- Unit 4 is entitled Justice. Students will be working to answer the question: What is Justice? This unit will focus on social studies concepts as well so some of the assignments during this unit will count toward students' social studies grades.
- This week we will be reading the biography, Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, by Kathleen Krull.
- Reading comprehension skills for the week are: explain text structure: sequence, make inferences, and recognize foreshadowing.
- The U4W3 reading comprehension test will be in January. Date to be announced.
Writing
- Unit 4 is entitled Justice. Students will be working to answer the question: What is Justice? This unit will focus on social studies concepts as well so some of the assignments during this unit will count toward students' social studies grades.
- This week's writing assignment will be to write an opinion. This is the prompt: You are a student contributor to a local newspaper. Write an opinion for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Use examples to address these questions: Why are the actions of individuals important? How can one person make a difference?
- We will work on this assignment during class, however, students may need to work on some of the assignment at home. Students will be graded according to the writing rubric posted on the top right column of this page.
- This assignment is due on Monday, December 11th.
Spelling
- This week we will be working on spelling words ending in -ed, and using commonly misspelled words correctly.
- The words are: appointed, associated, bribed, compromised, dedicated, elected, enforced, guaranteed, inaugurated, implied, interpreted, negotiated, nominated, persecuted, ratified, gilt, guilt, insight, incite.
- The spelling test will be in January. Date to be announced.
Grammar
- Students will be working on using linking verbs and present-tense action verbs.
- Students are encouraged to take good grammar notes and to review their notes before each test.
- The U4W2 grammar test will be on Monday, December 11th.
Small Group Reading
- Students will be placed into leveled small groups based on the results of the Unit 3 assessments.
- Students will be finishing the following books this week: The Anti-Slavery Movement, Voice of Freedom: A Story about Frederick Douglass, The Great Migration, The House of Dies Drear.
- Students will also be completing learning stations during our small group reading time. All of these activities go along with our Unit 4 theme of justice. Students will turn in a packet of their work which will also count toward their social studies grades.
- Students will need to take an A.R. quiz for their book.
Math
- Chapter 7: Multiply Fractions
- We will complete lessons 7.1-7.5 this week.
- There will be one page of math homework assigned nightly.
- There are many resources available on ThinkCentral to help students.
- Every Friday, we will be having a multiplication timed test. Students should be practicing their multiplication facts daily.
- Our next book will be The Watson's Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Science
- We will begin Chapter 6: Earth and Space.
- Students will be doing lesson 1: How does Earth move?
- This year we will be using USA Studies Weekly for our social studies content.
- Week 11: The Southern Colonies
- USA Studies Weekly content can be found on the website: https://app.studiesweekly.com/online/