Homework 12/10/12

Reading: Finish Theme Chart
Social Studies: Do questions 4, 6& 7. Write questions out, underline words that help you to find the answers. Answer the questions.
Writing: You can bring your song that represents your life in tomorrow or Wednesday.

Homework 12/7/2012

Reading: Finish Character Charts.
Social Studies: Choose a song that represents your life and write why it represents  your life.

Reading-character traits sheets due tomorrow.
social studies- story due at the latest Monday.

Reading: Do the character trait chart fr Mila and either Justin, Dr. Beck or Shay. Remember Holiday reading project due on the 17th.
Social Studiies/Writing: No homework- Historical fiction short story due either Friday or Monday. After Monday I will not accept any late stories.

Reading: Answer questions
1. lain and analyze how Mila fett on pg. 129 when she says " I did what the dolphins did. I went where the dolphins went. It was not hard" Connect to enduring understanding.
2. Explain Mila conflicting feelingsabout the human world. You need to o quotes to support your answer.
Social Studies: Lesson Review on pg. 243 numbers 3,4,5,6 & 7. Answers only.
REMEMBER HISTOICAL FICTION STORY DUE ON FRO=IDAY

Homework 11/28/12

Reading: Read pages 101-110 and answer the following question- Describe in Detail how you communicate with your family. think about it is changing as you are getting older. Then make a personal connection to Mila and how she communicate with either her dolphin family or her new human family. Use quotes from novel.
Have tested signed if you got 77% or below.
Social Stuidies: Bring research information on historical figure of the Revolution.
Writing: no homework

Homework 11/27/12

Reading: Read pages 89-100 in the novel The Music of Dolphins. Then write a summary include main idea.
Social Studies:  Finish reading pages 234-237. Do Lesson Review on pg. 237, questions 3, 5, 6, & 7. You do not have to write out the question. Answer the question by restating the question.
Wrting: By Thursday students should have information on Revolutionary War person so they start writing story in class.

Homework 11/26/12

Reading: Answer questions for test on chapters 1-20 for tomorrow.
Question:
1.Create a Venn Diagram  comparing human life to dolphin life. Then explain your diagram by analyzing the diagram and supporting your answers with quotes from the book.
2. Why do you think Mila and Shay understanding each other? What Aspects of identity do they have in common? Use quotes and analyze.

Reading: Question- What is Mila trying to discover about herself on pgs. 57 and 58? Connect to enduring understanding. Use quotes and analyze.
Social Studies and writng- no homework

Reading: Do a vocabulary quilt for the words sigh and solitary.
Answer the following questions:
1. Explain, in detail, the main problem and solution in the novel.( You do not need to quote)
2.How is Mila differnt from the rest of us?  Support your answer with quotes from the booK. Analyze the question.
Social Studies-No homework
Writing-No homework

Reading: No homework
Social Studies: students receive their historical person to begin to research for short story.
Writing: rubic went home today for historical fiction short story.
Monday: I will post when it is due. I am looking at around December 6th.

Reading:: Do a vocabulary quilt for the words feral, glimpse and pod.  Answer the following questions by quoting and analyzing.
1. Find three examples of imagery from todays reading. Write them down and explain why they are important to the novel.
2.Predict what obstacles and struggles Mila will have to overcome as she adjusts to this new life.

Social Studies: No homework
Writing: rough draft of "I am thankfull for...."

Reading: answer the following questions  with quotes from the story to support your answer. Analyze
1. what is the author's viewpoint of Paul Revere?
2. what techniques does the author use to keep you ,the reader ,engaged?
Social Studies: no homework
Writing: No homeowrk

Reading: Identity interview due tomorrow. On page 304 in the reader answer question 6.
social Studies: No homeowrk
Writing: No homework.
Science test tomorrow on chemical and phycial change. review study guide.

Reading: Begin interview with family member about his or her identity. Complete interview due Thursday. You need to take notes, have family answer questions and then write interview up on good paper.
Do quilt for the word FIERCE. The quilt is due tomorrow.
Social Studies: No homework
Writing: No homework
Just a few reminders, students have a half a day on Friday, off on Monday and Tuesday. Report Card pickup on Tuesday.

Reading: write a paragraph about why you chose those word in the web to describe you identity. Think about why those words describe you.
Social Studies: not home work
Writing: no homework

Reading: No homework
Social Studies: Native American project due on Monday. Must have a written component to it.

Reading: No homework
Social Studies: No homework- Native American project due Monday November 5th. You have to have the information written in essay form. This is an expository form of writing. In addition to the essay you need to have pictures on a poster or a powerpoint to receive an "A".
Remember if you do not have a printer you can bring your work on a flashdrive and I will print it or you can email it to me.

Reading: no homework
Social Studies: Bring your information on your tribe tomorrow, as well as your flashdrive. Some of you are done with your project, bring it so we can conference.

Reading: Page 35 in English workbook. Just write the common nouns  and proper nouns. you don't have to rewrite the sentences.
Social Studies: find out how much your family spends on gas per week and how long between fill-ups.
Writing: the Indian project is due next Monday November 5th.
Tomorrow students can bring in snacks and candy. No costumes in 5th grade.

Reading: No homework. Need the list of novels read this quarter or else will miss part of Halloween parties.
Social Studies: facts about candidates will be discussed tomorrow.
Writing: Indian tribe expository writing,

Reading: no homework
Social Studies:Facts on the two presdential candidates regarding taxes, oil drilling, healthcare and immigration.
Writing: Hallorween story.
List of novels read this quarter due on Monday.

10/25/12

Reading: No homework
Social Studies- No homework- Obama-Romney facts due on Monday. You can print off the internet and we will put facts together in class. next week you will need to bring in tribe research to begin expository essay.
Writing: No homework- if you are presenting Halloween story tomorrow, the story needs to be on good paper and no mistakes. All stories have to be in on Monday.
If you are dressing in costume no masks, no weapons and no fake blood.

10/23/12 Homework

Reading: No homework. Final test on Maniac Magee on Thursday.
Social Studies: No homework Native American project moved to November 5th. Candidates position on various issue moved to tuesday the 30th.
Writing: Using your five items that you chose to have on a lifeboat describe just a moment of your sage in 2-3 paragraphs.

Homework 10/22/12

Reqading: Please answer the following questions with references, complete sentences and analyzed  from the novel.
1. what was Maniac trying to accomplish by bring mars Bar to the West End? Make the connection between Maniac's plan and culture.
2. "Let me know when it leaves," he said"
Who said the comment?
Why was it said?
Who was it directed at?
What was the result of the comment?

Social Studies: By Friday please have information on the presidential candidates positions on:
immigration
healthcare
drilling for oil
(raising the debt ceiling, deficient spending, budget cuts ) taxes
I realize this may be over students head so they can bring information in from the internet and we will discuss on Friday.
Native Americans project should be able to bring information in on tribes on Thursday.

Homework 10/19/12

Reading: No homework
Social Studies: no homework, but students should be researching their Native American tribes. remember the tribes culture should be presented.

Homework 10/18/12

Reading: Analyze and explain why this statment is ironic(irony) pgs. 134-135 from Maniac Magee
" Thinking: Who's the orphan here, anyway?" \
Who thinks it?
What does it mean?
Why is it ironic?

Social Studies: Test on Native American review pgs. 74-76. Know vocabulary words.

Writing: Halloween Story rough draft due. Don't worry if it is not finished, I am looking  for character development of one or two main characters.

Taffy apple sales and Sweetest Days sales tomorrow.

Homework 10/17/12

Reading: Finish describing your family ,the quality of the relationship and how you connect to Maniac Magee.
Social Studies:
No homework
Writing: Halloween Story rough draft due Friday. If your partner is sick or not able to work on story you are responsible for the rough draft.

Homework 10/16/12

Reading: Read chapters 33 and 34 in Maniac Magee
Social Studies: Keep researching indian tribe
Writing: rough draft of Halloween story due Friday.  I am just grading on character development and setting.

Reading: Summarize chapters 26-29, stating the main idea, in two or three sentences.
Social Studies: Lesson review on pg 71, questions 1through 6.

Homework for 10/12/12

Reading: Read chapter 25 in Maniac Magee
Social Studies: To receive extra credit to improve Ancient American test grade write one page on Ancient Americans, how they migrated to North America and the various tribes.
Native American project due November 1- you can start researching your tribe.
Writing: Review your character and their physical and personality traits. Remember your small may not be my idea of small. Paint me a picture through words.
Have a great weekend.

Reading: Test on chapters 11-21 in Manaic Magee. The following questions are to be done at home and attached to test.

On a separate sheet of paper, please answer each question in complete sentences, using quotations from the novel to support your answer.  Please remember to ANALYZE!

 1.       How has Maniac’s attitude changed from the beginning to the middle of the story? Think about character traits!

2.      What role does Hands Down play in Maniac’s life?

3.       How do some people in the East End view Maniac? What is their “problem?”

Social Studies: no homework

Writing: Personal Essay should be ready for publication on Friday.

Picture Day is tomorrow. Students must were uniforms.

Reading: Using the titles of each of the first four chapters- support the titles with quotations from the chapter . Then give another title that you would have have chosen and support that title with quotations from chapter and why your title is better or why it works.
Chapter 1- Running Away- Chapter 2- The Parade-chapter 3-Someone New and Chapter 4- Hands Down.
Social Studies-  DUE FRIDAY Write three facts about each of the presidential candidates.
Writing- Nothing- If you want to work on essay you can.

Reading: Test tomorrow on chapters 1-10 in Maniac Magee. Students were given three questions that must be answered and supported with quotations from the novel.


Social Studies: No homework

Writing : No homework

Reading: Answer following questions:
1. What did Maniac feel like doing at the end of ch. 10? why? Use quotations to support your answer and page numbers.
2. Whose glare was "left standing" on pg. 36?
Explain, Support answer with quotes from the text.


Social Studies: Complete study guide on Ancient Americans uses notes and pgs. 38-42 in the text.
Study for social studies test on Ancient Americans.