February 26th

SPELLING

Barber: Suffix rules -tion & -ment:  Include 5 words from last tests of suffix words.

Words: encouragement, department, enjoyment, corruption, function

*TEST THURSDAY.

Brazier: Practice spelling words with a partner.

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST (all 40 words) TOMORROW

Kornas:  

* PERSONALIZED SPELLING TEST TOMORROW

MATH

Textbook Link: http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch One: Investigating Angles.

ASK: “What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral? How do you know?”

Brazier - Switch Two: Strand 4 CFP #2 Retake.

CFR ON TUESDAY

Martinez - Switch One: Review and Game Day.

CFP #2 RE-TAKE TOMORROW.

CFR ON TUESDAY.

Martinez - Switch Two:  P.E.M.D.A.S challenge!

CFP #2 TOMORROW.  CONTINUE STUDYING THE STUDY GUIDE.

CFR ON TUESDAY.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Barber: Chapter 8: Dilemma 1. Read 8.3 and complete INB page.    

*ASK: “How did the slave trade begin?  Why?”

Kornas Switch 1:  Discuss $4.5 billion Super Bowl commercials, problem solve as a class regarding colony billboards.

*ASK “How did the discussion about Super bowl commercials connect to your colony billboard presentations? How did the class problem solve through the situation?”

Kornas Switch 2:  Student role: Step into the “shoes” of a slave for Chapter 8. Class discussion background information regarding slavery.

HOMEWORK: STUDENTS SHOULD ASK AN ADULT AT HOME, “WOULD YOU RATHER BE A CAPTURED SLAVE OR A PERSON WHO WAS BORN INTO SLAVERY?”

*ASK: “WHICH ONE OF THE ABOVE  OPTIONS DID YOU CHOOSE AND WHY?”

READING WORKSHOP

Barber: Book clubs practice procedures to grow conversations.

Brazier: Book Club Meetings. “After you read it, rate it.”

Kornas: Read Aloud. Review Hamburger Procedure.

Martinez: Book Club Review.  “Book club members plan what they’ll prepare and discuss at their next meeting.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: “Writers choose to develop opinions they have reasons for.”

Brazier: “Flash-Draft:” Plan, draft, revise, and edit an essay (on one’s recently-chosen topic) in one sitting

Kornas:  Persuasive Writing Boot Camp - Day 2.

Martinez: Essay Boot Camp!  Writers follow a specific structure when writing an essay.