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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Homework: May 31

Hello Everyone!

Today was our final day of Mockingjay.  Tomorrow we start Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

For homework tonight:

If you were out of class due to the Arts Fair or Catering please write two to three sentences highlighting the events of the day.

Those in class:

Please write a review of Mockingjay.

Level 1:  Please give a star rating out of 5 (1 star, 2 star and so on). Please state one thing you liked about the book and one thing you would change.

Level 2:  Please give a star rating.  Provide one example from  the text to support your thinking.  Also, please include a comparison to another book we have read.  How are the books similar? How are they different?

Level 3: Please give a star rating and provide evidence from the text to support your thinking.  Also, please include one way the book let you down and one way the book surprised you.

Folks at home sign: _________________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Homework: May 30

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!

Today we discussed Subject-Verb agreement.

When a subject (noun) is singular,  (I, Me, You, She, He, Alex, the dog, the building) we use singular verbs.  HINT: Singular verbs do not end in S (are, have, were)

When a subject (noun) is plural, (we, they, dancers, cats, buildings) we use plural verbs.  HINT: Plural verbs DO end in S (is, has, was).

For Homework:  Read the sentences below.  Determine which verb is the correct verb.

Level 1:
1. Each of the dogs (have, has) their own bowl. 
2. The cost of new tires (was, were) more that we thought.
3. Most of the paintings (are, is) finished now.
Level 2:
1. Food drive donations (go, goes) in that box.
2. Few of these jobs (sound, sounds) very challenging.
3. The firefighters (shop, shops)  there weekly.

Level 3: 
1. Marlon and she (is, are) dance champions.
2. Neither Alexander nor Elizabeth (owns, own) a car.
3. The director or the actors (has, have) to compromise.

Folks at home please sign: ___________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.  Thank you!
 

Friday, May 26, 2017

Homework: May 26

Hello All!

Happy Friday!  We reviewed today and practiced our new skills.  Let's continue with the review!


Using all of the sentence-combining skills you have learned, combine each of the following pairs of sentences.

      1.   The large bird gave a cry. Its cry was noisy.
      2.   We found out. People have painted for thousands of years.
      3.   Daryl led the national anthem. Daryl is a trained singer.
      4.   Drops of rain fell into the fire. The fire let out clouds of steam.
      5.   Three plumbers have tried to fix the sink. It keeps leaking.


Level 1: Please work with sentences 1 and 2
Level 2: Please work with sentences 2 and 3
Level 3: Please work with sentences 4 and 5

Folks at home please sign:  __________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Homework: May 25

Hello Everyone!

Today we continued to combine sentences to increase the complexity of our writing.

For homework:  Combine the sentences below.

1. Squirrels climbed up and down the tree. The tree was old.
2. The docks are at the end of a road. The road curves. (Change curves to curving.)
3. Plastic can be recycled. Paper can be recycled.
4. Glaciers move slowly. Glaciers shape the land.

Level 1:  Please work with sentence 1 and 3.
Level 2: Please work with sentence 1,2,and 3.
Level 3: Please work with sentence 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Folks at home please sign:

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily. 

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Homework: May 24

Hello All,

Today we worked on combining sentences with like subjects or like verbs.

For example:  
Bananas are a tropical fruit.  Coconuts are also a tropical fruit. ---> Bananas and coconuts are tropical fruit.


For Homework:


Combine the following short sentences by inserting the italicized word or phrase into the first sentence. Add commas where necessary. Hints in parentheses tell how to change word forms.
     1.  Plants are used to make products. These products are beauty products.
    2.  Malik ran toward the goal. His pace was quick. (Change quick to quickly.)

Combine the following short sentences by forming a compound subject or a compound verb. Be prepared to explain your answers.

     1.  Katniss is from District 12.  Gale is also from District 12.
    2.  Ben had planned to be here. Ben later changed his mind.

Level 1:  Please work on sentence 1 from both sections.
Level 2: Please work on sentence 2 from both sections.
Level 3: Please work on sentences 1 and 2 from both sections. 

Folks at home please sign: _____________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily. 
 

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Homework: May 23

Hello All,

Today we continued to work on Run-on sentences.  Instead of separating the run-on into two different sentences, today we combined sentences using AND, SO, BUT, BECAUSE.

We use AND to combine two ideas that are connected but have no direct relationship.

For example:  Melody went home AND started her homework.

We use SO to combine two ideas that have a relationship, you need one for the other.

For example:  Melody was very hungry, so she ate lunch.

For homework:  Work with the sentences below. 


      1.   The math class is difficult I have to study every night.
      2.   We thanked the volunteers for cleaning the park the mayor sent all of them a handwritten thank-you note.
      3.   My metal patio chairs were too hot to touch, we spread a blanket out on the grass and had a picnic in the backyard.

Level 1:  Please edit sentences 1 and 2 to create compound sentences using AND or SO.
Level 2: Please edit the above sentences to create compound sentences using AND or SO.
Level 3:  Please edit the above sentences to create compound sentences using AND or SO. Pick ONE sentence to re-write as two separate sentences.

Folks at home please sign: ____________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily. 

Monday, May 22, 2017

Homework: May 22

Hello All,

Today we continued to edit our writing by focusing on Run-On sentences.

For Homework:  Edit the sentences below.  


What is a run-on sentence?
Identify the following items as correct sentences (C) or run-ons (R). Be prepared to explain your answers.
_____   1.   Movie theaters opened in the early 1900s. They played short films.
_____   2.   Many films take years to make they require the skills of hundreds of workers.
_____   3.   Thomas Edison worked with George Eastman, another inventor, to make roll film Eastman is now remembered for his contributions to filmmaking.

How to fix a run-on sentence: Separate sentences
Revise the following sentences by making two separate sentences. Be prepared to explain your answers.
      1.   My car’s tire was flat this morning the tire had a nail in it.
      2.   In July there will be free concerts at the park I plan to go to every show.
      3.   Like many college students, my brother lives on campus, he walks to all his classes and spends a lot of time at the student center.

Level 1:  Answer question 1 for each section.
Level 2: Answer questions 1 and 2 for each section.
Level 3: Answer questions 2 and 3 for each section.

Folks at home please sign: _______________________

Please complete IXL daily for 20 minutes.

Friday, May 19, 2017

Homework: May 19

Hello Everyone! 

Happy Friday!

For Homework: Work with someone at home to complete this assignment.  Use on of the following websites to complete this task.

NBC News

NPR News

Time for Kids

DOGO News

Scholastic News

Your job is to read about one current event. Please answer the following questions.

Level 1: 
1. Name of the article
2. Who wrote the article
3. When was the article written
4. Write one sentence to explain what the article was about.

Level 2: 
1. Name of the article
2. Who wrote the article
3. When was the article written
4. Write a three sentence summary of the article.
5. Do you agree or disagree with the article?  Why or why not.

Level 3: 
1. Name of the article
2. Who wrote the article
3. When was the article written
4. Write a five sentence summary of the article.
5. What is your opinion of the article?  Do you agree or disagree?  Explain your thinking and provide evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Folks at home please sign: _______________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Homework: May 17th

Hello All.

Today we worked on new vocabulary and sentence fragments.

For Homework:  Please work with the following vocabulary words: 

Word bank:  absolve, obliterate, venture, extinct,tribute

Level 1: Write the word next to the correct definition.

_______________________;destroy utterly; wipe out.

______________________:set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

_______________________:dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous.

Level 2:  Write the word next to the correct definition.  Write the definition for the two unused words.
_______________________;destroy utterly; wipe out.

______________________:set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

_______________________:dare to do something or go somewhere that may be 

___________________ means ____________________________________
___________________ means ____________________________________

Level 3:  Write the word next to the correct definition.
_______________________;destroy utterly; wipe out.

______________________:set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

_______________________:dare to do something or go somewhere that may be 

Use the three vocabulary words in a sentence.

Folks at home please sign: ______________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Homework: May 16

Hello Everyone!

Yesterday you identify whether or not a phrase was a sentence following the 3-question quiz:
1. Is there a subject (noun)?
2. Is there a verb?
3.  Is it a complete thought?

Today we discussed how to add words to change the fragment into a complete sentence.

Example:  Going home. -->  Michael is going home. 

For homework:  Change the fragments into complete sentences by adding words to the fragments. 

Level 1:
1. Mark home early today.
2. Went to the store.
3. We all had lunch together.

Level 2:
1. When we all get home.
2. She walked all the home.
3. Although they were hungry.
4. Skipped school.

Level 3:
1. Katniss missed Peeta everyday.
2.  The Hunger Games created.
3. When the fog cleared.
4. Peeta was toured by the Capitol.
5. Hide under the table. 



Folks at home sign: ______________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Monday, May 15, 2017

Homework: May 15

Hello all!

Today we reviewed sentence and sentence fragments.

Ask yourself these questions to determine whether or not a group of words is a sentences:

1. Is there a subject (noun)?
2. Is there a verb?
3.  Is it a complete thought?

Practice on the sentences below.
Mark S if the group of words is missing a SUBJECT.
Mark V if the group of words is missing a VERB.
Mark I if it is an incomplete thought.
Mark C if it is a complete sentence.

Level 1:
1. Mark home early today.
2. Went to the store.
3. We all had lunch together.

Level 2:
1. When we all get home.
2. She walked all the home.
3. Although they were hungry.
4. Skipped school.

Level 3:
1. Katniss missed Peeta everyday.
2.  The Hunger Games created.
3. When the fog cleared.
4. Peeta was toured by the Capitol.
5. Hide under the table. 

Folks at home sign: ______________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Homework: May 12

Hello Everyone!

Today we plated Jeopardy to review topics from Hunger Games, Math, and Current Events.

For Homework:

Create your own Jeopardy game category, including questions and answers.  Remember, harder questions earn more points!

Level 1:  Create three questions and answers that could be used in a game of Jeopardy.  
Category: _________________________

Question 1: 
Answer 1:

Question 2:
Answer 2:

Question 3: 
Answer 3:


Level 2:  Create four questions and answers that could be used in a game of Jeopardy.  
Category: _________________________

Question 1: 
Answer 1:

Question 2:
Answer 2:

Question 3: 
Answer 3:

Question 4: 
Answer 4:


Level 3:  Create five questions and answers that could be used in a game of Jeopardy.  
Category: _________________________

Question 1: 
Answer 1:

Question 2:
Answer 2:

Question 3: 
Answer 3:

Question 4: 
Answer 4: 

Question 5: 
Answer 5:

Folks at home sign: ____________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Homework: May 10th

Hello Everyone!

Today we discussed author's purpose. An author's purpose can be:

A. To Persuade
B. To Inform
C. To Entertain


For Homework:  See if you can determine the author's purpose.  Please be sure to include the name and date of the piece of writing (attach it if you can!).

Level 1:  Determine the author's purpose for a piece of text you read at home. 

Level 2: Determine the author's purpose for 2 pieces of text you read at home. 

Level 3: Determine the author's purpose for 3 pieces of text you read at home.

Folks at home please sign: ____________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

 

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Homework: May 9th

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a pleasant say!

For homework:  The Reaping process is a game of chance, but your chances increase the more times your name is written.

Level 1:  Flip a coin ten times with someone at home.  Write down the results of your coin toss.

Was this an equal game of chance?  Why or why not?

Level 2:  Flip a coin ten times with someone at home.  Write down the results of your coin toss.
Now try with two coins.  Write down the results.

Was this an equal game of chance?  Why or why not?  Did adding another coin change the chances?

Level 3:  Flip a coin ten times with someone at home.  Write down the results of your coin toss.Now try with two coins.  Write down the results. Add one more coin.  Write down the results.

Was this an equal game of chance?  Why or why not?  Did adding another coin change the chances?


Folks at home sign: ___________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Monday, May 8, 2017

Homework: May 8th

Hello all,

I hope you all had a pleasant weekend!

For homework: Today we discussed the three main reasons why author's write:

1. To inform (newspaper, DIY books, recipes)
2. To persuade (opinion pieces, commercials, ads)
3. To entertain (comics, posters, fiction text)

Level 1:  Find two different pieces of text in your home or in your community.  Identify why the author wrote the text.

Level 2 and 3:  Provide an example of each form of writing.  Explain your reasoning and thinking.


Folks at home sign: __________________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Homework: May 5th

Happy first week of May everyone!

Today we played a review game and students on PBIS level III and IV got to watch Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

For Homework:  If you were a game maker, what game would you create?

Think about the following things:

The name of your game
At least three rules to your game
How many people can play
Is it a board game or a game you play outside


Level 2 and 3: 
How do you win the game?
What is the objective of the game?

Folks at home sign: _________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Homework: May 4th

Hello All,

Today we discussed The Reaping and how Katniss, from the moment she volunteered for her sister, became a hero for all the districts throughout Panem.  Tomorrow is Cinco De Mayo, which many people believe is to celebrate Mexico's independence.

For Homework: Use the following site to research Cinco de Mayo.

Level 1:  What does Cinco de Mayo celebrate?  Where do people celebrate Cince de Mayo?

 "Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army of 4,500 men’s victory over the 6,500 French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.   In Mexico it is not celebrated nationally but only in Puebla."

Level 2:  When was the Battle of Puebla?  Why do people celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

Level 3: When did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?  How many years later was the Battle of Puebla?  Why do people celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

Folks at home sign:  ______________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Homework: May 2

Hello All!

I must say, Hunger Games is one of my favorite series!

For Homework: Throughout the Hunger Games, Katniss is seen as a hero, but heroes can take many different forms.

Level 1:  What makes someone a hero?  Who is a hero in your life?  

Level 2:  What are the characteristics of a hero?  Who is a hero in your life?  In your community?

Level 3:  What qualities make up a hero?  Do you consider yourself a hero? Why or why not?  Who is a hero in your life/community?

Folks at home please sign: __________________


Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.

Monday, May 1, 2017

Homework: May 1st

Hello everyone!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful break! This month we are reading The Hunger Games. 

For homework:  what are your strengths!

Level 1: List three strengths. Share an example of how you used one of your strengths in real life. 

Level 2: List four strengths. Share an example of how you used one of your strengths in real life. 

Level 3: List five strengths. Share an example of how you used one of your strengths in real life. 

Folks at home please sign:___________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL