Week of Mar 23rd

Language Arts:

Figurative Language and Poetry
We will continue with Personification and then move on to Tone, Mood, Simile, and Metaphor

Reading:  Book Club #3 started today (Monday) Everyone is in a new book club...Make sure your child is reading the correct number of pages per night


History:  Ancient Egypt Final....Starting Wed-design your own Ancient Egypt Museum Website
(This will last 1 1/2 to 2 weeks)

Week of Mar 16th

Week of Mar 16th

Language Arts:

This week we will be studying eastern and western philosophy...and the art of argument
Then we will start lesson one of Figurative Language

PS. Book Club Book #2 needs to be finished by Friday


Social Studies:

Egyptians and Ancient Aliens (research and argue) -(make worldly connections)
                                                         (Keep an open mind and ...Have Fun with it)

Start Egypt Final:  Create an Ancient Egyptian Museum Website - using Weebly and Chrome books

Week of Mar 9

Language Arts

Writers Workshop Week- Topic: Iditarod (Just another race, or animal cruelty?)

Homework- Book Club Book (continue reading)

History

Ancient Egypt: Social Hierarchy, Architecture, Ancient Alien Theory (fun w/ argument)

Homework- none

Week of Mar 2nd

Language Arts:

Review Grades from latest Argument Essay and set new goals

Begin Research on new topic:  Iditarod Race - Sled Dog Controversy

Mon-Fri Homework (Sled Dog Research and/or Book Club Reading)



History:

Ancient Egypt - Mummies, The Afterlife, Tombs

Mon-Fri Homework (none)

Week of Feb 23rd

ELA - Writers Workshop This Week - Q: Should Orcas be kept in Captivity?

Homework:

Mon. - Read in your new book club the pages you agreed on in your meeting
            Star Ideas and Quotes Paper (finish)
            Do 1/2 Formal Outline Handout

Tue. thru Th. (Read in Book Club book every night)

Thursday Night (Book Club Paper)



Soc. Studies - Egypt Geography, Tombs, Pyramids, The Afterlife


Homework:

Mon. /Friday- None

Week of Feb 9th

ELA:  Researching and Argument Writing this week.
           Topic:  Should Orcas be kept in captivity?

Homework:

Mon:  Finish book club novel by Friday
           Read and Highlight 2 articles about Orcas

Tue: Finish book club novel by Friday
         Voluntary Research: Orcas

Wed:  Socratic Paper and Pro/Con Box paper (Finish both)

Thurs:  Book Club Focus Paper / Also bring book back to turn in
             Marine Mammal Specialist Guest Speaker Closure Paper





Soc. St.: Focus on Ancient Egypt- Finish Hieroglyphics, Study Kings and Queens, Study Nile River

Homework:

Mon: Finish Kings and Queens Vocabulary Paper if not completed in class...

Tue: None

Wed: None

Thur: None

Week of Feb 2nd (Homework)


LANGUAGE ARTS:

Note:  We are doing research for our next argumentative essay...
           Question:  Should Orcas be kept in captivity?

Mon- 3rd week of Book Club (make sure you read the right amount of pages in your novel)

Tue- Book Club (read)

Wed- Book Club (read)

Th- Book Club (read) Also complete the Book Club Handout and be ready to meet Fri morning with your group for a discussion

Fri- None



SOCIAL STUDIES:

No Homework - We are working with Hieroglyphics and Ancient Egypt this week