegas?
3. What does it mean "I stuck to Gram like an ivy plant on the side of a barn"?
4. Who are they going to visit in Oaxaca?
5. Why does Naomi's father visit Oaxaca a few days before Christmas?

Vocabulary
intent p 124, barricade p 125, perched p 130, fulfilling p 131, dwindled p 135, determination p 136

quiz tomorrow ch 1-9 Finally

Read ch 10 novel Becoming Naomi Leon
Review questions and vocabulary for quiz ch 1-9
Vocabulary - fretting, toting, summon, dapper, sanctuary, quesy, obligations, pried, coax

Define spelling words 1-12 on index cards
Study these spelling words

Read Ch 9 Novel Answer questions below

1. What did they decorate the mazanita branch with?
2. What issue does Clive have with dogs? Why do you think he fears them?
3. Where does Skyla want to take Naomi? What is Naomi's perfect idea of a living situation with her Mom?
4. Why does Clive and Skyla really want to have Naomi under their care?
5. What does Owen do when he is playing checkers with his Mom?

vocabulary
etched p. 88, gnarled p. 88, fretting p. 89, dandy p. 89, baste p. 89, toting p. 91, prying p. 98,
muster p. 99, crippled p. 103

PB p 207-209, p213

Read Ch 8 Becoming Naomi Leon
Answer questions and complete vocabulary

1. Where did Gram take Naomi and Owen to get their mind off the conference incident?
2. What is Naomi's Dad's name? What does he do for a living?
3. Why didn't Skyla attend the conferences? Why is this not responsible?
4. What news does Skyla have for the family?
5. What does Clive purchase for Owen?
6. Why is Naomi not sure she even wants to meet Clive?

Vocabulary
burden p 78, vacant p76, deliberately p 78, cattywampus p 79, fury p 80, bluster p 80,
surge p 80, summon p 80, pitiful p 84, lurking p 87

Read ch 7 Becoming Naomi Leon
Answer questions and complete vocabulary

ch 7 an unkindness of ravens

1. What did Dustin Mullholler do to Naomi?
2. What did Naomi want to show her Mom?
3. Why couldn't Blanca stay to meet Skyla?
4. People say name calling doesn't hurt you,but that isn't true. How have names ornate calling hurt you? have you ever hurt someone by name calling or just stood by while you heard someone being called names?

Vocabulary

dapper p.66, taunted p. 67, straggle p. 68, strained p. 69, luster p.72, rumpled p. 72, hoisted p. 73, irrational p. 73, vicious p. 74

PB p 191, 199-200

Read chapters 1-5 of "Becoming Naomi Leon" by Pam Munoz Ryan and answer questions and find vocabulary words in context of each chapter. Copy the vocabulary word and how it is used in the sentence from the chapter. Underline the vocabulary word.

Ch. 1 a paddling of ducks

1. Where does Naomi live? Who does she live with?
2. What does Gram call their Airstream trailer?
3. What are people's first opinion of Owen?
4. What are the three things that Naomi is good at?
5. Why does Naomi make soap carvings?

vocabulary: mulled(p5), iota(p6), spittle(p7), alterations(p9), flourish(p9), sanctuary(p10)
companionship(p14)

Ch. 2 a skulk of foxes

1. Who is Skyla?
2. What does Owen need to feel secure?
3. Why is Skyla in California?
4. Name one question Naomi has about her mother.

vocabulary: apparition(p17), queasy(p18), swarmed(p19), flimsy(p22), whorl(p23),
insecurities(p24)

Ch. 3 a lamenation of swans

1. What happened to Gram's daughter?
2. Where did Naomi's parents take them to so they could make lots of money before they
moved to Gram's?
3. Why are Gram and Fabiola worried?

vocabulary: glorified(p26), rehashing(p26), obligations(p28), catastrophe(p33)

Ch. 4 a memory of elephants

1. Who is Lulu?
2. Why does Gram, Naomi, and Owen go to Fabiola's house?
3. Where does Gram swipe her eyes from the sadness she is feeling?
4. Why did Naomi's mom them alone during the storm?
5. What did Naomi's father give her during the storm?

vocabulary: makeshift(p34), shimmying(p34), riled(p37), temperamental(p38), pried(p42),
jumble(p42)

Ch. 5 a charm of hummingbirds

1. What does Skyla do for Naomi?
2. What is Owen trying to do for Mrs. Maloney?
3. What does Skyla announce to Naomi?

vocabulary: bird-of-paradise(p43), flitting(p45), spiffy(p47), nimble(p48), coax(p50)

Define the following words and identify part of speech. Each word should have 2 definitions. Write a sentence using each form of the definition. These are called multiple meaning word.

1. yard
2. fine
3. fair
4. stream

Read AR book 30 min

Read 30 min
PB pg 189
Vocab words (pg 189 PB book) - define/identify part of speech/syllabicate

Rd AR Book
PB pgs. 194-197

Read Novel Ch 20
Answer questions and vocabulary work

Rd novel ch 19 answer questions
1. Why doesn't Billy like hunting bobcats?
2. What is the devil cat of the Ozarks?
3. How does Bill finally kill the big cat?
4. How would you have felt in this situation?
5. How did the dogs prove their loyalty to Billy?
6. What does Billy discover when he examines the dogs after the fierce battle?
7. Do you think it is possible for animals to die from a broken heart?

Vocabulary: predatory,foliage,berserk,jugular,trance,ghastly,canyon,cleaved,pry,entrails

Put sp words in alphabetical order

Answer "The Challenge" comprehension questions 1-7

Define spelling words, include pronunciation and part of speech on index cards
The View from Saturday List pg 419
1. computer
2. impolite
3. control
4. include
5. immigrant
6.compete
7. consumer
8. involve
9. immediate
10. comment
11. infection
12. concert
13. import
14. conversation
15. concert
16. import
17. immense
18. contest
19. inactive
20. complicate
21. imply
22. consequence
23. comprehensive
24. inadequate
25. communicate

Summarize Ch 18 Where the Red Fern Grows

Read AR book

Rd 30 min
PB p 174
Study vocab wrds (The Challenge)

Rd 30 min
Finish Sp definitions #13-20 (List -The Challenge)

Rd 30 min
Write sp wds 5x each in cursive handwriting

Rd 30 min
Define sp wds 1-12
pb pg 180

Rd 30 min

Write each vocab word 3 times in cursive

Answer Ch 12 questions Where the Red Fern Grows
1. What is meant by the expression "shell corn"?
2. Describe the Pritchard family. (4-5 sentences)
3. What bet do the Pritchard boys make with Billy?
4. Why was Grandpa unhappy with the Pritchardboys?
5. Describe the ghost coon . (4-5 sentences)

Vocabulary: Locate the following words in the chapter and copy it in comp book
pelts, wattle, sidled, leering, maneuver

Rd 30 min

PB p161 (Need Text Book)

Read 30 min
Use each vocabulary word in a sentence (Last Summer with Maizon)
1.relieve
2.desolate
3.stoop
4.previous
5.daydreaming
6.express
7.nervously
8.absently
9.cuticles
10.stops
11.double-dutch
12.frantically
13.concentrate
14.illegible
15.fidgeted
16.eavesdropping
17.somberly
18.visions
19.inching
20.passed
21.P.S. 102

Novel Where the Red Fern Grows Ch 13 Summarize it.

Rd 30 min.

Rd Ch 12 Where the Red Fern Grows Summarize

Study spelling words Last Summer with Maizon Test tomorrow

Use each spelling word in a sentence (List Last Summer with Maizon)

Read Ch 8 Where the Red Fern Grows - Summarize the chapter

Summarize Ch 7 Where the Red Fern Grows (Composition Book)

Read 30 minutes

Rd 30 min
Complete sp sentences (Fill in the blank). Work was started in class.
Study for Spelling Test

Rd 30 min
Use spelling list "Where the Red Fern Grows"- write words 5 times each in cursive, define words 1-20, study these words!!!

Rd 30 min.

PB p 126 Rewrite paragraph in NB

Study core vocabulary Dinosaur Ghosts/Test tomorrow

Read 30 minutes AR book - Write a summary

Core Vocabulary Dinosaur Ghosts Use each word in a sentence

PB pages 120-123

Worksheet-practicing possessive nouns

Read your AR book in its entirety. You will take AR test on Jan. 9th need to score an 80%

Test on novel Island of the Blue Dolphins read summaries.

Study review sp. words p. 415

Summarize Ch 27-28 Island of the Blue Dolphins

Read 30 minutes. Record reading in Student Agenda.

Read and summarize chapters 23-24 Island of the Blue Dolphin. Record 5 vocabulary words in composition book.

Read 30 min
Read Ch 19 and Ch 20 The Island of the Blue Dolphins
Summarize chapters and define 5 words unfamiliar to you, the reader.
Write review spelling words 3 times each in cursive handwriting.

Read ch 14-16 Island of the Blue Dolphins
Summarize and 5 vocab words

Read 30 minutes (AR BOOK)
Use each spelling word in a sentence (Dinosaur Ghosts)

Rd 30 minutes

Use each sp word in a sentence

Rd 30 minutes

Study Homophones (spelling list The Girl Who Married the Moon)

Rd 30 minutes
Record title and pgs read in Student Planner

PB p 102-103

Read chapter 2-6 Island of the Blue Dolphins
Summarize each chapter and define 5 words

Complete Practice Workbook p 99, 104-107