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Unit 1 Take ActionRescue TeamsThe Summerof the SwansA Lost CityLost City: The Discoveryof Machu PicchuScience for AllTime For Kids: GeckoGlue, Cockroach Scouts,and Spider Silk BridgesSharing TraditionsThe Magic GourdProtecting Wildlife Macmillan /McGraw-HillInterrupted JourneyUnit Review: SentencesContentsSentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Types of Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Test: Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Review: Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Subjects and Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Predicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Test: Subjects and Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Review: Subjects and Predicates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Conjunctions and Compound Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Compound Subjects and Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Test: Combining Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Review: Combining Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Complex Sentences and Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Complex Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Test: Complex Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Review: Complex Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Run-On Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Run-On Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Test: Run-On Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Review: Run-On Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 32iii
Unit 2 Saving the DayHow Tia Lola Came toVisitThe Solar SystemThe Night of thePomegranatesHelping HandsTime For Kids: Zoo StoryTales of OldRumplestiltskin’sDaughterSled Dogs as HeroesThe Great Serum RaceUnit Review: NounsivCommon and Proper Nouns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Proper Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Test: Common and Proper Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Review: Common and Proper Nouns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Singular and Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Singular and Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Test: Singular and Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Review: Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44More Plural Nouns/Spellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45More Plural Nouns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Test: More Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Review: More Plural Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Possessive Nouns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Forming Plural Possessive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Test: Possessive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Review: Possessive Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Appositives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Appositives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Test: Appositives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Review: Appositives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63, 64 Macmillan /McGraw-HillTeam Spirit
Unit 3 Great IdeasThe Old SouthwestJuan Verdades: The ManWho Couldn’t Tell a LiePutting It in WritingNothing Ever Happenson 90th StreetEnergyTime For Kids:Building GreenArcheologyThe Emperor’sSilent ArmyShow Time Macmillan /McGraw-HillThe Case of thePhantom PoetUnit Review: VerbsAction Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Indirect Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Test: Action Verbs and Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Review: Action Verbs and Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Verb Tenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Verb Tenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Test: Verb Tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Review: Verb Tenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Main and Helping Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77Verb Tenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Test: Verb Tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Review: Verb Tenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Linking Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Predicate Nouns and Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Test: Linking Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Review: Linking Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88Irregular Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Irregular Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Test: Irregular Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Review: Irregular Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 96v
Unit 4 AchievementsSeeing Things HisOwn Way?OceanographyExploring the TitanicHelping OthersTime For Kids:Saving GraceCyclingMajor TaylorPieces from the PastA Single ShardUnit Review: PronounsviPronouns and Antecedents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Singular and Plural Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Test: Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Review: Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Subject Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Object Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Test: Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Review: Subject and Object Pronouns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Possessive Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Locating Possessive Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Test: Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Review: Possessive Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Indefinite Pronouns & Singular Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Indefinite Pronouns & Plural Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Test: Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Review: More Indefinite Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Pronoun-Verb Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Indefinite Pronouns and Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Test: Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Review: Pronouns and Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 128 Macmillan /McGraw-HillUncommon Champions
Unit 5 Turning PointsMentorsBreaking ThroughSmart ThinkingTa-Na-E-KaMoney MattersTime For Kids: ManyCountries, One Currency:Europe and the EuroCollectionsHonus and Me Macmillan /McGraw-HillTaking a StandLet It Shine:Stories of Black WomenFreedom FightersUnit Review: AdjectivesAdjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Demonstrative Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Test: Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Review: Working with Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Test: Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Review: Practicing with Articles and Colons . . . . . . . . . 140Comparative & Superlative Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Comparative & Superlative adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Test: Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Review: Writing Adjectives and usingHyphenated Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Comparing More and Most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Using More and Most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Test: More and Most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Review: More and Most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Comparing with Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Comparing with Bad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Test: Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Review: Using Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160vii
Unit 6 Yesterday, Today, and TomorrowLeonardo’s HorseTime TravelLAFFFKeeping in TouchTime For Kids:These Walls Can TalkPrint, Past and PresentBreaking Into Print:Before and After thePrinting PressVolcanoes, Pastand PresentThe Dog of PompeiiUnit Review: AdverbsviiiAdverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Using Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Test: Adverbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Review: Working with Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Adverbs that Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Using More and Most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Test: Adverbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Review: Practicing Adverbs and Their Irregular Forms 172Negatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173More Double Negatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Test: Negatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Review: Practicing Adverbs and Negatives . . . . . . . . . . 178Prepositions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Working with Phrases and Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Test: Prepositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Review: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases . . . . . 184Sentence Combining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Combining Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Test: Sentence Combining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Review: Practicing Sentence Combination . . . . . . . . . . 190. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192 Macmillan /McGraw-HillGreat Designs LastForever
GrammarNameSentences A sentence is a group of words that expresses a completethought. Every sentence begins with a capital letter. A sentence fragment does not express a complete thought. A declarative sentence makes a statement. It ends with aperiod. An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with aquestion mark.Read each sentence or phrase below. Write S beside it if it is a sentence.Write F if it is a fragment. Then add words to the fragments so that theyexpress complete thoughts.1. Toni and Beth went hiking in the woods yesterday.2. Lost their way.3. Forgot flashlights and water.4. Why did their parents allow them to go?5. Luckily for the girls. Macmillan/McGraw-HillPut the correct punctuation mark at the end of each sentence.6. Name several safety tips for hiking and climbing7. Wearing proper clothing and footwear is a basic tip8. Why is it important to carry water9. Penny wants to know more about camping10. Why must climbers sign up before beginning their climbAt Home: Ask the student to write five declarative sentencesand five interrogative sentences.The Summer of the SwansGrade 6/ Unit 11
GrammarNameSentences An imperative sentence gives a command or makes arequest. It ends with a period. An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling. It endswith an exclamation point.Read each sentence. Write whether it is declarative, interrogative,imperative, or exclamatory.1. What a wonderful camping trip that was!2. Think about what Peter said about staying safe on a hike.3. How many times have you climbed in the Shawangunk Mountains?4. Don’t delay getting down the mountain before sunset.5. Richard couldn’t decide whether or not to go.6. I’m so excited to be on this hike!Revise the first four sentences. Change them to either interrogativeor declarative sentences.7. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill8.9.10.2The Summer of the SwansGrade 6/ Unit 1At Home: Ask the student to write a declarative, aninterrogative, an imperative, and an exclamatory sentence.
GrammarNameMechanics Capitalize the first word of every sentence. End each sentence with the correct punctuation mark—a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point.Correct the capitalization or punctuation of each sentence. Thenidentify the sentence type in the space provided.1. Talk to Tiana about food to bring on the trip?2. what a beautiful sight Mohonk Mountain is!3. Why must he always complain about his aching back!4. the Shawangunk Mountains are in New York state.5. Bring your cell phone on the trip tomorrow?6. hiking is great exercise.7. How long will we be gone. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill8. Don’t expect to be home before 8:00 P.M.!9. go to sleep early the night before the hike!10. We will be leaving at 5:00 A.M.?At Home: Have the student write an interrogative sentence,and a response with an imperative sentence.The Summer of the SwansGrade 6/ Unit 13
GrammarNameProofreading:Sentences Begin a new sentence with a capital letter. Declarative sentences and imperative sentences end with aperiod. Interrogative sentences end with a question mark. Exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation point.Rewrite the passage, correcting all capitalization and punctuationmistakes. Macmillan/McGraw-Hilli am so happy that rescue teams are on alert at all times to come tothe aid of stranded or lost hikers i recently attended one of the classesteams hold to help campers think ahead about unexpected situationswhat if someone in my group became ill or injured what kind of weatherconditions might I expect do I have the skills necessary to safelycomplete the trip I plan to make these questions never occurred to me4The Summer of the SwansGrade 6/ Unit 1At Home: Invite the student to write a personal narrative about a triphe or she has made.
GrammarNameTest: SentencesAdd to the beginning of each group of words so that it forms a sentence.The information in parentheses will tell you what type of sentence itshould be. Be sure to begin each sentence with a capital letter and end itwith the correct punctuation mark.1. each hiker from the nature group (declarative)2. know the location of the nearest ranger station (interrogative)3. embarrassing to the group (exclamatory)4. extra food and clothing (imperative)5. good idea to have an extra map (declarative)6. a mother bear (exclamatory)7. with her buddy Tasha, (declarative) Macmillan/McGraw-Hill8. know they were such good friends (interrogative)9. can check your supplies (imperative)10. never shows up late (declarative)The Summer of the SwansGrade 6/ Unit 15
GrammarNameReview: Sentences A sentence is a group of words that expresses a completethought. There are four types of sentences: declarative, interrogative,imperative, and exclamatory.Write four sentences that have something to do with rescue efforts orcamping and hiking. Make one sentence declarative, one interrogative,one imperative, and one exclamatory. When you are finished, read thesentences to a partner. Talk about how your voice helps identify thedifferent types of sentences.1.2. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill3.4.6The Summer of the SwansGrade 6/ Unit 1
GrammarNameSubjects The complete subject includes all the words that tell what orwhom the sentence is about. The simple subject is the main word or words in the completesubject. You can sometimes correct a sentence fragment by adding asubject.Read each sentence. Write the complete subject on the line providedbelow each example. Put parentheses ( ) around the simple subject. (Insome sentences, the complete subject and the simple subject may bethe same.)1. The ruins of many ancient cities are located in Mexico.2. The Mexican people live and work near ancient archaeological sites.3. My cousin Isabel is studying to become an archaeologist.4. The large capital of Mexico is her home.5. Isabel hopes to travel to Tulum sometime soon with her classmates. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill6. The entire class will be guided on the trip by a well-known scientist.7. The students are looking forward to seeing some real artifacts.8. The department’s leading professor has arranged the trip.At Home: Have the student write about a trip he or she hasmade. Then have him or her locate the simple and completesubjects.Lost City Grade 6/ Unit 17
GrammarNamePredicates The complete predicate includes all the words that tell whatthe subject does or is. The simple predicate is the main word or words in thecomplete predicate. You can sometimes correct a sentence fragment by adding apredicate.Read each sentence. Write the complete predicate on the spaceprovided below each example. Put parentheses around the simplepredicate. (In some sentences, the complete predicate and thesimple predicate may be the same.)1. Isabel learns languages as part of her schoolwork in archaeology.2. She and her classmates practice their English with each other.3. Sometimes at home Isabel speaks English or French.4. She even knows a little Chinese!5. The dean of the language department at Isabel’s university approves.7. She works hard to master the characters.8. Late into the night, Isabel is often studying.8Lost City Grade 6/ Unit 1At Home: Have the student write about a subject he orshe enjoys. Then have him or her locate the simple andcomplete predicates. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill6. Chinese is a difficult language to learn.
GrammarName MechanicsBegin the greeting and closing of a letter with a capital letter.Use a comma after the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.Use a comma between the names of a city and a state.Use a comma between the day and year in a date.Proofread this friendly letter for errors in commas and capitalization.Add commas as necessary. Cross out the letters that should becapitalized.1723 Carolyn LaneOrlando FL 32819June 1 2006dear LupeLet me tell you about my fabulous trip to Mexico! I took anarchaeological tour with my family through the Yucatan Peninsula. Welearned about the great Maya civilization and saw the ruins of many of theircities. The Maya had a calendar and written language. They also studied theplanets and stars.Our trip began on May 5 2006 and we did not get home until MemorialDay! The weather in Mexico was perfect for hiking the ruins, and the Macmillan/McGraw-Hillbeaches of Cancun were fantastic. I learned how to snorkel, and Danny sawa barracuda! Coming home to Orlando Florida may seem a lot less exciting,but it’s good to be back.your friendMarisaAt Home: Have the student write a friendly letter tosomeone he or she knows or would like to meet.Lost City Grade 6/ Unit 19
GrammarProofreading:Punctuation andCapitalizationName Begin the greeting and closing of a letter with a capital letter.Use a comma after the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.Use a comma between the names of a city and a state.Use a comma between the day and year in a date.Proofread the letter Ivelise wrote to her cousin Isabel. Add commasas necessary. Cross out incorrect punctuation and the letters thatshould be capitalized. Use correct punctuation.1800 Fortune AvenueTampa FL 33624December 11 2006dear IsabelI received your letter last week, but I’ve been quite busy. Do youremember I told you about my history class. Well, we are learningabout ancient cities like the ones you have been visitingMy homework load is heavy, but I am enjoying learning about theSouth American cities? Are the Maya people like the ancient Incapeople I am learning about. I wish you were here so you could helpme with this essay I have to write?may be coming to Mexico City to visit soon. I can’t wait to show you myphotos.your cousinIvelise10Lost City Grade 6/ Unit 1At Home: Have the student write about one of his orher favorite cities. Urge your student to write completesentences. Macmillan/McGraw-Hillwrite soon and tell me about your trip to the Yucatan. My mom says we
GrammarTest: Subjectsand PredicatesNameDecide which word or group of words is the sentence part namedin parentheses. Circle the letter of your answer.1. My cousin Lupe enjoyed her visit to Key West, Florida. (simple subject)a.b.c.d.enjoyed her visitenjoyedMy cousin LupeLupe2. She visited many of the historic sites around the city.(complete predicate)a.b.c.d.She visitedvisited many of the historic sites around the cityaround the citymany of the historic sites3. Lupe gradually felt more at home in the city. (simple predicate)a.b.c.d.feltgradually felt more at homeat home in the cityLupe gradually4. An exhausting day of travel can make anyone feel tired. (complete subject)a. day of travelb. An exhausting day of travelc. anyoned. can make anyone feel tired Macmillan/McGraw-Hill5. A nice cup of tea usually makes Lupe feel a lot better. (simple subject)a.b.c.d.A nice cup of teaa lot bettermakes Lupe feelcupLost City Grade 6/ Unit 111
GrammarReview: Subjectsand PredicatesName The complete subject includes all the words that tell what orwhom the sentence is about. The simple subject is the mainword or words in the complete subject. The complete predicate includes all the words that tell whatthe subject does or is. The simple predicate is the main wordor words in the complete predicate. You can sometimes correct a sentence fragment by adding asubject or predicate. Macmillan/McGraw-HillWrite a friendly letter to someone you know that tells about a trip youhave taken, or would like to take, to a lost city. Make sure each sentencecontains a subject and a predicate. When you are finished, read theletter to a partner. Identify the complete and simple subjects andpredicates in each sentence.12Lost City Grade 6/ Unit 1
GrammarConjunctions andCompound SentencesName A conjunction joins words or groups of words. And addsinformation; but shows contrast; or gives a choice. A compound sentence contains two sentences joined by acomma and and, but, or or. You can form a compound sentence by joining two relatedsentences. Macmillan/McGraw-HillPut an X in front of each sentence that is a compound sentence. Forthose sentences, write the word that joins the two shorter sentences.1.Crayons were invented in 1903 by Edwin Binney and Harold Smith,and they were an instant success.2.Crossword puzzles can be diamond-shaped, or they can be square.3.The first ferriswheel began operating on June 21, 1893 at theChicago World’s Fair.4.It had 36 wooden cars that could each seat 40 people, but mostmodern ferriswheels are much smaller.5.A kaleidoscope is a tube one can look into that makes beautiful,colorful patterns using mirrors.6.The kaleidoscope was invented by the Scottish physicist Sir DavidBrewster in 1817.At Home: Ask the student to write each compound sentenceas two separate sentences.Gecko Glue, Cockroach Scouts, and13Spide
Jun 01, 2006 · 6. Name several safety tips for hiking and climbing 7. Wearing proper clothing and footwear is a basic tip 8. Why is it important to carry water 9. Penny wants to know more about camping 10. Why must climbers sign up before beginning their climb Sentences The Summer of the Swans Grade 6
