Complete entire packet and reflection that follows.

HW packet includes:

Book 1- Multiple Choice Questions #1-41

Book 2, Part 1 – Writing Mechanics #50-53,

Book 2, Part 2- Reading & Writing #54-58

Reflection – Reflect on your work on the full length practice test by completing the tables, rating each question.

Monday, April 2

1. Read your “just-right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read “Raising Emus” and “The Little Fisherman” and answer the questions that follow.

Tuesday, April 3

1. Read your “just-right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read “Thursday’s Vote: Do We Help Our Athletes or Our Planet?” and “Race Against the Clock” and answer the questions that follow.

Wednesday, April 4

1. Read your “just-right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read “The History of an Outbreak” and “A Dangerous Disease” and answer the questions that follow.

*Reminder: Scholastic Book Orders Due Friday!*

Monday, January 9

1. Read your “just-right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read “Dorothea Dix, Champion for the Mentally Ill” and answer the questions that follow.

Tuesday, January 10 

1. Read your “just-right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read “Thomas Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park” and answer the questions that follow.

Wednesday, January 11

1. Read your “just-right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read “Mohandas Gandhi: A Man of Peaceful Action” and answer the questions that follow.

Thursday, January 12

1. Read your “just-right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read “Amazing Courage: Irena Sendler’s Silence” and answer the questions that follow.

Friday, January 13

1. Read your “just-right” book for 60 Minutes

2. Continue to work on Book Bingo responses

*Reminder: Scholastic Book Orders Due Friday* 

Scholastic Book Orders Due January 13, 2012  

Tuesday, January 3 

1. Read “Destroying Ecosystems” and answer the questions that follow.

2. Complete Book Bingo – You must have at least 5 books read by the end of this week!

Wednesday, January 4

1. Read “The U.S. Coast Guard” and answer the questions that follow.

2. Complete Book Bingo – You must have at least 5 books read by the end of this week!

Thursday, January 5

1. Read “The Man Who Slept Through His Own Presidency” and “Scream Machines: The History of Roller Coasters” and answer the questions that follow.

2. Complete Book Bingo – You must have at least 5 books read by the end of this week!

Friday, January 6 

1. Complete Book Bingo Responses

Scholastic Book Orders Due January 13, 2012  

Monday, November 28 

Reading

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read letters and identify the author’s purpose and type of writing.

Writing 

1. Complete graphic organizer about your life.

Tuesday, November 29 

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes.

2. Read texts and identify purpose and type of text. Create your own sign.

Writing

1. Write a one page autobiography about your life.

Wednesday, November 30 

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 minutes.

2. Read text and identify purpose and type of text.

Writing 

1. Create Questions to ask a family member that you would need in order to write their autobiography. Fill in answers.

Thursday, December 1 

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Identify the author’s purpose and explain your response for each sample text.

Writing 

1. Based on the information you compiled yesterday, write a one page biography about a family or friend’s life.

Friday, December 2 

1. Read your “just right” book for one hour.

2. Continue to work on Book Bingo responses and Six Flags Read to Succeed

Monday, November 21

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes.

2. Begin working on The Skin I’m In Study Guide in preparation for Wednesday’s exam.

Tuesday, November 22 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Complete The Skin I’m In Study Guide (Due Wednesday)

Wednesday, November 23 

1. Thanksgiving Break Homework Packet

2. Book Bingo – Every student must have completed reading 5 books by 11/28. Make sure a response is turned in for every book that was read.

Monday, November 14

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Practice constructing a topic sentence.

Writing 

1. Practice writing a thank you note

Tuesday, November 15

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Practice with details to support a topic sentence

Writing 

1. Practice correct letter writing form

Wednesday, November 16

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Practice quote analysis

Writing 

1. Practice formal business letter writing

Thursday, November 17

Reading

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Practice quote analysis

Writing 

1. Practice writing formal business letter

Friday, November 18

1. Read your “just right” book for 60 Minutes

2. Work on completing Book Bingo entries

Monday, November 7 

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes.

2. Read “Soccer Cinderella” and answer the questions that follow.

Writing 

1. Write a friendly letter to someone about what you did over the weekend. Be sure to have correct format.

Tuesday, November 8

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes.

2. Read the short passages and answer the questions that follow.

Writing 

1. Address the sample envelope in your packet and answer the question that follows.

Wednesday, November 9 

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 minutes.

2. Read the short passages and answer the questions that follow about theme.

Writing 

1. Write a letter to your best friend about your best or worst day as a sixth grader. Remember, this friend does not go to the same school as you, so be as detailed as possible when describing why it was your best or worst day.

Thursday, November 10 & Friday, November 11 

1. Read your “just right” book for 90 minutes.

2. Continue to work on completing Book Bingo

Monday, October 31

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes.

2. Underline the sentence in each paragraph that does not contribute to the main idea.

Writing 

1. Practicing with Quotes

Tuesday, November 1

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes.

2. Read each paragraph and choose the best answer for each.

Writing 

1. Write a paragraph analyzing one of the quotes.

Wednesday, November 2

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Short answer questions about quotations.

Writing 

1. Choose a quote and analyze in a paragraph.

Thursday, November 3

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Character Map

Writing 

1. Practice using quotation marks and commas.

Friday, November 4 

1. Read your “just right” book for one hour.

2. Continue to work on Book Bingo responses.

*Scholastic Book Orders Due October 28*

Monday, October 24 

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes.

2. Complete character map questions for one character in your book. Provide a quote for evidence for each question.

Writing 

1. Choose the correct spelling for each plural noun, then write the plural form of each noun.

Tuesday, October 25 

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Identify another character in your “just right” book complete the character map questions. Provide a quote as evidence for each question.

3. Complete the four square vocabulary chart for the word “restrict.” Use “restriction” and “restrictive” in a sentence.

Writing 

1. Choose five plural nouns from last night’s HW and use them to create a 5-7 sentence paragraph. Circle the plural nouns that you use.

Wednesday, October 26 

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes

2. Read the short story excerpts and determine if they are written in first-person point of view or third-person point of view.

Writing 

1. Create a passage using first-person point of view, third-person omniscient, and third-person limited.

Thursday, October 27

Reading 

1. Read your “just right” book for 30 Minutes.

2. Read the excerpts provided and determine if they are written in first-person point of view, third-person limited, or third-person omniscient.

3. Complete the four square vocabulary chart for the word “potential.” Use the word “potentially” in a sentence.

Writing 

1. Write a letter to Maleeka or Char asking them all of the questions you have for them. You can even offer them advice on how to handle the situations you see occurring in the book.

Friday, October 28

1. Read your “just right” book for one hour.

2. Continue to work on Book Bingo Responses – Every student should have about five responses completed at this point.

*Scholastic Book Orders Due October 28*