Topic Selection

WOW! Factor

 

SOLAR SYSTEM

We are going to collect fascinating facts we learn about Space. After you read an especially interesting, engaging or controversial passage, what is one interesting thing you learned today? 

Compare and Contrast

 

Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story drawing on specific details in the text (how characters interact).  Use the Character study graphic organizer to help you. 

Writing about your learning

 Hi room 15, 

Now that you have been studying the properties of matter.  You have learned what matter is, have completed investigations to learn about how to test for different properties, and know when you have successfully met the learning target.  Take a moment and read what you have written in the reflection for hardness, magnetism, electrical conductivity, solubility and acids versus bases.  Choose three to write about. Use the reflections written to compose a final piece about your learning. Use the criteria below. 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.A
Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.B

Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.D
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.C
Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.E
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

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