Creativity Project

Social Issues Creativity Project

Due: 4/1/13

We’ve been discussion social issues that take place in our books and in the real world.  Now is your chance to show us how you see these social issues.  The object is to be as creative as possible and to display how you see these social issues.  Some of the social issues we’ve been noticing are:

War, women’s rights, friendships, salary inequality, racism, bullying, segregation, poor living conditions, pollution, violence, captivity, slavery, ownership, poverty, fighting, family relationships, etc.

1. Choose one of these social issues that you have been noticing either in your books or in the real world.  

2. Then choose a way to visually display how you see this social issue.  

3. Here are some suggested ways (or materials you could use) to portray the social issues you chose:

- Collage

- Write a song

- Draw a picture (using either pencil, colored pencil, marker, sharpies, etc)

- Use construction paper

- Create a rap

- Use recycled materials

- Paint a picture (using water color, etc)

- Pipe cleaners

- Cloth or some kind of material

- Duct tape

- Use wire, paper clips, yarn, string to form a visual display

- Clay or model magic to create a 3D visual

4. BE AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE.  THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!

5. Have fun!

Love,

Mrs. Blair

3/25

Fantastic job on the MCAS last week!  We are so proud of you.

Reading homework is changing for a bit until after the play is over.
Mondays - Blogging
Wednesdays - Spelling
Weekly Reading Logs - 200 minutes

Reading homework tonight: Blogging - Two paragraphs about social issues that are popping up in your books.  What are they?  How are they affecting your characters?  How are your characters responding? Any real world connections? *Two comments

Vocab: Barren - Barren land consists of soil that is so poor that plants cannot grow in it.  Ex: The barren desert contained only cactus plants.

No school Friday!

Bring in your parent/teacher conference slips!

***If you're on track for the 40 book challenge, you should be somewhere around book 28, 29 , or 30.

Science Test Thursday!  Remember to bring in your Evidence of Studying everyday!

Happy Monday!

3/14

There is no reading homework tonight.  There is a unit 17 spelling quiz tomorrow.  We did the unit 17 homework last week, so to review for the quiz you can look at that.

The only reading homework next week will be reading logs.  No other homework because we have the ELA MCAS on Wednesday and Thursday.  You are allowed to bring in three pieces of candy.  Make good candy choices!  Anything with a lot of sugar, or chocolate, is not a good idea.

MFA field trip was reschedule for June 11th.

3/7

TOMORROW IS THE 5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP TO THE MFA.

Please remember to get to school on time as we plan on leaving promptly at 9 am.  We will be returning to school around 2 pm.  Please pack a lunch to eat at the MFA.  We're looking forward to it!

HW 3/4

Reading: 1. Blog - Your choice of topic, look back at previous blogs.  Two paragraphs, two comments.  2. MCAS practice due Thursday.  3. Reading Logs - 200 minutes.

Vocab: Scant - You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something as there should be.  Ex: The administration paid scant attention to these issues.