Language Arts:
- 6th Grade: Worked on the novel Wonder.
· 5th Grade: same lesson as 6th grade and they need to complete the following writing assignment in their Reader’s Notebook.
Theories on Characters:
1. Write about a theory you have about a character from the novel
You are reading. You must include the following:
* The name of your novel and it must be underlined.
*You must give specific examples from the book to support your theory.
You have to give page numbers.
*Spelling counts
*Must be in cursive.
· Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes or more nightly.
- February R and E due Tuesday, February 12th
- 5th grammar packet due Wednesday, February 6th
- 5th Grade reading response due tomorrow (Feb. 1st)
Social Studies: Watched a video Back to the Beginning to launch unit three which studies the three major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam).
- Student took notes on the video and we are working on “Shrinking Notes”
- They shrank their notes to 10 and worked an essay comparing Ancient history and Modern day
Shrinking Notes
1. Pick the 10 best notes on the history of religion
2. Write an essay on the following topic. Compare and Contrast Ancient Historical Events to Modern Day Events.
3. Your paragraph must have the following: AAEE Model
· Topic sentence
· evidence with support
· 8 sentences minimum
· In cursive
Homework: Notes and essay due tomorrow
