sign of the beaver week 2

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Sign of the Beaver Vocabulary  (week 2 and 3)

1. pewter- a metal alloy (usually tin and lead)
2. gradual- little by little
3. delicious- very pleasing, delightful
4. conscious- aware, perceptive
5.  incomprehensible- impossible to understand

6.  pity- to feel compassion for; to be sorry for

7. envious- jealous, discontent, wanting what someone else has

8. chagrin- a feeling of disappointment or humiliation.

9. gravely- seriously, solemnly

10. halt - to stop, cease moving

11. placid- pleasantly calm or peaceful

12. frenzied- wildly excited or enthusiastic, frantic

13. awkward- lacking skill or dexterity; clumsy.

14. forfeit- to lose, to surrender,

15. wary- watchful, being on guard against danger.

16. nonchalantly- casually, calmly

17. boisterous- noisy, rowdy

Monday/Tuesday:  Sentences using all of the vocabulary words. Be sure that the sentences explain the meaning of the word. (1 word per sentence)

Wednesday: Crossword      

Thursday: Study

sign of the beaver vocab

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Sign of the Beaver Vocabulary

1.  rueful- feeling sadness

2.  amusement- a feeling that something or someone is funny or humorous

3. resent- to look down on with contempt

4. treaty – a formal agreement between 2 or more countries, nations or groups.

5. dignity- self esteem; self respect

6. hobble- limp; to walk with difficultly

7. venture-to take a risk, to dare

8. vague- not clear

9. sensible- having good sense or sound judgment

10. reckon- to think or suppose

11. wit-a form of intellectual humor, intelligence

12. despise- to feel annoyance or ill will, dislike

13. salvage- to rescue or save

14. precious- having a high price or great value

15. scarce-rare, not abundant

16.   grim-harsh, horrible, dreadful

17. defiance-a bold resistance to authority

18. shrewd –intelligent; astute

13 colonies vocabulary

The 13 Colonies Vocabulary

1. New England Colonies- New Hampshire, Massachusetts (Maine was also apart of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island

2. dissent- disagreement

3. expel- to drive out, force someone to leave

4. consent- agreement

5. sedition- speaking in ways that cause others to work against the government

6. frontier- lands beyond the areas already settled by colonists

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

8. the Middle Colonies - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

9. refuge- safe place

10. diversity- having lots of differences and variation

11. immigrant- a person who comes into a country to make a new home there

12. The Great Awakening- a religious movement that brought people together and taught to accept religious differences

13. prosperity – economic success

14. artisan- craftworkers

15. apprentice- a person who works for another in order to learn a trade

16. Southern Colonies- Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia

17. constitution- a written plan of government

18. debtors- people who owe money

19. institutionalized- to become an accepted part of life (slavery became institutionalized in the colonies)


Monday – copy words and definitions on a separate piece of paper
Tuesday- crossword
Wednesday- use at least 10 words in a sentence
Thursday – study

colonial days

Dear Room 12 Families,

*Save the date Colonial Days February 22^th*

We have begun our Colonial unit in Social Studies and all students have been assigned to a New England, Middle or Southern Colony group.    Students will be working on their in class presentations (for the next couple of weeks in class) and will be starting their independent activities (to be done at home).  Towards the end of the unit, we will be having “Colonial Days” with Ms. Nunes’s Class to showcase what we have learned.  We will be dressing up in colonial costumes (as best we can) and sharing their at home created colonial mini-project .  This will take place on February 22^nd   after lunch.

There are a lot of great craft ideas on the internet, and I linked a few to my blog as well. This mini project will be due on February  22nd and there will be a written paragraph about the project that was made see rubric on the reverse).

Clothing ideas:  kaki pants (or any pants) rolled to the knee (baseball pants also work great),  knee high socks, white collared shirt, long skirts, scarves,  apron,  bonnets, plain shoes

 

Some project ideas to get you started…

*sew a small quilt (or the beginnings of one)         * make a model of a colonial town

* homemade candles      *weaving      * make a horn book    *silhouette  art     *handmade pillow

*corn husk doll       *clothes pin doll     *rag doll     *cross stitch/ embroidery

*handmade baskets      *make and example of a horn book

*tin work (making something out of tin can eg. lantern)

*baking projects

Individual Project and Paragraph

Individual colonial project and paragraph write up are due Feb. 22^nd  and will be showcased that day during “colonial days”.

Your project should relate to our theme of study:  Colonial America and reflect the thought and effort you put into the assignment.

Paragraph includes details about what you made, how did you make it, and why you chose that project and how it related to our colonial area of study.  Neatness, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation are important.

This is how your project will be graded:

Grade	Effort	Achievement
A	I chose a project that related to Colonial America.  I worked on my project until it was complete.   I spent time thinking about and planning my project. I made the very best project that	My project turned out great.  My paragraph was well written, clearly answered the prompt and had few or no errors.
B	I completed my project. I tried to do a good job. I created a good project that related to Colonial America.	My project turned out pretty good. My paragraph was complete, clearly answered the prompt and had some errors.
C	I put some effort into my project.  I stopped when it got to be to hard or time consuming.  I just wanted to have something to turn in.	My project was not as neat My paragraph did not clearly answer the prompt and/or had several errors.
D	I did not really try on this project. It was not my best work. I just wanted to have something to turn in.	My project was not finished or really rushed. My paragraph was incomplete and filled with errors.
F	I did nothing	I did nothing