"Fredrick Douglass rose from slavery to become the leading African-American voice of the nineteenth century." He is often referred to as the father of the civil rights movement because of his commitment to freedom and an inclusive nation "strengthened by diversity and free of discrimination."
abolitionist, author, and orator.
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JANUARY 21-23
LANGUAGE ARTS
. . .So where are we now?LANGUAGE ARTS
- To really understand the genre of personal narrative--and the power of "VOICE" in writing, a timely, heartrending example can be found in A STORY OF SLAVERY. . . This 14-minute video provides the audio of "Ashokan Farewell" as performed by David Roberts and a narration of Mark Twain's "A True Story, Repeated Word For Word As I Heard It" as read by Richard Henzel. Various pictures of slaves from the 1800s, as well as photographs of Mark Twain and black Union soldiers provide strong visual support. The summary of "A True Story. . ." can be found HERE.
A STORY OF SLAVERY: A TRUE STORY. . .
Your comic strip narratives should be done and submitted to my Drive for grading. Now it's time to show what you learned about the power of strong beginnings, dialogue, and the elements of story. Incorporate dialogue in your Personal Narratives. Use planning sheets from THIS site to be sure all elements of a good narrative have been covered.This week:
- Concentrated effort on Personal Narratives. Check your Google Drive for a checklist to guide your completion.
- This Assessment Rubric will also help you:
SOCIAL STUDIES
Friday: Pyramid, by David Macaulay--pages 42-57 and associated activities
SCIENCE
The Story of Bottled Water was released in 2010 on World Water Day. "It tells the story of manufactured demand—how to get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows virtually free from the tap. . . .the film explores the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces." Finally, it poses a compelling question. . .
Thursday: Discuss and complete "The Story of Bottled Water" (located in your Google Drive).
THE STORY OF BOTTLED WATER
No WORD STUDY this short week
MATH
Wednesday: Pages 137, 138 & 3.10
For a fun game to practice coordinate planes go HERE!
Thursday: Unit 3 Review Test (go over quadrants!)
For a fun game to practice coordinate planes go HERE!
Thursday: Unit 3 Review Test (go over quadrants!)
Friday: Corrections, discussion and BHT, Unit 3
