Mrs. Sanchez's English Language Arts Class - University of California, Davis Assignments

Work on your 6th Grade Imagination Machine skit. Remember you must have:

- script (due to me when your group performs)

- props

- costumes

- scenery

- sound effects

Take this project seriously, but have fun with it and BE CREATIVE!!!

Read the rest of chapter 7 (pages 156-170/pages 122-133). Write down evidence that shows how Moon Shadow is beginning to fit in with the demon culture.

Continue working on your Instagram POV assignment. Remember, place yourself in the shoes of your character. What kind of photo would your character post? What types of comments would your character receive? Who would those comments be from? How many likes would your character receive? 

DUE FRIDAY!!

 

Read chapter 7 of Dragonwings. You will have a quiz on chapter 7 (on Frida), so be sure to know the chapter well. 

1. Instagram POV Assignment due tomorrow!

2. Dragonwings chapter 7 quiz tomorrow!

3. ELA Workbooks (Module 3A Unit 1) due tomorrow!

4. Sign Progress Reports

 

PLEASE TURN IN MISSING ASSIGNMENTS TOMORROW!!!!

1. Finish P.O.V. eye assignment. Remember to color NICELY and outline with pen! 

2. Finish reading chapter 5. In Writer's Notebook, record at least 2 claims with evidence that convey Moon Shadow's P.O.V. about his father in chapter 5. (How has his point of view of his father changed?)

Read remainder of chapter 4 in Dragonwings (pages 74-97 old books, pages 55-75 new books)

In Writer's Notebook, write at least TWO claims with evidence that show Moon Shadow's POV (point of view) of the opium dens. 

 

DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 30.

Read chapter 4 of Dragonwings. Stop at page 70 (for students win new books, stop at page 55). Test on chapter 4 tomorrow!

Complete ELA workbook page 8 (use only pgs. 41-43 and 60-61 for evidence from the text)

1. Spelling, Lesson 32

2. Read chapter 3. Flag Moon Shadow's P.O.V. about his father. Write whether this is a "thought," "word," or "action."

Go onto your wiki page and discuss team names with your team members. You have the next two nights to come to an agreement among your team. 

Submit an introductory post on Wikispaces. Don't forget to comment on one other group member's post.

 

To access your Wiki Page...

 

Go to the links section of my webpage:

 

Click on your color group to log in to your Wikispaces.

 

Click on "Introductory - Team __" to the right of the webpage.

 

Click on "Add Discussion" at the bottom of the webpage to add your post.

1. Transfer rules onto "Rules to Live By" handout (for Bud, Not Buddy).

2. Read chapter 19 and track the last rule.

1. Spelling, Lesson 31

2. Finish SBAC practice performance task. Be ready to type it online tomorrow!

Come to class prepared to discuss chapter 16 (how band members feel about Bud) and chapter 17 (one important moment). FLAG YOUR EVIDENCE!!

Read chapter 16 of Bud, Not Buddy. With an evidence flag, mark one important moment in the chapter. Be sure to write why you think it is important on your flag.

1. Spelling, Lesson 30

2. Read chapter 16 of Bud, Not Buddy. Use evidence flags to mark evidence that answers the following question: "How do the band members feel about Bud?"

1. Spelling, Lesson 28

2.  Finish reading chapter 14. Find three places in this chapter in which Bud shifts from "surviving" to "thriving".

 

WORK ON YOUR PROJECT!! Due in TWO DAYS! I am looking forward to seeing all of your hard work. :)

1. Update your AR thermometer (I will check your progress tomorrow)

2. Study for Spelling Test

3. Work on your project!!!!!

Read chapter 13 of Bud, Not Buddy. Track the new rule on your rules chart.

 

WORK ON YOUR HERO'S JOURNEY PROJECT!! DUE A WEEK FROM TODAY!

Read chapter 12 of Bud, Not Buddy. Track rules on your rules chart.

1. Spelling, Lesson 27

2. Complete ELA workbook page 38

1. Read chapter 11 of Bud, Not Buddy. Add to rules chart.

2. Study for Spelling Test.

 

WORK ON YOUR HERO'S JOURNEY PROJECT! 

Read chapter 10 of Bud, Not Buddy. Add to your rules chart.

Complete Venn Diagram on page 32 in ELA workbook.

 

WORK ON YOUR HERO'S JOURNEY PROJECT!! Due March 11.

1. Spelling, Lesson 26

2. Work on your Hero's Journey Project!! Due March 11th.

 

1. Finish workbook pages 28-29. DON'T FORGET YOUR EVIDENCE!!

2. Work on your project!! Decide which option you are going to do and be prepared to let me know on Monday.

 

Have a great weekend! :)

1. Finish labeling Hooverville drawings with evidence (label, page number, paragraph number)

2. Read chapter 9 of Bud, Not Buddy

3. Study for Spelling Test

1. Spelling, Lesson 25

2. Finish drawing of Hooverville (pages 64-68 in Bud, Not Buddy). Do not color! Spend your time adding details rather than coloring.

3. Finish reading chapter 8 of Bud, Not Buddy.

Finish adding paragraph breaks to your hero's journey narrative. Use the following notes (also found in the back of your Writer's Notebook) to help you:

 

When to Add a New Paragraph:

- when a new character comes along

- when a new idea is introduced

- when a new event happens

- when the setting changes

- when a different person is speaking

- when time moves forward or backward

- to produce a dramatic effect

1. Spelling, Lesson 24

2. Read chapter 6 in Bud, Not Buddy

3. Complete wkbk pg. 18

Catch up on reading Bud, Not Buddy (you should have read up to chapter 5 by now). 

 

TEST ON TONE (through figurative language and word choice) IN BUD, NOT BUDDY ON MONDAY!!!!!

1. Finish ELA workbook pages 16 & 17. Read and answer each question carefully!

2. Study for Spelling Test

3. WEAR YOUR COLLEGE SHIRT FOR YEARBOOK PICTURES! :)

Read chapter 5 in Bud, Not Buddy. Add the new rule to page 4 in ELA workbook.

1. Spelling, Lesson 22

2. Read chapter 4 in Bud, Not Buddy

3. Complete ELA workbook page 13.

Draft read chapter 3 in Bud, Not Buddy. As you read, mark anything that you don't understand (anything that you have questions about) so that we can discuss in class tomorrow. Also, add any rules you see on workbook page 4 and any new words you have on workbook page 3.

Finish reading your partner's hero's journey narrative. Complete the storyline and stars and steps card. Be prepared to discuss your findings with your partner tomorrow.

Spelling, Lesson 21

1. Finish reading Bud, Not Buddy, chapter 1.

-----> complete workbook page 5 as you read.

2. Draft read Bud, Not Buddy, chapter 2.

-----> annotate with post-its as you read.

Finish drafting your hero's journey narrative.

 

**BE SURE TO TURN IN MISSING ASSIGNMENTS!!!**

Read for 20-30 minutes. Make annotations on post-its.

1. Spelling, Lesson 19

2. Finish planning your Hero's Journey Narrative (ELA workbook pgs. 9-12)

1. Study for Spelling Test

2. Read for 20 minutes and use post-its to annotate.

3. Finish Character Profile

1. Read for twenty minutes. Use your post-it notes to jot annotations as you're reading (refer to your annotation notes in your Writer's Notebook).

2. Find at least one example of a simile or metaphor in pop culture. Write it on a post-it note and keep your post-it on your simile/metaphor notes from today.

None! :)

1. Spelling, Lesson 18

2. Finish Alliteration Assignment (write a sentence using alliteration, then illustrate your sentence)

Finish publishing your Literary Analysis Essay. 

Read for thirty minutes. As you read, stop, think, and jot on post-it notes. Don't forget to use the annotation codes that we discussed in class today (written in your Writer's Notebook)!

Read for thirty minutes. On a post-it, write the gist of what you read (a BRIEF summary of what you read).

Spelling, Lesson 16

1. Finish adding transitions to your literary analysis essay (make sure that each transition has a purpose!)

 

2. Study for tomorrow's spelling test

Complete your rough draft for your Literary Analysis. Your essay must include an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Remember, your purpose as a writer is to prove to your reader that there is a connecting theme between Cronus and The Lightning Thief.

Finish your Theme Wheel. 

 

Remember, Theme Wheels must include:
Theme

Two Quotes for Evidence

Life Lesson

Illustration

 

Don't forget to color the entire wheel nicely and to outline/trace everything in pen!!

Spelling, Lesson 15

 

BRING CANNED GOODS!! :)

Complete The Lightning Thief graphic organizer on page 60 in your ELA workbook

Finish workbook page 58: Theme in Cronus Myth Graphic Organizer

FOR STUDENTS TAKING MEDICINE TO CAMP:

 

Bring medicine in a ziplock bag. Make sure the ziplock has your name on it!

 

We need students' medicine by Monday.

Study for your spelling test.

Read chapter 22 in Percy Jackson.

 

Write one paragraph (at least 5-7 sentences) that describes the difference between the ending of Percy Jackson the movie and Percy Jackson the book.

Spelling, Lesson 13

Bring Outdoor Science School paperwork!! Remember, green and blue forms are mandatory forms!! 

 

Paperwork and money due by October 31st (the sooner the better)!!!

Complete page 56 in ELA workbook.

Read chapter 21.

Then complete page 57 in ELA workbook.

Complete your mini-essay ROUGH DRAFT. We will do our final drafts in class tomorrow!!! 

Read Percy Jackson, chapter 20

Complete ELA workbook pg. 51

Spelling, Lesson 12

Finish Body Paragraph 1

Return Percy Jackson permission slip

1. Read chapter 18.

PURPOSE FOR READING: Identify any key elements of mythology in chapter 18. Write your findings on the last page in your ELA workbook.

Read Percy Jackson, chapter 17.

Complete ELA Workbook page 29 as you read. You need to write you answer (with evidence) on page 29!!

1. Spelling, Lesson 10

2. Read Percy Jackson, chapter 16

1. Read chapter 14. Identify supernatural occurrences (write on pg. 17).

2. Continue close reading "The Key Elements of Mythology" (pgs. 16-17). 

    1) Circle unfamiliar words

    2) Underline important ideas

    3) Write the gist

Read Chapter 13. On page 13 (ELA workbook), write five questions that you have about the chapter.

Read Chapter 11 in Percy Jackson. Flag (or write down on page 10 in ELA workbook) any unfamiliar words.

 

Don't forget to flag anything that you are not understanding as you are reading!!

1. Read Percy Jackson, ch. 10. Come to class prepared to discuss what you have read.

 

2. ELA workbook page 3: find the main idea for paragraphs 3, 4, and 5. Also, finish defining circled words (like we did in class).

Read Chapter 9 in Percy Jackson. Complete page 2 in your ELA Workbook.

Spelling, Lesson 8

1. Study for your spelling test.

2. Read ch. 8 The Lightning Thief (flag evidence that shows how Percy is like a hero in "The Hero's Journey.")

3. Finish paragraph (ELA workbook pgs. 45-46)

1. Read the four highlighted sections in "The Hero's Journey."

2. With those sections in mind, read chapter 7 in Percy Jackson. Use evidence flags to mark sections that show how Percy's experiences align with "The Hero's Journey." (ELA wkbk pg. 44)

Complete your paragraph about how Percy Jackson and The Hero's Journey are aligned (page 38 in ELA workbook). Be sure to include all of the criteria (page 39) in your paragraph.

Spelling, Lesson 7

 

Read chapter 6 in The Lightning Thief (use workbook page 40 to guide your reading).

Read The Lightning Thief, chapter 5, with page 31 (in ELA workbook) in mind. Be sure to flag your evidence.

Read "The Hero's Journey," Acts 2 & 3 (pgs. 23-24 in ELA Workbook)

As you read, circle unfamiliar words and make gist annotations in the margins.

ELA Workbook page 25: Identify the central ideas in Act 1, Separation, ONLY! 

Spelling, Lesson 6

 

Red and Yellow Groups:

Write your chosen seed idea on your post it.

- Study for your Spelling Test

- Answer the following question:

     How has Percy Jackson changed as a character from the beginning of the novel until now (chapter 4)? Be sure to give evidence to support your answer. 

*****Chapter 4 Test tomorrow!!*****

Read any five pages that you have already read in Percy Jackson. In those five pages, identify as many words with prefixes as possible. Write these words down on page 18 in your ELA Workbooks.

Read chapter 4 in Percy Jackson. Flag evidence that shows Percy's challenges and responses to those challenges (page 15 in ELA workbook).

1. Spelling, Lesson 4

2. Complete page 14 in ELA Workbook (What has been more important so far in helping you learn about Percy as a character, his actions or his inner thoughts?)

- Study for Spelling Test

- Read Chapter 3 in Percy Jackson. Using evidence flags, answer the questions on page 12 of your ELA workbook.

*******Chapter 3 Quiz Tomorrow!******

Read Chapter 2, using evidence flags to answer the question on page 8 of your ELA Workbook (What challenges does Percy Jackson face in this chapter? How does he respond to those challenges?)

*******Chapter 2 Quiz tomorrow!*******

 

Finish page 5 in ELA workbook

 

OSS Paperwork

Spelling, Lesson 3

 

Begin turning in OSS paperwork!! 

Remember: Blue & Green are REQUIRED

1. Finish reading chapter 1 in Percy Jackson

2. Study for your spelling test

3. Wear your college shirt!

1. Finish defining the four words (stunning, imprisoned, writhing, dreaded) BASED ON CONTEXT CLUES FROM YOUR ANNOTATED TEXT, Shrouded in Myth. 

2. Finish sketches for each word. 

3. Complete the Exit Ticket (page 4) in your ELA Workbook.

Decorate your Writer's Notebook. They should be covered completely with materials that show who you are! Due Tuesday, September 2.

Bring materials to decorate your Writer's Notebook (magazines, photos, ticket stubs, etc.)

 

Don't forget to ASK YOUR PARENTS if you can use any photos that you bring to decorate your notebook.

 

We will be decorating our notebooks tomorrow! 

1. Spelling, Lesson 1

2. Begin collecting materials to decorate your Writer's Notebook (magazines, photos, ticket stubs, etc.)

Purchase a composition notebook by MONDAY, August 25th. 

Finish your reading survey.

Purchase a composition notebook by MONDAY, August 25th. 

 

Come up with an alliteration name.

1. Complete Parent Packet

2. $5 College Shirt

3. $5 Mandatory Agenda