5th Grade humanities
This week, we will move into our next social studies unit: the American Revolution. This also marks a transition into a new unit of opinion writing as well. Learners will first explore circumstances of the French and Indian War (Seven Years War), and how it bridges the Colonial Era and the start of the American Revolution. We will then begin reading King George: What Was His Problem? as a whole class. This text will guide our exploration of the American Revolution, as it breaks down the causes, groups of people involved, events, and effects of the revolution. Learners will respond to questions as we read, and engage in creative writing and visual art pieces to apply and demonstrate their understanding of the content in each section.
Learners will also be watching a CCN 10 episode each day of class. CNN 10 are 10 minute newscasts that are geared toward younger viewers and highlight national and global current events. Learners will be developing a list of current events, and will later identify, research, and write an opinion piece on one specific issue.
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On Monday, learners will wrap up their Excellent Adventure in Colonial America with a presentation of the project in the form of a museum. All families are invited to visit learners' Colonial America museum in rooms 32 and 33. Room 32 (Ms. Andrea) will be open 9:30-10:15am, and room 33 (Bethany) will be open 10:50-11:45am. Please stop by to celebrate learners' hard work see the many elements of this project!
Learners will move on to the humanities component of their Trimester 2 interdisciplinary baking project, an informational blog post on a recipe that using their extract from science. Learners will explore example food blogs and reflect on how the posts are structured and elements that make it a successful post. Learners will then write their own blog post, working to incorporate these elements and keeping the reader engaged. Learners will post their final drafts to their websites that they developed in science/tech. This week, learners will complete their excellent adventure in colonial America. Early this week learners will complete their biography writing pieces about influential figures in their colony and create a final draft of an "Instagram" of their influential figure. They will also embark on the final quest of their adventure, creating a topographical map of their colony out of salt dough. The map will include geographic features such as mountains, rivers, valleys, and coastlines. Learners will work in partnerships to mold, paint, and label these maps, which will be presented as artifacts in the upcoming colonial America museum. On Friday, learners will participate in a gallery walk activity in which they compare and contrast the geography of the colonies.
Welcome back from break! It was great to see so many of you at Expo Night. This week learners will continue their Excellent Adventure in Colonial America. Learners will revisit their colonial inhabitant compare/contrast writing (Quest 2) with final edits and revisions.
Then, they will embark on Quest 3 of their adventure: a biography and portrait of an influential figure in their assigned colony. Learners will work with their partner to chose an influential figure, research their background and accomplishments, and take notes of their findings. As a class, we will discuss similarities learners observe about the individuals they have chosen, and reflect on the lack of informational available about certain groups of people who played an important role in colonial America that typically goes unrecognized. With their partner, learners will craft a brief biography about their influential figure that will be typed in Google Docs. Following the completion of the written piece, learners will begin drafting a portrait of their figure. Since learners have gone back in time, they were able to take some technology of 2018 with them. As a result, they are able to Instagram their encounter with their influential figure. Their portrait will be in an Instagram "style" and could be a selfie with the individual or stylized image. |
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