Weekend Thinking Homework

Decide which two characters you want to compare and contrast for the essay.

Essay Question for Fall Semester Exam

Sixth Grade Exam Essay

In an in-class essay please answer the following question using specific examples from the text. 

Compare and contrast two characters from Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry and/or The Giver. 

Some potential options include:

• Mama (Mary Logan) and Miss Crocker

• T.J and Stacey

• Cassie and Lillian Jean

• Jeremy and his siblings (Lillian Jean, or Melvin and R.W.) 

• Mama and Jonas’ mother 

• Cassie and Jonas 

BRAINSTORM: 

I. Similarities 

II. Differences 

Homework tonight

Read Chapter 4!

Grammar Homework Tonight

Do Fragments and Run-ons. Pages 29-34.

Fall Semester Exam Study Guide Part I

Sixth Grade Fall Semester Exam Study Sheet

Vocabulary

1. intrigued

2. distraught

3. defiant

4. petulant

5. conviction

6. avert

7. fleeting

8. meticulous

9. rueful

10. lethargic

11. obscure

12. exasperation

13. admonish

14. pensive

15. undaunted

16. morose

17. amiable

18. disdain

19. penchant

20. maverick





Literary Terms and Devices

1. protagonist

2. antagonist

3. conflict

4. setting

5. plot

6. rising action

7. climax

8. resolution

9. metaphor

10. simile

11. foreshadowing

12. personification

Grammar: Review Rules of the Game pages 1-32, 42-46

Identify:

1. subjects
2. proper noun
3. common noun
4. pronoun
5. verbs – linking verbs (“to be” verbs!) and action verbs

Correct sentences with edit marks to show your understanding of:

6. capitalization
7. end punctuation
8. commas
9. sentence fragments
10. run-on sentences
11. dialogue
12. underline/italicize major works of art/literature (book, movie, play, album, ballet, opera, newspaper, exhibit)
13. use quotation marks for minor works of art/literature (chapter, poem, scene, song, article, sculpture, painting).

Roll of Thunder -Chapter 1 Reading Blog Due Wed.

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
Reading Log Ch. 1

1. List the four Logan children, their ages and a brief description.









2. What is the setting of the novel (US state, season and year)?





3. The Logan land was once part of the Granger plantation. How did the Logan family get their land? What crop do they raise?









4. Why must Papa work at another job? Describe the work and where he must go.







5. What does the driver of the school bus do to the black children who must walk to school?






6. Why does Cassie remain silent when the children answer their teacher in unison (p. 20)? What does this imply about Cassie’s character?






7. Why does Little Man throw his school book onto the floor and stomp on it?






8. What does Mama do to the books for her seventh-grade class?  What does this reveal about Mama’s character?







9. How does Mrs. Crocker differ from Mrs. Logan?






10. Read the following passage from the end of the chapter:

“Well, I just think you’re spoiling those children, Mary. They’ve got to learn how things are sometimes.”
Maybe so,” said Mama, “but that doesn’t mean they have to accept them… and maybe we don’t either” (30 Taylor).

What do you think about Mrs. Logan’s response to Miss Crocker? Do you agree with her?

Thanksgiving Homework

Read "Chapter One" in Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry.

Homework Tonight

Finish Illustrations for tomorrow's deadline!
Bring in form if you have not yet done so!

Homework Tonight

Bring order form signed by a parent- even if you aren't ordering additional copies!
Work on illustrations/ cover. Books due in full Wed. morning!

Weekend Homework

• Finish edits and space out your story so it's ready for press on Monday. 
• Finish cover, title page, dedication page, (and page 1 if you're illustrating the whole story. )

Book have to be Fed-Exed on Wednesday!!

Homework Tonight

Finish first or second round of edits.

Homework Tonight

1. Edtis due Wed. or Thurs. 

2. Work on illustrations.

3. Study Vocab.

Vocabulary Words This Week

6th Grade English
Vocabulary List 4 “Chapter One” in Roll of Thunder

• Flashcards Due Tuesday, November 11th - include parts of speech
• Vocab. Test on Friday, November 14th



1. exasperation


2. admonish


3. accustomed


4. pensively


5. undaunted


6. morosely


7. amiably


8. disdainfully


9. sharecropping


10. penchant


11. temerity


12. maverick

Grammar Test Study Guide- Test Friday, November 7th

Grammar Test Study Guide 6^th

Test: Friday, November 7^th

1.     Subjects

·      Be able to identify the subject or multiple subjects of a sentence

(Pages 14-17)  ** Remember when a sentence begins with there, the subject is at the end of the sentence. (There goes the train.)

2.     Capitalization (18-20)

·      Proper nouns (cities, religions, organizations, eras, parties, languages

·      Titles of smaller works (poems, songs, chapters, essays, articles, paintings)

3.     Commas (24-28)

·      Items, events in a series

·      Adjectives in a series

·      Introductory words

·      Direct address

·      Misunderstanding

·      Dates, addresses, geographical names

·      Letters

4.     Quotation Marks- Titles and Dialogue

See pages 42-45

Grammar Homework Tonight

Rules of the Game, pages 43-45 A-C.

Short Story PLAN

Name:

Publish Your Own Story! -THE PLAN

1)     Write what your story is about in one to two sentences.

2)     What will your “working title” be? (Be clever and fun! This is subject to change.)

3)     Write a bumper-sticker slogan or a movie poster slogan for your story. Example: Prince of Tides:“The memories that haunt us; and the truth that sets us free.” Hobbit: “There and back again.”

4)     What is the genre? (fantasy, mystery, adventure, comedy, romance, biography, suspense, science fiction, etc.)

5)     What is the point of view? (first person, second person, third person objective, third person omniscient, third person limited omniscient, multiple perspectives)  

SETTING

6)     What is the setting(s) of your story? Be specific with exactly where it takes place (building/forest/ocean/planet/city/state/country/planet/universe/etc.)

Location(s):

Season(s):

Time period (time in history, future, or present-day):

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CHARACTERS

List each character and give a brief description of what they look like and how they act.  Note which characters CHANGE, GROW, or DISCOVER SOMETHING throughout the story. (These are called the “dynamic” characters.) Then note which characters remain the same. (These are called “static” characters.)

List characters below:

Protagonist:

Physical description:

Personality description:

Basic life story:

Role in the story:

Antagonist:

Physical description:

Personality description:

Basic life story:

Role in the story:

Secondary Character 1:

Physical description:

Personality description:

Basic life story:

Role in the story:

Secondary Character 2:

Physical description:

Personality description:

Basic life story:

Role in the story:

PLOT / CONFLICT

1)     What is the central conflict or problem in your story?

2)     Write the kind of conflict it is (character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society, character vs. itself) and then specify what is verses what. (e.g. character vs. nature – Johnny vs. the avalanche)

3)     Draw a storyline of your story. Include the exposition (set-up including the setting description), at least three to five events in the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution.

4)     Write a paragraph describing the rising action in detail.  “The conflict begins when…”

5)     Write a paragraph describing the climax in detail.  “The climax occurs when…”

6)     Write a paragraph describing the falling action and the resolution in detail.  “The conflict gets resolved when…”

7)     What is the value of your story? Is there a lesson or moral to your story? Does it teach or show the reader something? How does it enrich the reader? What?

STORYBOARD ROUGH DRAFT– Title:

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6.	7.	8.

NAME:

ILLUSTRATION STORYBOARD ROUGH DRAFT:

COVER:	1.	2.
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