Space Campers Make-Up Work for English

·         Read Vocabulary in Context p 274-275.

·         Define vocabulary words including the part of speech, definition, and sample sentence. Write your own sentence with each word. (10 points)

·         Read Background Information p. 276

·         Read Dangerous Crossing and  answer the question below in a paragraph:

o   What lessons did Johnny Adams learn from his father during his voyage? How did these lessons prepare Johnny to one day be president? Do presidents and other leaders need these same skills today? (10 points)

·         Practice Book p. 124 and126 (5 points)

English Historical Fiction Books

Students must choose a historical fiction book (takes place in the past) by Friday, November 9th. Students must read the historical fiction book by Tuesday, December 4th/
I have several historical fiction books in the classroom library, and the school library has many as well. In addition, here are some online resources if you are interested in buying a book.

Amazon - Historical Fiction Books for kids ages 9-12
Dear America series, diaries, female characters - click here
My Name is America, journals, male characters - click here

Explore history here!
Please see me if you have any questions. Happy Reading

Memoirs

During the first quarter, fifth graders learned about Writing Workshop and the writing process by writing memoirs, or personal narratives. Writers tried out some fun activities to generate ideas: from bringing in memory collections to creating a map of home. Writers then collected ideas in their Writer's Notebooks, shared their ideas, wrote drafts, had peer conferences, edited, and revised their writing.  The final step of course is publishing, and you can read the final drafts here. I am proud of all our writers!

One student's memory collection.

A map of home, labeled with memories

Another Memory Collection.

Pickle mania!

Author Kim Baker generously sent us two signed copies of her fun book, Pickle. She also sent us signed bookmarks, stickers, decoders and a cool T-shirt for me, Ms. Katrin. Thank you so much!!

Author Kim Baker of Pickle writes back!

New Books!