HW 12/19

Reading: 1. READ!  2. Typing - Learn to bust a capital letter.

For 5B only: Finish typing for the newsletter.

Vocab: Catastrophe - An unexpected event that causes great suffering of damage.  Ex: The events of 9/11 were catastrophic.

HW 12/17

Reading: 1. READ!  2. Blog - Choose a nonfiction text.  What is the title?  Identify the text structure.  How do you know it's organized that way?  Is it a disaster text?  Achievement?  Neither?  How do you know?  Is it a narrative or expository?  Is there an underlying idea?  At least one paragraph (6-8 sentences) and comment on two blogs you have not commented on before.

Vocab: Vain - Someone who is vain takes extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities.  Ex: He was so vain, he spent hours in front of the mirror.

Social Studies:  Fix and Return Colonial Packet.  Mistakes are highlighted.  Please make sure you annotated.

HW 12/13

Math: 1 sheet (2 sides); addition and subtraction of large numbers test tomorrow

HW 12/12

Science:  Complete the Water Conservation Form.  Log onto your Google Doc for the link.  It is titled "Water Conservation Form."

HW 12/11

Reading: 1. READ! 2. Any "projects" that you are working on for me. 3. Book Review - at least one paragraph.  Movies do not count.

HW 12/10

Reading: 1. READ! Six hours for Six Flags due Friday!  2. Blog: Think about a nonfiction text that you are reading.  Write long by answering the following prompts: 1. This makes me think that... 2. The weird thing about this is... 3. But I wonder... 4. This reminds me of... 5. I used to think... but now I am realizing... 6. It is important to notice that...

Vocab: Mechanism - A part that performs a particular function.  Ex: The bank has a locking mechanism that prevents thieves from getting in.


Math: fraction packet due tomorrow; addition/subtraction test Friday (includes word problems)

Social Studies:
5D - 1)  Read and Annotate the Middle Colonies.  2)  Answer Middle Colonies questions.
5H - 1)  Read and Annotate the Southern Colonies.  2)  Answer Southern Colonies questions.
5B - 1)  Read and Annotate the New England Colonies.  2)  Answer New England Colonies questions.

HW 12/6

Social Studies:
5D - 1)  Read and Annotate the New England Colonies.  2)  Answer New England Colonies questions.
5H - 1)  Read and Annotate the Middle Colonies.  2)  Answer Middle Colonies questions.
5B - 1)  Read and Annotate the Southern Colonies.  2)  Answer Southern Colonies questions.


Word of the Day:
vanish - disappear

Math: orange book pages 64, 68, 69

HW 12/5

Math: orange book pages 48, 57, 65

Reading:  typing Alphabet Soup A - M

Social Studies:  Roanoke and Jamestown Teacher Check, if not completed in class.  This teacher check can be found in your Google Docs.

Work of the Day:
captivity - imprisoned, confined

Homework 12/4

Math: orange book pages 42, 43, 45, 46

Reading:  Book Review

No Social Studies/Science Homework

Word of the Day;
relevant - appropriate, closely connected

HW 12/3

Math: Orange Book #3 pages: 5, 11, 23, 26, 27

Reading: 1. READ!  2. Blog - Choose a photo (or a couple of photos) from a nonfiction text (this can be from a book you borrowed in class, a magazine, a newspaper, an article online, etc) and blog about what the photo teaches you.  If you know how to upload photos onto the blog - go for it!  What does this photo tell you about the period in time?  What is going on in the photo?  Write at least one paragraph describing what you learned from reading this photo.

Social Studies:
1.  Read and Annotate Summary: Roanoke and Jamestown.
2.  Complete the attached worksheet.

Vocab: Hostile - Unfriendly or aggressive.  Ex: He was angry and hostile towards his boss.