Reading:
Week 2 assignment, due Thursday 12/23
Spelling:
No spelling quiz this week
Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily
Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 13, due Mon 1/3
Math 5:
Finish Daily Work
Social Studies:
Get library book on Explorers (see list), due Mon 1/3
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Explorers Assignment
Over the winter break, go to the library and get a book on one of these explorers, due Monday 1/3:
Date/ Explorer/ Nationality/ Achievement
Around 1000/ Leif Ericson/ Norse /First European to reach North American Mainland
1271-1295/ Marco Polo/ Italian/ Traveled to the Far East, to what was known then as Cathay or China-Made men want to travel there through his book
1394-1460/ Prince Henry/ Portuguese/ Created navigation school in Sagres, Portugal Explored the western African coastline
1487-1488/ Bartholomeu Dias/ Portuguese/ First European to round the Cape of Good Hope
1492-1504/ Christopher Columbus/ Italian/ Made 4 voyages to West Indies and Caribbean Islands
1497-1503/ Amerigo Vespucci/ Italian/ Sailed to West Indies and South America
1497-1498/ John Cabot/ Italian/ Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador
1498/ Vasco Da Gama/ Portuguese/ First to travel to West Indies around Africa
1513/ Vasco de Balboa/ Spanish/ Led expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean
1513/ Juan Ponce de Leon/ Spanish/ Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth
1520-1521/ Ferdinand Magellan/ Portuguese/ Commanded first globe circling voyage
1519-1521/ Hernando Cortez/ Spanish/ Conquered Aztecs in Mexico
1523/ Giovanni da Verranzano/ Italian/ Searched for a Northwest Passage
1523-1535/ Francisco Pizarro/ Spanish/ Conquered Peru
1534-1542/ Jacques Cartier/ French/ Traveled St. Lawrence River
1539-1541/ Hernando De Soto/ Spanish/ Explored American Southeast-Discovered the Mississippi River
1540-1542/ Francisco Vazquez de Coronado/ Spanish/ Explored American Southwest
1577-1580 Sir Frances Drake English First English to sail around the world-Defeated the Spanish Armada- Claimed California for England
1603-1616/ Samuel de Champlain/ French/ Explored eastern coast of North America and the coast of the St. Lawrence River to Lake Huron-Reached Lake Champlain
1609-1611/ Henry Hudson/ English/ Explored Hudson Bay, Hudson River, and Hudson Strait
1672/ Father Marquette and Louis Joliet/ French/ Explored Northern Mississippi River
1682/ Robert LaSalle/ French/ Traveled to the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed it for France
Date/ Explorer/ Nationality/ Achievement
Around 1000/ Leif Ericson/ Norse /First European to reach North American Mainland
1271-1295/ Marco Polo/ Italian/ Traveled to the Far East, to what was known then as Cathay or China-Made men want to travel there through his book
1394-1460/ Prince Henry/ Portuguese/ Created navigation school in Sagres, Portugal Explored the western African coastline
1487-1488/ Bartholomeu Dias/ Portuguese/ First European to round the Cape of Good Hope
1492-1504/ Christopher Columbus/ Italian/ Made 4 voyages to West Indies and Caribbean Islands
1497-1503/ Amerigo Vespucci/ Italian/ Sailed to West Indies and South America
1497-1498/ John Cabot/ Italian/ Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador
1498/ Vasco Da Gama/ Portuguese/ First to travel to West Indies around Africa
1513/ Vasco de Balboa/ Spanish/ Led expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean
1513/ Juan Ponce de Leon/ Spanish/ Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth
1520-1521/ Ferdinand Magellan/ Portuguese/ Commanded first globe circling voyage
1519-1521/ Hernando Cortez/ Spanish/ Conquered Aztecs in Mexico
1523/ Giovanni da Verranzano/ Italian/ Searched for a Northwest Passage
1523-1535/ Francisco Pizarro/ Spanish/ Conquered Peru
1534-1542/ Jacques Cartier/ French/ Traveled St. Lawrence River
1539-1541/ Hernando De Soto/ Spanish/ Explored American Southeast-Discovered the Mississippi River
1540-1542/ Francisco Vazquez de Coronado/ Spanish/ Explored American Southwest
1577-1580 Sir Frances Drake English First English to sail around the world-Defeated the Spanish Armada- Claimed California for England
1603-1616/ Samuel de Champlain/ French/ Explored eastern coast of North America and the coast of the St. Lawrence River to Lake Huron-Reached Lake Champlain
1609-1611/ Henry Hudson/ English/ Explored Hudson Bay, Hudson River, and Hudson Strait
1672/ Father Marquette and Louis Joliet/ French/ Explored Northern Mississippi River
1682/ Robert LaSalle/ French/ Traveled to the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed it for France
Monday, December 20, 2010
Code Talker Reading Group - Week 2
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 2: Read Chapters 7-11 (pages 38-75)
Vocabulary:
livestock (38)
reduction (38)
enlist (39)
sanction (40)
fluent (40)
influential (46)
recruits (47)
crag (47)
platoon (48)
dismissive (48)
calisthenics (61)
floundered (63)
reputation (69)
furloughs (69)
Questions:
1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.
2. Briefly describe the Blessingway ceremony. Why was it performed for Ned Begay? (3 to 4 sentences)
3. Describe the experience at boot camp. Why did the Navajos seem to have an easier time than many of the whites at boot camp? (3 to 4 sentences)
4. Why was the Navajo language chosen for creating a new kind of code? (2 to 3 sentences)
Week 2: Read Chapters 7-11 (pages 38-75)
Vocabulary:
livestock (38)
reduction (38)
enlist (39)
sanction (40)
fluent (40)
influential (46)
recruits (47)
crag (47)
platoon (48)
dismissive (48)
calisthenics (61)
floundered (63)
reputation (69)
furloughs (69)
Questions:
1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.
2. Briefly describe the Blessingway ceremony. Why was it performed for Ned Begay? (3 to 4 sentences)
3. Describe the experience at boot camp. Why did the Navajos seem to have an easier time than many of the whites at boot camp? (3 to 4 sentences)
4. Why was the Navajo language chosen for creating a new kind of code? (2 to 3 sentences)
Monday, December 13, 2010
Homestudy - Week of 12/13
Reading:
Week 1 assignment, due Friday 12/17
Spelling:
Study week 10 words for quiz on Friday 12/17
Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily
Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 12, due Mon 12/6
Math 5:
Math's Mate, term 2, sheet 6, due Friday 12/17
Copy definitions from p. 157 into your math journal
Week 1 assignment, due Friday 12/17
Spelling:
Study week 10 words for quiz on Friday 12/17
Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily
Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 12, due Mon 12/6
Math 5:
Math's Mate, term 2, sheet 6, due Friday 12/17
Copy definitions from p. 157 into your math journal
Spelling Words - Week 10
Fourth Grade:
lantern
whisper
berserk
interrupt
partner
abnormal
disturb
important
afford
absurd
Fifth Grade:
rebuild
review
subscribe
persuade
unfriendly
increase
incorrect
unknown
exempt
exchange
Challenge Words:
capillary
buoyant
extenuating
negligence
ostrich
mediocre
subservient
zilch
league
parenthesis
lantern
whisper
berserk
interrupt
partner
abnormal
disturb
important
afford
absurd
Fifth Grade:
rebuild
review
subscribe
persuade
unfriendly
increase
incorrect
unknown
exempt
exchange
Challenge Words:
capillary
buoyant
extenuating
negligence
ostrich
mediocre
subservient
zilch
league
parenthesis
Code Talker Reading Group - Week 1
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 1: Read Prologue and Chapters 1-6 (pages 1-37)
Vocabulary:
hogan (5)
sacred (19)
shorn (20)
drab (20)
dormitory (24)
defiant (25)
reluctantly (29)
recklessly (29)
crescent (31)
dismay (33)
divine (22)
destiny (33)
treachery (35)
resented (35)
subversion (35)
dunce (36)
averted (36)
Questions:
1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.
2. The narrator relates that upon arriving at boarding school, “I remember thinking that they had removed from us everything we owned. But I was wrong. There was still one more thing to be taken.” What was that, and why was it so important? (3 to 4 sentences)
3. The narrator writes on p. 26. “I was stubborn in ways the teachers could not see.” What is he referring to, and why was he so stubborn about this? (3 to 4 sentences)
4. On the map provided, locate and neatly label the Navajo reservation, Japan, the Pacific Ocean, and Pearl Harbor.
Week 1: Read Prologue and Chapters 1-6 (pages 1-37)
Vocabulary:
hogan (5)
sacred (19)
shorn (20)
drab (20)
dormitory (24)
defiant (25)
reluctantly (29)
recklessly (29)
crescent (31)
dismay (33)
divine (22)
destiny (33)
treachery (35)
resented (35)
subversion (35)
dunce (36)
averted (36)
Questions:
1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.
2. The narrator relates that upon arriving at boarding school, “I remember thinking that they had removed from us everything we owned. But I was wrong. There was still one more thing to be taken.” What was that, and why was it so important? (3 to 4 sentences)
3. The narrator writes on p. 26. “I was stubborn in ways the teachers could not see.” What is he referring to, and why was he so stubborn about this? (3 to 4 sentences)
4. On the map provided, locate and neatly label the Navajo reservation, Japan, the Pacific Ocean, and Pearl Harbor.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Reading Group Book Projects
Now that you have read the entire book, it is time to reflect on the story! Below is a list of possible projects from which to choose.
Project Ideas (Choose one):
* Create a poster with a timeline of the events of the book.
* Make a diorama that depicts a scene from the book.
* Write a 4 stanza poem with an illustration about the book.
* Make a story-board related to the book.
* Write questions and conduct an interview with a character (minimum 2 pages).
* Write a 1 page description of a sequel to the book.
* Write a chapter for an alternative ending for the book.
* Write a play for an additional scene for the book.
Project Ideas (Choose one):
* Create a poster with a timeline of the events of the book.
* Make a diorama that depicts a scene from the book.
* Write a 4 stanza poem with an illustration about the book.
* Make a story-board related to the book.
* Write questions and conduct an interview with a character (minimum 2 pages).
* Write a 1 page description of a sequel to the book.
* Write a chapter for an alternative ending for the book.
* Write a play for an additional scene for the book.
Spelling Words - Week 9
Fourth Grade:
compare
octane
describe
textile
trombone
infantile
dispute
baptize
connive
empire
Fifth Grade:
sniper
snipper
rated
ratted
caning
canning
filed
filled
riper
ripper
Challenge Words:
adequate
aisle
caricature
epidermis
chateau
franchise
immaculate
extinguish
interferencee
jeopardy
compare
octane
describe
textile
trombone
infantile
dispute
baptize
connive
empire
Fifth Grade:
sniper
snipper
rated
ratted
caning
canning
filed
filled
riper
ripper
Challenge Words:
adequate
aisle
caricature
epidermis
chateau
franchise
immaculate
extinguish
interferencee
jeopardy
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