MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Language Arts
• Incorrect Spelling Words, three times each
• Vocabulary flashcards (word and definition)
• Read pgs. 174-178
Reading
• 30 minutes
• Title
• Author
• Pgs ___ to ____
Science
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Social Studies
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Mathematics
• H 6-1 all
Extra
• Report Cards were passed out today
• Minimum Day on Wednesday, 11/4
• Science journals due tomorrow
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Language Arts
• Read pgs. 179-184 of Reading book
Reading
• 30 minutes
• Title
• Author
• Pgs ___ to ____
Science
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Social Studies
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Mathematics
• H 6-2 all (except # 19)
Extra
• Minimum Day on Wednesday, 11/4
• Pizza party on Friday (no missed homework)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Language Arts
• Comprehension questions for pages 179-183 of Reading book
Reading
• 30 minutes
• Title
• Author
• Pgs ___ to ____
Science
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Social Studies
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Mathematics
• H 6-3 evens, do not do #’s 30 and 32
Extra
• Pizza party on Friday (no missed homework)
1. What profession is the author of this article? (174)
2. Why was the author called “the bone lady”? (175)
3. How were the bodies of the Herculaneans preserved? (176)
4. Why are there few ancient Roman skeletons available for study? (176)
5. Why was it important for the author to get to the site as quickly as
possible? (176)
6. What did Pliny’s uncle do when he reached Stabiae? (178)
What did the people do?
7. How was Pliny’s uncle killed? (178)
8. How was Pliny able to watch Vesuvius’s eruption? (178)
9. Why was the effects of the volcano worse for the people of
Herculaneum? (179)
10. What events showed that Vesuvius was about to erupt? (180)
11. In what ways are Pompeii and Herculaneum like “time capsules”?
(181)
12. What caused more damage to Herculaneum than the volcano? (183)
13. Why was Herculaneum more preserved than Pompeii? (183)
14. How did scientists learn more about the ancient people of Herculaneum
and Pompeii? (183)
15. What are two reasons why the Herculaneans had such good teeth even
though they didn’t have modern dental technology? (188)
16. How does the height of the average man in Herculaneum compare to men
today? (188)
17. How did the members of the excavation team preserve the bones they
found? (189)
18. What was found behind the locked wooded door on the beach? (189)
19. What did they know about the young girl found in the cave? (191)
20. What did they learn from examining the skeletons? (192)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Language Arts
• Comprehension questions for pages 184-193 of Reading book
• SVS pg. 40-41
• Spelling, Reading, and Vocabulary test tomorrow
Reading
• 30 minutes
• Title
• Author
• Pgs ___ to ____
Science
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Social Studies
•
Mathematics
• H 6-5 all (no # 1 and 2)
Extra
• Pizza party tomorrow (no missed homework)