I apologize for missing the blog on Friday, and the missing homework last week... I'm sure it created some confusion!
I had tried to post on Friday from my iPhone, but alas, it didn't work!
That being said, here we go...
Week In Review:
Reading/Writing:
Most of us have finished our "Revolting Rhyme" outlines and have begun the actual poem itself... it's going quite well but the kids need to remember to include everything from their outline in their final poem...
We are working on character description from "Boy" and have continued with our role playing "Hot Seat" activity, in which each student mimes the behaviors/traits of a character in front of the class and the rest have to guess correctly which character is being represented...
Weekly Grammar Practice: Sentnece Structure... Fragments and Run-Ons
4E Fact Text Projects…
Spring, 2013
Spring, 2013
I.) Current Events (The ”News”!)
•Every Friday, we will find one news article/news story to summarize in a 2 paragraph piece…
•We will look on the ”newspaper” apps on the iPads and/or on the news websites on a laptop…You can also bring in a news article from home…
•WORLD NEWS ONLY!
•ENGLISH NEWS SOURCES ONLY!
•We will answer:
1st Paragraph: FACT! Who? What? Where? When? Why?
2nd Paragraph: OPINION! What do you think about the story? What’s your opinion?How will this news affect the future? If it is a ”problem” story (as many news stories are), how could it be solved? How does this story affect your life?
…as we learn more about news articles… how to search for them, how they’re written, how to interpret them… we will write more developed writing pieces
So. HOMEWORK that goes along with this, for this week here, is to search for a suitable online English news source...AND/OR find access to a printed English news source (magazine or newspaper)
II.) Fact Text: ”Boy” Research Paper…
You will choose one historical topic presented in ”Boy” to research on the computer…
Topics may include (these are ideas given by the kids): Corporal Punishment; the History of Boarding Schools; England in 1920’s; The Culture of Norway; medical treatment in 1920’s (etc, etc); dentistry in 1920’s; automobiles, 1920; old fashioned candy; tuck boxes; food of England, 1920s; kindergarten; transportation in England 1920’s; clothes and uniforms; The Bristol Channel; toys; crafts; radio; Cadbury history; communication; behavior in school; being a single mother; World War I and II??
You will use our online encyclopedia or other approved sites…
This is a history paper, and the guidelines for an appropriate fact text must be followed (I will coach you through this)…
You will follow a mindmap that you have created on your own…
Math:
Chapter 4: Multiplication and Division... the kids still need to go over their FLASHCARDS!
Science:
A NEW NTA course this term! electricity!
I will be at the NTA course this Wednesday, learning all about electricity and getting supplies for our class experiments!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Parent Meeting: Grades 4-6; Wednesday, February 6th, 18:00... Topic: Social Networking in Schools
Ice Skating: Wednesday, February 13th
Homework: "due" before thursday
Find, and take a look at, a news source... this may help...
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