4th grade humanities
This week, learners will finish typing final drafts of their informational research essays. Learners will utilize the informational writing rubric to guide their final revisions and edits. We will have a publishing party at the end of the week to celebrate learners' hard work and accomplishments for this writing piece!
Learners will also continue working on their social studies mini project on their assigned California mission. Learners will begin building their Google Slides presentation, and will finish and present to peers when we return from break.
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This week, learners will continue the draft writing process for their informational research essays. Learners will develop body paragraphs that clearly organize different aspects of their topics, such as a description of the topic, the topic's history, and identified subtopics from their resarch. Rather than doing handwritten drafts, learners are writing their drafts directly on the computers. This gives them the opportunity to revise and edit their writing at every step.
We continue our social studies unit on the Spanish colonization of California. This week, learners will split their classtime between their informational essay and California missions mini project. Learners will wrap up researching their assigned mission, and begin creating their Google Slides presentation. Learners will present their information in small groups next week, and will be assessed on the quality and organization of information in the presentation, as well as their speaking skills. This week, learners will continue researching and taking notes for their informational research project. Learners will make sure to sort information into the appropriate categories in their graphic organizer, and cite their sources in a bibliography. Learners will begin writing the draft for their informational essay at the end of the week, during whcih we will focus on crafting a strong introduction that catches the reader's attention and has a clear thesis statement.
We will continue our social studies unit on the Spanish colonization of California. Learners will engage in a mini project in which they will explore the 21 Spanish missions. Each learner will be assigned one mission to research its location, crops/livestock, native peoples in the area, and architectural layout. This will prepare learners for creating short Google Slides or Prezi presentations next week on their assigned mission, and will provide learners with the background knowledge for their upcoming Trimester 2 interdisciplinary project on the California missions. . |
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