ELA: In this unit, students apply what they have learned about the American Revolution and colonial perspectives on the war to create broadsides persuading someone to be a Patriot or a Loyalist. This prepares students for the performance task, a text-based discussion in which they discuss whether they would have supported the war if they had lived during colonial times.
In the first half of the unit, students read and analyze opinion writing to understand characteristics of the format and how authors support their opinions with reasons and evidence. For the mid-unit assessment, students read a new broadside from the Quaker perspective and analyze the author’s opinion, reasons, and evidence. In the second half of the unit, students use the Quaker broadside read for the mid-unit assessment as a model, analyzing the structure and using the Painted Essay format to write and revise their own broadside persuading someone to be a Patriot. Students write and revise a new broadside from the Loyalist perspective for the end of unit assessment. Students then select a broadside to publish and prepare for and participate in a text-based discussion. Math: We are continuing our unit on understanding operations of fractions and decimals. We will also review previously taught concepts in preparation for the EOGs. Science: Studying forms of energy that can be grouped based on their interactions with matter (sound, heat, magnetic, electrical, and light energy). Important Events This week students will have the opportunity to preview the Book Fair and make wish lists. Please turn in field trip money and lunch forms as soon as possible. Email me if you have any questions: [email protected]
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Hello Parents, here are a few updates for this coming week. As always let me know if you have any questions.
Reading: In this unit, students continue to explore colonial perspectives on the Revolutionary War with a focus on a family divided by their perspectives. Over the course of the unit, they read and act out a play called Divided Loyalties by Gare Thompson. After reading each scene, students analyze the thoughts, feelings, and actions of characters with a focus on the differing Loyalist and Patriot views within the family in order to write a descriptive paragraph describing the character in detail. At strategic points, students read excerpts of the Declaration of Independence and discuss what the characters in Divided Loyalties would think of the excerpt in a text-based discussion. Math: Students will continue learning operations with fractions and decimals. This week we will ficus on decomposing fractions using addition and subtraction. Students will prove their thinking by using number lines and area models(fraction bard). Science: We will continue exploring how electrically charged objects can affect the motion of objects. Social Studies county projects are due this Friday. Students can bring them in early if they finish prior to the due date. Students received permission slips to our upcoming field trip to the NC symphony. Please return these forms as soon as possible. Hello Parents, here are a few updates about this week.
ELA: We will begin our second unit in Module 1 American Revolution. In this unit, students continue to explore colonial perspectives on the Revolutionary War with a focus on a family divided by their perspectives. Over the course of the unit, they read and act out a play called Divided Loyalties by Gare Thompson. After reading each scene, students analyze the thoughts, feelings, and actions of characters with a focus on the differing Loyalist and Patriot views within the family in order to write a descriptive paragraph describing the character in detail. Math: We will continue exploring fractions and decimals. This week we will focus on understanding operations of fractions and decimals. The beginning of this unit will focus on concepts learned in third grade that relate to general understanding of fractions. Science: We will finish the magnet unit with a quiz to wrap up on Tues. or Wed. Following that, we will explore electricity's relationship to motion. *The Social Studies county projects due date has been extended to March 1st. This entire project is supposed to be done at home. Hello parents, I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Here are some updates for this week.
ELA: Students explore colonial perspectives on the Revolutionary War. They begin by hearing a read aloud of Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak, which outlines the outbreak of the Boston Tea Party from multiple perspectives. Students then read and analyze short informational texts pertaining to some of the perspectives they heard in Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak to build background knowledge about the American Revolution and the reasons colonists became either Patriots who fought for independence or Loyalists who fought to remain a part of Great Britain. Social Studies: Students should continue working on their county projects at home and bring them in once they're complete. Science: Force and Motion: Magnets and Electric Charge- Students will explore how magnets interact with all things made of iron and with other magnets to produce motion without touching them. Math: Making connections to decimal notations. With the focus being on the following guided questions:
On Tuesday, students will take the NC Math check-in online. Have a great week! Hello parents,
I have returned to the classroom and really enjoyed seeing students again, I missed them while I was out! Baby Chase is doing great and is growing into a healthy bundle of joy. Here are some updates for this week. The next couple of weeks we will be working on wrapping up and finalizing required work for quarter 2. ELA: Students will be wrapping up Module 2- Animal Defenses by revising their narratives to include peer feedback, dialog, and transitional words and phrases. Once this module is complete, we will begin a new module centered around the American Revolution. Math: Students will take their final quiz on fractions. The rest of the week will be spent reviewing previously taught concepts. Social Studies: Continuing work on County Projects Friday students will have an awesome opportunity to attend a NC Theatre Improv Workshop |