This week we read a memoir called My Great Aunt Arizona. Above is a summary, of the story the author wrote about her aunt. This week for KidBlog, students are going to write about a person they love in detail. It should be a memory or a detailed description of why they love the person and what makes that person special to them. Try to use your figurative language notes. See the example blog I posted.
Imagine yourself in the year 2030. Describe what a typical day is like for you. Where are you living? Who are your friends? Describe what you think you may be doing.
Tonight, please write about a favorite memory of yours. Use as much detail to describe the events that happened. Remember to use SOME figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperboles, alliterations, idioms) and parts of speech (noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, interjection, conjunction) to add more detail and make your story come to life! Use your flip books to help you with this!
If you could go back in time, would you stop the discovery of plastic? Or do you think this material offers us important benefits that outweigh its negatives? Choice B Prodigy... Write a blog telling me about the game. What do you like? What do you dislike? What skills have you been practicing and what skills do you hope you can focus on next week? (I don't play the game so I don't really know much about it!) Choice C Write a scary story with a beginning, middle, & end.
Alamo, Hoover Dam, Liberty Bell, Lincoln Memorial, Monument (Washington), Mt. Rushmore, St. Louis Arch (Gateway Arch), Statue of Liberty, White House, 9/11 Memorial:
Alamo, Bunker Hill Monument, Hoover Dam, Jefferson Memorial, Liberty Bell, Library of Congress, Lincoln Memorial, Monument (Washington), Mt. Rushmore, Statue of Liberty, White House:
Alamo, Bunker Hill Monument, Golden Gate Bridge, Hoover Dam, Jefferson Memorial, Liberty Bell, Library of Congress, Lincoln Memorial, Monument (Washington), Mt. Rushmore, St. Louis Arch (Gateway Arch), Statue of Liberty, White House:
Write a persuasive paragraph about the continent you and your group are studying. Tell what landforms and animals are there, and why people should visit your continent. Tell your readers what is great about your continent and give them reasons to travel there!
Tonight go to the website Wonderopolis. Browse around and decide on an article that you want to become an expert on. Once you have read that entire article type a reflection about what you have learned. Use at least 5 of the highlighted words in your refection. Link to the Wonderopolis page to cite your source. Your post should be at least 100 words.
Write about one of your interests tonight. Tell us what it is, how long you've been interested in it. Who you do it with (if anyone)? When do you do it, and where? This should be 100 words or more! It can be a hobby or sport or basically any activity that you enjoy!
Write a reflection on your 5th-grade year. It should be broken into at least 4 paragraphs. It should be a minimum of 500 words and have an introduction and conclusion.
Use the link below to make a vocabulary word cloud with terms from our current PBL project. For example, forensic, detective, crime, microscope, trial, prosecutor, etc. Include a minimum of 20 words, take a screenshot of your word cloud and post it to KidBlog.
BACK TO WONDEROPOLIS Tonight go to the website Wonderopolis. Browse around and decide on an article that you want to become an expert on. Once you have read that entire article type a reflection about what you have learned. Use at least FIVE of the highlighted words in your refection. Link to the Wonderopolis page to cite your source. Your post should be at least 100 words.
Imagine yourself in the year 2030. Describe what a typical day is like for you? Where are you living? Who are your friends? Describe what you think you may be doing.
Record the 5 random places you flew to. Make sure you read the facts about the location. Then post the locations on KidBlog, screenshots are optional. Rank the place from 1-5 in order of your preference for a travel destination. Say why you would like to see this part of the world- or give a reason why not!
Pick a favorite quote from a movie or book. Tell why it's your favorite, and what it means to you. When did you first hear the quote? Explain what you think the character meant when they said it. 150 Words
Pick your favorite restaurant and look at their menu online. Calculate what it would cost for your family to have dinner. Say the name of the restaurant and the prices of the items for each person. Then add the 9% sales tax (0.09), and either an 18% gratuity fee, or delivery charge (0.18).
Under "People of the West" pick a person to read about and pretend that they are a guest blogger on your KidBlog. Tell about their life and accomplishments from their perspective.
We have been learning about the 50 States and alliteration. To get the hang of using alliteration, write five sentences using alliteration. KidBlog is quick tonight because you probably need time to study your Western States. Test tomorrow- don't forget to know the locations on the map too! Examples: A big black bug blew blue bubbles.
Choice 1 Write a 150 word reflection on the video Caine's Arcade. Choice 2 Visit Wonderopolis again to read about a topic you are interested in. Write a 150 word reflection using 5 of the vocabulary words that you learned. Choice 3 Answer any 5 of the following questions about the book you are reading in your reading group. Don't forget to tell your readers the title of the book.
1. What did you like best about this book?
2. What did you like least about this book?
3. What other books did this remind you of?
4. Which characters in the book did you like best?
5. Which characters did you like least?
6. If you were making a movie of this book, who would you cast?
7. Share a favorite quote from the book. Why did this quote stand out?
8. What other books by this author have you read? How did they compare to this book?
9. Would you read another book by this author? Why or why not?
10. What feelings did this book evoke for you?
11. What did you think of the book’s length? If it’s too long, what would you cut? If too short, what would you add?
12. What songs does this book make you think of? Create a book group playlist together!
13. If you got the chance to ask the author of this book one question, what would it be?
14. Which character in the book would you most like to meet?
15. Which places in the book would you most like to visit?
16. What do you think of the book’s title? How does it relate to the book’s contents? What other title might you choose?
17. What do you think of the book’s cover? How well does it convey what the book is about? If the book has been published with different covers, which one do you like best?
18. What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing this book? What ideas was he or she trying to get across?
19. How original and unique was this book?
20. If you could hear this same story from another person’s point of view, who would you choose?
21. What artist would you choose to illustrate this book? What kinds of illustrations would you include?
