Last week Scholars…
- Engaged in daily learning about prominent Black figures throughout history.
- Used research about the Nile River to write a paragraph that included CERF (claim, evidence, reasoning, finisher).
- Began learning the names and locations of all 54 African countries.
- Engaged in learning and discussion about assumptions and bias.
- Practiced using the “contrast and contradiction” Notice and Note reading strategy while reading excerpts form a science fiction text and our own reading books.
This week Scholars will…
- Explore a new geography learning tool called, “CultureGrams”.
- Apply the five themes of geography to Sudan in preparation for reading A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.
- Begin reading A Long Walk to Water.
- Gain a foundational understanding of the culture of Sudanese people and the Sudanese Civil War.
- Learn to Notice and Note the Aha! moments when reading and think about how those moments will change the story moving forward.
- Take the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI).
- Re-engage with their Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) that will document learning through 12th grade.