Tuesday's Homework
2/11/2014
6th Grade:
Study for Unit 2 TEST Wednesday
Study Guide is below: (Distributed last week)
Unit
2 Study Guide
English
Language Arts- 6th grade
Reading
Comprehension
In the Unit 2 exam, students will be given passages
to read, and they will be asked questions about them. They will be asked about
details that they comprehended as well as about the literary techniques and
genres used.
The
following are the following techniques that students need to understand:
·
Summarizing-
is a strategy that helps readers review what they have learned while they are
still reading a selection.
·
Main
Idea and Details- Identifying main ideas and details in
a text helps readers keep track of general and specific information while
reading
·
Asking
Questions- It is a way for readers to focus their attention
on a selection by looking for answers to their questions.
·
Fact
and Opinion- Determining what can and cannot be
proven true in a selection helps readers understand the author’s opinion.
·
Adjusting
Reading Speed- It is a strategy readers can use when
they are reading a text that may be more challenging than they have read
before.
The following are the literary
genres that students should also be able to identify:
·
Expository Text:
tells people something. It contains facts about real people, things, or events.
They can be found in history books, encyclopedias, etc. (The Emperor’s Silent
Army)
·
Narrative Nonfiction:
blends elements of fiction with elements of nonfiction in order to tell a more
compelling story. (Island of the Bulls/ told a myth then told the history)
Grammar
Students will be asked to recognize sentences that
are written correctly. Students should study all of the rules in the handouts
and workbook pages of each lesson listed below.
·
Apostrophes
(WB pp. 91-92)
·
Subject-Verb
Agreement (WB
pp. 105-106)
·
Adverbs
(WB pp. 121-122)
·
Quotation
Marks
(WB pp. 135-136)
·
Dashes
and Hyphens
(WB pp. 149-150)
Writing Part
Students will be asked to summarize one of the passages from the test.
Spelling
and Vocabulary
Students were given a handout with the words to
study. (See below)
Vocabulary Words
·
Scholar:
n. a person who has a lot of knowledge in a subject area; a person who studies
a subject area in depth
·
Interval:
n. a tie or space between two things
·
Frantically:
adv. In a wildly excited manner
·
Inscriptions:
n. plural form of inscription:
something that is written, engraved, or printed as a lasting record
·
Passage:
n. a short part of a piece of music or writing
·
Bulk:
n. the largest or main part
·
Replicas:
n. plural form of replica:
a scale model of something; a smaller copy
·
Veteran:
n. a soldier with much experience, knowledge, or skill
·
Channeled:
v. past tense of channel: to direct
something into another place
·
Reservoirs:
n. plural form of reservoir: a place
where water is stored.
Spelling Words
1.
Ability
2.
Archeologist
3.
Committee
4.
Compete
5.
Concentrate
6.
Dangerous
7.
Describe
8.
Doubtful
9.
Enabled
10. Enclose
11. Encourage
12. Enforce
13. Entrance
14. Formation
15. Geographic
16. Hazardous
17. Illegal
18. Illiterate
19. Impossible
20. Nervous
21. Nonprofit
22. Previous
23. Transcribe
24. Transformation
25. Triathlon
