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Name _____________________________________________ Date _________________________
WORD
of the Day
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Use the word below in a short paragraph about
a time you or someone you know moved.
vacate: (v.) go away from and leave empty or unoccupied;
make vacant; make void
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Sentence Mender
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Rewrite the sentence to make it correct.
Hey come back this minute ewe rascle, yelled Jed.
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Cursive Quote
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Copy the quotation in cursive writing.
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Morning Jumpstarts: Reading, Grade 6 © 2013 Scholastic Teaching Resources
—Joan Ganz Cooney
What is another mark of a civilized society? Write your answer in cursive on another
sheet of paper.
Analogy of the Day
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Complete the analogy.
Doorbell is to ring as __________________________ is to caw.
 A. finger
 B. crow
 C. duck
 D. doormat
Explain how the analogy works: _______________________________________________________
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Side B
Y Ready, Set, READ!
Read the passage. Then answer the questions.
For the sixth-grade science fair, I chose to explore the idea of
hydroponics. Hydroponics is the growing of plants in water with nutrients,
but without the use of soil. Using this method, scientists can grow plants in
inhospitable places like the arctic, the desert, or in a spaceship.
I bought three plants, all the same kind and size. I potted one of
them in soil and watered it regularly. I potted one in sand and watered it
regularly, too. I set the roots of the third plant in water enhanced with the
nutrients soil would otherwise provide. I put all three plants on the same
windowsill so each got the same amount of sun.
I measured plant heights every day. I observed that after two weeks,
the plant in the sand was alive, but not healthy. The plant in the soil had
grown nicely. But the plant in the enriched water grew to be the tallest and
hardiest of the three.
I constructed a line graph to compare plant growth, and I provided a
list of all materials and the added nutrients. My reward: a first-place prize!
1. What is hydroponics? __________________________________________________________
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2. What information about the experiment did the writer leave out?
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3 BrainTeaser
Write all the different words you can spell using three
or more letters from the word incomprehensible.
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3. What was the result of the experiment? _________________________________________
Jumpstart 18
Word of the Day: Check students’ paragraphs for accurate usage of the term..
Sentence Mender: “Hey! Come back this minute, you rascal,” yelled Jed.
Cursive Quote: Check students’ handwriting for accuracy and legibility. Responses will vary.
Analogy of the Day: B; (object-action analogy) Check that students’ answers are
reasonable.
Ready, Set, Read! 1. Hydroponics is the science of growing plants in nutrient-enriched
water, but without soil. 2. Answers will vary; sample answer: The writer never told the kind
of plant chosen, or what specific nutrients were added. 3. The plant grown hydroponically
grew best.
Brainteaser: Answers will vary; check students’ word lists.
Connections to the Common Core State Standards
As shown in the chart below, this activity will help you meet your specific state reading
and language arts standards as well as those outlined in the CCSS. These materials
address the following standards for students in grade 6. For details on these standards,
visit the CCSS Web site: www.corestandards.org/the-standards/.
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Language
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Reading:
Literature