English 6 - Waste - 2026/2027-4th Period Assignments

Fill this out completely before starting your CCERS for "Inside Out."


We will write the full CCERS another day in class.

Today you will write a CCERS for "Inside Out"
You will need:
The story
Your claim and evidence from the other day

You may use:
Any notes you have taken or that are provided for you in Google Classroom

You are expected to:
Follow all directions
Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Use the tools in your document, such as the spelling and grammar tool

15 Product Points

GG.8 & GG.9

Watch these videos as a review

Complete the task to a 90 smart score or 30 minutes of continuous practice per skill

Complete the packet that was handed out in class.
Due beginning of class on Thursday/Friday

Watch Video

Answer questions

Complete your copy of Freytag's Pyramid for "Inside Out".
Turn in by end of the class period

Read the story and answer the questions on the Google Form.

***You must complete the reading and answer the questions on the form in order to get credit on the assignment***

Theme Poster Project
Each member of the group will be responsible for different sections of the poster (one will need to be an artist).

Follow the Directions below:
Your group will be given a story (no, you don’t get to choose) and read it aloud.
After your group has read the story, answer the questions below:    
-Who are the characters in your story?
-What is the universal problem (a problem we all as people can relate to) your character is dealing with?
-Create a theme statement as a group (what is the author trying to say about life?) and write it down. 
Complete the following Poster Tasks:
Your Poster Tasks: 
The title of your story.
You must draw a cover for your story. 
You must have a summary of your story written down (4-5 sentences) 
You must name a character along with 3-5 character traits.
Write down your group theme statement in third person.
Names and period numbers on the back of your poster.                

Handout from class.

Directions: Read the short passages. Answer the question by identifying an implied character trait. Explain your answer by referencing the text (see example on sheet).

You must write in complete sentences by using the question as a sentence starter.
Use the character name instead of pronouns to identify the character.
Capitalization and punctuation matter!
Use the Character Trait list in Google Classroom to help you find character traits.

Please use these materials, assignment pictures, and your returned Roots Packets to study for your first Roots quiz.

The quiz will be held on Monday, 10/,5 for the 1st, 3rd, and 5th periods 
The quiz will be held on Friday, 10/,6 for 2nd and 4th periods.

IXL Practice

Smart Score of 90

If you need to rewatch the video from class, you will find it on SS.1
If you are up for a Challenge, go all the way to 100.

Use Learn with an Example if you are unclear or make errors.
If a single IXL is taking longer than fifteen minutes for you to complete, please email Mr. Waste.

TT.1 Capitalizing title
UU.1 Formatting titles

Complete the packet that was handed out in class.
It is due at the beginning of next Wednesday's (9/30) class.

Handout from class.

Directions: Read the short passages. Answer the question by identifying an implied character trail. Explain your answer by referencing the text (see example on sheet).

Use the Character Trait list in Google Classroom to help you find character traits.

Read the story and answer the questions on the Google Form.

***You must complete the reading and answer the questions on the form in order to get credit on the assignment***

Complete the packet that was handed out in class today.
It is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, September 23.

As the culminating project for Figurative Language Review, you have two options (detailed on the assignment sheets)

1. Menu for New Restaurant
2. Short Fiction Story

Attached is the Rubric
***Option 1 will include extra credit points***

Due at start of block period Monday 9/21 (1st, 3rd, 5th) or Tuesday 9/22 (2nd, 4th)

Complete the packet that was handed out in class.
It is due at the beginning of next Wednesday's class (9/16).

IXL Practice

Smart Score of 90

If you need to rewatch the video from class, you will find it on SS.1
If you are up for a Challenge, go all the way to 100.

Use Learn with an Example if you are unclear or make errors.
If a single IXL is taking longer than fifteen minutes for you to complete, please email Mr. Waste.

HH.1 Identify common and proper nouns
TT.1 Correct capitalization errors

1) Use Clever to log in to BrainPOP
2) Look for the Parts of Speech Review on your student dashboard
3) Please watch the movie and complete the quiz (practice and graded) before the next class.

IXL Practice

Smart Score of 90

If you are up for a Challenge, go all the way to 100.

Use Learn with an Example if you are unclear or make errors.

If an IXL is taking longer than fifteen minutes for you to complete, please email Mr. Waste.


X.2 Choose the synonym
X.4 Choose the antonym

Please complete this form about yourself and your reading!

I’m really eager to understand what you can do as writers of narratives, of stories, so today, will you please write the best personal narrative, the best true story, that you can write? Make this be the story of one time in your life. You might focus on just a scene or two. You’ll only have this class period of 40 minutes to write this true story, so you’ll need to plan, draft, revise, and edit in one sitting. Write in a way that allows you to show off all you know about narrative writing.

In your writing, make sure you:

Write a beginning for your story.
Use transition words to tell what happened in order.
Elaborate to help readers picture your story.
Show what your story is really about.
Write an ending for your story.


***Please close all tabs and windows--you should only have the tab with the assignment open. You may use spelling and grammar tools in Google Docs but no other outside assistance***

Do your best and have fun,
Mr. Waste

1) Use Clever to log in to BrainPOP
2) Look for the Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms in the Notifications on your student dashboard
3) Watch the movie and then complete both of the quizzes (practice and graded). THE GRADED SCORE WILL COUNT TOWARDS YOUR GRADE.

IXL Practice

Smart Score of 90

If you are up for a Challenge, go all the way to 100.

Use the Learn with an Example if you are unclear or make errors.
If an IXL is taking longer than fifteen minutes for you to complete, please email Mr. Waste.


X.1 Choose the synonym
X.3 Choose the antonym

Directions: Read my examples, and then create your own creative sentences using each no-excuse word. There are four pages, so make sure to write all of your sentences!

This is your study sheet for the No Excuse Word Post-Test that will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Introduce yourself to the class by writing up a bio as seen on a book jacket.  Write it about yourself in the third person, as you would if you were writing about someone else. (Use she/he/they and your name) Write in pen or type it up and attach it to the postcard I provided. Include a small picture of yourself.
There is an example on the bottom of the attached document.

I will provide the postcards on Wednesday, August 26, after you have completed a rough draft

Include:
Your name/ your period number
Your family
Your pet(s) (if you have one/many)
Favorite things to do (How do you spend your free time?)
Favorite things to eat
A surprising fact or a fun fact about yourself
A  pet peeve of yours (Something that bothers you)
Something you are looking forward to this school year
A picture of you (2x3, 3x5, or 4x6-no larger)

An expectation at Fisher is that you will BRING a free reading book to school every day (not just the days you have English class) and that you will read at home for at least 20 minutes per night four days a week.


Later in the quarter, you will be expected to read a book from a specific genre but for the next month, you may bring any book either from the campus library, public library, or home. We will start class with five to ten minutes of reading most days so this classroom material is as important as your Chromebook.

You will need to bring a free reading book to school every day.

Today in class, we learned the procedures Professor Hulk would like you to use when sending an email to any staff member at Fisher. Use the Google Slides to draft and write an email to Professor Hulk, aka Mr. Waste.

You must email Mr. Waste using the correct form by 5:00 PM the following day if you are unable to complete it during class.

Complete the book cover handed out in class. There will be time allocated for working on the assignment during the next block period (Thursday/Friday).

Remember, page one needs the following information:
--Full name (first and last)
--class period
--an image that represents you (place or object)

Page two needs to have one or more words/character traits that define you.
Use the character trait list below and the example Book cover on the assignment to guide your work.

You must use color (colored pencils or markers) and neatness, as always, counts.

Complete the survey before the end of class today.

A syllabus is an outline of what you will be studying together, containing the important rules and procedures you will be following throughout the 2026-2027 school year. This is also the information that your parents will be receiving during Back to School Night on September 3.

Welcome to 6th Grade English!
Your first homework assignment is to bring in the following supplies to the first block class next week (Monday, 8/17, or Tuesday, 8/18).

1) CHARGED Chromebook
2) Headphones or earbuds (they cannot be Bluetooth)
3) Free Reading Book (a book of your choice that you are interested in reading)
     It may be a book from home or the library
     We will have Library Orientation on Wednesday, 8/19, and then you will be able to check out books from the Fisher Library on Monday, 8/24