Week of November 26, 2012
Fiction "Partly Cloudy"
Fiction "Partly Cloudy"
Word Skills: Context Clues
Using the anchor chart, complete the PowerPoint identifying the correct choice and type of context clue used. Get checked before turning in.
Using the anchor chart, complete the PowerPoint identifying the correct choice and type of context clue used. Get checked before turning in.
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Poetry
Week of December 10, 2012
Fiction: A Christmas Haunting by Craig Dominey
http://themoonlitroad.com/a-christmas-haunting/
Listen to the short story, follow along with the text, and complete listening guide.
Word Skills: More Context Clues practice
https://docs.google.com/presentation/pub?id=17KicpVvqatgkJYQyxq3d1IiyopA59YhRkaKyd0j9y6Y&&loop=false&delayms=3000
Fiction: A Christmas Haunting by Craig Dominey
http://themoonlitroad.com/a-christmas-haunting/
Listen to the short story, follow along with the text, and complete listening guide.
Word Skills: More Context Clues practice
https://docs.google.com/presentation/pub?id=17KicpVvqatgkJYQyxq3d1IiyopA59YhRkaKyd0j9y6Y&&loop=false&delayms=3000
Week of December 17, 2012
Holidays Around the World Web Quest and Presentation
INTRODUCTION: Each year in December, people all over the world celebrate Christmas. But this is not the only holiday observed at this time. All over the world other holidays, such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St. Nick’s Day and the Chinese New Year are observed and celebrated.
While some holidays stem from religious origins, others are observed through government declaration as a national holiday. Whatever the reason, people celebrate these holidays in many different ways.
TASK: Your job is to visit various websites to find out as much as you can about these other winter holidays. You will choose the holiday you find most interesting and complete a data sheet on it. You will then use the information you gathered to create a Google presentation that will present your findings to the class.
PROCESS:
INTERNET SITES:
KWANZA:
RAMADAN
DIWALLI
GOOGLE PRESENTATION
RESOURCES:
EVALUATION:
See attached rubric
Holidays Around the World Web Quest and Presentation
INTRODUCTION: Each year in December, people all over the world celebrate Christmas. But this is not the only holiday observed at this time. All over the world other holidays, such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St. Nick’s Day and the Chinese New Year are observed and celebrated.
While some holidays stem from religious origins, others are observed through government declaration as a national holiday. Whatever the reason, people celebrate these holidays in many different ways.
TASK: Your job is to visit various websites to find out as much as you can about these other winter holidays. You will choose the holiday you find most interesting and complete a data sheet on it. You will then use the information you gathered to create a Google presentation that will present your findings to the class.
PROCESS:
- Use Web Quest Data Sheet to keep information organized and complete
- Read through all of the questions
- Select an internet site and begin reading about one of the holidays offered
- Choose the holiday you like best and begin to complete a data sheet on it
- You may write your answers on lined notebook paper and staple it to the data sheet
- Create an informational Google Presentation to present your findings
INTERNET SITES:
KWANZA:
- http://www.tike.com/celeb-kw.htm
- http://childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21
- http://www.harperchildrens.com/holiday/kwan3.htm
- http://members.tripod.com/~Nancy_J/kwanzaa.htm
- http://www.chron.com/cgi-bin/auth/story/content/chronicle/food/97/12/22/microwave.html
- http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/youth/holidays/kwanzaa/
- http://www.teachersfirst.com/20/getsource.cfm?id=7846
- http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hanukkah.html
- http://www.marlo.com/hanukkah.htm
- http://www.godwithus.org/holidays/hanukkah_traditional_jewish
observance.html - http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Hanukkah/Detail.aspx
- http://www.joi.org/celebrate/hanuk/history.shtml
- http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/HAN_HEG/HANUKKAH.html
- http://www.teachersfirst.com/20/getsource.cfm?id=7835
- http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html
- http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/newyear/newyear.html
- http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chinesenewyear1.html
- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/chinesenewyear/
- http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html
- http://holidays.kaboose.com/chinese-new-year/chinese_new_year.html
- http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/chinese.html
- http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/around/stnicholas.html
- www.billanookps.vic.edu.au/German/saint_nicholas.htm
- http://www.santas.net/stnicholas.htm
- http://www.stnicholascenter.org
- http://www.wf-f.org/st.nicholas.html
- http://stnicholas.kids.us/Brix?pageID=465
- http://www.christmaslore.com/make_sure_you_celebrate_christmas_and_st
nicholas_day_this_d.html#more
RAMADAN
- http://www.factmonster.com/spot/ramadan1.html
- http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/f/ramadanintro.htm
- http://www.holidays.net/ramadan/
- http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ramadan.htm
- http://holidays.mrdonn.org/ramadan.html
DIWALLI
- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/diwali/
- http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Diwali
- http://www.kidsgen.com/events/diwali/
- http://www.indianchild.com/diwali.htm
- http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/people-places-kids/diwali-lights-festival-kids/
GOOGLE PRESENTATION
- Title – Name of holiday, your name, and
- Data for question #1
- Data for question #2
- Data for question #3
- Data for question #4
- Data for question #5
- Data for question #6
- Craft or recipe information
- “Sources” slide that lists web addresses used (copy and paste those used)
RESOURCES:
- Data Sheet
- Rubric
- Computers
- Listed internet web sites
EVALUATION:
See attached rubric
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Week of January 14, 2013
Poetry: "The End and the Beginning" by Wislawa Symborska
Listen to video below as you read along with poem (back page of Weekly Reader Read). Complete poetry analysis as you are reading/listening. Remember, re-read/re-listen often.
Poetry: "The End and the Beginning" by Wislawa Symborska
Listen to video below as you read along with poem (back page of Weekly Reader Read). Complete poetry analysis as you are reading/listening. Remember, re-read/re-listen often.
Conventions:
Use the presentation below to read three passages and answer questions having to do with Writing conventions. Answer on a piece of loose leaf paper, provide explanations, and get checked before turning in. Read carefully.
*Click arrows to make full screen.*
Use the presentation below to read three passages and answer questions having to do with Writing conventions. Answer on a piece of loose leaf paper, provide explanations, and get checked before turning in. Read carefully.
*Click arrows to make full screen.*
Week of February 4, 2013
Fiction Assignment: There Will Come Soft Rains
Directions: Read the short story, complete the sequence graphic organizer, and complete the short answer questions.
Fiction Assignment: There Will Come Soft Rains
Directions: Read the short story, complete the sequence graphic organizer, and complete the short answer questions.
Writing Focus: TTA
Directions: Identify task, topic, audience, and main idea for each prompt on a piece of loose leaf paper.
Directions: Identify task, topic, audience, and main idea for each prompt on a piece of loose leaf paper.
Conventions: No Red Ink (Focus on comma usage)
Directions: Follow this link http://www.noredink.com/
Click on "Student" to sign up for an account.
Create username and password (first initial and last name-password propel)
Enter the code
6fe45a5b
Complete assignment (15 questions). Pay attention to the tutorials. They are there to help walk you through anything that you may not understand. Also, utilize the anchor chart for comma rule reminders. Make sure to sign out of your account once finished.
Week of 2/11/13
Writing focus: Task, Topic Audience (TTA)
Directions: Follow this link http://www.noredink.com/
Click on "Student" to sign up for an account.
Create username and password (first initial and last name-password propel)
Enter the code
6fe45a5b
Complete assignment (15 questions). Pay attention to the tutorials. They are there to help walk you through anything that you may not understand. Also, utilize the anchor chart for comma rule reminders. Make sure to sign out of your account once finished.
Week of 2/11/13
Writing focus: Task, Topic Audience (TTA)
Must Do's for the Week of 2/25/13: Focus on Writing
Week of March 18-22, 2013
Point of View: Read each of the slides and choose best answer. Record answer and explanations on loose leaf paper. Raise your hand when finished to get checked.
Point of View: Read each of the slides and choose best answer. Record answer and explanations on loose leaf paper. Raise your hand when finished to get checked.
Multiple Meaning Words/Dictionary Skills: Read each sentence and use the definitions of the word that best completes the sentence. Record answers on loose leaf paper, get checked, and turn in once corrected.
Supporting Generalizations