Tuesday's Homework

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

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English Language Arts- 6^th 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