I hope and pray each of you had a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends. It is a wonderful break before we plow through the rest of second quarter.
Both 5th and 6th grade Literature classes have a calendar for our next class novel. The calendar takes us to the end of the quarter. Remember the assignments listed are what we will work on that day in class, not what is due. Assignments done before they are discussed and assigned will not be accepted.
It is a great way to know what work is done if your student misses a class for any reason.
5th Grade assignments for this week:
Look at the Literature calendar for chapters assigned.
Sketch of the log cabin from Sign of the Beaver - Monday - due Wednesday
Comprehension questions for novel - Tuesday on Google classroom - due Wednesday
Reaction journal assigned Thursday - due Friday
Explorer first draft due Wednesday
Spelling assignment Tuesday - due Wednesday
Spelling word test on Thursday
Social studies study guide for chapter 6 - Tuesday - due Wednesday
Chapter 6 social studies test - Thursday
Language Arts: Literature: We have begun our next class novel, The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare. It is a historical fiction book that ties so well into our history lessons in social studies. We will be discussing the elements of historical fiction, as well as setting and plot.
Again, the calendar is posted on the blog and on Google classroom. The assignments listed are what we will be working on that day.
All grades from this unit will come from the listed assignments. There will not be a final test. Vocabulary will be done individually and the grades will come from the folder.
Grammar, Spelling: We will have a spelling assignment on Tuesday and final test over these words in Thursday. Students need to make sure to look over the words during the two weeks before the test.
We will continue to work on nouns in grammar. We will only do 1 skill a week for now since we are trying to finish our writing project.
Writing: The first draft of the Explorer writing is due Wednesday. From there we will be looking at a few more informational writing elements. We will add to our first draft. Next week I will publish the final project, what is due and when it is due.
Social Studies: We have essentially finished with chapter 6. We enjoyed watching Disney's version of Pocahontas on Tuesday. The students were able to pick out the historical inaccuracies, having read true accounts of Jamestown and Pocahontas. This week we will finish up the chapter, complete the study guide, review and take the chapter test.
Study guide will be due on Wednesday. It must be at school and completed for points. We will go over all the answers on Wednesday so late work will not be accepted. Students will not be able to use notes for this test. They will need to study the information on the study guide.
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6th Grade Literature: We have begun our new class novel Hatchet. Calendars for both A and B day classes are posted on Google classroom. Both classes were assigned to read the first 2 chapters over the break. It is important to keep up with all the assignments for this unit. We will end the unit right at quarter end, and late work will not be accepted. Vocabulary will be done individually and the grade will come from the work in the vocab folder.
We will be returning to the original teacher for this unit, except for a survival project in the middle of the book. Those 6th graders that were in Ms. Stearn's room first quarter will be with her again, and my students will return to my room. The book and assignments will be the same.
This book will allow us to teach about plot and 3 literary types of conflict, all contained in this book.
There is a movie entitled, "A Cry in the Wild" that we will watch at the end of the unit.
This week students will be writing questions, they will begin vocabulary work, there will be a quiz to go along with the chapters assigned. Students will have chapters assigned each class that will need to be read outside of class.
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