March 2007
Month-At-A- Glance

6th Grade Language Arts/History Core 
Mr.Curry - Rm 27  Piedmont Middle School




Where student Work is
Uploaded and Saved
Student Created Websites



Share Photos and use for
projects
Sample for use starting THIS WEEK on unit
on child poverty


On line dictionary and thesarus

epalslogo
Our Uganda ePals
 Our Thai ePals website






Mr. Curry's Class Blog

Used for communication.








Language Arts
Social Studies
spell
Lesson 24
(Group A Only)
prison
linen
palace
climate
talent
novel
treason
comic
profit
token
weapon
gopher
pleasant
siren
frigid
spiral

 
Grammar-palooza!!!
  • Thorough Review of Parts of Speech
  • Thorough Review of Sentence Structure
  • Practice Final 6th Grade Grammar Test


Biography Project

  • Outline completed by Friday March 9th
  • 5 Paragraphs due March 31st within the provided web page template

Students with internet access - do for Homework
Other students get preference on class computers

  • Work on Country Project -- Outline due by Friday March 9th


Work on Country Report Project
Outline due March 9th
5 Page Written Report due March 24th
Multimedia Project due April 17th


THIS Month

 March
 5-9

Work on Portfolio Assignment (essay
 or book reeport)/ Portfolio Reflection Sheet
Biography Project (HW)
Students with internet access - do for Homework
Other students get preference on class computers

Grammar-palooza!!!
     Grammar exercises (Students doing
project work in class do the grammar
for homework)
Work on Portfolio Assignment (China Test)/
Portfolio Reflection Sheet

Country Project
Students with internet access - do for Homework
Other students get preference on class computers

Mr. Curry will print out sheets for every country for those without home internet access.

March 12-16


Cal-Skate

Fri March 16
Spelling Lesson 25   Word Search | Crossword
M-Pretest/Puzzles(HW)   Tu-Definitions(HW)
W-Sentences(HW)     Th-Study for Post Test(HW)
Literature Story:
  Read pages                  Do Pg -__Question #s      
  QuizLab Test     NonFiction                
   Do Reading Check/Test Practice page ____
Writing/Special Project  Biography Project     In class, insert the biography paragraphs into Mozilla Composer web template
Grammar as assigned
Chapter 6 - Ancient Americas
  Section 1 - The First Americans pages 308-316
        Complete note-taking packet
         Vocabulary: Mesoamerica, Teotihuacan, Olmec, Maya, Moche, glacier, expose, estimate
        Do page 316 questions #1-6
        QuizLab 6.1 Quiz

Country Project
Students with internet access - do for Homework
Other students get preference on class computers

Mr. Curry will print out sheets for every country for those without home internet access.

March
19 - 23


 
Spelling Lesson 26   Word Search | Crossword
M-Pretest/Puzzles(HW)   Tu-Definitions(HW)
W-Sentences(HW)     Th-Study for Post Test(HW)
Literature Story:
  Read pages                  Do Pg -__Question #s      
  QuizLab Test     NonFiction                
   Do Reading Check/Test Practice page ____
Writing/Special Project  Biography Project     In class, insert the biography paragraphs into Mozilla Composer web template
Grammar as assigned
Biography Project (HW)
Students with internet access - do for Homework
Other students get preference on class computers

Grammar-palooza!!!
Chapter 6 - Ancient Americas
  Section 2 - The Mayan People 317-321
        Complete note-taking packet
         Vocabulary: Peten, Jasaw Chan K'awill I,  sinkhole,  alliance, access, predict
        Do page321 questions #1-6
        QuizLab 6.1 Quiz
        Chapter 6 Review p 324
         Chapter 6 Test

Country Project
Students with internet access - do for Homework
Other students get preference on class computers


March
26 - 30

Spelling Lesson 27   Word Search | Crossword
M-Pretest/Puzzles(HW)   Tu-Definitions(HW)
W-Sentences(HW)     Th-Study for Post Test(HW)
Literature Story:
  Read pages                  Do Pg -__Question #s      
  QuizLab Test     NonFiction                
   Do Reading Check/Test Practice page ____
Writing/Special Project  Biography Project     In class, insert the biography paragraphs into Mozilla Composer web template
Grammar as assigned
Biography Project (HW)
Students with internet access - do for Homework
Other students get preference on class computers


Chapter 7 - Ancient Greece
  Section 1- ________ Pages __________
        Complete note-taking packet
         Vocabulary: _____________________________
        Do page ___ questions #1-6
        QuizLab ____ Quiz
       

Country Project
5 Page Written report due
April 2-6         


Spelling Lesson 28   Word Search | Crossword
M-Pretest/Puzzles(HW)   Tu-Definitions(HW)
W-Sentences(HW)     Th-Study for Post Test(HW)
Literature Story:
  Read pages                  Do Pg -__Question #s      
  QuizLab Test     NonFiction                
   Do Reading Check/Test Practice page ____
Writing  as assigned
Grammar as assigned

Chapter 7 - Ancient Greece
  Section 1- ________ Pages __________
        Complete note-taking packet
         Vocabulary: _____________________________
        Do page ___ questions #1-6
        QuizLab ____ Quiz
       

Country Project
Work on Multimedia product


Coming March 16th

Piedmont Goes Skating at
Cal-Skate in Milpitas!
Look for info coming home in the next 2 weeks!
Map and directions to Cal-Skate
Proceeds go to Piedmont Boosters to help fund school programs.



    In 6th Grade Language Arts, we use Holt Language Arts.

Click on the books for more online resources
State Standards Covered this week:


See our new Biography Book Report Project Website

Students will choose and read a biography or autobiography and then
create a simple web page about the person they read about.

Check out our previous writing project....

expos

Check out our new Expository Website
See the student work at Harvey



Terra Cota warriors of the Emperor QinIn 6th Grade Social Studies, we will conclude Chapter 5, which studies Ancient China.
View a video clip of the Emperor Qin's Terra Cotta soldiers guarding his grave (from Discovery Channel).
6.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of  China
Great China Resource Page by another Teacher, Ms. Hos-McGrane

     Chapter 5 Online Activities


Great Ancient History Links (from Los Gatos Union School District)












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