12/18/13

Wow!  I am really impressed with our biographies and presentations!  We were able to get through a little over half today and we will continue tomorrow.   I am really proud of our class and thank you parents for supporting them!   I did have several students not turn in a biography- this is a big project and is one that will need to be completed.  Students who have note turned one (after break)  in will be loosing recess and possibly PE time to complete it.

Reminder: Friday 5th grade will be performing winter songs in the MPR at 9:30 and 10:30, it should last about 15 minutes.

I hope that you all have a lovely winter break filled with happiness and family.

Love,
Mrs. Sara

Biography Reminder

Parents,

Please look for your child's biography work.  All work should be brought home today to get ready for the final project, which is due Wednesday, Dec. 18th.

Remember students have had  5 + hours of research and notes in class
and 5+ hours of class time for writing their essay.  Many students were focused and are finished, just need to complete final draft, others are really needing to improve their work effort.  This is a great opportunity to see how your child has been doing independently (with daily guidance and instruction). There will be NO class time given next week, at this point, all needs to be completed at home.  (If students are way behind... I suggest as a consequence having them work at it over winter break)  I will accept it late.... but for a reduced grade (-10 points).  This would be more effective then trying to cram to get it all done.

Please ask if you have any questions.
Thank you so much,
Sara

Here is the check off list again...

Famous Person Report Check-Off

Points earned	Components	Points	Make sure to include the following in each section…
_____	Title page	10	Name of famous person, visual, time period they were alive, your name, due date
_____	Contents Page	5	Labeled Contents,  lists sections and the page numbers they begin Ex.       I am poem………………......……p. 3             Essay …………………...………….p. 4 Photograph of ___  ……….……p. 6 Drawing of Invention………..p. 7 Extra credit ……………………..p. 8 Bibliography ……………………p. 9
_____	I am Poem	15	Thoughtful, creative, informative, accurate, correct spelling, neatness
_____	Essay __Introduction (This grabs the readers attention and tells them who you are writing about) __Body Paragraphs (Paragraph 1 about the person’s childhood, interests and experiences growing up, family, when/where they group up.  Paragraph 2 about the person’s talents and accomplishments.  What was important about their life? What goals has this person achieved?  What problems did they overcome?  Why, how, when and where did they become famous? Other Paragraphs may give more details about the life/work of your person.  Interesting information?  How this person is remembered and/or they are important.  How did this person impact the lives of others?  What can we learn from them?  What should we know about their death, tributes, legacies?) __Concluding Paragraph  (This should retouch upon the life’s accomplishments of your famous person and why they are important to learn about.  How can learning about their life/work inspire or encourage others and make a positive difference.)	30	Informative, accurate, strong vocabulary, variety of sentences used, the reading flows, it’s organized, neat, and uses correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar.
_____	Visuals	10	All visuals are labeled, They are relevant and meaningful, They enhance understanding of the person, their life and/or their accomplishments.
_____	Bibliography	10	Labeled Bibliography, Listed in alphabetical order by authors’ last names (when possible) or by article title (if no author stated).
_____	Presentation/ Artistic Demonstration	20	Shows effort, reflects knowledge about the person, their life and accomplishments, well prepared
____	Extra Credit		Extra visuals that are labeled and enhance the understanding of your person/their life/their accomplishments.

bibliography

http://www.easybib.com/

Bibliography Rules

BOOK

Author last name, first name.  Title.  City(where published): Publisher, Date.

ENCYLOPEDIA

“Article Title.”  Name of Encyclopedia.  Year

Magazine or News Paper Article

Author last name, first name.  “Title of Article.”  Name of Newspaper or Magazine    day, month year: pages article on.

Website

“Article Title.” web address. date used

definitions

Tale of Despereaux Vocabulary

1. despair- n. being without hope

2. speculation- ideas or guesses about something that is not known

3. consorts- v. to keep company

4. perfidy - an act of disloyalty

5. egregious -especially bad

6. indulge- to give in to the desire of

7. contemplate- to consider with time and thought

8. repent -to regret, feel badly about

9. renounce- to refuse

10. fervent- great intensity of feeling

11. irony- a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected

12. conform -to be obedient or compliant

13. indignant -angry because of something unjust

14. ordeal -an unpleasant or difficult experience

15. implications possible future effects or results

16. beleaguer- to cause repeated trouble for

17. abyss -a hole or space so great it can’t be measured

18. eons -a long period of time

tale of d vocab

Tale of Despereaux Vocabulary    Please write the definitions from the box below

1. despair- n. _______________________________

2. speculation- _________________________

3. consorts- v. _____________________

4. perfidy - _________________________

5. egregious -______________________________________

6. indulge- _____________________________________

7. contemplate- _____________________________________

8. repent-___________________________________

9. renounce- _____________________________________

10. fervent-_____________________________________

11. irony- ____________________________________________

12. conform - __________________________________________

13. indignant -_______________________________________

14. ordeal -_______________________________________

15. implications -______________________________

16. chirascuro- _____________________________________

17. abyss -________________________________________

18. eons -___________________________________

being without hope                    an act of disloyalty                   especially bad                          to refuse                 to refuse                 to give in to the desire of               to consider with time and thought                 to keep company                to regret, feel badly about                 angry because of something unjust                    a long period of time       to be obedient or compliant             possible future effects or results ideas or guesses about something that is not known                   great intensity of feeling a hole or space so great it can’t be measured                    an unpleasant or difficult experience a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected the balance of light and dark in a picture

 Monday- Definitions

Tuesday- Sentences 10 words

Wednesday - crossword

Thursday- Study

Friday -Vocab quiz

Colonial Vocab

Monday: definitions

Tuesday: sentences (10 words)

Wednesday: crossword

Thursday: study

colony -a land ruled by another country

plantations- large farms

slavery- the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders

raw material -a resource that can be used to make a product

stock- a share of ownership in a company

Jamestown- the first English settlement in the “new world” (Virginia to be specific)

cashcrop- a crop that people grow to sell

indentured servant -a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America

represent -to speak for

established church -a church established and supported by the government

royal colony- a colony owned by a monarch

pilgrim- a person who makes a journey for religious reasons

frontier- lands beyond areas that were settled by colonists

industry- the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service

Middle Passage- the long journey  slaves took across the Atlantic ocean from Africa to the English colonies.

exports- products sent to other countries

imports -products brought into the country (from other countries)

body systems

Body Systems Vocabulary

1. tissue- a group of cells that work together to do a certain job

2. organ – a group of tissues that work together to do a certain job

3. digestive system- the organ system that breaks down food into chemical nutrients the body can use. The stomach and intestines are 2 of its main organs.

4. excretory system- the system that removes wastes from the body.  It is made up of the kidneys and the bladder.

5. circulatory system- a group of organs that transports needed materials in your blood throughout the body.  It is made up of the heart, veins and arteries.

6. respiratory system- a group of organs and tissues that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between your body and the environment.  Its main organs are the lungs.

7.  nervous system- the system that transmits information, in the form of electrochemical impulses, throughout the body. It is made up of  the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

8. brain- an organ that controls body activities, movement, thought, memory and emotion.  It receives and interprets impulses from the entire body.

9. heart- an organ of the circulatory system that pumps blood throughout the body

10. stomach- a baglike organ of the digestive system that has strong muscles that mix food with digestive juices.

11. kidney- an organ that filters out the wastes from our blood, helping to excrete them from out body. (humans have 2 kidneys)

12.  lung- an organ that helps the blood absorb oxygen.  (we have 2)

13. capillary- a tiny blood vessel that helps materials exchange between the blood and the bodies cells

14. artery- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

15. vein- a blood vessel that carries blood from different parts of the body back to the heart.

16 nerve- fibers of neurons that carry sensory and motor information throughout the body in the form of electrical impulses (how the body sends signals back to the spinal cord and to the brain).

MONDAY- fill out body charts with definitions under the words or on a separate paper if needed

TUESDAY- write the definitions of words that were not on the chart

WEDNESDAY- crossword

THURSDAY- Study (need to know definitions and be able to find where body parts are on a diagram like the one in your homework).

FRIDAY- Test

 help with body systems:  go to: brain pop (with you pvusd google account- we did this in the lab) or  kids health movies 

Biography Work TIme Line and Project details

Name _____________________

5^th Grade Famous (Mostly) American Biography

Your Biography will be written about ________________________________________________________

Time Line for Project:

11/4-11/8    Decide on Person (think of top 5 preferences from the list)

11/11- 11/15   Gather Research Items  (3 sources minimum) Due in Class on the 12th

11/18-11/21  Work Time in Class (Take notes on from resources, do research)

12/2- 12/6 Work Time in Class (Work on biography article)

12/9-12/13 Work time in Class  (Work on final biography article and poem)

*complete all other parts of the project at home that you are unable to complete in class

FINAL PROJECT IS DUE December 18, 2013

You will need to use at least 1 NON FICTION Library Book (class, school, public) and at least 2 of the following resources to obtain your information:

*Internet (reputable websites-see links on my blog) If using Wikipedia, must use 2    internet sources.

*Social Studies Textbook

*Encyclopedia

*Magazines

*Documentary

Report Contents

(Please label each section of your report)

Section I: Title Page:

*Name of Famous Person

*The time period they were alive (date of birth-date of death)

*Your name

*Date

Section II:  Contents Page

Labeled “Contents”, lists sections and the page numbers they begin on

Section III : I Come From Poem:

*Write an “I am Poem” from the perspective of your famous person.  See hand out for details/ideas.

Section IV:  Two Page Biographical Article: (handwritten or typed 5 paragraph minimum) 

*Introduction

*Family history (when and where they were born, what their childhood was like, interests they had growing up, any important information about their family or any hardships they had to overcome)

*Why, how, when and where they became famous.  What should we remember this person for?   What was the result of their actions/work?  Why are the important?  How did they make a difference?

*Is there any interesting information we should know about your person?

*How/when did they die?  Are there any memorials, celebrations honoring them?

* Conclusion

Section V:  Visuals

*Please include a photograph, drawing or painting of your famous person and an image related to why they are famous.

*You may include additional maps, guides, inserts, drawings or pictures that relate to your famous person and his/her life for Extra Credit.  Please Label this section Extra Credit.

Section VI: Bibliography

List (alphabetically by author) all resources used for your research. 

Sample Bibliography

"Abraham Lincoln." New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1997 ed.

“Article Title.” http://www.websiteused.com

Cross, Charles R. Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix. New York:  Hyperion, 2005.

Harcourt School Publishers.  Reflections:  The United States:  Making a New Nation. Orlando, FL.: Harcourt, Inc. 2007

Thomas, Cathy and Tim Padgett. "Our First President." Time 19 Sept. 2005: 28-33.

Section VII:  Presentation/Artistic Demonstration

Choose from the following or create your own method of expressing the theme, essence or main accomplishment of your person and prepare to present to the class in a 3-5 minute presentation.  Be creative and try to have some fun with this area.

Your presentation can be focused around one of the following:

iMovie            powerpoint or prezi                        goanimate video             model                              diorama skit                          poem                                                  rap or song                         food to share                               trivia/board game                      TV/radio broadcast                         interview

Biography Homework (11/12-11/15)

This week your homework is to gather Research for your Biography

Remember you need 1 published source (preferably a book but magazine okay) and at least 2 other sources.  Please have all sources in class by Friday, November 15^th.  This may need to include a trip to the public library.

If possible please print information off of the internet (be sure to include the website url used, date found and the title and author)

Remember when searching online:

Online sources (Think about WHAT IS A TRUSTWORTHY website)

-Does it look PROFESSIONAL (is the information from a news agency, university, government, encyclopedia, .GOV OR .EDU)

-AUTHOR     (who is the author?  are they qualified?)

-BIAS (click on the ABOUT US LINK to find more about the author/purpose)

-IN DEPTH (does the information include statistics, data, links and cites other sources, give facts not opinions)

-ACCURATE (check the with other sources)

-UP TO DATE

Please only start to read your sources this week.  Do not take notes yet.

We will be having class time next week to read the information and take notes.  As we get ready to take notes next week, please remember we cannot plagiarize.  Instead we want to paraphrase.

Paraphrasing is not changing a few words around or replacing words with synonyms. You have to rewrite the material using your own words. One good way to be sure that you're paraphrasing fairly is to follow these steps:

1.     read passage carefully (Find the main ideas/highlight important words and phrases) and reread

2.     close the book/magazine/article and write the important information that you remember

in your own words

3.     check back with the original source to make sure you included the important information      and that you used your own words

4.     be sure to cite your source (in your bibliography)  you might also include the source in your writing…

For example: Dr. Somebody from the University of Somewhere conducted a study looking at something. He found that...

or

According to _____________________

  

 Biography Master List

Al- Sally Ride- Frist American woman in space.

Alli-Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss 1904-1991

Andres- Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)

Ben- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Scientist (physics…known as being one of the greatest scientists of all time)

Cami- Susan B. Anthony (1800s)-  American civil rights leader, pivotal role in women’s right to vote

Conner- John Glen  -first American to orbit the Earth

Courtney- Bethany Hamilton

Eliskey-  Frederick Douglass-(born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 1818 – February 20, 1895) an African American who escaped slavery and was a social reformer, orator, writer and statesman.

Haili- Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910)  first woman awarded a medical degree in the US and a suffragist

Hannah- Sybil Ludington- heroine of the American Revolutionary War, famous for her night ride to alert American  forces to the approach of enemy troops

Izzy - Sojourner Truth- African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist

Jessica- Sarah Winchester

Joshua- Henry Houdini- (1874-1926)  illusionist and escape artist

Kaylee- June Carter

Kieren-gen- Jackie Robinson-  (1919-1972) First African American Baseball player to play in the major league

Kyle – William Penn- leader of Pennsylvania, believer in democracy and religious freedom,

Liam- Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Scientist (studies in gravity)

Maya-  Deborah Samson (also under Sampson) -an American woman who impersonated a man in order to serve during the American Revolution

Megan - Bessie Coleman (1893-1926) first African American Pilot

Mia- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) German classical composer

Natalie – Golub Babich or John James Audubon (1785-1851)- naturalist and wildlife painter

Nathan- Lionel Messi

Nicholas- Abraham Lincoln- 16^th president of the US, led country through the civil war and ended slavery

Ollin- Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) inventor and scientist worked with electricity

Riley- Marie Curie (1867-1934)  Scientist (physics and chemistry)

Samantha-Deb Anne Cooper

Sara- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) inventor, painter, sculptor, architect and inventor

Sarahi- Elvis Presley

Sophia- Charmayne James

Sydney- Stacy Westfall