Sixth grade Language Arts/Literature: “Fantasy Bedroom” short essay 1-2 paragraphs, no longer than one page: After generating a detailed pre-write in your notebook for each of the five senses, put a star by the best details you came up with. Then onto looseleaf write a description of your fantasy room, using all five senses, making the reader feel as if they are in the room with your vivid, specific details. Assessed for IDEAS: enough, specific sensory details, and CONVENTIONS. Remember, this should not be a list of cool stuff, but rather a journey of what it would look and feel like to be in this room. Due Monday. Read for at least 20 minutes each night. Assessment on your independent novel October 18, bring the book that day.
Useful Website Links:
Language Arts:
Etymology sites:
Learning Style Strategies:
Email addresses for letters to Congress:
- www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme
- www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-maria
- http://www.plimoth.org/learn/MRL/interact/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian Thanksgiving scavenger hunt
- http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html practice identifying parts of speech
- http://www.readwritethink.org/ templates for writing
- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson238/role_cards.html
links to online resources for Victorian England research for “A Christmas Carol”
- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/herosjourney/heros_journey.html template for hero’s journey writing architecture
- http://www.spellingcity.com/ spelling and grammar practice games and flashcards
- http://www.puzzlemaker.com/ vocabulary practice games
- http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ practice games for all subject areas
- http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm power proofreading grammar practice
The following are resources for sixth grade research project on Endangered Species of the Northwest:
- http://www.allaboutbirds.org
- http://www.fws.gov/
- http://www.marinemammal.org
- http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/index.html
- http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/species/species.html
- http://www.isis.org/Pages/findanimals.aspx
- http://www.pugetsoundsealife.com
- http://pugetsound.org
Religion:
The following are possible resources for Catholic Social Teaching research:
- http://www.anneneuberger.com/curriculum-ideas/social-justice/cst-curriculum-ages-4-8
- http://www.cchdbaltimore.org/soc-teach-color-inst.pdf
- http://www.osjspm.org/MajorThemesCatholicSocialTeaching
- http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching.cfm
Social Studies:
- http://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers/lesson-plans/the-gathering-storm/the-gathering-storm-for.html Gathering Storm Exhibit
- http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress website, find primary sources
- http://www.loc.gov/collections/fsa-owi-color-photographs/ Library of Congress Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black and White Negatives
The following are resources for eighth grade humanities U.S. Constitution Web-Quest:
- Congress for Kids – good info for everyone
- Checks and Balances – how the branches are related
- Checks and Balances 2 – how the branches are related
- Checks and Balances and the Three Branches of Government
- Congress for KIds – search through this
- Fact Monster – branches of government
- Diagram
Executive
This is an audio link – please do this only at home
Judicial
Legislative
- Ben’s Guide Legislative
- First Gov
- Legislative Branch
- Staff Directory
- Info USA
- How a Bill becomes a Law
Word Processing:
- http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com flying race typing games
- http://www.freetypinggame.net typing lessons and games
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/levels/level1.shtml
Technology:
- Microsoft’s Digital Clip Art Gallery
- www.kerpoof.com beginning computer programming, simple animation script writing
- www.edmodo.com student educational/social networking site
