5th Grade humanities
This week fifth graders will begin writing their "how to essays". They will focus on the following elements:
-Introduction (introduce the topic and/or why you chose that topic) -Materials -Steps -Conclusion -Key terms/glossary (extra) In addition, learners will continue reading Birchbark House.
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This week, learners will wrap up SBA testing. We will continue reading The Birchbark House and utilizing the text for reading comprehension questions and building background knowledge of the social and historical content of the book. This week, we will focus on symbols and symbolism in the book. Learners will first consider an item or thing that is important to them, why it is special, and what it shows other people about them. They will apply this understanding of symbolism to key symbols in the book and reflect on their meaning.
Additionally, learners will develop predictions for the upcoming chapters based on evidence from the chapters read this week, and knowledge gain from pre-reading activities. Learners will grapple with how these pre-reading primary source documents relate to the historical content of the book, and how these historical events have continued to have an impact on native peoples in North American today. Learners will also write a letter to the main character, Omakayas, and consider what they could say to comfort her regarding the tragedies she had endured. This week, learners will begin SBA testing for ELA and math. Each subject will have multiple testing days over the next two weeks, but learners will not be testing every day. When they are not testing, learners will continue reading The Birchbark House as a class, respond to comprehension questions about character development, and reflect on how assimilation plays a role in the changing Ojibwe/Anishinabe culture, and the culture of native peoples in general.
Learners will also read and compare and contrast Ojibwe stories. Learners will specifically focus on the similarities and differences between the stories' characters, setting, and problem/resolution. This week, fifth graders will continue reading Birchbark House. While reading, learners will compare and contrast characters, analyze why a particular character uses self control, and think of a time they had once moved and how that effected them. All of these exercises will strengthen their understanding of the story and learners will begin to see how the main character is beginning to change.
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