Mrs. Directo's 5th Grade Assignments

Social Studies/English Final

Prezi Presentation – www.Prezi.com

 

Choose a US Historical person from Colonial Times through The Louisiana Purchase

 

Make a Prezi Presentation with 5 major bubbles and 2-3 adjoining bubbles

1 – Early childhood

2 – Education

3 – What they are famous for

4 – The impact of what they did back then on today's society

5 - SLEs used and bibliography

 

You must use a minimum of 8 pictures

You must have a YouTube video no longer than 5 minutes

Presentation may not be longer than 10 minutes including the video

 

You will give this presentation to the class. You may not read from the presentation.

Week of 5/25/15

 

MONDAY – No School Memorial Day

TUESDAY- Mass –

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies- WK 23 crossword, chart

• Reading- Bridge to Terabethia

• English-

• Spelling- correct Ch 35 HW, Pretest Ch 35

• Morning Work Jump Start 39

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion- Family Life Human Reproduction Male

• Social Studies- WK 23 10 questions

• Reading- Bridge to Terabethia

• English- Finish Prezi

• Spelling- Ch 35 Test

• Morning Work: Map # 35

THURSDAY –

• Religion- Family Life Human Reproduction Female

• Social Studies- correct 10 questions Quiz WK 23

• Reading – Bridge to Terabethia

• English- Presentation of Prezi

• Spelling- pg 164-167 due Monday

• Morning Work

FRIDAY – Write in journal

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Bridge to Terabethia Test, Movie

• English- Presentation of Prezi

• Spelling-

• Morning Work – correct all morning work

Week of 5/18/2015

MONDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- WK 21 , crossword puzzle, mapping, 10 questions

• Reading- Reading The Bridge to Terabethia

• English-

• Spelling- correct Ch 34 HW

• Morning Work: Jump Start 37

 

TUESDAY-

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies- correct WK 21 HW, take Wk 21 quiz

• Reading- Reading The Bridge to Terabethia

• English-

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 34

• Morning Work: Jump Start #38

 

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Map 34, WK 22- 10 questions, crossword, packing up

• Reading- Reading The Bridge to Terabethia

• English-

• Spelling- Ch 34 Test,

• Morning Work: Map 34

 

THURSDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- correct WK 22 HW, WK 22 quiz

• Reading – Reading Bridge to Terabethia

• English-

• Spelling- pg 161-163 due Monday

• Morning Work: BtT sentence correction #5-8

 

FRIDAY – Write in Journal, Special Person's Day

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Reading Bridge to Terabethia

• English- wb 165, 166

• Spelling- ws 135, 136 due Monday

• Morning Work : correcting all morning work

Week of 5/11/15

MONDAY –

• Religion- pg 268-270, correct in class

• Social Studies- crossword, definitions due Wednesday

• Reading- Bridge to Terabethia

• English- Start Cabrillo paragraph due Friday

• Spelling- correct Ch 33 HW

• Morning Work- Jump Start 35

TUESDAY- Mass –

• Religion- Mass – Test Ch 23

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Bridge to Terabethia

• English- Sign up for Prezi (log in). Select Historical person

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 33

• Morning Work Jump Start 36

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- 10 questions

• Reading- Bridge to Terabethia

• English- outline for Cabrillo due

• Spelling- Ch 33 Test

• Morning Work: Map # 33

THURSDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- correct 10 questions, write out essays for test

• Reading – Bridge to Terabethia

• English-

• Spelling- pg 157-159 due Monday

• Morning Work

FRIDAY – Faith Family Picnic – one case of water per student

Write in journal

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Test WK 18

• Reading- Bridge to Terabethia

• English- Sign of the Beaver Final due, Cabrillo paragraph due

• Spelling- ws 131, 132

• Morning Work – correct all morning work

Week 20

interpreter – someone who translates from one language to another

game – wild animals, birds, or fish hunted for food

dedication – strong commitment to a cause or task

precedent – an act or example to be followed when dealing with similar cases in the future

portable – easy to carry or transport

port – a place where ships are loaded and unloaded

communication – exchanging thoughts, opinions or information using speech, writing or signs

journal – a daily record of occurrences, experiences observations

 

Word Wall

Corps of Discovery Louisiana Purchase

Week of 5/4/2015

MONDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- definitions WK 19, crossword puzzle

• Reading- Reading The Bridge to Terabethia

• English- rough draft due Friday

• Spelling- correct Ch 32 HW

• Morning Work: Daily Week 36

 

TUESDAY- MASS-MAY CROWNING- BALLET DANCING

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies-

• Reading-

• English-

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 32

• Morning Work: Jump Start #33

 

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Map 32, 10 questions

• Reading- Reading The Bridge to Terabethia

• English- rough draft due Friday

• Spelling- Ch 32 Test, pg 1153-155 due Monday

• Morning Work: Map 30

 

THURSDAY – FIELD TRIP

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading – Reading Bridge to Terabethia

• English-

• Spelling-

• Morning Work:

 

FRIDAY – Write in Journal, Jump Start # 34

• Religion- Ch 23 Test

• Social Studies- correct 10 questions, WK 19 Test

• Reading- Reading Bridge to Terabethia

• English-

• Spelling- ws 127, 128 due Monday

• Morning Work : correcting all morning work

 

 

 

Week 19

culture – people with shared beliefs and practices

right- entitlement to freedom; freedom belonging to everyone

responsibility – a duty or task to be fulfilled

legislative- branch of government that makes laws and imposes taxes

judicial – branch of government that interprets the law

executive – branch of government that makes sure laws are carried out

cotton gin – a machine that cleans the seeds from cotton fibers

unconstitutional – disagreeing with or failing to follow the Constitution

human rights – the rights that automatically belong to everyone

veto – to officially reject

override – to cancel or change a decision made by someone else

 

Word Wall: reserved powers right veto

unconstitutional responsibility check

 

Week of 4/27/15

 

MONDAY –

• Religion- pg 257-259

• Social Studies- crossword, definitions due Wednesday

• Reading- Sign of the Beaver

• English- Joshua Tree essay due, wb 162-163

• Spelling- correct Ch 31 HW

• Morning Work- Week #35 M/T

 

TUESDAY- Mass –

• Religion- Mass – correct HW

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Sign of the Beaver Test

• English- wb 164-165

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 31

• Morning Work Jump Start 31

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion- Test on Ch 22

• Social Studies- 10 questions

• Reading-wb 271-272, defintions pg 602

• English- wb 166

• Spelling- Ch 31 Test

• Morning Work: Map # 31

 

THURSDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- correct 10 questions, write out essays for test

• Reading – wb 273, 277, 278

• English- Test Adjectives, paragraph from SS WK 18

• Spelling- pg 149-151 due Monday

• Morning Work (Reading)Jump Start 32

 

FRIDAY – ½ Day

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Test WK 18

• Reading- In the Days of King Adobe Test, correct wb, wb 279-280 in class

• English-

• Spelling- ws 123, 124

• Morning Work – correct all days

Economy: system of money and exchange of goods and services in a country

 

Federalist Papers: newspaper articles taking Federalist viewpoint; pro-Constitution articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison

 

Inaugurated: sworn into office, as is a U.S. president

 

Numismatics/numismatists: study and studiers of currency- bills, coins, medals and tokens

 

Engravers: artists who make the pictures that are stamped onto coins

 

Obverse: reverse: heads or face image; tails or opposite side of a coin

 

Patent: registered rights to an invention

 

Yellow fever: viral, hemorrhagic disease, usually of the tropics

 

Epidemic: widespread outbreak of a particular disease

 

Vaccine: immunization given to prevent a disease

 

Political parties: groups aligned with particular beliefs about government and politics

Wk 16

Treaty of Paris – 1783 peace agreement that ended the Revolutionary War

General Cornwallis- British general who surrendered in Yorktown in 1781

Yorktown – Virginia site of the final battle of the Revolutionary War

Articles of Confederation- document outlining the functions of government after the Revolutionary War

Congress – legislative body of Representative from each state

Executive- branch of government headed by the President

Alliance- agreements of cooperation among nations

Land Ordinance of 1785 – rules establishing availability of land to the west of the 13 original states

Debtor’s prison a jail for those who did not pay taxes or other monies owed

Daniel Shay – Massachusetts Revolutionary veteran and farmer who led a large rebellion against government in 1786 – 1787

Northwest Territory – region set aside for settlement and creation of future states in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Later these states became known as Ohio, Illinois, Indians, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota

Week of 4/20/2015

MONDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- definitions WK 17, crossword puzzle

• Reading- Reading A Sign of the Beaver

• English- wb 151-152

• Spelling- correct Ch 30 HW

• Morning Work: Language Art #39

 

TUESDAY-

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Reading A Sign of the Beaver

• English- wb 153

• Spelling-

• Morning Work: Jump Start #29

 

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Map 30, 10 questions

• Reading- Reading A Sign of the Beaver

• English- wb 156, 157

• Spelling- Ch 30 Test,

• Morning Work: Map 30

 

THURSDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- correct 10 questions

• Reading – Reading A Sign of the Beaver

• English- wb 160

• Spelling- pg 145-147 due Monday

• Morning Work: Jump Start # 30

 

FRIDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- WK 17 Test

• Reading- Reading A Sign of the Beaver

• English- wb 161

• Spelling- ws 119, 120 due Monday

• Morning Work : correcting all morning work

Week of 4/13/15

 

MONDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- crossword, definitions

• Reading- Sign of the Beaver

• English- Joshua Tree essay outline

• Spelling- pg 135-137

• Morning Work- Week #37

 

TUESDAY- Mass –

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Sign of the Beaver

• English- rough draft

• Spelling- ws113, 114

• Morning Work Jump Start 27

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- 10 questions

• Reading-Sign of the Beaver

• English- rough draft due, wb 144

• Spelling- correct Ch 29 HW Pretest Ch 29

• Morning Work: Map # 29

 

THURSDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading – Sign of the Beaver

• English- wb 147-148

• Spelling- pg 138-141 due Monday, Ch 29 Test

• Morning Work (Reading)Jump Start 28

 

FRIDAY – ½ Day

• Religion- Test Ch 19

• Social Studies- Test WK 16

• Reading- Sign of the Beaver

• English- wb 149

• Spelling-

Week of 3/30/2015

MONDAY –

• Religion- Ch 17 Test in groups

• Social Studies- crossword, definitions wk 15

• Reading- Reading Feathers

• English- final poet essay due Wednesday, Poems

• Spelling- correct Ch 28 HW

• Morning Work: Language Art #35

 

TUESDAY-

• Religion- Mass – Awards, ws 21

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Reading Feathers

• English-

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 28

• Morning Work: Jump Start #26

 

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Map 28, Quiz WK 15

• Reading- Finish Feathers

• English- Poems, Final poet essay due

• Spelling- Ch 28 Test,

• Morning Work: Map 28

 

THURSDAY – ½ Day Holy Thursday

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading –

• Spelling-

• Morning Work: correct all morning work

FRIDAY - NO SCHOOL - GOOD FRIDAY

Week of 3/23/2015

MONDAY –

Religion-

• Social Studies- 10 questions

• Reading- Feathers

• English- Poet Essay due, wb 127, 128

• Spelling-correct Ch 27 HW

• Morning Work- Week #33

TUESDAY- Mass –

• Religion- Mass – Confessions afterward

• Social Studies- correct 10 questions

• Reading- Feathers

• English-

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 27

• Morning Work Jump Start 24

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Test on WK 14, start wk 15 definitions

• Reading- Feathers

• English- wb 135-136 in class

• Spelling- Ch 27 Test

• Morning Work (Reading)Jump Start 25

THURSDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading – Feathers

• English- Nouns Test

• Spelling- Ch 28 pg 131-133, ws 109-110 due Monday,

• Morning Work (Social Studies) Map 22

 

Essay questions for Week 14

 

1.  What two main political groups existed in the Colonies?  Explain how each group got its name.

 

2.  Name two ideas in the Declaration of Independence that are still part of the main beliefs of our country.

Chapter 14

Independence Day – July 4; annual celebration of date Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

delegates – representatives for constituents of a certain region; people assigned to do tasks for those in higher positions of power

First Continental Congress – group of delegates that met in September of 1774 to discuss organizing against the British

militia – a group of citizen soldiers

minutemen – Patriots who could be ready to fight in 60 seconds or less

Revolutionary War – war fought in

America from 1775-1781 to gain and maintain independence from Britain

Second Continental Congress – group of delegates that met in May of 1776 to discuss independence from Britain

community service – doing a project that helps your neighborhood and its people

pamphlet – a publication of several pages

Word Wall Words: propaganda impel revolution Common Sense independence

 

Week of 3/16/2015

MONDAY –

• Religion- pg 180, 182

• Social Studies- crossword, definitions

• Reading- Reading Feathers

• English- outline due, wb 121, 122

• Spelling- correct Ch 26 HW

• Morning Work: Language Art #31

TUESDAY-

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Reading Feathers

• English- work on poet paragraphs

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 26

• Morning Work: Jump Start

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion- pg 192, 193

• Social Studies- Map 23

• Reading- Reading Feathers

• English- wb 123, 124

• Spelling- Ch 26 Test,

• Morning Work: Jump Start

THURSDAY – Computer - Field Trip to Joshua Tree National Park

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading –

• Spelling- pg 127-129 due next Monday

• Morning Work:

FRIDAY –

• Religion- Ch 15 & 16 test

• Social Studies- start 10 questions

• Reading- Reading Feathers

• English- wb 125, 126

• Spelling- ws 105, 106

• Morning Work : correcting all morning work

 

Week of 3/9/2015

 

MONDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- 10 questions, back page

• Reading- wb 182, 187

• English- start Poetry Project

• Spelling- correct Ch 25 HW

• Morning Work- Week #30 

TUESDAY- Mass –

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies- correct back page, 10 questions

• Reading- wb 183, 188

• English-

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 25

• Morning Work – Jump Start #20 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Week 13 Test, week 14 definitions

• Reading- Heart of the Runner Test, wb 189, 190

• English- wb 117, 118

• Spelling- Test Ch 25

• Morning Work: Map #25 

THURSDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading – correct wb

• English- wb 119, journal due

• Spelling- pg 123-125, ws 101, 102 due next Monday

• Morning Work: correct all morning work 

FRIDAY – No School – Teacher Inservice

Chapter 13

Sons of Liberty: Patriot group founded by Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and others

East India Company: company that had monopoly on tea sales in Britain and later, the Colonies

Patriots: colonists for independence; against the king of England

Loyalists: colonists faithful to the King of England

protest: act or speak out against something

Lampblack: soot from an oil lamp

repeal: reverse a rule, undoing its intent and enforcement

boycott: refuse to use or buy a product as a form of protest

Redcoats: British soldiers, also known as regulars and Lobsterbacks

engraving: carved or etched picture

treason: a crime of trying to overthrow your country's government

propaganda: spreading a rumor that promotes a particular idea, often political

cargo: goods carried on a ship, plane or truck

Word wall: smuggler appalled eloquent taunt defy

 

Week of 3/2/2015

MONDAY –

• Religion- pg 141. 142, 143

• Social Studies- movie notes

• Reading- Reading What Was the Boston Tea Party?

• English- SLE paragraph due Wednesday, wb 34 in class

• Spelling- correct Ch 24 HW

• Morning Work: Language Art #29

TUESDAY-

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Reading What Was the Boston Tea Party?

• English- SLE paragraph due Wednesday

• Spelling-

• Morning Work:

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion- correcting pg 141-143

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Reading What Was the Boston Tea Party?

• English- SLE paragraph due, Nouns Test 1

• Spelling- Ch 24 Test,

• Morning Work: Jump Start 119

THURSDAY – Computer -

• Religion- Test 25

• Social Studies-

• Reading – Reading What Was the Boston Tea Party?

• Spelling- pg 119- 121 due next Monday

• Morning Work: Map 23

FRIDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading- What Was the Boston Tea Party? Test

• English-

• Spelling- ws 97, 98

• Morning Work : correcting all morning work

Week of 2/23/2015

MONDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- correct WK 12 questions

• Reading- pg 354 definitions, wb 161

• English- SLE paragraph outline due Tuesday

• Spelling- correct Ch 23 HW

• Morning Work: Language Art #27

 

TUESDAY-

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies- WK 12 Test, definitions WK 13

• Reading- wb 162, 167

• English- wb 102, 103, outline due

• Spelling-Pretest Ch 23

• Morning Work: Pretest

 

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Ch 23 Test

• Reading- wb 168, 169, 170

• English- wb 105, 106

• Spelling- Ch 23 Test,

• Morning Work: Jump Start 18

 

THURSDAY – Computer -

• Religion-

• Social Studies- crossword, definitions due

• Reading – wb 163

• Spelling- pg 112-115 due next Monday

• Morning Work: Map 23

 

FRIDAY – Coast to Coast Reading Day

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading- The Jr. Iditarod Race Test

• English-

• Spelling-

• Morning Work : correcting all morning work

Week 12

cotton balls: seedpods of a cotton plant

overseer: boss of slaves working in plantation fields

plantation: large farm, especially in the Southern Colonies

slavery: forced labor without pay or chance of freedom

spiritual: African American song of hope originating in plantation fields in the colonies

Middle Passage: Atlantic crossing on a slave ship

Supreme Court: highest court in the judiciary branch of the U.S.

Triangle Trade: historic phrase pertaining to trade between three continents in colonial era

exports: goods sent out from one country to another

Fort Mose: first free African settlement in America

executive order: rule made by the U.S. President (executive branch) or government agency that must be obeyed like a law

Emancipation Proclamation: executive order made by President Abraham Lincoln and signed on Jan. 2, 1863, freeing some of the slaves

13^th Amendment: 1865 Constitutional Amendment, passed by the Congress (legislative branch), forever prohibiting all slavery and indentured servitude in the USA

Constitution: official document of the laws of the USA

Juneteenth: annual celebration of the June 19, 1865, news that Texas slaves were free under the Emancipation Proclamation of two and a half years earlier.

 

Word Wall Words

abolished Slavery cotton plantation spiritual

Week of 2/17/2015

 

MONDAY – President's Day - NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY- Mass – Music –

• Religion- Mass –

• Social Studies- ws on triangle trade, crossword

• Reading- Wonder

• English- wb 88

• Spelling- correct Ch 19 HW

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion- Mass at 10:00, Lenten Promises

• Social Studies- 10 questions

• Reading- Wonder

• English- wb 89, 90

• Spelling- Pretest Ch 21

• Morning Work (Reading)Jump Start 17

 

THURSDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- corret 10 questions

• Reading – Wonder

• English- Final Draft due, wb 94, 95

• Spelling- pg 109-111 due Monday, Ch 21 Test

• Morning Work (Social Studies) Map 22

 

FRIDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- Week 12 Test, week 13 definitions

• Reading- Wonder Test

• English- Verb Test

• Spelling- ws 91, 92 due next Monday

Week of 2/9/2015

MONDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- 10 questions WK 11

• Reading- Wonder

• English- wb 76, 77

• Spelling- correct Ch 21 HW

• Morning Work: Language Art #26

 

TUESDAY-

• Religion- Mass – Ch 10 Test

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Wonder

• English- wb 78, 79

• Spelling-Pretest Ch 21

• Morning Work: Pretest

 

WEDNESDAY –

• Religion-

• Social Studies- WK 11 Test

• Reading- Wonder

• English-wb 80, 81, Benjamin Franklin Essay rough draft dur

• Spelling- Ch 21 Test, definitions WK 12

• Morning Work: Jump Start 16

 

THURSDAY – Computer -

• Religion-

• Social Studies- crossword

• Reading - Wonder

• Spelling- pg 195-197 due next Tuesday

• Morning Work: Map 21

 

FRIDAY – Valentine's Party

• Religion-

• Social Studies-

• Reading- Wonder

• English- Benjamin Franklin Essay due

• Spelling- ws 87, 88 due Tuesday

• Morning Work : correcting all morning work

Week 11

Williamsburg: colonial capital of Virginia as of 1698; site of current living-history attraction “Colonial Williamsburg”

College of William and Mary: second oldest college in America, established in Williamsburg, VA in 1693

Blind Man’s Bluff: colonial children’s game

Marbles: colonial children’s game played with small spheres of glass or stone; players use their own marbles to knock other players’ marbles out of a ring drawn on the ground

cooper: person who makes and repairs barrels

indentured servitude: a period of four to seven years when servants agreed to work on plantations in exchange for passage to America and/or the promise of tools and land at the end of the servitude

plantations: large farms in the Southern Colonies

debtors’ prison: jail for people who do not or cannot pay their bills

turpentine: oil from trees, used as paint thinner or solvent

Huguenots: French Protestant settlers

Gullahs: settlers of African descent who lived on islands off the Southern Colonies

Navigation Acts: Laws requiring that heavy taxes be paid on all items shipped within the colonies and

goods shipped between the colonies and countries other than England

sericulture: the practice of raising silkworms to make silk

moth larva (plural; larvae): worm stage in a moth’s life cycle

quillery: colonial filigree-style artworks made using strips of paper spiraled around feather quills and made into pictures

primary source: first-hand account or document providing historical information, created by someone who was present at the time of the event

 

Word Wall Words

• dissenter • smuggling • archive • filigree