Friday, December 12, 2014
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
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
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).
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).
Monday, December 1, 2014
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?
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?
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