Week of Jan 28th

ELA:  Argument Writing "The Whole Process" has started and the Topic is - Pigs as Pets?
           This week the process will include 2 new articles and 1 last video, socratic seminar, graphic        organizer, quote sandwich, clock partners, one more listening and speaking "pro/con" activity.

Social Studies:  Ancient Egypt- Geography Lessons (2) in Google classroom and then on to Pharaohs- Ramses 2 and Hatshepsut

Thanks for reading,
Mr Franey

Week of Jan 22nd

ELA:  "Pigs as Pets?" This is our first major argument writing topic.  Students will go through the whole 2 week  process that includes: pro/con articles, film clips, pro/con improv, socratic seminar, graphic organizer, clock partners,  quote sandwich, claim, thesis, warrant, super warrant, and a 5 paragraph essay in google classroom.

Social Studies: Ancient Egypt - This week we will finish up artifact/infer center rotations.  Then we will move on to geography, social structure, and death (Mummies and the Afterlife)

Thanks for Reading,
Mr F

Week of Jan 14th

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!!!

ELA:  We have finished our Pilot of the Springboard ELA Textbook adoption.  We used the pilot to introduce the components of Argument Writing.  This week we will introduce the Socratic Seminar and how it fits into argument writing.  After that we will focus on the topic: The Pros and Cons of Homework.  We will read and annotate 2 articles.  We will have a Socratic Seminar.  We will then write a long paragraph that includes a claim and at least 2 reasons with evidence in order to back up the claim.
*Also, Book Club #3 is starting up today...they will meet Friday- So make sure they are reading every night!

Social Studies:  Intro to Egypt - our next ancient civilization.  We will do a discovery walk for 2 days.  Then we will start with some mapping activities and text book work as well.

Thanks for reading,

Mr Franey