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)