Mrs.

Thompson Teaches Week of 8/13

As always, feel free to contact me with any questions. My email is dallas.thompson@gcssk12.net and my phone number is (770) 810-5996.

Language Arts
Mrs. Thompsons Homeroom Only Read Aloud: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger Shurley English: Chapter 1 - Capitalization and Punctuation Students may have homework any night of the week. Homework will only be finishing whatever parts of the classroom practices that don't get finished in class. Monday Set up English interactive notebook Chapter 1, Lesson 4 - Capitalization Class Practice #1 Tuesday Media Center Orientation Reading Bowl books introduction Wednesday Chapter 1, Lesson 5 - Punctuation Class Practice #2 Thursday Chapter 1, Lesson 6 - Complete sentences Vocabulary: prior Classroom Practice #3 Friday Chapter 1, Lesson 7 - Analogies Class Practice #4 *Chapter 1 Test on Tuesday of next week!

Reading
Reading I and II Students Only Standards Literary 5.RL.1 Quote directly from the text; draw inferences 5.RL.3 Compare and contrast two or more settings from the text 5.RL.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words Informational 5.RI.2 Determine two or more main ideas and support with key details 5.RI.3 Explain the relationships between two or more ideas based on specific information in the text 5.RI.4 Determine the meaning of unknown words Monday We'll be setting up our interactive reader's notebooks. We'll be discussing the habits of good readers as well as getting set up to start blogging! Tuesday Read short story: "A New Mate" Review elements of fiction; make inferences (how do you know?) Review vocabulary using context clues; think-pair-share with partners Wednesday Read informational article: "Australia's Giant Toads" How does this article differ from the short story from Tuesday? Think-pair-share with partners Share how this relates to genre Identify two main ideas and supporting details from text; create bubble maps Review vocabulary using context clues Thursday Compare and contrast "A New Mate" and "Australia's Giant Toads" Create a double-bubble map with a partner Friday Write an opinion piece. Prompt: In "A New Mate," Gemma moved to the United States from Australia. In your opinion, do you think it would be hard to move to Australia from the US? Use details from both texts. Be sure you have a clear response and at least 3 supporting details.

Social Studies
Mrs. Thompson's Homeroom Unit #1 - Themes Monday Set up social studies interactive notebook. Take notes on the 8 themes in fifth grade US history Theme 1 - Beliefs & Ideals: create posters of 5th grade beliefs and ideals Tuesday Theme 2 - Conflict & Change: paper doll activity Theme 3 - Individuals & Groups: I Am Story Wednesday Theme 4 - Location: Centennial school tour Theme 5 - Movement & Migration: mini-research project; why people migrate timeline Thursday Theme 6 - Production, Distribution, & Consumption: class chart; what do 5th graders produce, distribute, and consume? Theme 7 - Scarcity: What If? activity Friday Theme 8 - Technology & Innovation: class technology inventory; choose one piece of classroom technology and write 1) why we have it, 2) effects on teachers and students if we didn't have it Formative Assessment (quiz)