Week of November 7 - 11, 2016

What's Happening in ELA and SS This Week?

Monday, 11/7
ELA: Review short story, "The Great Fire", to identify the theme and supporting details.
HOMEWORK:Write an effective paragraph that summarizes the story. Ideas and a rubric are attached in Google Classroom.
SS: Relate to events that took place during WWI and/or WWII. Students may use historical magazines (in the classroom) or www.newsela.com (Class Code: 827EV7) to find an article about one or both of the wars to read and summarize in a well-written paragraph.
HOMEWORK: Complete the paragraph

Tuesday, 11/8
ELA: Introduction to text structure. Students will take notes on text structure types and identify what type(s) were used in "The Great Fire".
HOMEWORK:Study for Unit 1 Vocabulary Test 
SS: Read about how the Communist government of the Soviet Union controlled the lives of its citizens.

Wednesday, 11/9
ELA: Vocabulary TEST - Unit 1 (List is available on Google Classroom). Following the test, students will practice identifying and understanding text structures. Students will review a sample text to practice this skill. 
HOMEWORK: Identify text structure of Article 1
SS: Introduction to different kinds of economies (traditional, command, and market, etc) along with other economic terms.

Thursday, 11/10
ELA: Review capitalization (a weakness identified by recent student work). Students will work in the Language Network texts to practice and review proper capitalization.
SS: Students will continue definitions and create a visual aid that compares the traditional, command, and market economies.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Progress reports will be coming home tomorrow (Tuesday, 11/8).
• We are participating in a reading program sponsored by Pizza Hut called "Book It". Our goal for November is for every child to read at least 3 books. Once they complete the book, they should write a brief summary and turn it in so they can receive their personal pan pizza coupon. *Allowances are made for students who are reading larger books and some students have set a higher personal reading goal :)
• In addition, information will be coming home this week to describe the Read-a-thon. Students will be sponsored according to how much they read. Any student who raises $100 or more will receive a gift certificate to the book fair in December. Funds raised from the Read-a-thon will be used to buy interactive, online science and social studies books for our classrooms.
• Last, but certainly not least, Friday, November 11 is a school holiday in honor of Veteran's Day. We need to appreciate the freedoms we have because of the sacrifices made by our many military families.

Have a great week :) Be sure to check Google Classroom with your child to check on assignments, due dates, and resources.