Room 2 Sixth Grade (Period Lang) Assignments

"Eponyms" ws

Use each vocab. word in a sentence....if you are having a hard time, use the dictionary for a sentence.

Word & Definitions 3x's

I AM VERY PROUD OF MY CLASS!! The kids have been working very hard in preparing for the CST's.  Please review the test taking tips with your child and make sure they adhere to the CST Contract. In doing so, it will help your child do well during testing. 

GO TO BED EARLY!!

EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST!!

BE HAPPY =)

AND REMEMBER.....I AM SO VERY PROUD OF ALL THE HARD WORK YOU HAVE PUT IN THIS YEAR.  I KNOW YOU WILL DO GREAT ON THE CST'S!! 

YOU ARE READY!!!

"Mixed Language Review I" ws 58

"Skill 3: Summarizing Main Ideas" ws 20

STUDY INDEX CARDS!!

LITERARY TERMS QUIZ!!

STUDY INDEX CARDS!!!!

LITERARY TERMS QUIZ....FRIDAY!!!

**PLEASE MAKE SURE CHILD ATTENDS.  THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD ALL YEAR...AND....IT WILL PAY OFF!!!

Study index cards!!!

INDEX CARDS!!!

INDEX CARDS WILL BE CHECKED FOR ALL TR NOTES!!!

I will be holding After School CST Prep next week.....Tues. 5/1 and Thurs. 5/3....3 - 4pm

Index cards!

GET CST CONTRACTS SIGNED!!!

index cards

I will be holding CST tutoring after school on Tuesday and Thursday this week (3-4).  Your child REALLY SHOULD  attend for this extra time to prepare for the upcoming test.

Use extra time to study index cards!!

Parents:  Please review the State Test Taking Tips paper I gave to your child.

"Dress Like a Twin Day" tomorrow!!

CST is coming up REAL SOON....PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS IN SCHOOL EVERY DAY!!! WE HAVE A LOT TO STUDY!!

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS STUDYING THEIR INDEX CARDS...EVERY DAY!!!

Write/Type a reaction paper on the novel.  Refer to the sample writings I gave out in class.  Remember...a reaction paper IS NOT A SUMMARY of the novel.

Enjoy your Spring Break!!! 

p.s...save me some chocolate Easter eggs!! =) j/k heehee

Study for Tuck quiz

Parent signature for Grade Checks

Make sure you are caught up with your journal entries!!!

**Parents...please make sure your child comes to school this week....we are taking our 3rd Trimester Benchmark Exams!!!!

rotation

uncanny

gelatin

triangular

boisterous

vigorous

sarcastic

courageous

renounce

significant

obituary

deficiency

analysis

resignation

coagulate

**Vocabulary Test will be on Thursday! 

"Comprehension Check" chapters 12-18 ws.  Tuck

Read Ch. 12-14 Tuck

Find 2 of each from Tuck ...anywhere between chapters 1-14:  metaphors, similes and personification

Word and definitions 2x's

Be ready for a chapters 6-11 quiz on Tuck

Be ready for a literary terms quiz.

Index card check!!!

**Parents, please make sure your child comes to school with all their supplies and materials with them EVERY DAY.  Thanks

Read Chapters 10 & 11 of Tuck Everlasting

**STUDY YOUR INDEX CARDS EVERY DAY!!!

Word and definitions 3x's....excludes decathlon kids

Parent signature vocab. test

falsify

lyceum

centennial

pursuit

fuselage

parochial

paralysis

panacea

adjacent

irritate

quorum

buffet

caption

coherent

chandelier

exorbitant

quarantine

dilapidated

pursue

ravenous

Parents...please remind the kids that they must title their papers properly...specific assignment.  Many of the kids have been getting lazy and not properly formatting their papers.  POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED IF PAPERS ARE NOT TURN IN WITH THE DETAILS THAT ARE REQUIRED!!

Word and definitions 4x's AND a sentence. (Academic Decathlon kids are exempt from this assignment)

Definitions:

surgeon

debtor

finance

affirmative

librarian

rehearsal

vicinity

mechanical

endurance

parliament

patriotic

mortgage

colleague

chicory

banquet

Parent signature for Spelling Test

"Metaphors"ws

**REMINDER - Parents...please be sure to check your child's notebook for assignments that have been graded and returned. Also...please check and sign your child's agenda...EVERYDAY.

Thank you =)

petulance

tarnation

mantel

hearth

wistful

revulsion

unflinchingly

remorseless

prostrate

furrowed

accomplice

ignorant

custody

ghastly

staunchly

catholic

chrome

verandah

swivel

curlicues

Read Ch 6 Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting Quiz Ch. 1-5

Re-do "Similes/Metaphors" ws......Don't forget to specify if it is a simile or metaphor....Don't forget to underline what is being compared....Don't forget to circle how you know it's a simile or metaphor....

Parents:  The kids will be coming home with TR (Test Ready) notes...from time to time...and transferring them onto index cards.  They are to study their index cards...any chance they get...it will help them prepare for the CST.  Thanks you for your continued support in educating your child.

Read Chapter 4 of Tuck Everlasting

2 character traits for:  Winnie Foster

                 Mae Tuck

                                 Tuck

Spelling Test signed

kingfisher

bridle

luxurious

parson

penetrate

constable

cahoots

wheezed

flapjacks

silty

illiterate

roust

peril

silhouettes

willy-nilly

ordeal

rapid

acrid

gentility

ebbed

**The universal message must include the theme**

** Greed must be included somewhere in your universal message**

Vocabulary Test

WEAR A CHARACTER SHIRT AND GO COLLAR FREE TOMORROW!!

Word & Definitions 3x's

Definitions:

1.  troupe

2.  elated

3.  reservoirs

4.  eddies

5.  lolled

6.  camphor

7.  assault

8.  helter-skelter

9.  disarray

10. source

11. revived

12. rutted

13. burly

14. faltered

15. receded

16. indomitable

17. perilous

18. cavernous

19. enveloped

20. homely

Parent signature for The Pearl Final

Finish "The Courage of My..." (cw)

1.  bovine

2.  veered

3.  melancholy

4.  jaunty

5.  reluctantly

6.  brooch

7.  remnants

8.  gall

9.  disheartened

10. consolingly

11. plaintive

12. stagger

13. intense

14. oppressive

15. stationary

Finish "The Road Not Taken" (cw)

2 metaphors....please make them "wow" us =)

**do not use any resources....except YOUR OWN MIND!!!

Clean-up The Pearl plot hill

Dear Parents,

Word and definitions 3x's

Dear Parents:  

In order to keep our kids organized, please check their backpack and folders frequently.  Too many kids have been unorganized and messy with their belongings.  As you check, please make sure they have all their work in the right subjects and in date order.

Thank you for your continued support in your child's education =)

Ms. Gomez

STUDY FOR THE PEARL FINAL EXAM......IT'S TOMORROW!!!

Fix Ch. 6 Quiz for all C- or below....Parent signature!

"Response" ws (cw) due Th. 2/9

Vocabulary Definitions

1.  pelted

2.  monotonously

3.  lumbered

4.  sinister

5.  gutteral

6.  goading

7.  monolithic

8.  irresolution

9.  petulant

10. amulet

11. intercession

12. germane

13. remote

14. malignant

15. rubble

Vocabulary tests

Chapter 5 Quiz The Pearl

Fix errors for the Ch. 5 quiz (scores c- or below) of The Pearl

Re-read Chapter 6 of The Pearl!!!

FINAL EXAM FOR THE PEARL WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY 2/9/2012!!!

Journal entry for Ch. 6

3 of each:  Metaphor

        Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Vocabulary test

Read Ch 5 The Pearl. **Remember, when you read...put yourself into the story...really dig into the story for the meaning....and ALWAYS be ready for a quiz!!!

List 5 main events of the chapter....don't forget....complete sentences...watch for grammatical errors!!

Fix The Pearl Quizzes...ch.3 & 4...if needed

Fix The Pearl Vocab. ch 3 ws....if needed

Reading "The Most...."ws

Do index cards from today's notes

Write what Kino's internal and external conflicts were from chapter 4

Definitions:

1.  conceived

2.  crouched

3.  exhilaration

4.  glinted

5.  insane

6.  lament

7.  leprosy

8.  mangroves

9.  misfortune

10. plunged

11. preservation

12. rage

13. retrieve

14. scuttling

15. searing

16. sluggish

17. dignity

18. stalwart

19. hibiscus

20. perplexed

-What inspired you the most about his performance?

-How will you use what you learned?  

-What will you do?

Read Ch 4 The Pearl

Vocabulary Test

FIELD TRIP -- WHITTIER COLLEGE TO HEAR THE "BLUES"

After the performance, we will be allowed to tour the campus =)

Please return permission slips as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Reading "Roll Em" ws.

From Chapter 3 of The Pearl, find:

3 metaphors

2 similies

2 personifications

Read Ch 3 of The Pearl -- try to answer the discussion q's

Find the address to the college of your choice

Conclusion for "The Cat That..."

For the chapter 2 ws....you need to also locate the vocabulary word in the chapter and write the sentence of where it is found...also the page number of where it was found.

ex. 1.  birch - "The birch tree was full of beautiful leaves."  pg. 37

Intro and Body of "The Cat Who...."

Re-read Ch. 1 of The Pearl

A Christmas Carol  final signed

Fix or rewrite the 5 universal statements

MLK ws - Write one sentence for each word or phrase.

**STUDENTS MUST BRING A COMPOSITION BOOK AND A PACK OF INDEX CARD ON TUESDAY -- FOR EACH DAY THEY DO NOT HAVE A COMPOSITION BOOK OR PACK OF INDEX CARDS, POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THEIR GRADE**

Vocab Test

"northern Chimes" ws (hw)

Change of plans....

Reminder:

Bring a sack lunch....no glass bottles.

There will be no eating or drinking allowed in the auditorium or during the play.

Please wear appropriate/nice attire....the play is held in a beautiful auditorium and we will be representing RMS!

Thank you =)

Stave Four and Five Worksheets (hw)

DRESS NICE FOR THE PLAY!!!!

DON'T BE LATE OR WE WILL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU!!!! =(