Homework, Week of October 28th

Wednesday, October 30th

Writing:
Finish your "Scary Story".  The final copy of your story is due Thursday.  No exceptions!  It can be either neatly hand written or typed.  Yes, you can share the story with me on google drive.  If shared, send it to kresh@cps.edu.

Tuesday, October 29th

216 Math:
Do not work on SL 3-8!  Rather, complete the tessellation you started in class today.  Remember, your tessellation can contain more than one shape!  Just make sure there is no "dead space" in your pattern.

Writing:
Continue working on your "Scary Story".  The final copy of your story is due Thursday.  It can be either neatly hand written or typed.  Yes, you can share the story with me on google drive.

The image and other details are below.  What is new are the sentence suggestions:

The wind howled under the full moon. 

Scared yet?

No, No! Not me!

It was a creepy, eerie October night in Ravenswood.

The fallen leaves covered the path leading to the abandoned house.

I will never forget the look of horror on the old man's face.

There I was, lost and alone on that Halloween night.

The sound of the howling wind kept me awake that evening.

It was midnight.

I sat curled up by the front door just counting the seconds until my parents would finally arrive. 

Monday, October 28th

4th Soc:
Complete the "Label a Map" WS.

216 Math:
Complete the "Vertex Connection" WS (it is a handout, not the study link WS).

Writing:
Continue to work on your "Scary Story"  (image and additional details are below)
Step 1: Complete your brainstorm of what you will be writing about.  This was due Monday.

Step 2: At minimum, complete your first draft of the Introduction paragraph(s) and the Conflict/Rising Action paragraph(s) of your scary story.  Please remember to use the notes that you took from the slides on Friday.  This was due Monday.

Step 3: Complete the first draft of your story!   Things you will turn in Tuesday:

a) your brainstorm.
b) a minimum of a 5 paragraph scary story.  
    Paragraph 1: Introduction
    Paragraph 2: Rising Action
    Paragraph 3: Turning Point
    Paragraph 4: Falling Action
    Paragraph 5: Resolution

Use the details we have been talking about in class.  For example, for the turning point is the most exciting part of the story.  Include the character traits the main character is showing at the peak of the story.

We will conduct a peer review on Tuesday, and answer any questions you may have about the assignment.

The final project and presentations will take place starting Thursday.  The final product should contain no cross outs, spelling mistakes, and can be hand written or typed.

Homework, Week of October 21st

Friday, October 25th

216 Math:
Complete SL 3-7.

Writing:
Work on your "Scary Story"  (image is below)
Step 1: Complete your brainstorm of what you will be writing about.  This will be graded on Monday.

Step 2: At minimum, complete your first draft of the Introduction paragraph(s) and the Conflict/Rising Action paragraph(s) of your scary story.  Please remember to use the notes that you took from the slides on Friday. This too will be collected and graded on Monday.

Elements of a scary story:


•                                  Suspense: feelings of excitement or anxiety when the reader tries to figure out the outcome or ending

•                                  Plot twists: a change in plot that takes the story in a different direction than expected

•                                  Conflict: how the characters solve the problem

•                                  Setting: time and location where the story takes place (I have provided the location.  You can choose other settings beside the house)

•                                  Surprise endings: the ending or resolution is not what the reader expected

Additional example settings:

•                                  on a dirt road in a car that will not start at twilight

•                                  in own bedroom when the electricity goes out on a stormy nigh

•                                  in the middle of a cornfield

•                                  on a boat in the middle of a rushing river with no paddle

•                                  in an unfamiliar dark alley

•                                  in an airport in an unfamiliar city

•                                  in a car with the fuel light on empty in an unfamiliar part of town

Thursday, October 24th

216 Math:

Complete SL 3-6.

Tuesday, October 22nd

216 Math:

Complete SL 3-5.  You may want to use your Student Reference book to assist with some of the terms.

5th Grade - Social Studies
Your chapter 2 test is Wednesday.  Make sure you complete your study guide and have your notes 100% up to speed.  You will turn in your study guide before your test Wednesday.  You can use your notes for the test.

Monday, October 21st

216 Math:

If you didn't finish it over the weekend, complete SL 3-4.

Homework, Week of October 14th

Friday, October 18th

216 Math:

Complete SL 3-4.

4th Social Studies (in class):

Ad Project

Pennsylvania Gazette

January 2, 1750

Students will read a page from the Pennsylvania Gazette and write a translation of an ad in the paper.  You will then create your own ad that would be time period appropriate (in other words, you will use language that is used today).  You may work with one other person on this.

Goal: understanding the historical relevance of the ads.

Site used: http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/past/past.html

Student pairs to create their ads on index cards.  It should include details on current events, opinion columns and advice columns.

Thursday, October 17th

216 Math:
Complete SL 3-3.

5th Grade Social Studies:

Your technology project is due Friday.  Scroll down to see the project details.

Wednesday, October 16th

216 Math:
Complete SL 3-2.  It is due Thursday.

214- Social Studies:

Complete the "Northwest Coast and the Artic" worksheet.  This is due Thursday.

Tuesday, October 15th

216 Math:
Complete SL 3-1 if you haven't already.  SL 3-2 is due Thursday.


5th Grade - Social Studies Project:
You should finish up your collage on Technology.  It is due this Friday (original due date was Wednesday).

Reminder of items discussed in class:
Items from "yesterday" must be technology that are over 200 years old.
Items from "today" must be technology that are less than 200 years old.

It is your responsibility to determine if the technology belongs in the "yesterday" or '"today" category.

Rubric

Your first and last name on front side of collage.	5
Title for each side of collage.	10
Collage shows a minimum of eight images for each side (“yesterday” and “today”).  They can be printed, cut out from magazine/newspaper, drawn by hand.  Regardless of image source, they should be colorful/represent the era.	30
The informative description connected to each image explains how the technology was used, the significance of each item, and why it was/is important (2-3 sentences for each image).	30
Presentation of images is clear, flowing, and understood by your classmates.	25

Homework, Week of October 7th

Friday, October 11th


216 Math:
Complete Study Links worksheet 3-1.

5th Social Studies:

If you didn't complete in class, finish the Web Hunt

Web Hunt: Christopher Columbus

Follow the instructions below to complete your Web Hunt worksheet.

What was Columbus hoping to find? How many masts did the Santa Maria have? And where did turkeys originally come from? Discover these answers and more as you journey around the Web!

As you travel through this Web Hunt, log the information you find on the worksheet provided.

1. Before the Journey

Going on a major expedition costs a lot of money! What was Columbus's goal that convinced King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to pay for his journey? To find the answer, read the beginning of this article.

Next Step: How would you convince someone to pay for your great journey? Give three good reasons. Think about how expensive such a journey must have been. Make a list of some of the things necessary in order to spend over two months at sea.

2. The Biggest Ship

As explorers traveled farther distances, they needed ships that could survive the stormy seas for months at a time. Columbus’s biggest ship was called the Santa María, which was a type of ship called a carrack or nao.

Visit the Mariner’s Museum and record how many masts and how many decks the Santa Maria had.

Next Step: If you sailed around the world, what characteristics would you want your boat to have?

3. The Native Americans

When Columbus arrived on shore, he encountered the people already living there. These were the Native Americans, also known as American Indians or indigenous peoples. What does the term "indigenous peoples" mean?

Read the beginning of this article and record the definition.

4. The Columbian Exchange

Sometimes known as The Great Exchange or The Grand Exchange, the explorers and the Native Americans shared and traded plants, animals, and cultures across the Atlantic Ocean. Turkeys and corn are native to the Americas while horses and oranges originally came from Europe.

Look at this chart showing some of the goods that were shared between continents. Make a list of three foods originally from the Old World or Europe and three foods originally from the New World or the Americas that you've eaten.

Next Step: If you were going on a journey like Columbus's, what are three goods you would bring with you to trade? Why?

5. Trading Diseases

In addition to plants and animals, the Explorers and Native Americans also shared sickness and diseases — the Native Americans suffered and died in great numbers because of illnesses like small pox and the flu.

Why did a common illness like the flu (also called influenza) prove deadly to so many Native Americans? Return to the Mariners' Museum to find out.

6. News Reaches Europe

People in Europe were eager for details about the amazing New World. Twelve years after Columbus's first voyage, a man named Gonzalo Oviedo was sent to the islands of Domingo and Hispaniola to report back.

Visit the Library of Congress to examine his woodcuts that illustrate some of the fascinating new things he saw:

Hammock

Canoe

Iguana

Next Step: Imagine what it would be like to encounter plants, animals, and people unlike anything you had seen before. Think of something you see every day — like a toothbrush, sandwich, or pencil. Now write a description of that object for someone who has never seen or heard of such a thing before.

7. Before TV

Before television, cameras, and Internet, people relied on art to capture a scene. But each artist sees things differently.

Compare and contrast this painting and this painting of Columbus meeting Native Americans.

Use a Venn diagram to record the similarities and differences. Look at Columbus and the Native Americans.

Thursday, October 10th

216 - 5th Grade Soc:
Complete the "Northwest Coast and the Artic" worksheet.

4th Grade Soc:
If not already complete in class, finish the Northeast Vocabulary worksheet.



Wednesday, October 9th

No Homework

Tuesday, October 8th

216 Math:
Your chapter 2 test is on Wednesday.
Make sure you practice problems similar to the study guide as well as others from your journal/study links worksheets.

Monday, October 7th

216 Math:
Complete Study Links WS 2-10
Your chapter 2 test is on Wednesday.

4th Soc:
Your chapter 3 test is Tuesday.  Make sure your notes are updated and you have completed the study guide.  That will be collected before you take your test tomorrow.

5th Enrichment:
Complete the "Staying on Topic" worksheet.