Tuesday, November 17, 2015

A Peek at this Week

A Look at This Week:
Social Studies- Students are finishing notes on Lesson 5.3, "The First Colonies."  Then they will read Lesson 5.4 "The 13 English Colonies."

Science- Students will take notes on Lesson 6.3, "How do People Affect Ecosystems."


ELA
Reading- Students will be introduced to their research project.  Students will be researching a famous person who has overcome a challenge, and present their findings in a Glogster.
Essential Questions:
How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?
How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?
How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will review the roots/prefixes/suffixes from the first four lists.

Language Arts- Students will grade their narratives using the rubric and make final revisions to their papers.

Math-  Students have begun Lesson or Module 3, "Common Denominators."  Students are using ratio tables to multiply numbers, find common denominators, and simplify fractions.  Students will be taking an open-note quiz on this lesson on Friday.

Have a great week!