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Packing List: 1) SS Folder 2) SSNB (green) 3) WNB (blue) 4) HF folder 5) RNB Writing (10-15 minutes) In HF folder - Continue developing your character in detail. Really get to know your main and secondary character! -Complete 3 very focused and detailed Character Try-its in your WNB. Follow the directions on your Character Try-Its task sheet in your HF folder. Social Studies: (30-35 minutes) Draft your Westward Expansion informative piece by hand on your research packet sheet. Use additional loose leaf if needed. (Once you finish drafting by hand, you're welcome to type your draft and share it with us.) Ongoing SS HW: Continue researching important topics and curiosities you have about life during Westward Expansion. Respond to posts on our Westward Expansion class blog. http://5412ps261.weebly.com/westward-expansion-blog Reading: (30-35 minutes) Read something you love or have been meaning to read for awhile now!
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Independence Celebration tomorrow! Wear pajamas and slippers, bring in a stuffed animal, bring whichever device you'd like to use during the celebration. Packing List: 1) SS Folder 2) SSNB (green) 3) WNB 4) HF folder (Grand character sheet) 5) RNB (only if you're not finished with your project) 6) The Tiger Rising(only if you're not finished with your project) Writing (10-15 minutes) In HF folder - Continue creating your grand character sheet. (Remember, you don't need to know yet wheter your character is an escaped slave, former slave, pioneer, indiginous person (native american), etc. yet.) -Your main goal it to think about how your character acts, thinks, feels about himself/herself, how others think about your character, what his/her habits are (ie. Ben in The Wagon Train and how he bit his lip.) Social Studies: (30-35 minutes) Read "Sodbusters" and complete the RR with it. Record your thinking in detailed and complete sentences. Ongoing SS HW: Conitue researching important topics and curiosities you have about life during Westward Expansion. Respond to posts on our Westward Expansion class blog. http://5412ps261.weebly.com/westward-expansion-blog Reading: (30-35 minutes) Prepare your end-of-book project to be turned in at 8:20am, tomorrow morning. PLEASE COME UP EARLY or STAY AFTER SCHOOL TODAY TO PRINT! Packing List:
1) SS Folder 2) SSNB (green) 3) RNB 4) The Tiger Rising 5) WNB (HF folder optional) Writing (10-15 minutes) In HF folder and WNB -Think about the Westward Expansion work we've been doing and the Historical Fiction texts we've read. 1) Select 2 or 3 groups of people to focus on during Westward Expansion: black pioneer (former slave), white pioneer, indiginous person (native american), law enforement (white soldier/government official), fur trapper, etc. 2) Brainstorm 2 or 3 conflicts each group of people might encounter during Westward Expansion. Ongoing: In Independent Writing Folder and WNB -Continue working on your Independent Writing project (no due date yet). Social Studies: (30-35 minutes) Continue your research from class today. Use the links we sent you in your email to continue your research. Take thoughtful and detailed notes on what the event/topic was and why it is important in our history. Reading: (30-35 minutes) Complete your final touches on your end-of-book project on The Tiger Rising. Packing List:
1) SS Folder 2) SSNB (green) 3) RNB 4) The Tiger Rising 5) WNB (HF folder optional) 6) Independent Writing Folder Writing (10-15 minutes) In HF folder and WNB -Continue your WNB work. Think about: How can the work we're doing in social studies help you come up with ideas you can use in your HF piece? In Independent Writing Folder and WNB -Continue working on your Independent Writing project (no due date yet). Social Studies: (30-35 minutes) Reread the text "On the Trail" and record additional information that you've discovered about the Oregon Trail, as well as additional information about native peoples during that time period. Reading: (30-35 minutes) Continue your end-of-book project on The Tiger Rising. Packing List:
1) SS Folder: Early Pioneer 2) SSNB (green) 3) RNB 4) The Tiger Rising 5) WNB (HF folder optional) Writing (10-15 minutes) -Continue your WNB work. Record thoughtful ideas that you have for your HF piece. -Continue working on your Independent Writing project (no due date yet). Social Studies: (30-35 minutes) Read the article Early Pioneers. Next, complete the reading response in complete sentences with details from the text. Reading: (30-35 minutes) Continue your end-of-book project on The Tiger Rising. Packing List:
1) Math Workbook (green) 2) MNB (yellow) & Math Folder (yellow) 3) SS Folder: Lewis and Clark Article and Response 4) SSNB (green) 5) Historical Fiction Folder Math: (20-30 minutes) -Extra study time. Study the concepts that were tricky for you today. Look at the concepts you highlighted on your study guide. Be prepared to finish your assessment/check over your assessment on Monday. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/5th-engage-ny/engage-5th-module-2www.khanacademy.org/math/5th-engage-ny/engage-5th-module-2 Writing (10-15 minutes) -Complete the HF interview with an adult. Record their ideas in complete sentences. (Print this out at home or in school if you complete the online version.) Reading for Social Studies: (30-35 minutes) Read both articles on Lewis and Clark. Next, complete the reading response on both texts. Brainpop: ps261 Password: ps261 https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/lewisandclark/ https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/westwardexpansion/ Packing List:
1) Math Workbook (green) 2) MNB (yellow) & Math Folder (yellow) 3) SS Folder: Lewis and Clark Article and Response 4) SSNB (green) 5) WSNB (orange) Math: (20-30 minutes) -Continue studying for your test tomorrow. The test will be on M2, Lessons 1-12. -Organize your notes/rewrite notes more clearly. Post-it mark ideas that you want to revisit. -Revisit-Rethink-Revise work from past lesson. -Watch Khan Academy videos on the standard multiplication algorithm and complete practice activities. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/5th-engage-ny/engage-5th-module-2www.khanacademy.org/math/5th-engage-ny/engage-5th-module-2 Word Study (20-25 minutes) -Study for your assessment tomorrow. Writing (10-15 minutes) -Complete the HF interview with an adult. Record their ideas in complete sentences. Reading for Social Studies: (30-35 minutes) DUE ON MONDAY! Read both articles on Lewis and Clark. Next, complete the reading response on both texts. Brainpop: ps261 Password: ps261 https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/lewisandclark/ https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/westwardexpansion/ Housekeeping: -Please bring all final GINGERBREAD items in if you haven't already! http://5412ps261.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/7/3/38733317/gingerbreadhousecelebration_5-412_2016__1_.pdf Packing List:
1) Math Workbook (green) 2) MNB (yellow) & Math Folder (yellow) 3) SS Folder: Louisiana Purchase Articles(2) (green) 4) SSNB (green) 5) WSNB (orange) FIELD TRIP TOMORROW! Walking trip to Borough Hall for National Day of Healing. Math: (20-30 minutes) -Continue studying for your test on Friday. The test will be on M2, Lessons 1-12. -Organize your notes/rewrite notes more clearly. Post-it mark ideas that you want to revisit. -Revisit-Rethink-Revise work from past lesson. -Watch Khan Academy videos on the standard multiplication algorithm and complete practice activities. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/5th-engage-ny/engage-5th-module-2 Word Study (20-25 minutes) -Writing Response. Try out a new activity to best study your words for Friday. Reading for Social Studies: (30-35 minutes) Read both/either non-fiction article on the Louisiana Purchase. In your SSNB, record the title: Event: Louisiana Purchase Date of Event:_______ Summary of event in your own words: Then, make a T-chart of What I Know and What this Makes Me Think. Use text evidence to support your thinking. Housekeeping: -Please bring in ALL REMAINING GINGERBREAD items by TOMORROW! http://5412ps261.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/7/3/38733317/gingerbreadhousecelebration_5-412_2016__1_.pdf Packing List:
1) Math Workbook (green) 2) MNB (yellow) 3) Literary Essay Folder (Yes, you read that correctly, LE) 4) WNB (blue) 5) WSNB (orange) 6) RNB, The Tiger Rising, and reading folder (purple) Housekeeping: - Bring in ALL gingerbread house making items on or before Thursday, Dec. 15th! http://5412ps261.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/7/3/38733317/gingerbreadhousecelebration_5-412_2016__1_.pdf Math: (20-30 minutes) -Continue your work on lesson 12 from class today. -Continue studying for your test on Friday. The test will be on M2, Lessons 1-12. -Organize your notes/rewrite notes more clearly. Post-it mark ideas that you want to revisit. Word Study (20-25 minutes) -Vocabulary slip choice. Pick a choice that helps you to best study your words for Friday. Writing: (20-30 minutes) Study for your LITERARY ESSAY QUIZ tomorrow. This should be quick and painless. Part 1: Identify the parts of a literary essay (with a word bank) Part 2: Annotate where the parts are on the sample essay on the back. Ongoing Writing Work: -Continue pushing yourself to plan out and record your thinking in your WNB. Your WNB should be a window into your writing ideas. -Continue working on your independent writing piece. Reading : (30-35 minutes) Continue working on your end-of-book project for The Tiger Rising. If you take a book, use that book the entire time you complete your project. All books must be signed out by writing your name on the board in class. http://5412ps261.weebly.com/galleryPacking List:
1) Math Workbook (green) 2) Independent Writing Folder 3) WNB (blue) 4) WSNB (orange) 5) RNB and text you're reading (purple) Housekeeping: - Bring in ALL gingerbread house making items on or before Thursday, Dec. 15th!http://5412ps261.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/7/3/38733317/gingerbreadhousecelebration_5-412_2016__1_.pdf -Many pictures have been added to the Gallery. Check them out. http://5412ps261.weebly.com/gallery Math: (20-30 minutes) -Continue your work on lesson 11 from class today. -Begin studying for your test on Friday. The test will be on M2, Lessons 1-12. Word Study (20-25 minutes) -Complete a Freyer model for all 5 words. (Remember, the more seriously you take this assignment, the better you understand each word on Monday, and then your WS word will feel easier and more comfortable each night.) Writing: (15-20 minutes) -Really get back into your WNB work. Take a breather from the computer and really plan out your next writing ideas/pause from your work and think through new ideas in your WNB/get inspired and jot down ideas from unlikely places to push your current piece. Reading : (30-35 minutes) Independently read for 30-35 minutes. Record what sticks with you at the close (end) of your reading. Use text evidence to support this thinking. |
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