Monday, June 17, 2013

6th Grade June 17


Final ELA exam 

All topics have been covered during class, and note should be

found in notebooks. If you are missing a topic and its notes you must

ask a classmate or use your text to find the missing information.



Topics:

All parts of speech: Nouns, verbs, pronouns, adverbs, and adjectives
Direct address
Subject
Complements
Sentence punctuation
Types of sentences
Conjunctions
Myths, Legends, folktales, and poroui    
Extended response: Restate questions detail 1 detail 2


ELA 



Final Exam Week
Students should be studying each night for their test.
ELA exam is on Wednesday

Once again here are the topics for the exam:

Subject verb agreement
Remember is and are
Ex: The mayor as well as his brothers is going to prison.
The mayor and his brothers are going to prison
Each of the students is responsible for his or her own work.
All of the students are responsible for his or her own work.
Adding descriptive details into your writing

Phrases and clauses we have reviewed during the year.
Figurative language
Transitive and intransitive verbs
Essays for the tests:

Comparative essays                  each type of essay need to have proof
Informative essays                   meaning to support: text evidence.       

Descriptive essay

Persuasive essay                        These two essays are very similar style
Argumentative essay               the main difference is claim and counter claim