Mr. Dan's Grade 5 English Blog

W14 Spelling Words Slides  W14 Vocabulary Meaning List Friday 12/2 This weekend we have a Flip assignment. For each part, there are two videos to choose from.  Here is the link:  https://flip.com/24973431 Here is a description of the assignment: Choose one of the following videos about the history of the transcontinental railroad: https://youtu.be/kl0lxIMMb9E (Challenging) https://youtu.be/rUmD0jFTnCA (More challenging) 1. Why was the transcontinental railroad important for the country? 2. How did the government help encourage the Union Pacific and Central Pacific companies to work together? 3. What effect did completing the railroad have on the country? Choose one of the following videos about the conditions Chinese laborers faced in building the transcontinental railroad: https://youtu.be/K4YgEMykqAQ (Challenging) https://youtu.be/F8jazexfZh8 (More challenging) 1. How was the treatment of Chinese laborers different from Irish lab

  Monday 11/21 There are TWO review quizzes to help you practice for tomorrow's exam: 1.  https://quizizz.com/join?gc=62641139 2.  https://quizizz.com/join?gc=40586251 Tuesday 11/22 1. Parent-teacher conference forms have been sent out today in students' communication books 2. Students had a busy day of exams today, so there is no homework!  Wednesday 11/23 1. Parent-teacher conference forms have been returned in students' communication books.  2. Due to tomorrow's exams, there is no homework today. Good luck tomorrow!  Thursday 11/24 No homework! Take a brain break!  Friday 11/25  1. Review the W14 vocabulary words 2. Sign and return all three exams 3. Have a great weekend! 

  For our second exam, students will create a realistic   survival story of their own and present the story to the class on Flip. Students will be graded on their creativity, pronunciation and grammar, expressiveness, and application of their knowledge of survival skills in their stories. Students do not need to memorize their stories, but they must read with expressiveness. Please don’t read like a robot! A rubric and pre-writing worksheet will be provided for reference.  Here is the pre-writing worksheet:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FAzfPsDR0RsNppYWv4tK6Epd63ltTNuWADeOU2i7WUg/edit?usp=sharing Here is the rubric:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ms9Ian_JkOlcoNEUc8XI0Wx2OyCKwcY06e1yFVATAIk/edit?usp=sharing Here is the Flip page: https://flip.com/cac2e53a

 This is a review week so students should be reviewing their vocabulary from weeks 8 and 10 and our two stories, Island of the Blue Dolphins  and Satchel Paige.  PowerPoints W8 Island of the Blue Dolphins Spelling words Meaning words W10 Satchel Paige   Friday 11/18 Review for the written exam on Tuesday Here's a Quizizz to help you:  https://quizizz.com/join?gc=62641139 Thursday 11/17 1. Record your Flip video.  2. Review W8 and W10 vocabulary (the PowerPoints are posted above for your convenience) Wednesday 11/16 1. Finish your rough draft. 2. Record your story on Flip  Here is the Flip page: https://flip.com/cac2e53a Tuesday 11/15 1. Here is the rubric for the oral test. Make sure you add details to your story.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ms9Ian_JkOlcoNEUc8XI0Wx2OyCKwcY06e1yFVATAIk/edit?usp=sharing 2. Finish writing your rough draft.  Monday 11/14 1. Finish your rough draft so I can check it before  you make your video.  2. If I have checked your rough draft, you can ma

  Dear parents,   Exams will be held on:   l   Listening Exam – Wednesday, November 16 th , 2022 l   Oral Exam –    Thursday, November 17 h , 2022 l   Written Exam – Tuesday, November 22 nd , 2022   FOR ALL EXAMS: Review Communication book, Reader’s-Writer’s Notebook, homework writing books, quizzes and unit tests for weeks 8-11 .  Reading Street Stories and Articles – Island of the Blue Dolphins and Satchel Paige Have a good understanding of the meanings and usages of vocabulary words from weeks eight and ten .   LISTENING / READING TEST :  Stay focused and listen carefully to the whole conversation before selecting your answers. Some of the readings may go fast and have some words you don’t understand.    ORAL TEST : For our second exam, students will create a survival story of their own and present the story to the class on Flip. Students will be graded on their creativity, pronunciation and grammar, expressi

Friday 11/11 1. Complete this pre-writing worksheet for the oral exam. It's worth ten points and will help you plan out your story, so please do your best! (You can "make a copy" if you want to type on the worksheet) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FAzfPsDR0RsNppYWv4tK6Epd63ltTNuWADeOU2i7WUg/edit?usp=sharing 2. Write your rough draft (first draft) for your oral exam story. The sooner I check it, the sooner you can record your story and be finished!  Thursday 11/10  Do this REVIEW QUIZ to get ready for the test tomorrow:  https://quizizz.com/join?gc=51538867 Wednesday 11/09 Complete this Quizizz quiz about Satchel Paige:    https://quizizz.com/join?gc=35328435 Tuesday 11/08 1. Bring back your signed and corrected quiz 2. RWN p. 73 Here is the PowerPoint on facts and opinions:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G2fXxB4Cdi5JLqoGlBBeAYbDrzUT_XLqfufs7fXFzi0/edit?usp=sharing