Consumerism Symbaloo Link

Click here to go to the Consumerism Symbaloo.

Click ADD THIS WEBMIX, then click "X" if it asks you to sign in!

https://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/consumerism1

Living on One Dollar -- Netflix Documentary

Today, we started watching the Netflix documentary Living on One Dollar. This documentary is about four Americans who travel to Pena Blanca, Guatemala to try to simulate the conditions the people there live in every day. They live on approximately one American dollar per day.

Students will read accompanying articles about this documentary and prepare for a Socratic seminar in which they will discuss the information given in the documentary and articles.

Following are some resources for students and parents who want to learn more about the documentary, and of course if you have Netflix we highly recommend watching it!

Living on One Dollar Website

Articles (will be used in class):
The Reality of a Dollar a Day Existence
What If You Had to Survive on a Dollar a Day?
What's It Really Like Living on One Dollar a Day? 

Close Reading

Close Reading is an important skill in working with nonfiction text. In our new unit, students are expected to interact with nonfiction text in a way that encourages analysis and inferences.

Close Reading means reading a text multiple times in order to deeply understand it. We have begun practicing this with news articles at a 5th grade reading level. This is the anchor chart they are using to remember the task for each reading.

Reading #1 = Read for understanding.
After this reading, students should be able to give a one sentence main idea of the article.

Reading #2 = Read for details.
After this reaming, students should be able to give details that support the main idea.

Reading #3 = Read or purpose.
After this reading, students should be able to easily answer a prompt about the article, using details and their own ideas to show analysis of the content. 

 This is an example of an annotated article (by a student) after two readings! 

 

Narrative Improvements due Oct. 31

Figurative Language Resources to Practice

You have a figurative language assessment on Monday, October 16. Here are some practice materials, some we already used in class and others that are new.

Assessment Rubric 

Used in class:
Figurative Language Games
Video #1 & Quiz #1
Video #2 & Quiz #2


Other materials:
Figurative Language Study Guide
Figurative Language with Mr. Sato

Practice Worksheets with Answer Keys:
Idioms 
Similes
Metaphors
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration

Figurative Language Practice -- ASSESSMENT ON MONDAY!

Today you will practice for your assessment on Monday by identifying figurative language in different types of songs and videos.

You are expected to:

1. Read and try all directions step by step!
2. Play and stop the video as you need to in order to review the type of figurative language and discuss with your partner what you think the answer is and why.
3. Select your answer on your own Google Quiz. You will receive immediate feedback to see how you did.
4. Be an active learner! If you get the answer wrong, it is YOUR JOB to discuss with your partner why, and figure out why the correct answer was the correct one!

HINT! Split your screeen so you can see both the video and quiz at the same time! Don't know how? Find someone who has had Intro to Computers to teach it to you!

Video #1 & Quiz 1

Video #2 &  Quiz 2

Commonly asked questions:

• Do we have to complete both? Yes.
• I don't know what to do. Read the directions step by step. Take it one step at a time. This is a skill you need to learn (following multi-step directions). Figure it out with your partner.
• I don't know how to split my screen. Find someone in class that has had Intro to Computers. They can teach you.
• I don't know why I got this answer wrong. Use your notes and discuss it with your partner.

Classroom Scavenger Hunt

When you click this link, it will ask you to make a copy of the document. Click "Make a Copy" and you can type your answers right onto the page!

Classroom Scavenger Hunt

Figurative Language Games Practice

Click this link to go to our Figurative Language games.

https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/figurativelanguagegames

Click START USING THIS WEBMIX

"X" out of the box that asks you to log in.

Creative Book Report Options

Now that you are finished reading your group novel, it is time to create a personal representation of the book that you read. Here are some examples to help get your creative juices flowing:

Book Poster:

Flip Book:

Chapter Summaries with Main Character:

"Movie Poster" of the Book (pretend they are making the book into a movie):

Choose Your Favorite Quote/Scene and Illustrate It:

Brochure:

Read Box Poster: