Thursday, April 20th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book or a NewsELA article.

2. Any Small Goodness, Pg. 4 in your packet. What is a simile?

3. Answer the questions for Chapter 1 "Before You Move On". They are in Google Classroom.

4. Similes Worksheet, can be found in your Google Classroom.

Social Studies

1. CNN News: "Predictions are made for the Atlantic hurricane season, a replica of an ancient Syrian artifact is unveiled in London, and we feature a new Character Study."

2. Complete Mulan worksheets (2). They will be handed to you.

3. Web Quest: Finish Links 5 and 6, get started on link 7.

4. Film: Mulan. Continue with the presentation and if time permits, complete worksheet.  

Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book or a NewsELA Article. Make sure you take some quizzes today.

2. Any Small Goodness, Read Ch. 1 and complete pgs. 3 and 5 in your packet.

Social Studies

1. CNN News: "Lawmakers debate impeaching Brazil's president, the U.S. Supreme Court examines an executive action on immigration, and we explore some strategies of retailers."

2. New Assignment: Ancient China Web Quest. For this assignment you are asked to research the information required to answer the questions.

3. Continue with Mulan: Complete Worksheet #2 as you watch the film.

Monday, April 18th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book an/or a NewsELA article. Make sure you take quizzes. You need 25 pts. for this week.

2. Complete Log Entry from last week. If you do not remember as much, you can write about today's reading. Your paragraph needs to be 5-10 sentences.

3.  Any Small Goodness, complete assignments from the packet and read Ch. 1 in the book.

Social Studies

1. CNN News: "Earthquakes claim lives and homes in Ecuador and Japan, divers excavate a historic shipwreck near Oman, and we explore the effects of space on the human body.:"

2. Review video "Great Wall of China" and complete the worksheet.

 

3. Film: Mulan, complete worksheet as you watch the film.

Friday, April 15th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book or a NewsELA article, today is the last day to complete your 16 pts. for this week. 

2. Complete a "Log Entry" for this week. 

3. Introduction to the book: Any Small Goodness. Complete worksheet #1 in your packet. 

4. Read Any Small Goodness Ch. 1 and complete assignment on the chapter read if there is time.

Social Studies

1. CNN News "Russian jets closely pass a U.S. ship, CNN obtains "proof of life" video of missing Nigerian schoolgirls, and we explain some methods of influencing delegates."

2. Complete worksheet posted on your Google Classroom, you need to watch this video =>The Great Wall of China to complete it. 

3. Film: Mulan 

   Complete worksheet.

Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book or a NewsELA article. 

2. Introduction to the new piece of literature "Any Small Goodness" that we will be reading in class.

3. Classwork: Complete worksheet based on the introduction of the main characters and the importance of a person's name. 

Social Studies

1. CNN News: "Two ISIS defectors discuss challenges of fighting the group, we look at how rules are set for the RNC, and a Character Study focuses on ecological inspiration."

2. Introduction to the film Mulan and how Ancient China is portrayed in the film.

3. Presentation: Mulan

4. Complete Review Worksheet #1 based on the film.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR Book quietly or read a NewsELA article, make sure you take a quiz!

2. Literacy Practice: Whales and Fish

3. Vocabulary

4. If there is more time, work on any due assignments.

Social Studies

1. CNN News "Today's show covers defections and nuclear work in North Korea, a U.S. official's visit to Hiroshima, and a student-made device that addresses hearing loss."

2.  SS. Vocabulary April 4-8 needs to be turned in.
    Sec. 3 China under the Zhou Dynasty Q's

3. Work on other assignments. 

Monday, April 11, 2016

Good Luck! ;)