Thursday, March 24th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book or a NewsELA article.  Make sure you take a quiz.

2. Log Entry: Complete a log entry based on what you read this week.

3. Read The Circuit, pg. 131-134

4. Work on missing assignments, if you are finished you can work on S. S. work, read a book or practice typing.

Social Studies

1. CNN News  "Security is increased in cities worldwide, U.S. officials issue their strongest warning about opioid medications, and a tremendous aircraft gets off the ground."

2. Complete Check your Progress questions, use the textbook pg. 280-285 in your textbook.

3. Work on missing assignments, if your are finished read a book or practice typing. 

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016

Language Arts 

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book or a NewsELA article, make sure you take a quiz.

2. Read The Circuit, "Moving Still" pg. 126-130

3. Complete Vocabulary for this chapter. 

4. Study Hall: take time to work on assignments. If you are done, work on 

Social Studies

1. CNN News "Terrorists target Belgium's capital, we're exploring the issue of food recalls, and a private company offers trips to the edge of space under a balloon."

2. China's First Dynasties: Complete assignment in you Google Classroom.

3. If you finish, you may work on any work that you need to turn in.

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book quietly or read a NewsELA article and take a quiz on it.

2. Read The Circuit pg. 122-126

3. Answer the questions based on the reading. Found in Google Classroom. #2 Comprehension Questions The Circuit

Social Studies

1. CNN News "News from Brazil, Egypt and the UK is covered on today's show, preceded with an in-depth analysis of the turbulent history between the U.S. and Cuba."

2. Use the textbook pgs. 280-285 to answer the questions for today's assignment.

3. If you finish complete the vocabulary for this week. Vocabulary: China's First Dynasties 

Monday, March 21st, 2016

Language Arts

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

2. Read book: The Circuit, Ch 12, pg. 116

3. Complete assignment posted on Google Classroom.

Social Studies

1. CNN News "Police capture the most wanted man in Europe, President Obama visits the nation of Cuba, and sabre rattling ratchets up around the Korean Peninsula."

2. Read: Section 2, China's First Dynasties Pg. 280-285 in the textbook.

3. Complete assignment posted on Google Classroom.

Friday, March 18th, 2016

Language Arts 

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book or a NewsELA article quietly! Take a quiz if you need to.

2. Read The Circuit, pg. 115

3. Reading Log Entry

3. Work on vocabulary for The Circuit

Social Studies

1. CNN News "The U.S. government declares that ISIS is committing genocide, an American student is sentenced in North Korea, and SeaWorld ends its orca breeding program."

2. Study for quiz.

3. Quiz: "The Middle Kingdom" 
    Read quietly when you are done.

4. Work on vocabulary for this week.

Thursday,
March 17th, 2016

Agenda 

Language Arts 

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book or a NewsELA article, make sure you take a quiz.

2. Literature Log Entry: The Circuit. (Found in your google classroom)

3. Read chapter 12 "Moving Still" in The Circuit.

4. The Circuit Vocabulary

Social Studies

1. CNN News

2. Today we will focus on how the natural barriers affected China.

    Watch this video: Geography of China and answer the questions as you go along.

3. If you finish, you can practice typing or read a NewsELA article. 

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Language Arts 

1. Silent Reading: Read your AR book, if not you may read a NewsELA article and take a quiz.

2. Go over the answers as a class from yesterday's classwork.

3. Answer the questions for chapter 11, "To"Have and To Hold" in The Circuit

4. If you are done, you can work on assignments that you need to turn in. If you are finished with everything, you can read or practice your typing.

Social Studies

1. CNN News "Today, we're going inside a rebel-controlled part of Syria. Other topics include an early pollen season, a submersible exosuit, and a political delegate count."

2. Introduction to China: Great Wall and Early Dynasties
In this video you will learn about Ancient China as well as a description of the famous Great Wall. Introduction to China

3. Reread "The Middle Kingdom" Pgs. 274-2777 in your textbook, then answer the questions for this section.

4. When you are done you can work on this weeks' vocabulary assignment.

Monday, March 14th, 2016

Language Arts 

1. Silent Reading: AR book or NewsELA 

2. Read the summary for The Circuit, chapter 11

3. Complete assignment on Chapter 11, found in Google Classroom.

Social Studies

1. CNN News

2. Read Ch. 10, Section 1: "The Middle Kingdom"

3. Complete assignment: Ch. 10 Vocabulary: "The Middle Kingdom"

Friday, March 11th, 2016

Language Arts 

1. Silent Reading

2. Yesterday you watched: 

      Wrath of Grapes 1 of 2

   Today you will watch:

       Wrath of Grapes 2 of 2

    Write a summary for this second part as well, just like you should've done for part 1.

3. Show film if there is time left.

Social Studies

1. CNN News

2. Show film Wendy Wu

3. Movie review and comprehension questions.

    Make sure you complete both set of questions, Part 1 and Part 2

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

Language Arts 

1. Brain Pop about Cesar Chavez. Watch video: Wrath of Grapes 1 of 2 Write a summary based on what you watched, it will be due tomorrow.

2. Watch short videos about the statues: Terra Cotta Warriors 

The incredible history of China's terracotta warriors - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP5p4QbvPtc 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsUE-ZtcUFg

3. Read magazine about "Terra Cotta Warriors" with the teacher on the smart board.

4. If time permits, show film Wendy Wu

Social Studies

1. CNN News

2. Show film Wendy Wu

3. Complete assignment based on the film, found on Google Classroom.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading

2. Brain Pop about Cesar Chavez. Then you will take a quiz based on what you learned.

3. Continue reading, The Circuit. Then answer some questions on the chapter read.

4. If you finish, work on any upcoming assignments.

 Social Studies

1. CNN News

2.  Video about the differences between Hinduism and Buddhism.

3.  As a class, construct a chart to compare and contrast these two religions.

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Language Arts  

1. Silent Reading, read the article: Newsela | California law uproots schoolchildren of migrant farmworkers 

2. Watch these two videos based on immigrant farm workers:

              Fingers to the Bone   Invisible America

3. Write a complete paragraph based on the two videos that you watched. Found in Google Classroom.

4. Continue reading The Circuit

Social Studies

1. CNN News ---------> Write a paragraph based on what the video was about.

2. Watch video and take notes while you watch the video: Hinduism and Buddhism

3. Compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism: write at least 3 things that they have in common and 3 things that they have different. Found in Google Classroom.

Monday, March 7th, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading. Read a book or a NewsELA article.

2. Video about Francisco Jimenez, author of The Circuit.

3. Read Chapter 11 pg. 100, The Circuit.

 Social Studies

1. CNN News Listen to some of the most important news worldwide.

2. Brain Pop video about world religions. Complete handouts based on the video. (Teacher has them.)

3. If time permits, watch video about the life of Siddhartha and write a paragraph on what you learned. Write your paragraph in assignment found in Google Classroom.

Friday, March 4th, 2016

Language Arts 

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

2. Complete the Literature Log Entry found in your Google Classroom.

3. Read Aloud:  Chapter 11 "To Have and to Hold" in The Circuit. 

Social Studies

1. CNN News Todays topics include earthquake warning systems are getting better.

2.  Pop Quiz: "The Beliefs of Buddhism"

3. Review on "The Beliefs of Buddhism"

4. Finish any work that you have past due, if you are finished with everything you may read a book, an article, or do typing ONLY.

Thursday, March 4th, 2016

Language Arts 

1. Silent Reading

2. Literature Log Entry Activity, found in your Google Classroom

3. Complete the character's worksheet from The Circuit, make sure you have enough information about each character.

Social Studies

1. CNN News Today they will focus on a mysterious plane crash and on an astronaut who just came back from space.

2. Complete vocabulary worksheet, match words with their definition and select the correct word for each sentence.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Language Arts

1. Silent Reading 15 min.

2. Library, make sure you check out a book at your level. Remember to take an AR quiz before you turn in your book.

3. Questions from The Circuit, "Learning the Game" are due today.

4. Work on "Learning the Game" summary, it is due tomorrow.

Social Studies

1. CNN News- Today they focus on scenarios for the U.S. polical parties. and about newspaper circulation in India.

2. Vocabulary for Section 1 will be due tomorrow. If you are not done, finish it.

3. Complete worksheet on Ch. 8: Section 2 "The Beliefs of Buddhism," can be found in Google Classroom.  

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Language Studies

1. Silent Reading (15 min). Library tomorrow, make sure you take an AR quiz if you need to.

2. Guided Reading Questions: The Circuit: "Learning the Game"  Can be found in Google Classroom.

3. Chapter Summary: determine the central idea of the chapter, "Learning the Game"

 and summarize the key supportive details. Can be found in Google Classroom.

4. If finished, work on your slide presentation.

Social Studies

1. CNN News: Focuses on the role of animal feed and how it impacts the U.S. food industry.

2. Go over Section 1, Check your Progress questions from yesterday.

3. Read Section 2, "The Beliefs of Buddhism"

4. Finish Vocabulary for section 1 if not finished. If your are finished, watch this video.