October 16-20, 2017

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Language Arts: W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order. d. Provide a sense of closure.

Small moment narrative writing - focusing on elaborating, adding detail, dialogue, and character development.

Mentor Sentence: The first drops plop down big, making dust dance all around us. Come On, Rain!

Vocabulary: Week 7 Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday, October 25th

Week 7 Tier 2 Words & general academic terms

justify - to prove or show something to be just, right, or reasonable
cite - to quote, paraphrase, or mention
passion - a strong liking for something
dialogue - a conversation between two or more people 
literal - the text means exactly what it says
rival - someone who is competing to earn or win something
megaphone - a cone-like device that is used to make sound louder
homophone - words that sound the same but are spelled differently
saxophone - a musical instrument with a curved metal body
symphony - a long musical piece that is written for an orchestra to play

*be able to create additional words with phono, phon

Reading: RL1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Social Studies: SS3H1 a. Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast. b. Compare and contrast how American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter. c. Discuss how American Indians continue to contribute to American life (arts, literature).

SS3G3a Explain why American Indian groups occupied the areas they did, with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not.

HW: Students will complete a chart that contains information about the clothing, shelter, and food of the various early American Indian groups. They will also identify the regions on a North America Map where the groups settled. These 2 items will be the study guide for the summative test.

Math: Operations & Algebraic Thinking: Represent and solve problems involving multiplication & division

OA1: Interpret products of whole numbers (e.g., interpret 5 x 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each).

OA2: Interpret whole number quotients of whole numbers (e.g., interpret 56 ➗ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares - how many in each group OR as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects in each - how many groups can you make).

OA3: Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities (using a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem).

OA4: Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers using the inverse relationship of multiplication and division.

Homework:

* Read 20 minutes nightly

* Study vocabulary  - quiz October 25th on week 7 words

* Review American Indian notes
* IXL, Mobymax, xtramath

* Some students - orange fluency folder (read nightly and answer questions)

Important Dates:

October 25 - Week 7 Vocabulary Quiz

Stone Mountain Field Trip - November 2nd

DA$H - October 20

Technology:

Students have log-ins for the following programs and can practice at home: IXL, xtramath, MobyMax. If you need this information, and have lost the letters that went home, please email and I will be happy to share with you.