Search: 3.2.3 Demonstrate teamwork by working productively with others., 2.3.1 Connect understanding to the real world.
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
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| Find the Figurative Language | Fifth grade students identify figurative language and demonstrate their meaning in a multimedia project. Essential questions are: What is figurative language? How does it enhance our understanding and our enjoyment of reading? | 5 | |
| Hooks with Books: Never Judge a Book by its Cover | Students will identify hooks and analyze what makes them effective. The SL will use a PowerPoint to introduce the idea that hooks in books are as important as hooks in writing assignments. The various hooks from selected YA fiction will illustrate techniques professional writers use to grab their reader's attention. Essential Question: Why is a good hook important in writing? What techniques do writer’s use to grab a reader’s attention? | 5, 6, 7, 8 | |
| In Case of Emergency | Fifth grade students will investigate local natural disasters, specifically focusing on the preparedness for natural disasters, and produce a news broadcast based on their research for school's morning announcements. The students will use various resources to locate necessary information in order to answer the essential question: How should you be prepared in the event of natural disaster? | 5 | |
| American Revolution | Students will research an event from the American Revolution and gather information about the event’s impact on American life at the time. They will prepare a presentation addressing the event and focusing on the essential questions: How did that event impact American life today? How would American life be different today if that event had not taken place? | 5 |