Language Arts – Please see entries for writing and reading at the end of this blog post**

You will need to download a QR scanner (the one I use is blue on the app store) on your phone or ipad to complete this week’s lessons. If you have no way of doing that you can email your teacher and she will send you the documents instead. There are three codes for you to scan this week and they are on finding Context Clues. Scan the mysteries to review the passages. Write down your answers and be sure to include WHERE in the text you found your answer. You will complete this on your own and We will discuss these during our class meetings.

Directions:

Mystery 1:

Mystery 2:

Mystery 3:

4. Weekly IXL tasks. Language Arts Level G – complete to 90%: F.4, I.2, O.5, W.3

*During Class Meetings: In addition to discussing what you FOUND on the QR codes, we will work to solve different main idea/theme task cards. I will post these right before LA class days. Keep an eye out for them.

Science – Both assignments can be put on a single document and submit to me by 4/26

Introduction to Traits – Assignment #1

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: 

1. Babies get traits from only their moms. Babies get traits from both their mother and their father. Some babies look more like their mother and some look more like their father. When looking closely it is most common to have traits from both parents. Which traits you get is often a matter of random chance, though for reasons far above this grade level, some traits can occur more frequently than others.
2. Baby animals all look the same. People are very good at noticing traits in other people. The smallest differences in our bone structure, eye color and hair color are very obvious to us. However, students may think that baby animals are exactly alike. It may appear that way from a distance, but if you look closely, you can see many traits that are different, just like humans.
3. Things that you eat can influence traits. Foods can not affect traits such as hair color or eye color. For example, curly hair comes from one or both of your parents. There are traits that are influenced by the environment, for example a plant grown with little water will look different from a plant grown in optimal conditions. At this grade level, traits that are 100% from parents and traits influenced by the environment are not differentiated. The focus is on understanding what a trait is and that all living things have traits.

HEREDITY AND TRAITS

Students are always interested to understand why they look the way that they do. At an early age, just simply understanding that specific traits are passed down from parents is enough. They will notice that some traits came from their mom, while others came from their dad. As they progress through school, they will learn about traits influenced by the environment, and then that some traits are dominant or recessive.

Before Video think about the following questions:

1. Do you have a brother or sister?
2. In what ways do you look different?  
3. What are some features that all dogs share?
4. What are some differences you have noticed in puppies or kittens?
5. How would you describe the features of an alligator?
6. How would you describe some traits or features of people?

What you will learn from this video

1. Animals of the same type are not exactly alike.
2. Animals have differences and similarities called traits.
3. These traits help them survive in their environment.

View the following Generation Genius video found at https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=E7C64

After Video answer the following questions in a google doc:

1. What are some traits you can think of?
2. Why do bunnies from the same parents look different from each other?
3. What traits do all chameleons share?
4. What are some differences you might find in a family of chameleons?
5. What traits do all monkeys share?
6. What are some differences you might find in a group of monkeys?

Vocabulary – DEFINE on a google doc:

1. Parents
2. Offspring
3. Traits
4. Survive
5. Similarities
6. Differences
7. Vary

Exit Ticket to answer on a google doc:

1. What are three common traits that all elephants have?
2. What are three ways that puppies can be different from each other?
3. Would light or dark fur help a rabbit survive in the desert? Why?

Variation of Traits – Assignment #2

First, click on the following link and read (or click the read to me button) all the information on traits found at : https://www.generationgenius.com/variation-of-traits-reading-material/

Today we will be watching a video on trait variation

What you will learn from this video:

1. Most traits are passed down from parents.
2. Different individuals have different traits.
3. Some traits are influenced by the environment.

Before the video consider the following questions:

1. What is a trait?
2. Do offspring look exactly like their parents?
3. Will multiple offspring from the same parents look the same?
4. Do all individual animals of the same type look the same?

View the video at: https://www.generationgenius.com/?share=11809

After the video answer the following questions on a google doc:

1. Why do the puppies look different from their mom and dad?
2. What are some examples of types of traits?
3. How might the position of a baby alligator’s eyes affect its chance of survival?
4. What were some of the similarities between the individual lemurs?
5. What were some of the differences between the individual lemurs?
6. Why might different species in the same environment share some traits?
7. Why is white fur not an advantage for tigers?

Vocabulary – Define on a google doc:

1. Traits
2. Offspring
3. Inherit
4. Predator
5. Prey
6. Camouflage

Complete the Exit Ticket on the google doc:

1. List 3 examples of human traits that are inherited from parents.
2. How are traits influenced by the environment?
3. How might variation in the color of beetles help them survive?

IXL – Assignment #3

IXL tasks Level G. Complete to 85% –  N.1, N.2, N.3

Social Studies – all social studies assignments can be combined on a single google doc and submit to me by 4/26. You are submitting your notes from the videos this week.

1. Start by watching the following fun video on the causes of the American Revolution found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDxSICplPE

2. Next, click on the following links to learn about AND TAKE NOTES ON the First Continental Congress:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbKHPLbuLw0&index=11&t=0s&list=PLU_3eMWMGreJcDVlQOcFzJZk7c92WY3My and https://www.ducksters.com/history/continental_congress.php

(Reminder* – Ducksters will read to you if you click the speaker icon at the bottom.) Take the quiz to test your knowledge on the 1^st Continental Congress.

1. Watch the following LEGO video on Paul Reveres’ Ride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTbXEgw-fi4 and https://www.ducksters.com/biography/paul_revere.php Take the quiz at the bottom of the website to test your knowledge. If you need a reminder about this, re-watch Liberty’s Kids episode 105
2. Watch the following videos AND TAKE NOTES on Lexington and Concord  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjnEC76NvIM&index=12&t=0s&list=PLU_3 eMWMGreJcDVlQOcFzJZk7c92WY3My and https://www.ducksters.com/history/battle_of_lexington_and_concord.php Take the 10 question quiz at the bottom of each to test your own knowledge.
3. Read about Fort Ticonderoga and the Battle of Bunker Hill found at https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/fort_ticonderoga.php and https://www.ducksters.com/history/battle_of_bunker_hill.php Again, take the quizzes at the end to test your knowledge. Take notes from this video on the Battle of Bunker Hill found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-8qn2Yqqco
4. Watch: Liberty’s Kids episodes 31-34 this week
5. Weekly IXL Tasks: Social Studies Level G: A.3, F.12

Math – Pictures of your Succeed book must be submitted by 4/26

(What’s due?? – 4 lessons in ZEARN and Succeed, 6 IXL tasks, 3 Volume worksheets)

You need to complete M6L5, L6, L7, and L8 this week in both ZEARN and also in Succeed. Every homework page needs to be sent to me as a picture for a grade. We will discuss the homework when we meet as well as the worksheets.

In class we will be discussing pages from the Learn book and application problems (You do not have this book, I know). These will be posted to the blog prior to MATH class times. Keep an eye out for them.

Weekly IXL tasks. Level G Complete to 85%: L.12, M.3, AA.3, EE.7, Z.4, K.14

Complete the Geometry worksheets below. Either print and do, or copy answers on a piece of paper. Be prepared to discuss when we meet on Monday and Wednesday during class:

Monday:

Wednesday:

Writing

We will begin a new writing assignment this week. We will be writing informational pieces (non-fiction genre). We will be selecting presidents to write a biography about and gathering information. This week your selection will be made, and you will compile information on a graphic organizer. Please see the graphic organizer below to help guide the different kind of information your should be uncovering as you start your brainstorming. Again, this graphic organizer is meant to help you START your research journey. You should be uncovering more information than what is written on the graphic organizer. We will be selecting our president in class on a shared document. Certain presidents are not available and no “calling” particular presidents. This is an opportunity for you to learn about someone new.

Reading

We are beginning a new book this week. This book is available to listen to online. You will need to get through three chapters this week, answer questions and submit by Friday.

This document is for you to answer along the way, throughout the book and will be submitted at the end of the unit when the book is finished:

Below are the first three chapters you will finish this week and their comprehension questions. You will need to write the answers to these questions and submit them to me either as pictures or as a google doc. We will discuss this in class:

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3XAwXob1bo

Comprehension Questions for Chapter 1

1. At the start of chapter one, where does Bud live?

2. Why does Bud think losing your teeth is one of the scariest things that can happen to a kid?

3. What does Bud keep in his suitcase?

4. Who does Bud think the person on the flyer is, and why does he think this?

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24qAMj42ix4

Comprehension Questions for Chapter 2

1. How was Bud awakened in the middle of the night?

2. What was Bud’s third rule?

3. Why did Bud have a rubber sheet on his bed?

4. Where did Mrs. Amos say Bud would have to spend the night? Why?

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t1LDQPEu5g&list=PLahimd4bK_QYLgYp9hU188h0-VwfkB5O_&index=3

Comprehension Questions for Chapter 3

1. Why did Bud run over to the pile of rags?

2. What happened to Bud’s friend Bugs?

3. Why did Bud regret looking out the window?

4. What did Bud hit and what happened afterwards?

Review at your leisure to ensure you understand the concepts

11. What is the name of the genre that involves speaking or oral communication: a speech or a presentation?

12. Are biographies, historical essays, and speeches considered fiction or nonfiction?

13. What is the name of the fiction verse or prose often used for a theatrical performance where emotion and conflict are expressed through dialogue and action: drama or poetry?
14. What is the name of the verse format that may contain rhythm, emotion, and imagination, and is written to appeal to the reader’s emotions: fantasy or poetry?
15. What is the name of the genre that is a story about the extraordinary or supernatural where animals often speak as humans: fable or fairy tale
16. What is the name of the wonder tale that may be a type of fable or folktale often about fairies or other creatures and are aimed at children: fantasy or fairy tale?
17. What is the name of the genre based on science that is often set in the future, or on another celestial body: realistic fiction or science fiction?
18. What is the name of a story that can actually happen and is true in real life: realistic fiction or folklore?
19. What is the genre name given for songs, myths, and stories that are often passed down the generations by word of mouth: folklore or fable?
20. What is the genre name given to a story with characters and events in a historical setting: realistic fiction or historical fiction?
21. What is the genre given to a story that is shocking or terrifying in which the characters and events create feelings of fear for the reader: fantasy or horror?
22. What is the genre name given to a humorous story full of exaggerations, with characters that do the impossible: legend or tall tale?

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Report cards are now ready to be viewed on Parent connect.  Parents, you will need to use the email you gave the school on the emergency card as that is the one in MISTAR. If you did not give us an email, you will need to let me know in an email and I will provide you with further instructions. You MUST have a working email.

Following is some information for administrators on how parents can access report cards data in MIStar ParentConnect and how schools can help parents with login info if parents can’t login. Please note that if a parent uses ParentConnect, he/she should be able to see data for all their students and do not require separate logins for the different schools.

See the directions below:

1. How do parents login to ParentConnect? To login to ParentConnect, parents need their PIN and password; there are 2 options to get this information.Option 1 (Screen below – Recommended): Parents go to Dearborn Schools web site then ParentConnect link. If they don’t know the login info, they click (Need Your Login Information) link and it will prompt them to enter their email address as provided to the school and entered in MIStar (Menu/Enrollment/Student Editor/Contacts) and click Submit. This process emails them their PIN and Password.

Option 2 (Screen below): If parents are unable to receive the email (no email, etc) and administrators need to provide the info, administrators can access MIStar Menu / System / ParentConnect Manager / Contacts Passwords as indicated below. Even though Option 2 is available for administrators, Option 1 is recommended because parents have to login to their email to retrieve the info and you can always add the email in Student Editor/Contacts if missing.

https://www.resa.net/community/feeding#fsEl_7725

1. What are poetry, drama, music, mystery, horror, romance, fantasy, science fiction, biography, and autobiography all considered: genres, literary works, or language arts?

2. What are the two main genres in literature, one based on reality, the other imaginary?

3. What is the name of the genre written for children 2-12 that often has big text and pictures: children’s literature or youth literature?

4. What is the name of the genre that involves an imaginary or magical theme, setting, and characters: fantasy or unrealistic fiction?

5. What is the name of the genre that involves an unsolved murder or puzzle that the reader tries to figure out with the clues that are given: mystery or adventure?

6. What is the name of the genre that involves scare tactics to reach the emotions of the reader: fantasy or horror?

7. What is the name of the genre that involves a love story and finding happiness with another person: mystery or romance?

8. What is the name of the genre that involves extraordinary situations that are full of suspense, action, and adventure: a thriller or a western?

9. What is the name of the genre that is the written account of a person’s life written by another person: a biography or an autobiography?

10. What is the name of the genre that is the written account of a person’s life as told by that person: a biography or an autobiography?

All work this week is due on Sunday 4/19.

Prior to our google meeting on 4/13, I need you to complete ZEARN M6L1. Some of you are there and that is AMAZING. Some of you are NOT, and you need to catch up before 3pm tomorrow!

The link for the google meet is: https://meet.google.com/aid-kcht-scq and a quick reminder to open in CHROME. Meetings this week are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 3pm.

Science:

Ecosystems

(What’s due this week in science? Finish BIOME project if not done, complete activities on the ecosystem document. Make sure you SAVE a copy and rename with YOUR name. You will need to share it back to me with your completed work. You will complete the ecosystem test as a google doc and share it back to me, and you will complete 3 IXL tasks)

1. You will be using a google slide presentation to interactively complete questions pertaining to the ecosystem of the ocean. You will need to download a copy and RENAME it your name. You will be completing work on slides – SAVE changes made to your copy and EMAIL/SHARE it back to me.
2. You will complete the assessment on ecosystems. You will need to create a google doc and answer the questions from the test there. The last question is a short answer that will need to be in full, complete sentences.
3. Weekly IXL tasks. Science Level G – complete to 85%: B.2, K.2, D.1

Social Studies:

(What is due this week in ss? You will be completing research to write and create a visual representation of the Boston Massacre. You will follow the rubric to include all necessary components for BOTH parts)

America’s Revolution

1. Start by watching the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI9ZvG8RuRI to understand the Boston Massacre and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6uIC7Q5k-8 to understand the Boston Tea Party.

Read https://www.ducksters.com/history/boston_tea_party.php

• The Boston Tea Party Project

Part I:

Read the information below about the Boston Tea Party.  You will then make a newspaper article from either the modern time period or the past explaining in an article the 5 W’s of history (Who was involved; What happened; When did the events occur; Where did this happen; Why did it happen).  Please be sure to write the article in your own words and maintain the TENSE in which you are writing (past or present).  The article must have 250 words or more.  Use at least 5 social studies vocabulary words. 

Grading Rubric for Article (you are NOT aging this assignment*)

Include	A:  5 points	B: 4 Points	C: 3 Points	D: 2 Points
Vocabulary	5+ vocabulary words, used properly and underlined	4 vocabulary words, used properly and underlined	3 vocabulary words, used properly and underlined	2 or less vocabulary words, used properly and underlined
Length	1+ pages	¾ page	½ page	>1/2 page
Aged	Great aging	OK Aging	Little aging	NO aging
Sentence Fluency	No grammatical errors	A few grammatical errors	Some grammatical errors	Many grammatical errors

                                                                                                    /15 Points

Part II

Create by drawing, painting or using any other artistic expression a depiction of the events of the Boston Tea Party.  This grade will be based on effort.  Please no stick figures.  If this is a weak skill for you then you can create a diorama of the event using clay or figurines. You need to be creative, use your imagination, and apply some effort. Please be sure to use color. You will take a picture of your creation and send it to your teacher’s email address.

Include	A:  5 points	B: 4 Points	C: 3 Points	D: 2 Points
Realistic	Subjective:  Does the visual clearly depict the event?	Somewhat depicts the event.	Has some similar characteristics.	Has little or no similarities to the events of the Boston Tea Party.
Color	Fully Colored	¾ Colored	½ colored	>1/2 colored
Neatness	Very neat	Somewhat neat	Sloppy	Very sloppy/ unrecognizable
Timeliness:	On Time	1 Day late	2 Days Late	3 Days Late

                                                                                                              /20 points

Boston Tea Party Information

It was another cold December night in Boston. The three British ships the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver were sitting in Boston harbor, their holds full of tea that wasn’t being unloaded because the angry residents of Boston were threatened not to buy or use the tea.

The anger was directed at the government of Great Britain, which at that time had passed the Tea Act, a law that almost guaranteed that the American colonists would buy tea from the East India Company. Why? Because the law lowered the price on tea that the East India Company so much that it was the cheapest tea around. In fact, it was way below the price charged by other tea companies. Most American colonists, looking for ways to cut costs and save money, would choose a cheaper tea over a more expensive tea any day.

Why did this law come about? Well, the East India Company wasn’t doing so well and the British government wanted to help the company get back on its feet.

Other tea companies weren’t happy about the Tea Act, of course, but the American colonists viewed it as another example of “taxation without representation”: In effect, the Tea Act was putting a tax on tea sold by companies other than the East India Company. As with the Stamp Act and other unpopular taxes, they were all voted in by Parliament, which was thousands of miles away, and the American colonists had no way to influence the law or speak out against it while it was being debated in government.

So the colonists were angry. They wanted to do something else to let the British know about the unhappiness that the Tea Act was causing. Some people wanted to keep things nonviolent; others wanted bloodshed. The result was somewhere in the middle.

A group of colonists determined to make things change was the Sons of Liberty. Led by such impassioned patriots as Samuel Adams and John Hancock, the Sons of Liberty had secret meetings at which they discussed how best to get their message across to Great Britain, that the American people wanted more of a role in governing themselves.

Christmas was approaching in the year 1773, and the colonists faced another year of unopposed and unrepresentative taxes. The Sons of Liberty decided to take action.

Donning disguises that made them look like they were Native Americans (remember seeing that in the Liberty’s Kids episode?), a large group of the Sons of Liberty on December 16 stormed aboard those three unsuspecting British ships and dumped 342 crates full of tea overboard. By any standards, that’s a lot of tea. These crates happened to be jammed full of tea, and so the companies that made that tea lost a lot of money that night.

Because the Sons of Liberty were disguised as Native Americans, they could claim that they were not guilty of dumping the tea. The British government knew better, of course, and grew angrier than ever at what it saw as Americans’ ingratitude. The very next year saw the passage of what came to be called the Intolerable Acts, one of which closed the port of Boston entirely.

The Boston Tea Party was a symbolic act, an example of how far Americans were willing to speak out for their freedom. Two short years later, Americans were willing to give their lives for their freedom, as shots rang out on Lexington Green.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/bostonteaparty.htm Text is from this website*

Watch the following videos

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c7bswVxuKs
2. Watch the next 4 Liberty’s Kids episodes (episodes 27-30)

Math:

Geometry: Coordinate Pairs

(What’s due this week in math?? – 4 lessons in ZEARN and Succeed, 6 IXL tasks, 4 geometry worksheets)

***Watch and complete ZEARN M6L1 PRIOR TO CLASS MEETING on 4/13***

You need to complete M6L1, L2, L3, and L4 this week in both ZEARN and also in Succeed. We will be working to complete L1 and L3 together when we meet. You must watch and do ZEARN prior to our class math meetings! Every homework page needs to be sent to me as a picture for a grade. We will discuss the homework when we meet. Your pictures are DUE 4/19.

Weekly IXL tasks. Level G Complete to 85%: L.4, M.2, AA.2, EE.5, Z.1, K.9

Complete the Geometry worksheets below. Either print and do, or copy answers on a piece of paper. Be prepared to discuss when we meet on Monday and Wednesday during class:

Language Arts:

Main Idea

(What’s due this week in LA? Read 3 mysteries to determine Main Idea, 4 IXL tasks, continue to work to COMPLETE your Where the Red Fern Grows draft and ultimately your FINAL paper)

1. Weekly IXL tasks. Language Arts Level G – complete to 90%: U.2, MM.6, II.1, W.2

2. You will need to download a QR scanner (the one I use is blue on the app store) on your phone or ipad to complete this week’s lessons. If you have no way of doing that you can email me and I will send you the documents instead. There are three codes for you to scan this week and they are on finding MAIN IDEA. Scan the mysteries to review the passages. Write down your answers and be sure to include WHERE in the text you found your answer. We will discuss these during our class meetings.

Directions:

Mystery 1:

Mystery #2

Mystery 3:

Kids can sign up for Time for Kids magazine FREE for the rest of the school year. Have your parents help you register by following this link. ENJOY!

https://time.com/tfk-free/?fbclid=IwAR3evel97fVfAKvf–KbUMyuTjSoERK9HTjvJQTRySeKjDAHnDzpXxDzUlI

MATH: Make sure that ALL of module 5 in math is DONE – in LEARN, ZEARN, and SUCCEED, all of 5 needs to be completed. We will be beginning M6L1 on 4/13.

READING: You should be DONE reading Where the Red Fern Grows and have taken notes throughout your reading. The reading comprehension packet should be DONE. You will be turning in pictures of your completed packet by 4/14.

You should have watched the movie, Where the Red Fern Grows and have taken notes to help you with your draft.

Your compare and contrast draft is due 4/15. I will be giving feedback by 4/19. Your FINAL copy will be due 4/23. See the posts for the helpers on HOW TO write a compare and contrast paper properly. I have posted MANY videos and graphic organizers to help you! You need to demonstrate your knowledge of writing on this.

SCIENCE: Your Biome project is two parts. The poster/Google Doc AND your terrarium. If you are doing a poster, remember to take your picture and send it to me by 4/14. If you are completing the requirements on google docs, just remember to share it with me by 4/14. Check the requirements – remember that you will be writing on 5 animals, 3 plants, where in the world your biome is located, the climate needed for your biome to thrive. the human interaction (sometimes this is good and sometimes this is bad), and also a food chain (remember to start with the sun and end with a decomposer). Your terrarium pictures are due 4/16 – These pictures are going to be turned over to Mrs. Younes and Mr. Bazzi and put up on our website.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Make sure you look to see that you have done all your weekly work for the last three weeks and are caught up!

IXL: Make sure you have done all the IXL tasks for the past few weeks. There have been a total of 48 assigned tasks in EVERY SUBJECT COMBINED.

I’ll see on you 4/13 at 3pm