Dear Parents,
This week Progress Reports will be distributed on Friday so that you can check on your child's progress. These should be signed and returned on Monday. There will be an ELA Weekly Quiz on Friday for all grades. For fourth grade it will be based on the historical fiction drama Divided Loyalties by Gare Thompson we are presently studying in class.For third grade it will be based on the noin fiction book Face to Face with Wolves by Judy Brandenburg. For second grade it will be based on assorted Greek myths. Below I have listed web sites for students that should be very useful in helping students get a good background and provide suitable research so they have a better understanding of the material. I will be questioning students on what is presented on these web sites.
Please check back on Thursday for the next homework assignment for all classes!
FOURTH
3/1 ELA -In order to understand about the tar and feathering procedure mentioned in the drama, watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdpKEs_dMHc.
Then for further research on the American Revolution refer to: http://www.ck12.org/user:a2FyZW4ubGF3c29uQHRjc2VkdS5uZXQ./book/Tennessee-4th-Grade-Social-Studies-The-History-of-America-to-1850/section/5.4/
On looseleaf take notes of eight important points you'd like to use for a class discussion. Write them neatly in a bulleted list.
3/3 REL Print out all flash cards words for Unit 3 from www.sadliereligion.com and STUDY the definitions of all the words. Be ready to be assessed on them!
For ELA quiz study the defintions of script, act, scene, dialogue,setting, stage directions, abolish, alter, destructive, government, institute, right (in notebook). Writing assignment will be based on characters' perspectives on excerpts of Declaration of Independence we studied.
THIRD
3/1 ELA-In order to get a better understanding of wolves and why and how they should be protected click on http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/gray-wolf/#gray-wolf-closeup.jpg. Scroll down and read the Overview. Then click on Mission Wolf Rescue and Amazing Animal: Gray Wolf, watch the TWO videos.
On looseleaf take notes of eight important points you'd like to use for a class discussion. Write them neatly in a bulleted list.
3/3 REL Print out all flash cards words for Unit 3 from www.sadliereligion.com and STUDY the definitions of all the words. Be ready to be assessed on them!
For ELA quiz study the defintions of characteristics, informational, gist, point of view, trust, species, pack, alpha pair, dominant, dependent, den, rendezvous site, omega wolf (in notebook).
Writing will be based on facts about wolves on the website cited above and from work done in class.
SECOND
3/1 ELA-In order to get a better background on Greek myths we have been studying click on http://greece.mrdonn.org/myths.html and scroll down to click on any of the stories we studied in class.
On looseleaf choose any one of the stories with characters we have studied in class
and make a bulleted list of six events of the story in correct sequence. Each bullet should have only one sentence.
3/3 REL Print out all flash cards words for Unit 3 from www.sadliereligion.com and STUDY the definitions of all the words. Be ready to be assessed on them!
For ELA quiz study the defintions of current, desperately, plummet, proof, aimlessly, commotion, dreadful, accurate, guidance, reputation, trample, sill, resist, skilled, terms, tremendously. Writing will be based on describing any of the monster figures of mythology that we studied or explaining how any of the characters used their supernatural powers. Review on website above.
Please click below if you wish to see this week's lesson plan:
Some adjustments may need to be made whenever unexpected changes in scheduling occur.
Fourth Grade: http://planbookedu.com/s/WM54L
Third Grade:http://planbookedu.com/s/KC1L6
Second Grade:http://planbookedu.com/s/WQS8B
