March 11th, 2019
Class activities for Monday, March 11
Spelling: Today was a preview of upcoming spelling words.
Cursive: Ten cursive sentences, seven or more words each, are due Fridays.
Reading: We read two biographies about Susan B. Anthony and Fredrick Douglass.
Writing: We worked on drafting again today. The novel project is due Monday, April 1. Homework is work on writing for at least 15 minutes daily during the week. Your student should be
Novel Writing Project 2019
The final piece of the 3rd Marking Period will be our final fiction project of the year. Students will write and publish a novel. Each student will write their own novel, with a word goal minimum of 1,000-4,000 words, based on their reading level (each student’s minimum writing goal is equal to their reading level multiplied by 500). The novels will be written in Google Docs (docs.google.com) to make use of the word count feature. Final novels will be uploaded to Lulu.com and published as paperback books, which can be purchased for reasonable prices. So yes, students will actually write and publish their own novels. This project is based on the National Novel Writing Month Young Writers program.
Math: We practiced subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Homework on weekdays is to practice math for 15 minutes using MobyMax or Khan Academy.
Science: We wrote scientific explanations for how rain forms.
Social Studies: We wrote notes about how terrifying it was to be a slave on a boat through the Middle Passage.
Character Strength: We are
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Notes:
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- Our next play practice is next Wednesday, March 13 until 5 pm! Students, please bring your costume!
- Our class play, The Legend of Lightning Larry, is Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 pm. Here is our practice schedule.
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All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 6th grade.