Reader's Workshop
We had two lessons this week in our test prep unit: answering two-part questions and multi-select evidence based questions. For two-part questions, we will usually have to relate the second part to the first part, so before answering part A, we have to glance at the options for part B and see if it makes sense. For the other types of questions, they require multiple answers to be selected so we have to use the text to pick the best options for the answers. Since we finished our narrative test prep unit on Tuesday, we were able to use Thursday's time to look at the opinion writing rubric and compare the items from the rubric to our own writing that we have already completed. Writer's Workshop We are still taking a short break from Writer's Workshop so we did not have anything this week. Math This week in math, we learned how to compare the products of multiplication problems involving fractions using diagrams. Our conclusion was that multiplying by a fraction less than one makes the product smaller than the whole number factor. Multiplying by a number greater than 1 makes the product larger than the original factor. After this, we started exploring mixed numbers and learned a few strategies to multiply them: regrouping and the distributive property. Extras Grammar- We continued in our compound-complex sentence unit and practiced identifying different types of sentences and both dependent and independent clauses. On Thursday, we had our grammar quiz. Ms. Wu gave the students a break from learning so much social studies so this is what she did with them this week: Spelling/Roots Word Study- This week's roots were "ben, bene, bon," and "boun." STEAM (Art)- The students made a radial symmetry shamrock with their names for St. Patrick's Day. They turned out really neat! Technology- Students learned about click bait and how to avoid it. They also learned about having positive and healthy friendships online and what that looks like. Electives- Some students learned the basics about working out and how to play capture the flag, a version of dodgeball, and ultimate frisbee. Other students learned how to make string art with shapes, points, and lines.
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