4th grade humanities
Writing: This week, learners will be completing their Mission Persuasive essay. They will be looking at their rough draft, then editing their work to cut the pieces that do not add to their essay and inserting more descriptive and detailed language to give their writing more depth.
In addition, learners will also be focusing on a few key aspects to a final draft essay as it pertains to the computer. First, they will be (re)learning how to format paragraphs and sentences correctly. Although it is often second nature with physical writing, students have continued to struggle with specific functions of the keyboard such as the shift, space, enter and tab keys; and how it specifically relates to their final draft. Learners will also be learning how to become more efficient in their typing as well as how to utilize both hands and all fingers (Basic typing skills!).
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Writing: This week, learners will utilize their research and persuasive writing outlines to write their drafts about why their mission should be chosen as the 22nd California mission. Learners will engage in mini-lesson and activities on writing strong, clear opinions and reasons, and considering counter arguments. Learners will integrate these skills and knowledge to strengthen their persuasive writing drafts. Learners will hopefully begin typing their final drafts at the end of the week!
Reading: We will continue reading Esperanza Rising. Learners will respond to comprehension questions through discussions and in writing. Social Studies: Learners will continue their Trimester 2 mission project in which they will create, design, and write about a mission of their own creation. Writing: Learners will be continuing their mission project. With the mission research now complete, they will be working on building their structure. This week, they will focus on improving their basic knowledge in regards to introductions, main points and supporting details and conclusion. They will also be working on building their persuasive essay outline based upon their previous research and strengthened by the mini-lessons and activities this week.
Reading: We will continue reading Esperanza Rising. Learners will respond to comprehension questions through discussions and in their notebooks. Social Studies: Learners will continue their Trimester 2 mission project in which they will create, design, and write about a mission of their own creation. Social Studies: Learners will begin their Trimester 2 mission project in which they will create, design, and write about a mission of their own creation. This week, learners will compare and contrast the blueprints of different missions, including the structures and general organization of each mission's layout. Learners will consider which structures they would like to include in their mission, and any structures they would like to add that were not part of the original missions.
Writing: Learners will choose the location of their mission, and research the geography, natural resources, native people, and architecture. Their research will be focused on gathering facts and details that they can use to persuade the "King of Spain" to choose their mission to be built as the 22nd mission. Learners will have mini lessons on using evidence to support and strengthen their opinion writing, and citing their facts/resources. Reading: We will continue reading Esperanza Rising. Learners will respond to comprehension questions through discussions and in their notebooks. Social Studies: Learners will use their mission research organizers to create a timeline of the missions. Learners will create flip books with information about their mission, including the founding date, location, daily life, native people, and interesting facts. These flip books will be displayed on a timeline in the classroom.
Writing: Learners will revisit opinion writing. This week, learners will brainstorm why it is important to have an opinion, who they can persuade, and topics they have opinions about. Then, they will consider the pros and cons of the mission the researched, and argue why that mission is the best. This will prepare them for their Trimester 2 project where they create their own mission and attempt to persuade the "King of Spain" to choose their mission to be built as the 22nd mission. Reading: This week, we will begin reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. This will frame our upcoming unit on California immigration, where learners will look at how the missions period and the Mexican-American War affected immigration to California and the demographics of the area. |
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