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2009-2010
                      November-December 2009 AT A GLANCE

LANGUAGE ARTS (READING & WRITING)

5TH GRADE CLASSWORK

HISTORICAL FICTION is the main focus the next two months.  Students will walk 
through World War II history, along with connecting the book Milkweed by 
Jerry Spinelli to the time period.

BIOGRAPHYS from the World War II time period will also be explored.

POWER LINES because there is power in words- Students continue to search for 
GOOD/EXCELLENT/POWERFUL examples of writing and bring them to class to share.
This will count.

POETRY TUESDAY- Each week students will explore, analysis, and begin to 
create various types of poetry.    
                             
Each week students will plan, write, and research for the audio/video podcast.
The 2nd audio/video podcast is planned for December.
                     
                       5TH GRADE HOMEWORK

The Blog Project 2 includes reading books on 5th grade level with a variety 
of genres, writing 2 reflections from two NEW different genres, accomplish 25 
AR points, and logging the information.  Be sure to return your self-
evaluated "The Blog Project Rubric" on December 11th!

MATH 
                    5TH GRADE CLASSWORK

NEW MATH CONCEPTS THE SECOND NINE WEEKS INCLUDE:
  
•	Algebraic relationships- using tables, symbols , rate of change,  
        perimeter, area,  formulate equations from problem situations

•	Measurement – conversions (customary, metric), proportional, 
        area,perimeter, volume, circles (radius, diameter and circumference),
        estimate, evaluate reasonableness of results, select and use 
        appropriate units, tools or formulas to measure  and solve problems
        involving length, area, time, temperature, volume and mass/weight

•	Understand data and graphing

•	Problem-solving processes are ongoing

THESE MATH CONCEPTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REVISITED: 
  
•	USE NUMBER SENSE BY COMPARING AND ORDERING NON-NEGATIVE RATIONAL  
        NUMBERS

•	GENERATE EQUIVALENT FORMS OF RATIONAL NUMBERS INCLUDING WHOLE
        NUMBERS, FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS

•	DECIMAL OPERATIONS, ROUNDING AND ESTIMATION

•	USE PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESSES AND STRATEGIES

•	COMMUNICATING MATHEMATICAL IDEAS USING MATH LANGUAGE, EFFICIENT TOOLS
         AND APPROPRIATE UNITS

•	MAKE SETS OF EXAMPLES

Individual work - Select from a menu, opportunities to use each new concept 
                   in multiple ways 
               - Review TEKS that will be addressed the 2nd 9 weeks.
Group work- problem-solve, review, practice new concepts
            
                  5TH GRADE HOMEWORK

Weekly TAG Math Four Square - Receive each Thursday and it will be 
                             due the next Thursday

2nd TAG STUDENTS
  
LISTENING SKILLS, MATH RULES WORK, BUILD MATH SKILLS, LOGICAL  REASONING, 
PROBLEM-SOLVING, PURPOSEFUL READING CONNECTED TO SCIENCE CONTENT

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