Week of Mar 25th

Welcome Back to the first day of Trimester 3!


ELA:  We are in the middle of our research for our next 5 paragraph argument essay - Should Kids Play Video Games?  We will be watching 4 videos, reading 2 articles, doing a Socratic Seminar, and using an essay organizer 



Social Studies:  We will be finishing up Egypt this week by studying Hieroglyphics, Daily Life, and the Invention of the Sail - with modern connections.

Thanks for Reading,
Mr Franey

Week of Mar 18th

Welcome back! Hope you had fun in the sun this weekend.  Lots of sun burned faces in class today!

ELA:  Iditarod Argument Essays were returned today/ with feedback and grades.  Students used the feedback to set goals for their next essay.  We will start research Tue. on our next Argument Essay: Video Games for Kids.

Soc Studies:  Ancient Egypt continues this week with tombs, mummies, Book of the Dead, the afterlife and how it affected the living community.

Thanks,
Mr Franey

Week of Mar 11th

Welcome Back!  Wow, with all the snow days and vacations, it's hard to get back into a groove...

So here you go-

ELA:We are working on our second major Argument Essay.  Iditarod:Animal Cruelty or Just a Race?
         •Last week we watched 3 videos, read and annotated 3 articles, did Pro/Con Improv  Conversations, did Socratic Seminar..
        •This week we are doing a Pro/Con Category Sort, using clock partners to complete the essay planning graphic organizer, and typing the final draft in Google Classroom (Due Friday 11am)

*Note: Book Clubs are up and running again!  This is Club #4 and their current book should be read up to the halfway point by Friday

Social Studies:  We are still studying Ancient Egypt.  We are reading and responding to a class novel: The Prince of Egypt.  Our next steps are to study everything involved with Ancient Egyptian Afterlife