Week of 8/26

Dear families,

   It's time for another week of school. We have a lot of learning packed into this week, but that will make our upcoming 3-day weekend even sweeter! Let's take a look.





School Events
Mon, 8/26 Shurley English Ch3 Test (MY Language Arts class ONLY)
Fri, 8/30 POW due (all language arts classes); Narrative Due (My language arts class only)

Mon, 9/2 NO SCHOOL! LABOR DAY

LANGUAGE ARTS
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POW Topic: I do my best in school when...
Monday: Brainstorm. 
Tuesday: Detail sentences. 
Wednesday: Topic and concluding sentences. 
Thursday: Final Copy. 
Friday: Edit and turn in.

Shurley English: 
Monday: Chapter 3 Test

*This week, we are going to focus on narrative writing instead of a Shurley English chapter.

Writing: Narrative - make up a story
Characters, setting, plot, problem/solution
Friday: Narrative Due

READING
   HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.
Instructional Conversation, or IC
IC #1: Nonfiction article, "Touching the Sky." What do you notice? Discuss inferences. Use evidence stems. JPA (joint product activity). (RI.1)
IC #2: Check in on Literature Circles. 

Literature Circles
Lit Circle #1: Roles; Character (Protagonist, Antagonist), Setting, Plot
Lit Circle #2: Roles; Predict: What is going to happen next in the story?
Lit Circle #3: Roles; What is the problem? Solution?

Computer
Computer #1: Edmodo - Wonderopolis article, inference
Computer #2: Kidblog - Top 10 Lists based on topic

Independent Work
"Can You Spell N-E-R-V-O-U-S?" short story. Make a chart - Characters, setting, plot.

Read & Respond
   This week, students will complete a DEAR reading response. We practiced these last week. Students will have the opportunity to complete a DEAR response on the book they are reading independently.

Reading I
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Reading II
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Social Studies
Mrs. May's Homeroom Only
*We have finished our first units in science and social studies, and now it's time to switch classes. My homeroom will go to Mrs. May for science, and Mrs. May's homeroom will come to me for social studies.

This unit, we'll be working on the Civil War! Click on the Social Studies page at the top to learn more. Look at the standards for SS5H1. 

We will begin with studying the events that led to the Civil War. There are 10 major events/items we'll learn about:

1. Slavery
2. Missouri Compromise
3. Fugitive Slave Law
4. Compromise of 1850
5. Kansas-Nebraska Act
6. Uncle Tom's Cabin
7. John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
8. Lincoln's 1860 election
9. Secession
10. The Attack on Fort Sumter

We will also spend Thursday in the computer lab learning about what life was like for a slave if he or she decided to escape. We'll follow the path of Tom, a runaway slave, on his quest for freedom. This will be a fun day for students to explore a multimedia site sponsored by Scholastic. It's full of slideshows, videos, facts, and sound effects. 

Then on Friday, we'll study the 5 major battles of the war:

1. Battle at Fort Sumter
2. Battle of Gettysburg
3. The Atlanta Campaign
4. Sherman's March to the Sea
5. Surrender at Appomattox

Next week, we'll get hands-on! Students will have the opportunity to sort through REAL items from the Civil War! Thanks to the Northeast Georgia History Center, students will be able to try on real Civil War uniforms, get their hands on some very old Confederate money, and hold some tools from this era in their hands. It will be great fun! Students will also learn about the end of the war and the effects on both the North and South.

Test: Thursday, September 5.
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