6AR HOMEWORK GUIDELINES

Each homework period are required to complete the following five activities. You should organize yourself to complete these tasks on different days. Homework is
issued and returned on days A and F.

1. INQ UIRY AN D M AKING CONNECTIONS: 2. MAT HEMATICS

A. Choose t o c omple te o ne of the following ac ti viti es e ac h home work pe riod. Put t he MATHLETICS
comple te d pr oduct int o your unit journal if possible. A. Get one new award. You can do more than
this if you wish.

DETECTIVE WORK VISUAL ART OTHER MATHEMATICS TASKS

Option One: FREECHOICE INVESTIGATION
Plan, research and present an investigation
connected to the unit of inquiry.
Option Two: LOCATE AN ARTICLE connected to
the unit of inquiry. Show how it is connected to
the unit of inquiry in as many ways as possible.
B. You may also be required to complete
another mathematical task.
Option One: Create a poster connected to the
central idea. Make sure that your poster is clear,
creative and that it reflects the principals of design.
Visit: http://designwashere.com/50-excellent-
posters-about-design/ 3. BLOGGING

Option Three: REPORTING Option Two: Free choice artwork connected to the Make at least one contribution to each new
central idea. post on 6AR’s Blog.
Create and conduct an interview connected to
the current unit of inquiry. Your Blog must:

You could interview an expert, friend or family
member.
GOALS
Achieve one of your goals. Show how you have
achieved your goal. Explain how it is connected to
the unit of inquiry. (You can be creative when you
make these connections)
1. Clearly connect to someone else’s comment
or the question.
2. Not repeat another person’s opinion. You
can write “I agree with _______ because….”
3. Be checked by the “COPS,” “F7’d” from
word and pasted in.

You could add a link and explain why it

MUSIC, DRAMA OR DANCE
Option One: Create a drama, composition or
dance connected to the unit of inquiry.
Option Two: Locate a drama, composition or
dance and show how it is connected to the unit
of inquiry.
SPORT
Option One: Design a game or sports activity connected to the current unit.
Option Two: Locate a news article or other media about a sport and show how it is connected to the
central idea.
WRITING connects to a question, the topic or someone’s
comment
Write a reflection, story, poem or an article that
shows your thoughts about the central idea or unit of 4. READIN G
inquiry. Read each day!
a. Choose a good book. The recommended
reading list in the class has many to
choose from.
b. Tell your parents an interesting fact or
idea from one of the books you have
read.
c. Complete your “all in one reading log
and literature tracker.”
d. Ask your parents to sign your literature
tracker. It must be signed two or more
times every homework period.

Option Three: Organise a sports even to raise awareness about something important. For example:
“Sock it to Slavery with Soccer.” 5. SPELL IN G AND H AN DWRITING

You will learn to accurately use and or neatly

B. CREATE A COVER PAGE FOR THE CURRENT UNIT OF INQUIRY . The cover page should
write ten words each homework period by
clearly and creatively show the following information:
following the Spelling and Handwriting
instructions in this booklet.
1. The Central Idea. The Inquiry lines.
2. The Key Concepts.
3. Questions that cause people to think about the central idea and inquiry lines.

C. COMPLETE any handouts you are given connected to U.O.I and glue them into your journal.