If your child is attending Lowrey (or any Dearborn) Middle School, it is important to use the link below and read the information provided regarding summer learning expectation. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Just a reminder that this is a 4 day school week due to the Memorial Day Weekend, so there will be no work posted or expected for submission for Friday, 5/22, or Monday, 5/25. Enjoy the long weekend and Eid Mubarak!
Module 6 Lesson 21 thru lesson 24 do not have a video. Please continue to work on the zearn or the succeed pages. By Thursday you should be on lesson 24.
Science/ social studies:
You will have one Freckle assignment on a science topic and one freckle assignment on a social studies topic.
I am collecting pictures of you for a special project. What I need is 1- baby/younger picture of you, and 1- current school/personal picture. PLEASE, NO PICTURES WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS... these pictures need to be just of you. Send me a picture of your picture, or a scanned copy through email ASAP. Thank you!
Complete three videos and comprehension questions for chapters 9, 10, & 11. Send me the answers to these comprehension questions by 5/17 on google docs.
1. Why do you think Bud wanted to look at the man’s teeth?
2. What did the man say about Herman E. Calloway?
3. Why did Bud eat his apple really slowly?
4. Name the new characters introduced in chapter 11.
Writing 5-11 to 5-15
Your FINAL copy of your biography is due this week – 5/17.
HELP STRUCTURING YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS FOR YOUR PAPER: Required Information Paragraph 1 – Early Life -Birthplace -Date of Birth -Parents’ names and occupation -Family – siblings, aunts, uncles, or cousins -Education -Important Events -Career -Personal Life Paragraph 2 –Presidency -Political Life -Years in Office -Political Party -Vice President -Important Events -Famous People of the Time -Picture as the President Paragraph 3 – Later Years -Place of Residence -Place of Library -Activities -Date -Remembered for…
Completed Biography: Worth 30 points.
1. The paper has correct spelling, capitalization, and grammar 2. The student’s name, number and date are on the paper in the top right-hand corner 3. An opening HOOK sentence that explains why the person is so famous 4. A proper closing statement that gives value to your person’s life and accomplishments 5. Flow of your writing and paper are important 6. At least three paragraphs that compile your president’s early life, professional time in government and as president, and finally their live after presidency. Include birth, death, spouse, and children if applicable 7. Type should be Arial or Times New Roman Fonts. Size of font should be size 12.
3. Now write a paragraph describing the sources of ocean plastics. Include the following information: Who is responsible for this? Analyze your responsibility in this pollution. What does your conscious tell you about this? How do you feel about single use plastics (use it once and throw it away) like straws? Who is, or should be, responsible for cleaning it up? What are 5 of the most shocking things you read in the article?
ALL QUESTIONS THIS WEEK CAN BE TURNED INTO GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
Social Studies 5-11 to 5-15-20
Continue working on last weeks assignments due this Friday.
You will be creating a Time line of the American Revolution on google slides, google doc, or PPT. Your knowledge and notes from the past few weeks will REALLY help you to do this. If you have been doing your weekly assignments, this assignment won’t take you long. If you skipped the work, this will take you AWHILE to do. You have two weeks. DO NOT PUT THIS OFF. You must include ALL OF the following events found here: https://www.ducksters.com/history/revolutionarywartimeline.php You will need to write a 1-paragraph summary for each of the 17 items (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) and accompany it with a picture you find on google images. Be sure to find and include a CORRECTpicture. Also, you MUST include your dates on this google doc as it is still a TIMELINE. You will be numbering your items instead of placing them along a horizontal line.
Complete three videos and comprehension questions for chapter 7 & 8 (chapter 8 is in two parts). Send me the answers to these comprehension questions by 5/10 on google docs. DON’T FORGET TO UPDATE YOUR STUDY GUIDE WITH THE ANSWERS FROM CHAPTER 7 & 8 AS WELL!!
2. What happened when Bud tried to board the train?
3. What do the surnames Caldwell and Calloway have in common?
Writing 5/4-5/10
This week you will be doing a few activities.
1st – you will be creating a representation of “your president” this can be done in a number of ways. You will use materials available to you to create a colored drawing, painting, sculpture, clay figurine, 2 liter bottle portrayal, egg-head portrayal, Lego creation (just to name a few choices). Pay attention to who your president was. Example, if they wore glasses, used a cane, had white hair, was always with their dog, etc. These things should be included in your representation (when I did this report, I chose to represent my president on a horse, because he was part of the Rough Riders – just to give you an example).
Representation: Worth 20 points 1. This should have the face of the president (styrofoam ball works great) 2. It should be dressed as the person (cloth, doll clothes, or paper) 3. It should also have some sort of prop that represents why their person is famous. For example: Thomas Jefferson might be holding a paper to represent the Declaration of Independence. 4. If dressing up a 2-liter bottle, it works best if you fill the bottle with water, sand, pasta, or beans prior to dressing it up. 5. Craft glue or a hot glue gun works best. FYI -School glue does not hold. 6. The student should be the one to construct the president representation. Parents may help hold, cut, glue, etc., but it should be the student’s own work. Take a picture and send it to me.
2nd – you will draft your report about your president this week. Ask an older sibling or parent to look over your work. Ensure that it flows. Below is an example to help you with your hook and introduction. Your FINAL copy is due 5/17. DO NOT PUT THIS OFF!
EXAMPLE OF A HOOK AND INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH: American presidents are unlike other heads of state. Their lives and actions in office affect far more than just our country. Many strong, intelligent, brave men have been the president of our country. The men who have occupied this high office have helped shape the destiny of the world.
HELP STRUCTURING YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS FOR YOUR PAPER: Required Information Paragraph 1 – Early Life -Birthplace -Date of Birth -Parents’ names and occupation -Family – siblings, aunts, uncles, or cousins -Education -Important Events -Career -Personal Life Paragraph 2 –Presidency -Political Life -Years in Office -Political Party -Vice President -Important Events -Famous People of the Time -Picture as the President Paragraph 3 – Later Years -Place of Residence -Place of Library -Activities -Date -Remembered for…
You will be creating a Time line of the American Revolution on google slides or PPT. Your knowledge and notes from the past few weeks will REALLY help you to do this. If you have been doing your weekly assignments, this assignment won’t take you long. If you skipped the work, this will take you AWHILE to do. You have two weeks. DO NOT PUT THIS OFF. You must include ALL OF the following events found here: https://www.ducksters.com/history/revolutionarywartimeline.php You will need to write a 1-paragraph summary for each of the 17 items (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) and accompany it with a picture you find on google images. Be sure to find and include a CORRECTpicture. Also, you MUST include your dates on this google doc as it is still a TIMELINE. You will be numbering your items instead of placing them along a horizontal line. We will discuss this further in our class meeting.
Introduction to plastics and the ocean. Answer all questions in purple on a single google doc and submit to me by 5/10.
1. Describe the image posted here and write a paragraph detailing: Would you want to swim there? Do you think animals want to swim there? How does it make you feel? What caused this? Is this a good way to treat our environment? Put your thoughts into a google doc and submit it with the title – Introduction to Plastics – Week 1
What do you think when you look at this picture?
The effects of ocean plastics pollution.
1. Define the words: respect, empathy.
2. Look at the following images and describe how plastics can harm sea life. 3. How can we show respect and empathy for ocean wild life?
How could this have happened?How do you think this happened?