Homework 11/13

Homework:  Reading:  finish Venn diagram comparing and contrasting two authors.  Visit website www.diterlizzi.com   On a sheet of notebook paper, write your favorite thing you found on the website and write three facts you found about Tony that were NOT on your written biography.

Spelling within writing

As your children become better and better writers, the only thing I am noticing as a weakness is that a few students have a very hard time spelling even the most basic words.  I am attaching a link to the Fry Word list. This is the 1,000 most frequently used words in our language.  If your child struggles with spelling, please take some time to make sure they have mastered these words.  Print the list and work on a few at a time.   Every fifth grader should be able to spell these words. Thank you for your help with this!  Their writing is really developing beautifully!

http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/fry-words-complete-list/

Updates

Grammar Homework:  In your reading book, please find two compound/complex sentences. Write the title of your book and the page numbers where you found the sentences on your notebook paper along with your sentences.

Social Studies:  Finish your cause and effect relationships from Chapter 6 Lesson 1.  Complete Lesson 1 quick study sheet.

Study guide for math due tomorrow.

Social Study Test for chapter 5 and lessons 6.1 and 6.2 is Tuesday, November 12.

Working on descriptive writing...

They worked in pairs and then in larger groups to collaborate on descriptive writing. 

Learning to write dialogue...

Updates

Grammar Homework for Tuesday:  Students must find two compound-complex sentences in their evening reading book.  A compound-complex sentence has two independent clauses and one dependent clause.  Write your two sentences on a sheet of notebook paper.  Make sure to include the book title and the page numbers.

Updates

Choice Cards are coming home today.  Please sign under week 3.  I was out of town on Friday, so I was unable to sign Choice Cards.  Thank you for your understanding!

Social Studies:  Vocabulary Test on Chapter 5 is tomorrow.  Also, complete Quick Study sheet for Lesson 4.

We have been studying character development and the use of dialogue in writing.  Ask your child about Marcel the Shell and the Good Morning Eastside Marcel videos.  They are great!