5th Grade humanities
This week, learners will finish crafting their opinion pieces that respond to the question: Which of the five First Amendment freedoms (religion, speech, press, assembly, petition) is the most important? Learners will engage in Writers' Workshop mini lessons on supporting claims with evidence, including quotations, counterargument, punctuation, and strong conclusions. Learners will finish their rough drafts early this week and type their final drafts on Thursday and Friday. We will celebrate their opinion writing with a publishing party after the spring break!
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This week, learners will wrap up their research of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and begin crafting their opinion piece drafts that respond to the question: Which of the five First Amendment freedoms (religion, speech, press, assembly, petition) is the most important? Learners will engage in Writers' Workshop mini lessons on using evidence to form and build an opinion, outlining/planning their writing, and writing a powerful introduction.
This week, fifth graders will be diving into a project about the First Amendment and the freedoms it includes. This week we will focus on research led by the following guiding question: Which of the five first amendment freedoms (religion, speech, press, assembly, petition) is the most important? Learners will read articles, take notes, and engage in discussions about the First Amendment freedoms. This research will be used to draft an opinion writing piece next week.
As we wrap up the American Revolution this week, learners will engage in a mini project on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Learners will read an informational text outlining the ideas in the Constitution, and a primary source document of the Bill of Rights. Learners will work in teams to create a parody song that teaches other learners about the ideas in these documents.
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