Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Fraction Review

Fraction Review:



Grade 6s go to this page for chapter 7 and work through quizz#  3, 4  5 and 6.

Make a note of any questions you get wrong on each quiz and post comments on why you got it wrong and what you understand now...

Your comments should look like this 

Quiz#1:
I got question #7 incorrect.  I skip counted incorrectly on the 7 times table and so I didn't get the correct LCD.

Elijah Of Buxton Post#2


Answer the following questions with CSAs.  Make sure you add lots of detail to your answers.  Short, unimaginative answers will be rejected.


Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS and sense using WORD TALK before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.  Remember to post with your first name only.
  1. What unusual item does the Preacher possess that most other men of religion do not? How do most people in Buxton believe that he got the item? 
  2. Why does the Preacher tell Elijah that he can't make up his mind whether "chunking rocks" is gift from God or conjuring?  Which does he decide it is? 
  3. Explain why Elijah Freeman's birth is a symbol of hope for the people of Buxton.
  4. The Buxton Settlement Creed is "one helping one to uplift all." How does this creed represent the strong sense of community in Buxton? (Explain how helping one another is uplifting to all.) Discuss the many different things the citizens of Buxton do to help one another.
  5. Living free in Canada doesn't guarantee the people of Buxton a life without prejudices. What are some examples of the challenges they face?

Friday, February 5, 2016

Elijah of Buxton



Remember (Boys in particular!)

Answer the following questions with CSAs.  Make sure you add lots of detail to your answers.  Short, unimaginative answers will be rejected.


Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS and sense using WORD TALK before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.  Remember to post with your first name only.


  1. Elijah of Buxton takes place in a small settlement in Canada more than a century ago. Name three things about Elijah's home which would probably be different than your own. 
  2. What would be one advantage and one disadvantage to living during this time period? 
  3. Elijah's ma sees him as "fra-gile." What are the characteristics of a "fra-gile" person? How does Elijah get this reputation? 
  4. Describe the Right Reverend Deacon Doctor Zephariah W. Connerly the Third, the man Elijah and Cooter call the Preacher. What is the first clue that he isn't an honest man? 

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Math Review (Ratio & Percent%)




Review:

Grade 6s go to this page for chapter 6 and work through all the quizzes..

Make a note of any questions you get wrong and post comments on why you got it wrong and what you understand now...