Paul Revere's Ride: A History Mystery

                                                              Solving the Mystery:

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will be typing their final drafts and looking up pictures for their Patriot/Loyalist books. 

Science-  We will be learning the difference between physical and chemical changes in experiments we will be conducting at the Museum of Science and Industry on Tuesday.  We will also continue to discuss and take notes on Lesson 14.2 "What are Physical Properties and Changes?"  Hopefully we will take our open note quiz on Lesson 14.2 on Thursday.  

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- Students will be working on inflection.  We will do a close read of Longfellow's poem about Paul Revere's famous ride.  Then students will practice reading 2-3 stanzas of the poem with inflection.  They will eventually recite the stanzas to me and I will be listening to them for expression, inflection and overall fluency.

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:
How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?
How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will continue to go over vocabulary for our Paul Revere story:  cargo, colonies, revolution, express, oppose, liberty, Patriots, sentries, and taxes.  

Math-  We will continue to go over various multiplication strategies.

Important Days:

Monday- ELA PARCC Testing Session 3
Tuesday- Museum of Science and Industry Field Trip
Thursday- 6:30-8:00 Open House

Have a wonderful week!!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will be discussing Lesson 8.3, and will be taking cause and effect notes.  They will discuss the battles of Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill.  They will also continue to look at each event through a loyalist and patriot's point of view.

Science- Students will hopefully take their open-note quiz on Lesson 14.1 on Wednesday.  Then they will read Lesson 14.2 "What are Physical Properties and Changes?"

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- On Monday students will get to experience the Paul Revere Mystery Theater at Prarieview.  Students will watch a play on Paul Revere's famous ride, and will be given a mystery to solve in small groups.  I am looking forward to it!

Then we will also be having mini-lessons on idioms, adages, proverbs, and reading with inflection.  We hope to also do a first and second read of Longfellow's poem about Paul Revere's famous ride.

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:
How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?
How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will continue to study List 10: cap, di, semi, sect, vac, and vis, and take their quiz on Friday.  They will also continue to go over vocabulary for our Paul Revere story:  cargo, colonies, revolution, express, oppose, liberty, Patriots, sentries, and taxes.  

Math-  We will be going over various multiplication strategies.

Important Days:

Monday-  Paul Revere Mystery Theater
Tuesday- ELA PARCC Testing Session 1
Thursday-ELA PARCC Testing Session 2

Have a wonderful week!!

A Peek at this Week

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students will be discussing Lesson 8.3, and will be taking cause and effect notes.  They will cover the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, and the First Continental Congress.  They will also begin to write paragraphs looking at each event from both the Patriots' and Loyalists' viewpoints.

Science- Students will be picking an element from the Periodic Table and research some of its properties.  They will also finish taking Cornell notes on Lesson 14.1.    

ELA
Reading and Language Arts- We will finish our close read of "Yankee Doodle."  Then we will read "And Then What Happened Paul Revere."  Eventually we will read Longfellow's poem about Paul Revere's famous ride.

Hardship in History- Essential Questions:
How does the time period of the hardship impact future decisions and events?
How are hardships in history similar and different?

Word Work-  Students will continue to study List 10: cap, di, semi, sect, vac, and vis.  They will also be going over vocabulary for our Paul Revere story:  cargo, colonies, revolution, express, oppose, liberty, Patriots, sentries, and taxes.

Math-  Students will be taking their Math PARCC testing this week.  They will also be playing multiplication and division games.

Important Days:

Monday-  Math PARCC Testing Session 1
Tuesday- Math PARCC Testing Session 2
Wednesday- Early Dismissal
Thursday- Math PARCC Testing Session 3
Friday- Math PARCC Testing Session 4

Have a wonderful week!!