Grade 6 · Quarter 2 · Week 18
Beginnings of Rome & Q2 Culminating Project
Founding of Rome; the early Republic. Mid-year synthesis week.
Standards this week
- · 6.RP.A.3
- · 6.NS.C.7
- · 6.EE.B.7
- · W.6.7
- · MS-LS1-5
- · C3 D2.Civ.5.6-8
Packet contents
- Daily lesson plans (Mon–Fri)
- Friday weekly review
- Parent digest summary
- Worksheets (4)
- Teacher answer keys (4)
Materials to gather before Monday
Sharpened pencil & eraser
Day's notebook (one section per subject)
Calculator (optional)
Anchor text or passage handout
Graph paper
Lab notebook
Microscope & prepared slides
Graph paper for data
Timeline strip
Lined paper
Craft supplies (clay, cardstock)
Daily plans
Monday
Founding of Rome
| Social Studies | Romulus & Remus myth vs. archaeology of the Palatine. |
|---|---|
| Math | Mid-year cumulative review: ratios, rates, percent. |
| ELA | Read on Roman foundation myths; historical vs. legendary (RI.6.3). |
| Science | Mid-year body-systems & ecosystems review. |
Today's worksheets
- · [Mid-Year] Final: Mid-Year Final Assessment (Q1 + Q2)
- · [2C] Passage: Reading Passage: Democracy in Athens (with comprehension)
- · [Q2] Assessment: Q2 ELA Assessment
- · [Mid-Year] Final: Mid-Year Final Assessment (Units 1 + 2)
Tuesday
Etruscans & Early Influence
| Social Studies | Etruscan kings; arches, augury, gladiatorial games inherited. |
|---|---|
| Math | Cumulative practice: integers, coordinate plane. |
| ELA | Compare Roman myth to Greek myth; common themes. |
| Science | Mid-year lab practical: microscope or measurement station. |
Today's worksheets
- · [Mid-Year] Final: Mid-Year Final Assessment (Units 1 + 2)
Wednesday
The Roman Republic
| Social Studies | Founding 509 BCE; consuls, Senate, the Twelve Tables. |
|---|---|
| Math | Cumulative practice: equations & inequalities. |
| ELA | Plan culminating essay: 'How did Greece set the stage for Rome?' (W.6.7). |
| Science | Mid-year cumulative assessment — written portion. |
Today's worksheets
- · [Mid-Year] Final: Mid-Year Final Assessment (Units 1 + 2)
Thursday
Patricians & Plebeians
| Social Studies | The Conflict of the Orders; the tribunes of the plebs. |
|---|---|
| Math | Mid-year cumulative assessment. |
| ELA | Draft culminating essay. |
| Science | Mid-year lab practical scoring & feedback. |
Today's worksheets
- · [Mid-Year] Final: Mid-Year Final Assessment (Q1 + Q2)
- · [Mid-Year] Final: Mid-Year Final Assessment (Units 1 + 2)
Friday
Q2 Showcase
| Social Studies | Present Greek-Roman comparison; share artifacts and posters. |
|---|---|
| Math | Cumulative review wrap-up; student-led problem walkthroughs. |
| ELA | Publish culminating essay; portfolio sync. |
| Science | Q2 portfolio sync; reflection on growth. |
Today's worksheets
Friday weekly review
Theme: River-valley civilizations & ratios
- Social Studies
- Name one geographic feature studied this week and explain how it shaped the people who lived there.
- Math
- Show one worked example from this week's standard and write a one-sentence rule in your own words.
- ELA
- Pull one sentence from the anchor text that surprised you. Explain why in 2–3 sentences.
- Science
- Describe one observation from a model, lab, or diagram and the question it raised.
Big question
How did this week's science or math concept change how you understand the civilization or text we studied?
For the family
Short summary of this week to share with your child and the rest of the household. Print and post on the fridge.
ELA
"Ask: "Who is the main character or speaker in what you read today, and what do they want?" Then have your child read aloud one favorite sentence from "Read on Roman foundation myths"."
Math
"Ask your child to teach you tonight's idea in 60 seconds: "Show me one example of mid-year cumulative review: ratios, rates, percent." Teaching it back is the fastest way to lock it in."
Vocab to use at dinner: ratios, rates, percent
Science
"Ask: "What did you observe today, and what do you think it means?" Encourage your child to draw a labeled sketch of "Mid-year body-systems & ecosystems review" on a sticky note."
Social Studies
"At home, ask: "Where on a map would you find what you studied today?" Have your child point it out and tell you one cause and one effect from "Romulus & Remus myth vs"."
Worksheets (4)
- [Mid-Year] Math · Mid-Year Final Assessment (Q1 + Q2)
- [2C] ELA · Reading Passage: Democracy in Athens (with comprehension)
- [Q2] ELA · Q2 ELA Assessment
- [Mid-Year] Science · Mid-Year Final Assessment (Units 1 + 2)
Math · G6-MATH-PKG
Mid-Year
Mid-Year Final Assessment (Q1 + Q2)
Standards: 6.RP, 6.NS.A, 6.NS.B, 6.EE.A·Time: 60 min
__________________ Score: _____ / 25
1. Simplify the ratio 18:24 to lowest terms: _____:_____.
2. Write a ratio equivalent to 5:8: _____:_____.
3. A car drives 240 miles in 4 hours. Unit rate = _____ miles per hour.
4. A 15-ounce can costs $4.50. Unit price = $_____ per ounce.
5. Which is the better buy: 8 oz for $2.40 or 12 oz for $3.36? _____
6. Find the GCF of 24 and 36: _____
7. Find the LCM of 6 and 9: _____
8. Rewrite 32 + 48 as the GCF times a sum: _____ × (_____ + _____)
9. Compute: 3/4 ÷ 1/2 = _____
10. Compute: 5/6 ÷ 2/3 = _____
11. Compute: 4 ÷ 2/3 = _____
12. Evaluate: 2⁴ = _____
13. Evaluate: (3 + 2)² − 5 = _____
14. 1,344 ÷ 24 = _____
15. 5,148 ÷ 18 = _____
16. 12.5 + 8.473 = _____
17. 15.4 − 6.85 = _____
18. 4.5 × 0.6 = _____
19. 9.6 ÷ 0.4 = _____
20. Translate "3 more than 4 times a number" into an expression: _____
21. Evaluate 5n − 8 when n = 4: _____
22. Simplify: 6x + 4 + 2x − 1 = _____
23. Apply the distributive property: 3(2x + 5) = _____
24. A scribe has 3/4 of a roll of papyrus. Each scroll requires 1/12 of a roll. How many scrolls can she make? _____
25. A merchant has $b in cash and earns $5 per item sold. Write an expression for his total after selling n items: _____
**QUARTER 3 --- EQUATIONS AND GEOMETRY**
ELA · G6-ELA-PKG
2C
Reading Passage: Democracy in Athens (with comprehension)
Standards: RI.6.1, RI.6.3, RI.6.6
__________________
Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions below in complete sentences.
ELA · G6-ELA-PKG
Q2
Q2 ELA Assessment
Standards: RL.6.2, RL.6.6, RI.6.3, W.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.4
__________________ Score: _____ / 20
Part 1: Reading comprehension (6 points)
Read the excerpt below before answering.
Science · G6-SCI-PKG
Mid-Year
Mid-Year Final Assessment (Units 1 + 2)
Standards: MS-ESS2, MS-LS1, MS-LS2, MS-ESS1·Time: 60 min
__________________ Score: _____ / 20
Part 1: Multiple choice
1. Which is NOT a type of rock in the rock cycle? (A) Igneous (B) Sedimentary (C) Metamorphic (D) Organic. Answer: ____
2. Which is the source of energy that drives the rock cycle? (A) The sun (B) Earth's internal heat (C) Both (D) Neither. Answer: ____
3. Which cell structure carries genetic information? (A) Mitochondria (B) Nucleus (C) Cell wall (D) Ribosome. Answer: ____
4. Which two structures are found in plant cells but NOT animal cells? (A) Nucleus and mitochondria (B) Cell wall and chloroplasts (C) Ribosomes and vacuoles (D) Cell membrane and cytoplasm. Answer: ____
5. In a food web, energy flows: (A) In one direction (B) In a closed loop (C) Both directions (D) Only during the day. Answer: ____
6. Which order of body organization is correct (smallest to largest)? (A) Tissue → Cell → Organ → Organism (B) Cell → Tissue → Organ → Organism (C) Organ → Tissue → Cell → Organism (D) Cell → Organ → Tissue → Organism. Answer: ____
7. What causes lunar phases? (A) Clouds (B) Earth's shadow (C) The geometry of the Earth--sun--moon system (D) Variations in moonlight. Answer: ____
8. The seasons are mainly caused by: (A) Distance from the sun (B) The tilt of Earth's axis (C) The phases of the moon (D) Volcanic activity. Answer: ____
Part 2: Short answer
9. Name one geoscience process and a real-world example of it.
10. Name three structures found in BOTH plant and animal cells.
11. Describe the role of decomposers in an ecosystem.
12. Why do energy flows in one direction in an ecosystem but matter cycles?
13. Name two body systems and one way they interact.
14. Why is the Earth's axial tilt --- and not its distance from the sun --- the main cause of seasons?
15. Why does the moon cause most of the daily tides?
Part 3: CER responses
Teacher section — remove before giving to student
Answer keys
4 of 4 items have keys on file.
Answer key · Math
Mid-Year: Mid-Year Final Assessment (Q1 + Q2)
Teacher copy
1. 3:4
2. Sample: 10:16, 15:24, 25:40
3. 60 mph
4. $0.30 per ounce
5. 8 oz @ $2.40 → $0.30/oz; 12 oz @ $3.36 → $0.28/oz. The 12-oz is better.
6. 12
7. 18
8. 16 × (2 + 3)
9. 3/2 = 1 1/2
10. 5/4 = 1 1/4
11. 6
12. 16
13. 20 (25 − 5)
14. 56
15. 286
16. 20.973
17. 8.55
18. 2.7
19. 24
20. 4n + 3
21. 12
22. 8x + 3
23. 6x + 15
24. 9 scrolls (3/4 ÷ 1/12 = 9)
25. b + 5n
Q3 --- Equations and Geometry
Answer key · ELA
2C: Reading Passage: Democracy in Athens (with comprehension)
Teacher copy
1. Central idea: Athens created the world's first democracy in 508 BCE; though limited by modern standards, it shaped political thinking ever since. (Cite: "the Athenian experiment shaped everything that came after.")
2. Demokratia --- "power of the people."
3. Sample: Adult male citizens attended the Assembly; voted by raising hands; could be chosen by lottery for office; juries decided cases.
4. Women, slaves, and foreigners could not vote --- perhaps 85% of the population was excluded; only adult male citizens participated.
5. Pericles: "Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves." The author uses this to show Athenian pride and how the city saw itself as original.
6. The author admires the Athenian experiment but also takes a balanced view, acknowledging both its limits and its lasting influence.
Answer key · ELA
Q2: Q2 ELA Assessment
Teacher copy
1. The Athenian Assembly gave political voice to ordinary citizens --- and they treasured it.
2. Sample: "Men climbed the hill from across the city --- farmers, sailors, shopkeepers --- to debate the next war" --- shows the diversity of who could speak.
3. Sample: "It was the most precious thing they had built" --- clearly admiring.
4. Sample theme: Fate cannot be escaped. Cite a passage involving the gods or prophecy.
5. Sutcliff's omniscient narrator sees what no single character can --- the gods' plans, the long arc, the consequences. This gives the war epic and tragic weight.
6. Democracy = rule by the people.
7. Metis = cunning / clever thinking; Odysseus exemplifies it through the Trojan Horse.
8. Incensed = angered, made furious.
9. "Where is the eagle?" asked Marcus.
10. The gift was for him and me.
11. Sample: Both heroic and democratic ideals depend on the courage of individuals --- heroes in battle, citizens in the Assembly. Both require people to choose to act for something larger than themselves, even at personal cost.
Mid-Year ELA Final Assessment
Answer key · Science
Mid-Year: Mid-Year Final Assessment (Units 1 + 2)
Teacher copy
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. Sample: Weathering --- wind and rain wearing down a granite cliff over centuries.
10. Cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes (any three).
11. Decomposers break down dead matter and return nutrients to soil so that producers can use them again.
12. Energy is lost as heat at each transfer; matter is conserved and reused indefinitely.
13. Sample: Circulatory and respiratory --- they work together to deliver oxygen and remove CO2.
14. Earth's distance to the sun varies only slightly; the hemisphere tilted toward the sun receives more direct sunlight per area.
15. Sample: The moon's gravity pulls Earth's oceans, creating tidal bulges; Earth rotates beneath them.
Sample CER response
Claim: Mesopotamian wheat fields cycled matter and channeled energy through their ecosystem.
Evidence: Sun energy powered photosynthesis in wheat plants. Wheat fed sheep and humans. Water from the Tigris and Euphrates cycled into plants, evaporated, and rained again. Decomposing crop residue and animal waste returned nutrients to the soil for the next season.
Reasoning: Both energy flow (sun → wheat → animals → heat) and matter cycling (water and nutrients moving between living and nonliving parts) operated in this ecosystem, just as in any modern one.
Sample CER response
Claim: The body is a system of interacting subsystems.
Evidence: Exercise simultaneously increases heart rate (circulatory), breath rate (respiratory), and sweating (integumentary).
Reasoning: These coordinated responses show that the systems work together to meet body demands; no system functions in isolation.
16. Rock cycle diagram with igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic; processes labeled.
17. Diagram: sun ↔ moon between sun and Earth, both sides of moon unilluminated to viewer. Explanation: from Earth's side, we see only the moon's dark side at new moon.
18. Drawing of plant cell with cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria (any 5 labeled).
19. Food web: sun → wheat / aquatic plants → primary consumer → secondary consumer → decomposer; energy arrows one-way.
20. Waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon.
Unit 3 --- Geoscience, Resources, and Engineering