GRADE 6 LOL 2014-2015 Page 1
NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 1 (9/12)
Reporting Period 1 August 18 August 25 September 1 (9/1 holiday) September 8
Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Creating a Reader’s Notebook pgs. 16-17 Read Fiction pgs. 21-25
Unit 1 Part 1 Complete 1 story per week:
“Eleven”, “President Cleveland”, “Scout’s Honor”, “Nadia the Willful” pgs. 26-78
Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each selection in the Preparing to Read section.
Complete Connect to Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in Action at the end of each selection in
the Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story.
Take STAR Renaissance Reading Test with resource teacher during RP 1
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
D6W: Unit 1 Ideas Week 1 Choosing a Strong
Idea
Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 3-7
D6WTE pgs. 10-11
D6W: Unit 1 Ideas Week 2 Writing a Topic
Sentence and Supporting
Details Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 8-12
D6WTE pgs. 16-17
D6W: Unit 1 Ideas Week 3 Developing
Character, Setting, and Plot
Ideas Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 13-17
D6WTE pgs. 22-23
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 1 The
Sentence L1 Kinds of Sentences
L2 Complete Subjects and
Predicates
pgs. 32-37
WBP: pgs. 1, 3
VOC Unit 1 Feature
pg. 13
HME: Unit 1 The Sentence L3 Simple Subjects and
Predicates
L4 Imperatives and
Interrogatives
pgs. 38-43
WBP: pgs. 5, 7
VOC L1 pgs. 15-18
SP L1 pgs. 169-170
HME: Unit 1 The Sentence L5 Compound Subjects
L6 Compound Predicates
pgs. 44-49
WBP: pgs. 9, 11
VOC L2 pgs. 19-22
SP L2 pgs. 171-172
HME: Unit 1 The Sentence
L7 Compound Sentences
pgs. 50-54
WBP: pgs. 13- 15
VOC L3 pgs. 23-26
SP L3 pgs. 173-174
Additional Reading Choose 1 novel and read in 4 weeks, *literature unit optional
*Hatchet-Gary Paulsen
*Tuck Everlasting-Natalie Babbitt
GRADE 6 LOL 2014-2015 Page 2
Reporting Period 1 August 18 August 25 September 1 (9/1 holiday) September 8
Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 End of RP 1 (9/12)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 1 Decimals and
Integers
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 1.1-1.3 pgs. 2-17
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 17
(estimation strategies, add/
subtract decimals, multiply/
divide decimals)
Take STAR Renaissance
Math Test with resource
teacher during RP 1
Ch. 1 Decimals and
Integers
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 1.4-1.7 pgs. 20-39
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 35
(measuring metric units,
comparing/ordering decimals
add/subtract integers, mult/
divide integers)
Ch. 1 Decimals and
Integers
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 1.8-1.9 pgs. 40-49
(order of operations,
distribution property,
mean/median/mode)
Ch. 1 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 52-57
Ch. 2 Exponents, Factors &
Fractions
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 2.1-2.3 pgs. 58-77
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 71
(exponents/order of operations,
prime factors, simplifying
fractions)
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Chapter Tests
Unit 1 Introduction to
Earth Science - Ch. 1 The
Nature of Earth Science
Section 1: Thinking Like a
Scientist
Section 2: Scientific
Methods in Earth Science
pgs. 6-23
SGB pgs. 1-7; 11-13
Ch. 1 The Nature of Earth
Science
Section 3: Safety in Science
pgs. 24-29
SGB pgs. 8-10; 14
Complete 1 Lab during RP1-
pg. 30 or 70
Chapter 1 Test
Ch. 2 Tools of Earth
Science
Section 1: Tools and
Measurement
Section 2: Models in
Science
pgs. 42-55
SGB pgs. 15-20; 27-28
Ch. 2 Tools of Earth Science
Section 3: Mapping Earth’s
Surface
Section 4: Maps in Earth
Science
pgs. 56-69
SGB pgs. 21-26; 29-32
Chapter 2 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes and
Tests (QT)
Kids Discover
Magazine (KDM)
Maps, Charts and
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 1 The First
Civilizations
Section 1: Early Humans
pgs. 114-131
Complete review pg. 131
QT Quiz pg. 1
Mesopotamia packet –ask
Resource Teacher-optional
MCG L1: Mapping the
Earth
Ch. 1 The First
Civilizations
Section 2: Mesopotamian
Civilization
pgs. 132-141
Complete review pg. 139
QT Quiz pg. 2
MCG L2: Using Map Skills
Ch. 1 The First
Civilizations
Section 3: New Empires
pgs. 142-149
Complete review pg. 147
QT Quiz pg. 3
KDM - Mesopotamia-
optional
MCG L3: Reading a Map
Ch. 1 First Civilizations
QT Chapter 1 Test pgs. 5-8
Begin an Ancient Civilizations
Timeline. Continue this
timeline as the year progresses-
ask Resource Teacher for
handout. Display at
Extravaganza in May!
MCG L4: Using a Highway
Map
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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 2 (10/10)
Reporting Period 2 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6
Subject Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Reading Nonfiction pgs. 96-99
Unit 1 Part 2 Complete 1 story per week:
“Matthew Henson”, “Summer of Fire”, “Ghost of the Lagoon” pgs. 101-134, “Woodsong” pgs. 165-171
Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each selection in the Preparing to Read section.
Complete Connect to Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, & Vocabulary in Action at the end of each selection in
the Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story.
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
D6W: Unit 1 Ideas
Week 4 Elaborating on
Ideas and Details
Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 18-22
D6WTE pgs. 28-29
D6W: Unit 1 Ideas Week 5 Maintaining Your
Focus Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 23-27
D6WTE pgs. 34-35
HME: Writing an Essay to
Express an Opinion
See Unit 8 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Begin writing assignment
HME: Writing an Essay to
Express an Opinion
See Unit 8 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Continue writing assignment
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 1 The Sentence L8 Conjunctions
L9 Complex Sentences
pgs. 55-59
WBP: pgs. 17, 19
VOC L4 pgs. 27-30
SP L4 pgs. 175-176
HME: Unit 1 The
Sentence L10 Fragments and Run-
Ons
pgs. 60-65
WBP: pgs. 21-23
VOC Unit 1 Check Your
Knowledge pgs. 31-34
Unit 2 Feature pgs. 35-36
HME: Unit 2 Nouns L1 Recognizing Nouns
L2 Common & Proper Nouns
pgs. 84-89
WBP: pgs. 25, 27
VOC L5 pgs. 37-40
SP L5 pgs. 177-178
HME: Unit 2 Nouns
L3 Singular and Plural Nouns
pgs. 90-95
WBP: pgs. 29-31
VOC L6 pgs. 41-44
SP L6 pgs. 179-180
Additional
Reading
Choose 2 novels and read in 8 weeks, *literature unit optional
*The Golden Goblet-Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Mara, Daughter of the Nile-Eloise Jarvis McGraw
*Pyramid-David Macaulay
GRADE 6 LOL 2014-2015 Page 4
Reporting Period 2 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6
Subject Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 End of RP 2 (10/10)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 2 Exponents, Factors
and Fractions
http://www.phschool.com
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 2.4-2.6 pgs. 78-92
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 92
(comparing/ordering
fractions, mixed
numbers/improper fractions
fractions & decimals)
Ch. 2 Exponents, Factors
and Fractions
http://www.phschool.com
See grid pg. 21
Lesson 2.7 pgs. 93-96
(rational numbers)
Ch. 2 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 98-103
Ch. 3 Operations with
Fractions
http://www.phschool.com
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 3.1-3.3 pgs. 104-119
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 120
(estimating w/fractions/mixed
numbers, add/subtract
fractions)
Ch. 3 Operations with
Fractions
http://www.phschool.com
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 3.4-3.5 pgs. 122-134
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 135
(multiplying & dividing
fractions & mixed numbers)
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Chapter Tests
Ch. 3 Earth’s Systems &
Cycles
Section 1: The Earth System
Section 2: Heat & Energy
pgs. 82-97
SGB pgs. 33-40; 48-51
Ch. 3 Earth’s Systems &
Cycles
Section 3: Cycling of Energy
Section 4: Cycling of Matter
pgs. 98-111
SGB pgs. 41-47; 52-54
Chapter 3 Test
Unit 2 Earth’s Resources
Ch. 4 Material Resources
Section 1: Natural Resources
Section 2: Rock and Mineral
Resources
pgs. 126-137
SGB pgs. 55-59; 63-65
Ch. 4 Material Resources
Section 3: Using Material
Resources
pgs. 138-143
Complete 1 Lab during RP2-
pg. 112 or 144
SGB pgs. 60-62; 66
Chapter 4 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Kids Discover
Magazine (KDM)
Maps, Charts and
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 2 Ancient Egypt and
Kush
Section 1: The Nile Valley
pgs. 152-164
Complete review pg. 164
QT Quiz pg. 13
Ancient Egypt packet-ask
Resource Teacher-optional
MCG L5: Using Scale
Ch. 2 Ancient Egypt and
Kush
Section 2: Egypt’s Old
Kingdom
pgs. 165-176
Complete review pg. 170
QT Quiz pg. 14
KDM – Ancient Egypt-
optional
MCG L6: Comparing Scale
Ch. 2 Ancient Egypt and
Kush
Section 3: The Egyptian
Empire
pgs. 178-186
Complete review pg. 186
QT Quiz pg. 15
Continue to work on Timeline
assignment
MCG L7: Finding Routes &
Distance
Ch. 2 Ancient Egypt and
Kush
Section 4: The Civilization of
Kush
pgs. 187-193
Complete review pg. 191
QT Quiz pg. 16
QT Chapter 2 Test pgs. 17-20
KDM - Pyramids- optional
MCG L8: Finding Latitude
GRADE 6 LOL 2014-2015 Page 5
NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 3 (11/7)
Reporting Period 3 October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3
Subject Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Poetry pgs. 189-193
Unit 2 Part 1 Complete 1 story per week:
“I’m Nobody Who are You”, “Three Haiku”, “All Summer in a Day”, “Chinatown” pgs. 194-229
Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each selection in the Preparing to Read section.
Complete Connect to Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in Action at the end of each selection in the
Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story.
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
HME: Writing an Essay
to Express an Opinion
See Unit 8 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Complete writing
assignment
D6W: Unit 2 Organization Week 1 Sequencing
Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 28-32
D6WTE pgs. 40-41
D6W: Unit 2 Organization Week 2 Organizing
Information Logically Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 33-37
D6WTE pgs. 46-47
D6W: Unit 2 Organization Week 3 Organizing
Information to Compare
and Contrast Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 38-42
D6WTE pgs. 52-53
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 2 Nouns L4 Possessive Nouns
pgs. 96-100
WBP: pgs. 33-36
VOC L7 pgs. 45-48
SP L7 pgs. 181-182
HME: Unit 2 Nouns L5 Plural and Possessive
Nouns
pgs. 101-104
WBP: pgs. 37, 39
VOC L8 pgs. 49-52
SP L8 pgs. 183-184
HME: Unit 3 Verbs L1-2 Action, Main, Helping
Verbs
pgs. 118-122
WBP: pgs. 40, 42
VOC Check Your
Knowledge pgs. 53-56
Unit 3 Feature pgs. 57-58
HME: Unit 3 Verbs L3 Direct Objects
L4 Transitive and Intransitive
Verbs
pgs. 123-128
WBP: pgs. 44, 46
VOC L9 pgs. 59-62
SP L9 pgs. 185-186
Additional
Reading
Continue reading novels from weeks 5-8
GRADE 6 LOL 2014-2015 Page 6
Reporting Period 3 October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3
Subject Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 End of RP 3 (11/7)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 3 Operations with
Fractions
http://www.phschool.com/ See grid pg. 21
Lesson 3.6 pgs. 136-140
(changing units in
customary)
Ch. 3 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 142-147
AP - Quarter 1 Test
Ch. 4 Equations
http://www.phschool.com/ See grid pg. 21
Lessons 4.1-4.3 pgs. 148-
163
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 164
(evaluating & writing
expressions, solving
equations w/number sense,
adding)
Ch. 4 Equations
http://www.phschool.com/ See grid pg. 21
Lessons 4.4-4.5 pgs. 166-174
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 175
(solving equations by
subtracting & multiplying)
Ch. 4 Equations
http://www.phschool.com/ See grid pg. 21
Lesson 4.6 pgs. 176-179
(solving equations by dividing)
Ch. 4 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 184-189
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Kids Discover
Magazine (KDM)
Chapter Tests
Ch. 5 Energy Resources
Section 1: Fossil Fuels
Section 2: Alternative
Energy
pgs. 156-173
SGB pgs. 67-78
Chapter 5 Test
Unit 3 Plate Tectonics and
Earth’s Structure
Ch. 6 Plate Tectonics
Section 1: Earth’s Structure
pgs. 188-197
SGB pgs. 79-82; 92-93
KDM – Rocks - optional
Ch. 6 Plate Tectonics
Section 2: The Theory of
Plate Tectonics
Section 3: Deforming Earth’s
Crust
pgs. 198-209
SGB pgs. 83-88; 94-97
Ch. 6 Plate Tectonics
Section 4: California Geology
pgs. 210-217
SGB pgs. 89-91; 98-99
Complete 1 Lab during RP3-
pg. 174 or 218
Chapter 6 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Maps Charts
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 3 The Ancient
Israelites
Section 1: The First Israelites
pgs. 196-205
Complete review pg. 205
QT Quiz pg. 25
MCG L9: Finding Longitude
Ch. 3 The Ancient
Israelites
Section 2: The Kingdom of
Israel
pgs. 206-212
Complete review pg. 212
QT Quiz pg. 26
MCG L10: Finding Places
in the Eastern Hemisphere
Ch. 3 The Ancient Israelites
Section 3: The Growth of
Judaism
pgs. 213-225
Complete review pg. 223
QT Quiz pg. 27
QT Chapter 3 Test pgs. 29-
32
MCG L11: Using a Political
Map
Ch. 4 Early India
Section 1: India’s First
Civilizations
pgs. 230-245
Complete review pg. 245
QT Quiz pg. 37
India and China Packet –
optional
MCG L12: Elevation/Contour
Lines
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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 4 (12/5)
Reporting Period 4 November 10 November 17 November 24 December 1
Subject Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Character and Setting pgs. 243-247
Unit 2 Part 2, Complete 1 story per week:
“Aaron’s Gift”, “The Circuit”, “Oh Broom Get to Work”, “Western Wagons”/”Night Journey” pgs. 248-286
Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each selection in the Preparing to Read section.
Complete Connect to Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in Action at the end of each selection in the
Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story (No test for “The Circuit” and “Western Wagons”)
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
D6W: Unit 2
Organization Week 4 Organizing to
Persuade Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 43-47
D6WTE pgs. 58-59
D6W: Unit 2 Organization Week 5 Choosing Which
Way to Organize Your
Writing Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 48-52
D6WTE pgs. 64-65
HME: Writing an Essay to
Persuade
See Unit 9 HME for
instructions and a model.
Begin writing assignment
HME: Writing an Essay to
Persuade
See Unit 9 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Complete writing assignment
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 3 Verbs L5 Being and Linking
Verbs
L6 Simple Verb Tenses
pgs. 129-134
WBP: pgs. 48, 50
VOC L10 pgs. 63-66
SP L10 pgs. 187-188
HME: Unit 3 Verbs L7 Perfect Tenses
L8 Regular and Irregular
Verbs
pgs. 135-141
WBP: pgs. 52, 54
VOC L11 pgs. 67-70
SP L11 pgs. 189-190
HME: Unit 3 Verbs L9-10 Subject-Verb
Agreement
pgs. 142-149
WBP: pgs. 56-58, 60
VOC L12 pgs. 71-74
SP L12 pgs. 191-192
HME: Unit 3 Verbs L11 Contractions
pgs. 147-152
WBP: pg. 62
VOC Check Your
Knowledge pgs. 75-78
Unit 4 Feature pgs. 79-80
Additional
Reading
Choose 1 novel and read in 4 weeks, *literature unit optional
*Tusk and Stone-Malcolm Bosse
*The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe-C.S. Lewis
GRADE 6 LOL 2014-2015 Page 8
Reporting Period 4 November 10 November 17 November 24 December 1
Subject Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 End of RP 4 (12/5)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 5 Ratios, Rates, and
Proportions
http://www.phschool.com/ See grid pg. 21
Lessons 5.1-5.3 pgs. 190-205
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 201
(ratios, unit rates &
proportional reasoning,
proportions)
Ch. 5 Ratios, Rates, and
Proportions
http://www.phschool.com/ See grid pg. 21
Lessons 5.4-5.6 pgs. 208-225
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 220
(solving proportions, using
similar figures, maps/scale
drawings)
Ch. 5 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 226-231
Ch. 6 Percents
http://www.phschool.com/ See grid pg. 21
Lessons 6.1-6.3 pgs. 232-246
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 242
(percents/fractions/decimals, %
greater than 100%, less than
1%, finding percent of a
number)
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Kids Discover
Magazine (KDM)
Chapter Tests
Ch. 7 Earthquakes
Section 1: What Are
Earthquakes?
Section 2: Earthquake
Measurement
pgs. 230-243
SGB pgs. 100-106; 110-113
KDM – Earthquakes -
optional
Ch. 7 Earthquakes
Section 3: Earthquakes and
Society
pgs. 244-251
SGB pgs. 107-109; 114-115
Chapter 7 Test
Ch. 8 Volcanoes Section 1: Why Volcanoes
Form
pgs. 264-269
SGB pgs. 116-117; 123-124
Complete 1 Lab during RP4-
pg. 252 or 282
Ch. 8 Volcanoes
Section 2: Types of Volcanoes
Section 3: Effects of Volcanic
Eruptions
pgs. 270-281
SGB pgs. 118-122; 125-127
KDM - Volcanoes- optional
Chapter 8 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Kids Discover
Magazine (KDM)
Maps Charts
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 4 Early India
Section 2: Hinduism and
Buddhism
pgs. 246-257
Complete review pg. 253
QT Quiz pg. 38
MCG L13: Finding
Elevation
Ch. 4 Early India
Section 3: India’s First
Empires
pgs. 259-269
Complete review pg. 267
QT Quiz pg. 39
QT Chapter 4 Test pgs. 41-
44
MCG L14: Using an Atlas
Ch. 5 Early China
Section 1: China’s First
Civilizations
pgs. 272-283
Complete review pg. 283
QT Quiz pg. 49
KDM - Ancient China –
optional
MCG L15: Using Special-
Purpose Maps
Ch. 5 Early China
Section 2: Life in Ancient
China
pgs. 284-293
Complete review pg. 291
QT Quiz pg. 50
Continue to work on Timeline
assignment
MCG L16: Comparing Special-
Purpose Maps
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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 5 (1/9)
Reporting Period 5 December 8 December 15 December 22-January 5 January 5
Subject Week 17 Week 18 Holiday Week 19
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Drama pgs. 317-321
Unit 3 Part 1 Complete 1 story per week: “Damon and
Pythias”, “Cricket in the Road”, “The Quarrel”/”Fable” pgs.
322-347. Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of
each selection in Preparing to Read. Complete Connect to
Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in
Action at the end of each selection in the Thinking Through
the Literature section. Take Selection Test after each story.
Christm
as Vacatio
n
Continue from weeks 17-18
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
D6W: Unit 3 Word
Choice Week 1 Writing Precise
Descriptions Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 53-57
D6WTE pgs. 70-71
D6W: Unit 3 Word Choice Week 2 Writing About
Action Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 58-62
D6WTE pgs. 76-77
D6W: Unit 3 Word Choice Week 3 Using Figurative
Language Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 63-67
D6WTE pgs. 82-83
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 3 Verbs
L12-13 Correct Usage
pgs. 153-159
WBP: pgs. 64, 65, 68
VOC L13 pgs. 81-84
SP L13 pgs.193-194
HME: Unit 4 Modifiers L1 Adjectives
pgs. 180-184
WBP: pgs. 69, 70, 71
VOC L14 pgs. 85-88
SP L14 pgs. 195-196
HME: Unit 4 Modifiers L2 Articles & Demonstratives
L3 Comparing with Adjectives
pgs. 185-190
WBP: pgs. 73, 75
VOC L15 pgs. 89-92
SP L15 pgs. 107-198
Additional
Reading
Choose 1 novel and read in 3 weeks, *literature unit optional
*Between the Dragon and the Eagle-Mical Schneider
Confucius the Golden Rule-Russell Freedman
Ancient China-Eyewitness Book
Continue reading novel from
weeks 17-18
GRADE 6 LOL 2014-2015 Page 10
Reporting Period 5 December 8 December 15 December 22-January 5 January 5
Subject Week 17 Week 18 Holiday Week 19 End of RP 5 (1/9)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 6 Percents
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 6.4-6.7 pgs. 247-262
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 263
(solving % problems using
proportions, equations, tips
and discounts, interest)
Ch. 6 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 270-275
AP-Quarter 2 Test
AP-Mid-Course Test Christm
as Vacatio
n
Ch. 7 Geometry
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 7.1-7.3 pgs. 276-293
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 294
(lines & planes, identifying &
classifying angles, triangles)
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Chapter Tests
Unit 4 Shaping Earth’s
Surface
Ch. 9 Weathering & Soil
Formation Section 1: Weathering
Section 2: Rates of
Weathering
pgs. 296-307
SGB pgs. 128-132; 137-140
Ch. 9 Weathering & Soil
Formation Section 3: From Bedrock to
Soil
Section 4: Soil Conservation
pgs. 308-317
SGB pgs.133-136; 141-144
Ch. 9 Weathering & Soil
Formation
Complete 1 Lab during RP5-
pg. 318
Chapter 9 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Maps Charts
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 5 Early China
Section 3: The Quin and Han
Dynasties
pgs. 294-305
Complete review pg. 303
QT Quiz pg. 51
QT Chapter 5 Test pgs. 53-
56
MCG L17: World Time
Zones
Ch. 6 The Ancient
Americans
Section 1: The First
Americans
pgs. 308-316
Complete review pg. 316
QT Quiz pg. 61
Continue to work on
Timeline assignment
MCG L18: Using Map
Projections
Ch. 6 The Ancient Americans
Section 2: The Mayan People
pgs. 317-323
Complete review pg. 321
QT Quiz pg. 62
QT Chapter 6 Test pgs. 63-66
MCG L19:Using an Historical
Map
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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 6 (2/6)
Reporting Period 6 January 12 January 19 (1/19 holiday) January 26 February 2
Subject Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Biography pgs. 362-364
Unit 3 Part 2 Complete 1 story per 2 weeks:
“Abd al-Rahrman Ibrahima”, “The Story of My Life” pgs. 365-387
Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each selection in Preparing to Read section.
Complete Connect to Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in Action at the end of each selection in the
Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story.
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
D6W: Unit 3 Word Choice Week 4 Choosing Words for
Your Audience Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 68-72
D6WTE pgs. 88-89
D6W: Unit 3 Word Choice Week 5 Getting the
Reader’s Attention
Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 73-77
D6WTE pgs. 94-95
HME: Writing an Essay to
Compare and Contrast
See Unit 10 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Begin writing assignment
HME: Writing an Essay to
Compare and Contrast
See Unit 10 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Complete writing
assignment
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 4 Modifiers L4 Comparing More and Most
L5 Proper Adjectives
pgs. 191-196
WBP: pgs. 77, 79
VOC L16 pgs. 93-96
SP L16 pgs. 199-200
HME: Unit 4 Modifiers L6-7 Adverbs
pgs. 197-200
WBP: pgs. 81, 83
VOC Check Your
Knowledge pgs. 97-100
Unit 5 Feature pgs. 101-102
HME: Unit 4 Modifiers L8 Comparing with Adverbs
pgs. 201-205
WBP: pgs. 85, 86, 87
VOC L17 pgs. 103-106
SP L17 pgs. 201-202
HME: Unit 4 Modifiers
L9 Negatives
L10 Adjective or Adverb
pgs. 206-212
WBP: pgs. 89, 91, 93
VOC L18 pgs. 107-110
SP L18 pgs. 203-204
Additional
Reading
Choose 1 novel and read in 4 weeks, *literature unit optional
* Summer of the Monkeys-Wilson Rawls
* My Side of the Mountain-Jean Craighead George
GRADE 6 LOL 2014-2015 Page 12
Reporting Period 6 January 12 January 19 (1/19 holiday) January 26 February 2
Subject Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 End of RP 6 (2/6)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 7 Geometry
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 7.4-7.6 pgs. 295-308
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 304
(quadrilaterals & other
polygons, properties of
angles, circles)
Ch. 7 Geometry
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lesson 7.7 pgs. 309-312
(circle graphs)
Ch. 7 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 316-321
Ch. 8 Measurement
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 8.1-8.3 pgs. 322-335
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 337
(perimeter & area of a
rectangle, parallelogram,
triangle)
Ch. 8 Measurement
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 8.4-8.7 pgs. 338-358
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 353
(circumference & area of a
circle, 3-D figures, surface
areas & volume
of prisms & cylinders)
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Chapter Tests
Ch. 10 Agents of Erosion &
Deposition
Section 1: Shoreline Erosion
& Deposition
Section 2: Wind Erosion and
Deposition
pgs. 330-343
SGB pgs. 145-148; 154-157
Ch. 10 Agents of Erosion &
Deposition
Section 3: Erosion &
Deposition by Ice
Section 4: Erosion by Mass
Movement
pgs. 344-351
SGB pgs. 149-153; 158-161
Chapter 10 Test
Ch. 11 Rivers and
Groundwater
Section 1: The Active River
pgs. 364-373
SGB pgs. 162-165; 171-172
Complete 1 Lab during RP6-
pg. 352 or 384
Ch. 11 Rivers and
Groundwater
Section 2: Stream and River
Deposits
Section 3: Using Water
Wisely
pgs. 374-383
SGB pgs. 166-170; 173-175
Chapter 11 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Maps Charts
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 7 The Ancient Greeks
Section 1: The Early Greeks
pgs. 328-343
Complete review pg. 343
QT Quiz pg. 71
Ancient Greece packet-ask
Resource Teacher-optional
MCG L20: Comparing
Historical Maps
Ch. 7 The Ancient Greeks
Section 2: Sparta and Athens
pgs. 344-350
Complete review pg. 350
QT Quiz pg. 72
Continue to work on Timeline
assignment
MCG L21: Interpreting Map
Data
Ch. 7 The Ancient Greeks
Section 3: Persia Attacks the
Greeks
pgs. 351-357
Complete review pg. 357
QT Quiz pg. 73
MCG L22: Using a
Population and Climate Map
Ch. 7 The Ancient Greeks
Section 4: The Age of Pericles
pgs. 358-369
Complete review pg. 367
QT Quiz pg. 74
QT Chapter 7 Test pgs. 75-78
MCG L23: Using Maps to
Make Predictions
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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 7 (3/6)
Reporting Period 7 February 9 (2/9 holiday) February 16 (2/16 holiday) February 23 March 2
Subject Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Week 27
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Plot pgs. 443-446
Unit 4 Part 1 Complete 1 story per week:
“Lob’s Girl”, “My First Dive”, “Something Told”/”Questioning Faces” pgs. 447-480
Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each selection in the Preparing to Read section.
Complete Connect to Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in Action at the end of each selection in the
Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story.
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
D6W: Unit 4 Sentence
Fluency Week 1 Combining
Sentences Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 78-82
D6WTE pgs. 100-101
D6W: Unit 4 Sentence
Fluency Week 2 Writing Complex
Sentences
Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 83-87
D6WTE pgs. 106-107
D6W: Unit 4 Sentence
Fluency Week 3 More Ways to
Combine Sentences Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 88-92
D6WTE pgs. 112-113
D6W: Unit 4 Sentence
Fluency Week 4 Varying Sentence
Beginnings Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 93-97
D6WTE pgs. 118-119
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 5 Cap. &
Punctuation L1 Reviewing End
Punctuation
L2 Proper Nouns and
Adjectives
pgs. 234-238
WBP: pgs. 94, 96
VOC L19 pgs. 111-114
SP L19 pgs. 205-206
HME: Unit 5 Cap. &
Punctuation L3 Interjections
L4 Commas
pgs. 239-243
WBP: pgs. 98, 100
VOC L20 pgs. 115-118
SP L20 pgs. 207-208
HME: Unit 5 Cap. &
Punctuation L5 Commas
pgs. 244-248
WBP: pgs. 102-104
VOC Check Your
Knowledge pgs. 119-122
Unit 6 Feature pgs. 123-124
HME: Unit 5 Cap. &
Punctuation L6 Abbreviations
pgs. 249-253
WBP: pgs. 106-108
VOC L21 pgs. 125-128
SP L21 pgs. 209-210
Additional
Reading
Choose 1 novel and read in 4 weeks,
Dateline Troy-Paul Fleischman
Ancient Greece-Eyewitness Book
Archimedes and the Door of Science-Jeanne Bendick
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Reporting Period 7 February 9 (2/9 holiday) February 16 (2/16 holiday) February 23 March 2
Subject Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Week 27 End of RP 7 (3/6)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 8 Measurement
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lesson 8.7 pgs. 354-358
(volume of prisms and
cylinders)
Ch. 8 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 360-365
Ch. 9 Patterns and Rules
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lesson 9.1-9.2 pgs. 366-377
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 380
(patterns & graphs, patterns
& tables)
Ch. 9 Patterns and Rules
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 9.3-9.4 pgs. 381-389
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 390
(function rules, using tables,
rules and graphs)
Ch. 9 Patterns and Rules
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lesson 9.5 pgs. 392-395
(graphing linear equations)
Ch. 9 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 398-403
AP-Quarter 3 Test
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Chapter Tests
Unit 5 Earth’s Oceans &
Atmosphere
Ch. 12 Exploring the
Oceans
Section 1: Earth’s Oceans
Section 2: The Ocean Floor
pgs. 398-411
SGB pgs. 176-179; 184-186
Ch. 12 Exploring the
Oceans
Section 3: Resources From
the Ocean
Section 4: Ocean Pollution
pgs. 412-421
SGB pgs. 180-183; 187-190
Chapter 12 Test
Ch. 13 The Movement of
Ocean Water
Section 1: Currents
Section 2: Currents and
Climate
pgs. 434-447
SGB pgs. 191-194; 198-200
Ch. 13 The Movement of
Ocean Water
Section 3: Waves and Tides
pgs. 448-455
SGB pgs. 195-197; 201-202
Complete 1 Lab during RP7-
pg. 422 or 456
Chapter 13 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Kids Discover
Magazine (KDM)
Maps Charts
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 8 Greek Civilization
Section 1: The Culture of
Ancient Greece
pgs. 372-390
Complete review pg. 385
QT Quiz pg. 83
MCG L24: Using Maps to
Solve Problems
Ch. 8 Greek Civilization
Section 2: Greek Philosophy
and History
pgs. 392-397
Complete review pg. 397
QT Quiz pg. 84
KDM – Ancient Greece –
optional
MCG L25: Reading Bar
Graphs
Ch. 8 Greek Civilization
Section 3: Alexander the
Great
pgs. 398-403
Complete review pg. 403
QT Quiz pg. 85
Continue to work on
Timeline assignment
MCG L26: Reading Double-
Bar Graphs
Ch. 8 Greek Civilization
Section 4: The Spread of Greek
Culture
pgs. 406-413
Complete review pg. 411
QT Quiz pg. 86
QT Chapter 8 Test pgs. 87-90
MCG L27: Reading Circle
Graphs
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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 8 (4/3)
Reporting Period 8 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30
Subject Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Holiday End of RP 8 (4/3)
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Science Fiction and Fantasy pgs. 507-511
Unit 4 Part 2 Complete 1 story per week: “The Phantom Tollbooth”, “The Walrus”/”Fairy
Lullaby”, “Limericks”, “The Fun”/”The Sand Castle” pgs. 513-586.
Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each selection in the Preparing to Read
section. Complete Connect to Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in
Action in Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story.
Take STAR Renaissance Reading Test with resource teacher during RP 8
Sprin
g V
acation
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
D6W: Unit 4 Sentence
Fluency Week 5 Writing a Smooth
Paragraph
Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 98-102
D6WTE pgs. 124-125
HME: Writing a Personal
Narrative
See Unit 12 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Begin writing assignment
HME: Writing a Personal
Narrative
See Unit 12 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Complete writing assignment
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 5 Cap. &
Punctuation L7 Quotations
L8 Titles
pgs. 254-259
WBP: pgs. 110, 112
VOC L22 pgs. 129-133
SP L22 pgs. 211-212
HME: Unit 6 Pronouns L1 Pronouns and Antecedents
pgs. 274-278
WBP: pgs. 114, 116, 117
VOC L23 pgs. 133-136
SP L23 pgs. 213-214
HME: Unit 6 Pronouns L2 Subject, Object Pronouns
L3 Possessive Pronouns
pgs. 279-284
WBP: pgs. 118, 120
VOC L24 pgs. 137-140
SP L24 pgs. 215-216
Additional
Reading
Choose 1 novel and read in 3 weeks, *literature unit optional
*D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths-Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Auulaires
The Children’s Homer-Padraic Colum
Wishbone Classics The Odyssey-Homer Retold by Joanne Mattern
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Reporting Period 8 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30
Subject Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Holiday End of RP 8 (4/4)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 10 Displaying and
Analyzing Data
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid p 21
Lessons 10.1-10.3 pgs. 404-
422
Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 423
(making & analyzing data
displays, sampling)
Take STAR Renaissance
Math Test with resource
teacher during RP 8
Ch. 10 Displaying and
Analyzing Data
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid p 21
Lessons 10.4–10.6 pgs. 424-
436
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 432
(surveys and samples, using
data & graphs to persuade)
Ch. 10 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 438-443 S
prin
g V
acation
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Chapter Tests
Ch. 14 The Atmosphere
Section 1: Characteristics of
Atmosphere
Section 2: Atmospheric
Heating
pgs. 468-479
SGB pgs. 203-207; 214-217
Ch. 14 The Atmosphere
Section 3: Air Movement
and Wind
Section 4: The Air We
Breathe
pgs. 480-491
SGB pgs. 208-213; 218-221
Ch. 14 The Atmosphere
Complete 1 Lab during RP8-
pg. 492
Chapter 14 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Kids Discover
Magazine (KDM)
Maps Charts
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 9 The Rise of Rome
Section 1: Rome’s
Beginnings
pgs. 416-425
Complete review pg. 425
QT Quiz pg. 95
Ancient Rome Packet –ask
Resource Teacher-optional
MCG L28: Comparing
Graphs
Ch. 9 The Rise of Rome
Section 2: The Roman
Republic
pgs. 426-434
Complete review pg. 434
QT Quiz pg. 96
KDM – Ancient Rome -
optional
MCG L29: Reading Line
Graphs
Ch. 9 The Rise of Rome
Section 3: The Fall of the
Republic
pgs. 435-441
Complete review pg. 441
QT Quiz pg. 97
MCG L30: Reading Tables
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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 9 (5/1)
Reporting Period 9 April 6 (4/6 holiday) April 13 April 20 April 27
Subject Week 31 Week 32 Week 33 Week 34
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
See weeks 33 and 34
CA
AS
PP
TE
ST
ING
(Actu
al dates m
ay v
ary)
LOL: Theme pgs. 611-613
Unit 5 Part 1 Complete 1 story per week: “Words on a Page”,
“All I Really Need to Know”, “You Sing”/”How to Paint” pgs.
614-649. Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each
selection in the Preparing to Read section. Complete Connect to
Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in
Action in Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story.
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
D6W: Unit 5 Voice
Week 1 Identifying
Different Writing Voices Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 103-107
D6WTE pgs. 130-131
D6W: Unit 5 Voice Week 2 Using Different
Voices for Different
Purposes Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 108-112
D6WTE pgs. 136-137
D6W: Unit 5 Voice Week 3 Using Voice in Poetry
Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 113-117
D6WTE pgs. 142-143
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: Unit 6 Pronouns L4 Pronouns After Linking
Verbs
L5 Pronouns in Compounds
pgs. 285-289
WBP: pgs. 122, 124
VOC Check Your
Knowledge pgs.141-144
Unit 7 Feature pgs. 145
HME: Unit 6 Pronouns L6 Who, Whom and Whose
pgs. 290-294
WBP: pgs. 126, 128, 129
VOC L25 pgs. 147-150
SP L25 pgs. 217-218
HME: Unit 6 Pronouns L7 Us and We
L8 Indefinite Pronouns
pgs. 295-300
WBP: pgs. 130, 132, 134
VOC L26 pgs. 151-154
SP L26 pgs. 219-220
Additional
Reading
See weeks 33 and 34 Choose 2 novels and read in 7 weeks, *literature unit optional
*The Bronze Bow-Elizabeth Speare
The Eagle of the Ninth-Rosemary Sutcliff
Ancient Rome-Eyewitness Book
City-David Macaulay
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Reporting Period 9 April 6 (4/6 holiday) April 13 April 20 April 27
Subject Week 31 Week 32 Week 33 Week 34 End of RP 9 (5/1)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Prepare for CAASP Testing
Practice can be found at the
following website:
www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/
practicetest.asp
CA
AS
PP
TE
ST
ING
(Actu
al dates m
ay v
ary)
Ch. 11 Using Probability
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 11.1-11.2 pgs. 444-
455
(probability, experimental
probability)
Ch. 11 Using Probability
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lessons 11.3-11.4 pgs. 456-467
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 462
(sample spaces, compound
events)
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Chapter Tests
Ch. 15 Weather & Climate
Section 1: Water in the Air
Section 2: Fronts and Weather
pgs. 504-519
SGB pgs. 222-228; 235-237
Ch. 15 Weather & Climate
Section 3: What is Climate?
Section 4: Changes in
Climate
pgs. 520-533
SGB pgs. 229-234; 238-240
Ch. 15 Weather & Climate
Complete 1 Lab during RP 9 -
pg. 534
Chapter 15 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Kids Discover
Magazine (KDM)
Maps Charts
Graphs (MCG)
Ch. 9 The Rise of Rome
Section 4: The Early Empire
pgs. 444-453
Complete review pg. 451
QT Quiz pg. 98
QT Chapter 9 Test pgs. 99-
102
KDM – Roman Empire -
optional
MCG L31: Interpreting
Diagrams
Ch. 10 Roman Civilization Section 1: Life in Ancient
Rome
pgs. 456-472
Complete review pg. 468
QT Quiz pg. 107
Section 2: The Fall of Rome
pgs. 474-483
Complete review pg. 483
QT Quiz pg. 108
MCG L32: Interpreting
Charts
Ch. 10 Roman Civilization Section 3: The Byzantine
Empire
pgs. 484-493
Complete review pg. 491
QT Quiz pg. 109
QT Chapter 10 Test pgs. 111-
114
MCG L33: Interpreting
Cartoons
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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 10 (5/28)
Reporting Period 10 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 (5/25 holiday)
Subject Week 35 Week 36 Week 37 Week 38
Reading
Language of
Literature (LOL)
Selection Tests
LOL: Historical Fiction pgs. 697-699
Unit 5 Part 2 Complete 1 story per week:
“The Dog of Pompeii”, “Tutankhamen”, “The First Emperor” pgs. 700-736
Complete Reader’s Notebook at the beginning of each selection in Preparing to Read section.
Complete Connect to Literature, Think Critically, Literary Analysis, Vocabulary in Action at the end of each selection in the
Thinking Through the Literature section.
Take Selection Test after completing each story.
Writing
Daily 6-Trait
Writing (D6W)
Teacher’s Edition
(D6WTE)
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
D6W: Unit 5 Voice Week 4 Writing From
Different Points of View Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 118-122
D6WTE pgs. 148-149
D6W: Unit 5 Voice Week 5 Using Voice in
Persuasive Writing
Complete Days 1-5
pgs. 123-127
D6WTE pgs. 154-155
HME: Writing a Story
See Unit 13 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Begin writing assignment
HME: Writing a Story
See Unit 13 in HME for
instructions and a model.
Complete writing assignment
English
Houghton Mifflin
English (HME)
Workbook Plus
(WBP)
Word Wise
Vocabulary (VOC)
Spelling (SP)
HME: U7 Prepositional
Phrases L1 Prepositions
L2 Adjective Phrases
pgs. 316-321
WBP: pgs. 135, 137
VOC L27 pgs. 155-158
SP L27 pgs. 221-222
HME: U7 Prepositional
Phrases L3 Adverb Phrases
pgs. 322-326
WBP: pgs. 139, 141, 142
VOC L28 pgs. 159-162
SP L28 pgs. 223-224
Check Your Knowledge
pgs. 163-166
HME: U7 Prepositional
Phrases L4 Preposition or Adverb
L5 Using Prepositions
Correctly
pgs. 327-332
WBP: pgs. 143, 145
SP L29-30 pgs. 225-228
HME: U7 Prepositional
Phrases Idioms pg. 333
WBP: pg. 147
SP L31-32 pgs. 229-231
Additional
Reading
Continue reading novels from weeks 32-34
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Reporting Period 10 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 (5/25 holiday)
Subject Week 35 Week 36 Week 37 Week 38 End of RP 10 (5/28)
Math
Prentice Hall
Assessment Packet
(AP)
Ch. 11 Using Probability
http://www.phschool.com/
See grid pg. 21
Lesson 11.5 (disjoint events)
pgs. 470-474
Checkpoint Quiz 2 pg. 474
Ch. 11 Review, Test &
Standards Mastery
pgs. 479-483
AP-Quarter 4 Test
AP-Final Test
Skills Handbook (back of
book)
pgs. 512-519 (comparing,
ordering, rounding,
multiplying and dividing
numbers, decimals)
Skills Handbook (back of book)
pgs. 520-527 (zeros in product,
dividing decimals, powers of
10, fractions, metric units of
length, capacity and mass)
Science
Holt: Earth Science
Study Guide B
(SGB)
Chapter Tests
Unit 6 Ecology
Ch. 16 Interactions of
Living Things
Section 1: Everything is
Connected
Section 2: Living Things
Need Energy
pgs. 548-559
SGB pgs. 241-245; 249-252
Ch. 16 Interactions of
Living Things
Section 3: Types of
Interactions
pgs. 560-565
SGB pgs. 246-248; 253-254
Complete 1 Lab during
RP10 pg. 566 or 604
Chapter 16 Test
Ch. 17 Biomes and
Ecosystems
Section 1: Studying the
Environment
Section 2: Land Biomes
pgs. 578-591
SGB pgs. 255-259; 266-268
Ch. 17 Biomes and
Ecosystems
Section 3: Marine Ecosystems
Section 4: Freshwater
Ecosystems
pgs. 592-603
SGB pgs. 260-265; 269-271
Chapter 17 Test
Social Studies
Glencoe: Ancient
Civilizations
Chapter Quizzes
and Tests (QT)
Maps Charts
Graphs (MCG)
Finish your TIMELINE
project and display it at
Extravaganza!
MCG L34: Reading Time
Lines
Ch. 11 Rise of Christianity
Section 1: The First
Christians
pgs. 496-508
Complete review pg. 508
QT Quiz pg. 119
Ch. 11 Rise of Christianity
Section 2: The Christian
Church
pgs. 509-514
Complete review pg. 514
QT Quiz pg. 120
Ch. 11 Rise of Christianity
Section 3: The Spread of
Christian Ideas
pgs. 515-523
Complete review pg. 521
QT Quiz pg. 121
QT Chapter 11 Test pgs. 123-
126
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