Ratios and Rates

This week the sixth grade students have completed the Chapter 12 unit on solving equations are moving to Ratios and Rates.

A ratio can be written to compare two things. A ratio can be written 3 different ways: a to b, a:b, or as a fraction a over b.

Students will write ratios and equivalent ratios.

A rate is a ratio of two measures that have different units, such as 15 miles/3 seconds.

A unit rate has a denominator of 1 unit, such as 20 words/1 minute.

Lit Roles in Reading

Your literature role will change for every meeting. There are six roles and you will complete each one only once. The roles will rotate so that each role is only completed once per meeting. The Illustrator and Investigator role will be completed at the same time.

Connector-find connections between the book and you, and between the book and the wider world.

Literary Luminary- locate a few special sections or quotations in the text for your group to talk over.

Summarizer-prepare a brief summary of the assigned readings.

Scene Setter-track where the action takes place during the assigned reading.

Illustrator-draw some kind of picture related to the reading. It can be a sketch, cartoon, diagram, flowchart, or stick-figure scene.

Investigator-dig up some background information on any topic related to your book

Solving Equation Test next week

Addition Equation - add the opposite to both sides
EX: 2 + m = -3
+ -2 = +-2
m = -5

Subtraction Equations - Turn into an addition equations and add the opposite to both sides.

w - 2 = 5
w + -2 = 5
+ 2 = +2
w = 7

Multiplication and Division Equation- do the opposite operation to both sides.

Ex:
5w = 15
5w = 15
-- = --
5 = 5
w = 3


EX:
y = -25
--
5
5*y = -25 *5
--
5
y = -125

Subtraction Equations

The sixth grade students started subtraction equation yesterday in Math class. There are a few simple rules they need to follow to be successful.

Turn all subtraction equations into addition equations:
1. Leave 1st number alone (usually the variable).
2. Change addition to subtraction.
3. Change the sign of the 2nd number (positive to negative, negative to positive)

Then follow addition equation rules:
1. Add the opposite to both sides.
2. Solve equation remember your integer rules (same sign=add and keep sign OR different sign=what you have more of? and Subtract to find out how much more.)

Literature Response for Lit Circles

After reading your assigned chapters or pages, write a four paragraph reading response. Your response should include the following components.

Introduction Paragraph:Include an introduction that names the literary work (chapter/page #s) and the author.
Tell enough about the assigned section so that readers unfamiliar with it can understand your response.

Two body Paragraphs:Focus on one element to analyze (setting, characters, plot, theme)
Support your statements with quotations and details from the story.
Include specific/personal reactions to the evidence from the text.

Conclusion Paragraph:Summarize the response in the conclusion.

Literature Circles in Reading

The sixth graders in Mrs. Crews classes will be starting Lit Circles on Wednesday, 4/6. The students will be assigned a book according to their Lexile number from the MAPS testing down during the fall and winter. The students will read the book as a group, complete assignments independently, and discuss the activities as a group. At the end, will have a Mosaic tile project they will construct and present as a group.


Products included in Literature Circles
1. Three Bookmarks-
bookmark #1 due 4/8
bookmark #2 due 5/11
bookmark #3 due 5/16
2. Two Literature Responses-
Lit Response #1 due 4/13
Lit Response #2 due 5/19
3. Six Literature Roles- Connector
Literary Luminary
Summarizer
Scene Setter
*Illustrator
*Investigator
4. One GROUP Mosaic Tile Poster- Due 5/20