Study ladder - Are you doing it?

Please have six study ladders done by 4/5.     http://www.studyladder.com/


Always do your best!

Extra credit... consider this
1.  Find a poem and analyze it- annotate it.  Write about it - tell the purpose of the poem, summarize it, note the figurative language and the tone/mood.
2.  Make a Powerpoint of 4-5 pages give the plot of the book you are reading and whether you recommend that others read it.
3.  Practice your reading comprehension - visit Softschools.com   http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/reading_comprehension/6th_grade_reading_comprehension/
pick a story and complete the work.
4..  How is your parts of speech knowledge?  Try this  http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_quiz.htm
5.  Write a letter to a company and bring in the response.
6. 
7.  Write a note to send to Lorna, she misses us! 

State Tests this Week

Do your best...that's all anyone can ask for.
Get a good night sleep.
Leave the phone with your parents after 8:00 pm ...so you won't be tempted to be up too late.
Eat a good breakfast - protein (eggs)
Dress comfortably - not the right day to wear new shoes. (lol)
Come prepared - pack your pencils!

When you are taking the test...
1.  Narrow down the choices
2.  Try to prove your answers
3.  Don't spend too much time on one question... skip it and go back to it.
4.  Don't leave any blanks - double check
5.  Erase good!
6.  If you are done early revisit the one that your had the hardest time doing.
7.  When writing, be should you spend the bulk of your time on the body.  Each bullet should be a paragraph.
8.  Give text evidence and analyze

TAKE a deep breath...you'll do fine!

How do you study?

http://www.wikihow.com/Study- watch this
or this- http://www.schooltube.com/video/3ad926fd67e04a949cce/Study%20Skills%20Do's%20and%20Don'ts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxMzWVfNQ3s- listen to this
http://www.wikihow.com/Study - read this

Do this:
Make flashcards
Look at the pictures, captions and vocabulary
Read your notes aloud - each night
Study in short bursts - 7-10 minutes then walk around
Paraphrase your notes
Rewrite you notes
Avoid distractions - no phone or noise...repeat/rephrase what you are reading
Ask questions in class
Create questions
Make quiz/test corrections
Try to connect something unclear - associate, make a song, look for a word trick
Use the glossary, unit questions and read chapter summaries to study
Create crossword puzzles online
Review homework and classwork questions
Ask a parent to quiz you
Google - test/quiz on the topic and try to answer the questions
Watch a video or listen to a song on the topic
Go to extra help
Retell the information to a friend
Identify what you know and what you need to study - study what you don't know!
PLEASE COMMENT...What helped?  What works for you?

Peace for the World

http://www.nyc.gov/html/ia/html/affairs/consular.shtml

We are sending a peace dove to an ambassador.
Pick an embassy you will write to and encourage peace.
Copy the embassy's NYC address - exactly the way it is written
Example - Consulate General of Greece
                  69, East 79th Street
                  New York 10075
                  United States of America

Damon and Pythias

What did you think of Damon and Pythias?

 
Either:
1. Explain this quote - Friendship is friendship, but a man's life is something stronger."  Which character said this?  How do you know?
2.  Would you want Damon or Pythias as a friend?  Why?
3.  Take this quiz http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078787351/student_view0/unit8/rw2/selection1/selection_quick_checks__english_.html

Text Structure

Text Structure - how the text is written
There are six ways a text is written -   cause and effect
                                                             sequential
                                                             problem and solution
                                                             chronological - time order
                                                             compare and contrast
                                                             descriptive
*  Complete the quiz above - print your results or bring in a signed copy of the information on the page.

http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/text-structure/text-structure-activities/text-structure-interactive-quiz/

Alternative
*Write an example of three types paragraphs.  Give definitions of the other three.

Extra help is Monday and Friday after school.  the library is open at lunch and after school.  See me if you need my help!