5th Grade ELA-Block 1 and Block 2 (2019-2020) Assignments

1. As you read your assigned chapters today, pick out five words that you do not know the meaning of. Identify what chapter you took them from.
(If there were words from previous chapters that you came across and did not know, you can use those as well)

2. Look up and define those five words on a Google Doc.

3. Attach and submit the Doc to me.

4. Practice writing the words out 5 times on loose leaf paper/in your ELA notebook. (I do not need to see this, but please do it as it is important to practice your spelling)

1. Review the definitions you found Tuesday of the 10 words you selected

2. With those 10 words, write one sentence for each word on a Google Doc. Do not combine each word into one sentence You should have 10 separate sentences.

3. Share your Doc with me. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your acrostic poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

1. Pick 10 NEW words from this list for your next set of Words Their Way words: https://www.sightwordsgame.com/vocabulary-words/5th-grade-words/
**It is very important that you DO NOT automatically pick easy words. Think back to the types of words you had when we were in school. Pick words that are around your level - challenge yourself.

3. Write these 10 words down in your ELA notebook so you can refer back to them.

4. Define the 10 words and share those definitions with me on a Google Doc. USE a dictionary if you have one or an online dictionary - there are many sites to choose from. To share with me right on this assignment, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your doc from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

1. Writing prompt:
Friendship: Write about being friends with someone. What does it mean to be a good friend? How are you a good friend? Remember, you should have submitted 3 writings to me by the end of the day today.

2. Click this link: https://www.aaaspell.com/

3. Go down to choice 1: Enter a New Spelling List

4. Put your 10 words in the list and click "Create Spelling List"

5. It will then lead you to a variety of different activities you can do with your 10 words. Pick 3-5 different activities.

6. In a private comment, tell me which activities you completed and which words you have mastered and which words are you still struggling with.

Please pick one of the answers below.

A lot of you have not submitted any writing prompt responses since we began them last week. Three are due on a weekly basis.

1. Writing prompt:
Outside the Window: What’s the weather outside your window doing right now? If that’s not inspiring, what’s the weather like somewhere you wish you could be? This is the second of the 3 due by the end of the week.

2. Review your 10 words and the definitions you found on Monday.

3. Find synonyms for each of the 10 words and write them on a Google Doc.
A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase.
For example, shut is a synonym of close. Bossing means the same as controlling. Kind means the same as thoughtful.

4. On the same Google Doc, find antonyms for each of the 10 words.
An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.
For example, the antonym of hot would be cold. Near is the opposite of far. Nice is the opposite of mean.

5. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your acrostic poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

We are trying a new site, NewsELA. You need to choose the option “Sign in with Google” since I have connected this site to our Google Classroom. Since it is the first time trying it out, play around with it... explore the site and how to use it! 😊
1. Read the article and follow the directions promoted in the article.

2. Respond to the writing prompt about identifying the main idea and three supporting details.

3. Review the definitions you found yesterday of the 10 words you selected

4. With those 10 words, write one sentence for each word on a Google Doc. Do not combine each word into one sentence You should have 10 separate sentences.

5. Share your Doc with me. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your acrostic poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

1. Writing prompt:
You must move to an island with only 10 items in your backpack. Explain your choices. Remember, this needs to be a minimum of 10 sentences. There will only be 3 writing assignments a week.

2. Pick 10 words from this list for your next set of Words Their Way words: https://www.sightwordsgame.com/vocabulary-words/5th-grade-words/
**It is very important that you DO NOT automatically pick easy words. Think back to the types of words you had when we were in school. Pick words that are around your level - challenge yourself.

3. Write these 10 words down in your ELA notebook so you can refer back to them.

4. Define the 10 words and share those definitions with me on a Google Doc. USE a dictionary if you have one or an online dictionary - there are many sites to choose from. To share with me right on this assignment, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your doc from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

1. Writing prompt:
Describe a bad habit you'd like to break and how you could change your ways.

2. Please click the link to go to this assignment.

3. Prepare and pick which poem you would like to share with us tomorrow.

4. Select one of your poems from the last two weeks you would like to share tomorrow. We will meet together on Google Meet as blocks to share our poems. If you are not comfortable sharing a poem aloud, please join us anyways to listen.
Block 1: 9:15-9:35
Block 2: 9:40-10:00

1. Writing prompt:
If you could be any animal in the world for 24 hours, which animal would you be? Why? Make sure you have submitted 3 to me from this week.

2. Woo hoo, we did it! We made it through our poetry unit! I hope you were able to come up with some poems you’d like to keep for your own collection! I’m excited for you to share them.
Block 1: From 9:15-9:35, we will be having our Poetry Jam.
Block 2: From 9:40-10:00 will be your Poetry Jam.
*If you aren’t comfortable reading a poem, you can either write it out and hold it up to the camera for us to read or you can just come to listen what others have written!

You must submit 3 to me by 5/1.

1. Writing prompt:
If you had the power to eliminate one thing from the world, what would you choose to get rid of? Why?

2. Watch the video introducing free verse poems: https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5ea6d106d53c9#
If that link does not work, please use this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yar6BaZOqI&t=6s

3. To review, a free verse poem is a popular style of modern poetry, and as its name suggests there is a fair amount of freedom when it comes to writing a poem like this. Free verse can rhyme or not, it can have as many lines or stanzas as the poet wants, and it can be about anything you like! So, while free verse may sound simple enough, the lack of rules makes this form of poetry tricky to master!

4. Review some examples of free verse poems attached.

5. In a Google Doc, create your own free verse poem. Remember, make it sound like it is you that is talking and follow the theme of humor. Make it funny.

6. Type your poem on a Google Doc. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

1. Begin with your writing prompt for the day. Remember, I’d love if you had a notebook collection of all your writings and you just sent me a picture from your notebook. Or you can send it to me on a Google Doc. Be DESCRIPTIVE AND DETAILED (10 sentences AT LEAST).
Today’s writing prompt:
It has rained and snowed a lot this month. How do April showers make you feel? What are your rainy day activities?

2. Watch the video introducing limericks: https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5ea6cee3562c9#
If that link does not work, please use this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy65TkCadfU&t=4s

3. To review, a limerick is traditionally a five line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme. You're probably wondering what all that means! A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyming lines in poetry. In a limerick's AABBA rhyme scheme, the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with one another. There is also a pattern of syllables in the rhyming lines. In the A lines, the lines usually have eight or nine syllables, and in the B lines, there are usually five or six syllables. Lastly, and most importantly, limericks are supposed to be fun, silly, and witty! The limericks typically start out with an introduction to a person or character, and they end with a 'punch line.'

4. Review some examples of limericks I attached.

5. Create your own rhyming and silly limerick on a Google Doc. Remember to follow the theme of humor and make it funny.

6. Type your poem on a Google Doc. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

PLEASE WATCH MY VIDEO FOR SOME UPDATES AND INFORMATION! 🤓

1. We are going to begin each day with a writing prompt. I expect everyone to provide me at least 1 paragraph (10 sentences minimum) 3 times a week. You will decide which 3 of the 5 days you would like to submit your work to me. If you submit only a couple sentences, it will not count. You can do this is in your ELA free-write journal (not your 3-subject ELA notebook) if you brought it home and send me a picture. Or you can write it on a Doc and share with me. I would love it if you can write it by hand and share it with me for two reasons. We need to get back to writing since we’ve been doing a lot of electronic writing AND it’s great to keep a collection of your quarantine writing pieces. So you can take a picture and attach a photo of your writing the same way you would attached a Doc when you turn it in. (Go to Add/Create, click on file, and pick your picture). Or, if you have paper or another notebook sitting around at home, use that! Today’s prompt:
Would you rather parachute from a plane, cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope, or sail around the world by yourself? Why? Be DESCRIPTIVE AND DETAILED!

2. Watch the video introducing cinquain poems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To63NIx2Ffo

3. To review, a cinquain poem is an example of shape poetry. Because of the exact number of words required for each line of this poem, a unique, symmetrical shape is created from interesting, descriptive words. The word cinquain comes from the Latin root for “five.”
Notice that the cinquain has five lines that follow this sequence:

Line A: One vague or general one-word subject or topic
Line B: Two vivid adjectives that describe the topic
Line C: Three interesting -ing action verbs that fit the topic
Line D: Four-word phrase that captures feeling about the topic
Line E: A very specific term that explains Line A

4. Review my examples of cinquain poems.

5. Write your own cinquain poem in a Google Doc. Follow the theme of humor and make it funny.

6. Type your poem on a Google Doc. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

1. Watch the introduction of a haiku: https://safeYouTube.net/w/ypY5

2. To review, a haiku is an unrhymed three-line poem. It is based on a traditional Japanese poetic form. Though there are different ways to write haiku, the traditional pattern in English is to write the first and last lines with five syllables each, and the middle line with seven syllables. In other words, the pattern of syllables looks like this:

Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables

3. View some of the haikus I attached for examples.

4. Create your own haiku on a Google Doc. Follow the theme of humor and make it funny!

5. Type your poem on a Google Doc. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

If you found $100, what would you do with it?

I would put it in the bank since I am saving for my wedding day (fingers crossed it still happens Sept. 5th!!)

As we move forward in our mini-poetry unit, it is good to have a class theme that our own poems should follow. In times like these, it is best to laugh. So. . . let's make our theme of our poems funny!

1. Use this link to view 15 funny poems: https://bookriot.com/2019/05/10/funny-poems-for-kids/

2. Which poem was your favorite? Tell me in a private comment.

3. In a Google Doc, free write me your funniest poem. Your challenge is to somehow include these 3 words in your poem: green, bike, wind. Think you can do it? Let's see what you got!

4. Type your poem on a Google Doc. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

What is your favorite vegetable? There has to be at least one you don't mind!

My favorite vegetable is broccoli!

1. Watch the video to learn about what a stanza is: https://safeYouTube.net/w/DTX5

2. Stanza - A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other stanzas, much like a paragraph
Ex. (First Stanza)
I love to write
Day and night
What would my heart do
But cry, sigh, and be blue
If I could not write

(Space to separate stanzas)

(Second Stanza)
Writing feels good
And I know it should
Who could have knew
That what I do
Is write, write, write.
*The easiest way to remember what a stanza is is to think of it like paragraphs just in the form of poetry.

3. Your task today is to write me a 3 stanza poem following this format:
Stanza 1 - When I was a baby,

Stanza 2 - When I was in kindergarten,

Stanza 3 -Now that I am in grade 5,
See my example and TRY to make it rhyme if you are up for the challenge!

4. Type your poem on a Google Doc. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

What is your favorite number and why?

My favorite number is 8 because it is in my birthday 3 times... 7/28/1988... and I have always just liked the number!

**A handful of you did not do your SS assignment yesterday, please complete that today to receive participation for yesterdays class.
1. View the chart of the different types of figurative language and examples
2. Watch the video introducing four types of figurative language you will be focusing on while writing poems: metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperboles: https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5e95de6b603fe#
3. Try your luck at some metaphor and simile practice at www.joinmyquizizz.com and type in code 383294
4. Read the compilation of poems using figurative language which are attached to this assignment
5. In a private comment, write me a short poem using one of these forms of figurative language

Who is your hero?

My hero are both of my parents for providing my brother and I with a great life and for being our role models.

Did you know April is National Poetry Month? But what is poetry?

1. Watch my video recorded by me introducing poetry
2. Watch the video introducing acrostic poems: https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5e95d702148b6#
3. View my sample of an acrostic poem - notice how I used words and phrases to describe ME
4. Write an acrostic poem spelling out your first name that is describing YOU as a person. Use adjectives and descriptive words to describe who you are as a person
5. Type your poem on a Google Doc. Come back here and attach the file to me to submit right on the assignment. To do so, do the following:
Under Your work, click Add or create and then select Google Drive and click your acrostic poem from your own drive
If you cannot figure it out, just share the Doc with me how you normally would do!

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I am not sure why NoRedInk wasn't working this morning, friends. I do apologize - it worked from my end of things, not sure what was happening. So I picked a poem for you to read instead as an introduction to our next focus this month: poetry.

Anything you may still owe or had questions on - finish it up today! Ask questions if you didn't complete something because you were confused!

Your challenge is to…
Review your favorite movie!
1. Complete the pre-writing sheet for writing a movie review (ONLY if you have a printer and want to hand write all of the information out)
2. Then, write a movie review of the film.
3. Fill in a couple pieces of info on the Google Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aVqBoy0I32Qam72jvc8qwwuZikqt8SQK_yQN5hh-63c/edit).
4. “Turn In” when you’re done.

Pick 1 of these writing prompts and create a story - narrative or fiction:
Narrative Essay Writing Prompts:
1. Do you share a bond with your dog or other pet? Describe your pet, and explain what makes your relationship unique.
2. Think about one of your favorite holiday-related memories. Write an essay describing it and tell why it is so unforgettable.
3. Do you enjoy playing games with your family? Describe your favorite family game or activity.
4. What is your favorite food? Describe it as if you were introducing it to someone who has never seen or tasted it.

Fiction Essay Writing Prompts:
1. One morning, you glance in the mirror and realize that you don’t have a reflection. You’ve become invisible! Write a story about your day.
2. Write a story from your pet’s point of view.
3. If you could switch lives with anyone in your school, who would it be? Write about your day in the life of that person.
4. You’re walking through a pet store when you discover that you can talk to the animals. What happens next?

It must be:
- At least 3 paragraphs (Intro, body, conclusion)
-Be told like a story
- Follow correct writing formats
- Written and submitted to me on the Google Form - if it is easier to type first on a Google Doc to check for spelling, please do so. Then copy and paste it into the Google Form. It is easier for me to submit everything on Google Forms so it is all saved in the same place. :-) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qejNYsKX-oSGroY9I8pqiq9A90RuFWPqalTyC-73Uf0/edit

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

Your challenge is to…
1. Read all 9 personal writing prompts.
2. Choose 3 and write 3 paragraphs on the Google Form attached (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14K6aXk7587oS27jJ7HQ1Pefu57YMp1GerYaOMBS44iM/edit)
YOU MUST USE proper structure (restate - give at least 2 supporting details - sum it up/give a good concluding sentence). I will be checking for these things. Please also make sure you are using capitals when you need capitals - no "i" for "I went to...", names should be capital, use proper punctuation, and spelling. Use spell check - this is good to help you see what words you are spelling wrong and how to fix them.
3. "Turn In" when you are done.

Not sure why an old test practice posted originally. This should be the one you are working on today!

1. Work on “Their vs. There vs. They're.” You are to complete the practice, not lesson.
2. "Turn In" here when you are done.

**Use your Google login to sign in.

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

Your challenge is to…
1. Take on the role of detective. Read all of the information on the attachments and examine the evidence to determine who kidnapped the principal.
2. Complete the Google Form to guess who you think kidnapped the principal. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jV17eYhpLz9md3N4obgzZ1QIsGcMLc5Fui2mckANDl4/edit

I will post who the most likely culprit is at 2:00 to make sure everyone had a chance to make their guesses!

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Mine is a toss up between Cookies and Cream and Peanut Butter ice cream.

It is EXTREMELY important to follow this direction before you begin your book report!
I shared with each of you separate YOUR OWN copy of a ¨Digital Book Report¨.
You will find this in you Google Drive in your ¨Shared With Me¨ section
Open it, and begin your report on Esperanza Rising.
If you cannot find it, please let me know ASAP!

*Please note: Before you share it with me, delete all the direction slides
This will be a TWO DAY assignment.

1. Please pick one of these stories and listen to the story being told by an astronaut! How cool!
https://storytimefromspace.com/library/
2. When you are done, send a PRIVATE COMMENT with the following:
a. The name of what story you listened to.
b. A sentence or two summary of what the story was about.
3. "Turn In"
**There is no other assignment for today since the book report was tricky at times and took some time to complete. Plus, some people are still working on it. Enjoy a day with an easy, relaxing assignment! It’s always fun to have a story read to you!

DO NOT FORGET TO MOVE ON TO SOCIAL STUDIES TODAY AS WELL!

Please use this Google Form to respond to one final book review about Esperanza Rising. Tomorrow you will be beginning a digital book report!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MHzy4orL9nPEnntuOp590E6Y3ygn-y5_Rz5iRnky9xA/edit

*Please remember to come back here and "Turn In" when you are done.

Please review your planning and graphic organizer.
On the Google Form attached, type out a detailed paragraph to explain an event and a challenge Esperanza faced or witnessed.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X7Tg-ZgvcnKcab_oryZ32yHZTj5o3nS1xSwwwZIvcV0/edit

We are skipping over the first two pages in your Esperanza Packet I sent you home. Start with this one!

Choose an event (from Chapters 8–15) that you want to write about. It should be a time when Esperanza responds to or witnesses some type of challenge.

Instructions:
1. Review the chapter you chose
2. Complete the graphic organizer on the hand out I gave you last week or print it out here
3. Complete the Google Form I have attached for you which will send to me. You should be able to go back to your response by clicking the link to use again on Monday in case you did not do the hard copy of it by hand for reference
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aWJHqRwU13rc89qtVI96cyZdXw5ifZraw18fxVOSydw/edit

*Submit to me!

1. In a Google Doc, write me a journal passage about your experience at home so far. We are taking it easy today... there is no set paragraph number or sentence number. I want to slowly get you guys used to this set up.

However, I do expect a detailed response to what life home has been like so far!

Example:
Dear Journal,

I have been home for a few days and it has been quite interesting...

Please be sure to share you Google Doc with me to read.

2. Complete the Correcting Mistakes in Sentences worksheet from the packet I gave you and in a PRIVATE comment please type out the answers to questions 2, 4, 6, and 8.

Sorry everyone! I forgot to post the homework sheet before I left today! Here it is.

I hope you all enjoy your snow day tomorrow and stay safe! If you can, try to finish reading chapter 4 (Los Higos - pages 38-57) before Friday since it was the assigned homework anyways. We will pick back up with chapter 5 on Friday!

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Since I will not be here on Wednesday, we will go over it on Thursday.

From your new spelling list, please select FOUR words and use them in sentences.
You can post a comment HERE or do it on a separate sheet of paper.

Please fill this out with your opinions about the book.

Can type it on here or on a separate sheet of paper

Please answer in 4-5 sentences

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Each group will take their spelling inventory in their small groups throughout the class period.

Pick one task to complete each night. Write the date you completed that activity in the box after you complete it. All work will be handed in with the Bingo board.

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