5th Grade humanities
This week, learners will type the final drafts of their "How to" informational writing in Google Docs. Learners will work on revising their writing as they type, and also engage in peer editing and feedback later in the week. Learners will pay close attention to correctly citing information using quotations and parentheses, and make sure they each step of their "How to" is described in depth.
For social studies, learners will continue their review of the Constitution, including the Preamble and Articles and its significance as the foundation of American government when it was written and today.
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This week, learners will begin their rough drafts for their "How to" informational writing essay. First, learners will focus on creating a strong introduction including the background and history of their topic. They will then begin the actual how-to portion of their essay. Throughout this piece, they will practice including direct quotations from their research and incorporating domain specific words that they have previously researched.
For fifth grade, learners will be reviewing what they have learned in previous years about the United States Constitution. They will also go deeper into that learning by analyzing its significance as the foundation of the American Republic. This week, learners will continue researching information for their "How to" informational writing. Learners will practice citing sources by taking direct quotations of useful information from three or more of their sources. These quotes will be integrated into their "How to" writing to clarify a step or provide background information on the topic. Learners will being writing their "How to" drafts at the end of the week. Learners will also have their final humanities benchmark this week.
For social studies, learners will continue exploring battles of the American Revolution and the hardships faced by soldiers through informational readings and video clips. Testing is finally over! This week, learners will begin writing their informative essays. After working through examples, learners will choose a 'how-to' topic that they have little knowledge about. They will then create an essay explaining their topic's process step by step. Some new (or relatively new) concepts we will be learning are how to create a works cited page, how to accurately quote information from resources and the importance in defining content-specific terms and phrases.
For social studies, learners will be continuing our unit on the Revolutionary War. This week, the focus will be on major battles of the war as well as its personal and economic hardships on soldiers and families. Some of the specific battles we will be engaging in are The Battle of Lexington and Concor, Bunker Hill, Yorkstown, and Saratoga. |
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