Let's Dig In

http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/flash/v4/index.htm


http://www.hometrainingtools.com/owl-pellet-dissection-project/a/1244/#video

http://legacy.owensboro.kctcs.edu/gcaplan/science/10.%20owl%20pellet.htm

Coloring Sheet
http://www.kidwings.com/teacher/coloringpages/main.htm

World War II

There are many websites that will help in learning why Burma was part of World War II. Many of these links will help you understand what the protagonist and his family in Elephant Run was going through.

Overview from Scholastic- What was the cause of WWII?
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/world-war-ii-overview

Let's watch a Video about leaders and countries involved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DOSsoxDcfM 


http://www.worldwar2history.info/Pacific/


http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=59

http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/burma42/burma42.htm

http://cbi-theater-1.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-1/maps/_Map_Main.html

November 21 - Homework

Social Studies: If you did not finish your essay in Social Studies it is due tomorrow.  We have had two days to work on it so you hopefully you don't have too much to do.

Language Arts: You need to edit your expository essay on your change.  Edit for complete sentences, periods, commas, and capitalizations!!!  Go through with a fine tooth comb!  You are editors at this point!

Great job to those who shared today!!!  

Make sure you are reading and have your reading log filled out!  

Homework - November 20- Grade 6

Language Arts: Read for 1/2 hour; Fill in reading log and pass in to Mrs. Sprague on Friday!

Reminder: Work on RAZ Kids if you have not finished reading your book or answering the questions.

Expository Essay on Change - You should be on your third paragraph - Remember this is the paragraph that is about after the change...... 

Mrs. Sprague can give you feedback on the essay if you are working on it from home. I hope to connect with you then!

We will work on the conclusions tomorrow!


Social Studies:  Chapter 4 - Look over packet and skim your text.  You may want to use a sticky note to pick out main ideas from each section.  You end up having an extra to day to study!!!  Make it count!

Choose a Habitat

http://a-z-animals.com/reference/habitats/

Homework - Grade 6 - November 19

ELA: Work on Expository Essay - The Change in YOU
You should have a rough draft of your introductory paragraph and the second paragraph.
 (The paragraph that explains what you were like before the change) (Include topic sentence, examples or explanations, descriptive words, adjectives and adverbs that describe what you were like before.)

FYI  The Third paragraph would be the paragraph that explains what you are like after the situation changed.

In the Springboard book on page 63 it explains the parts of the essay.
(Introductry paragraph and body paragraphs)

THE RUBRIC IS ON PAGE 66 & 67

Study for the Social Studies Quiz

Life in Mesopotamia

This History - Our History
University of Chicago - Interactive
We will be able to examine artifacts up close.  What can we learn from the artifacts?
http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/learningcollection/search.php?theme=First%20Farmers

Homework - Grade 6 - November 18

Language Arts:
Prewriting Activity to help with ORGANIZATION OF YOUR EXPOSITORY ESSAY

Two column notes for expository essay- You all have a thesis statement and your two column notes should be examples and explanations of your before and then examples and explanations of your after.  You should have at least 5 examples in each column.  We will be starting the introductions tomorrow.

Before                and                    After


Social Studies:  Finish Section 7 in packet and start studying for a Quiz on Wednesday - The Rise of Sumerian City-States 

Help With Expository Essay - Change

What are all the parts to the Essay - Graphic Organizer

http://www.sbcc.edu/clrc/files/wl/downloads/StructureofaGeneralExpositoryEssay.pdf


Thesis Statement
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/1/

Homework - November 14

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour; Fill out reading log

Writing: Fill in Graphic organizer we made in Google Docs; which over page 62 in the Springboard Book.  - You are collecting ideas for an expository essay that will be explaining how a change in your life has affected your life today.

Social Studies: Read Section 6 and fill out packet for this section. Make sure to include detail from the reading.

National Geographic Mesopotamia

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/people-places-kids/iraq-mesopotamia-kids/

November 13 - Homework

Social Studies: Do Section 4 from the packet which is over what we read in class. Remember to use details from the passage.

Language Arts: Read for 1/2 hour - reading log

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE IT YET - Mrs. Sprague is going to walk you through a graphic organizer which will help in the organization of your essay. We are not there yet!!
I just want you to start narrowing down ideas for the essays!!  You may use page 62 to help you think about ideas such as responsibilities, family, friends, hobbies, interests, school, etc..  that have changed and affected in you in some way.

Be thinking about a topic you want to write about for your expository essay.  The prompt is to write an expository essay explaining how a change in your life has affected your life today.

What are Conjunctive Adverbs?

How are semicolons and conjuctive adverbs connected?
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Semicolons.html

When do you use a conjuctive adverb?
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adverbs/list-of-conjunctive-adverbs.html


http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ConjAdv.html

Let's try it out!
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-82950.php

What is a Mutation?

How is a mutation like changes in a recipe?
http://www.ck12.org/life-science/Mutations-in-Life-Science/lecture/user:13IntC/Mutations/r1/

Video from Educational Foundation
"Accidents of Creation"
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/2/quicktime/l_012_02.html

The story of Sickle Cell Anemia
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/2/l_012_02.html


http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/mutationsanddisorders/genemutation

Many Links:
http://www.ck12.org/life-science/Mutations-in-Life-Science/

Summary of the Little Mermaid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid

Newest Video - Punnett Square

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4izVAkhMPQ

Homework - November 12 Grade 6

Language Arts: Read for 1/2 hour and write in reading log
Be thinking of an expository topic that changed you. Remember it should be a topic that you can easily pick out a cause and effect relationship.

Social Studies: Finish section 3.2 & 3.3 graphic organizer. (Packet) Finish any reading you may have to complete those sections.

Quizlet Science Vocabulary

http://quizlet.com/8636390/genetics-vocabulary-lesson-2-unit-a-5th-grade-science-flash-cards/

Activities For Digging Deeper into our Traits
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/activities/

What genes are dominant and what are recessive?
http://faculty.southwest.tn.edu/jiwilliams/Human_Traits.htm

Another Page that shows pictures of traits we have!!
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/activities/pdfs/Inherited%20Human%20Traits%20Quick%20Reference_Public.pdf

Okay Just one more! How about a slide show that shows dominant and recessive genes?
http://www.slideshare.net/zahra1219/dominant-and-recessive-traits-in-humans-12045727

Slide Show - Rise of Sumerian City-State

http://www.slideshare.net/dchess/rise-of-sumerian-city-states

Character Traits

Link To Character Traits

http://www.julieballew.com/A_Literate_Life/Photos/Pages/Anchor_Charts.html#63
Links to Character Traits

November 6 - Homework

Language Arts: Reading Goals are due Friday; Make sure to conference with Mrs. Sprague

Expository Writing Over The Folk Tale, "How Fire Came to the Six Nations" is due Thursday.

Social Studies: Finish expository if you have not completed it.

Semester Ends on This Friday, November 8

Homework - November 6 - Grade 6

Language Arts: Continue to work on expository essay on Three Arrows. Use the graphic organizer and Springboard book to help you with organization.  Remember the thesis is about two character traits of Three Arrows.  Each paragraph should include a topic sentence about the trait.  You need to provide evidence for each trait and the Native American tale is your resource.

Reading Goals are due Friday!!  Make sure to bring in books that you need to conference on.

Social Studies: You may work on expository essay for Social Studies

Grade 6 Homework - November 4

Independent Reading Goals are due Friday!!!!Make sure to bring books in to conference on this week!

Language Arts: Fill out graphic organizer for Expository Essay on on the Native American Tale we read in class about Three Arrows. (Focus on two character traits - remember not feelings)

Make sure to have topic sentences such as: Three Arrows also showed determination while he was trying to attain his manhood.

The lines that say details should be evidence from the story. 

 Social Studies: One more day to study for test. Make sure to use all your tools for studying. (book, online resources such as the challenge, packet, and/or two column notes)

Where do we get our traits?

Genetics for Kids

http://www.uni.edu/walsh/genetics.html

Video with Punnett Square

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6Upeo-HDE


Bill Nye The Science Guy will explain How Traits are along!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWodZmuvB_Q


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P-LpqvmnKaeZ8JBpBUL6QewNVrzRtvtNHeeR7f0a644/present#slide=id.i58

video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ie3lbxTAcY

http://www.exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=22&detID=2290

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/hew06_int_mendelinherit/