Firchau: Language Arts (Week of November 14 and November 21)

WRITING
This week we will spend time working on our Book Jacket drafts and final project

The students will also respond in their journals to various literary, artistic, and musical prompts in order to practice and apply their growing understanding of vivid language.

SPELLING/ VOCABULARY
review spelling/vocabulary from The Sign of the Beaver.

READING

This week we will definitely finish reading the novel, The Sign of the Beaver. We will discuss conflicts and the themes of the novel and wrap up our reading.

See your student's agenda for daily assignments.

Our Unit Test for The Sign of the Beaver will be Friday, November 18.

MONDAY

TUESDAY
• Read and discuss, The Sign of the Beaver, chapter 23, 24,

WEDNESDAY
• Read and discuss, The Sign of the Beaver, chapter 25

THURSDAY
• Review The Sign of the Beaver

FRIDAY
• The Sign of the Beaver Unit Test

Book Jacket Project Due November 21st!

All fifth grade students are currently reading a book they have selected for a project that will be worked on at school and finished at home.  Each student will create a book jacket for the book they are reading.  Students should be finished reading their books this week to give themselves plenty of time to work on this project.


Book Jacket Guidelines:
Cover ~ Neatly write the title of your book and the author's name.  Draw a picture to describe the story that is not a copy of the cover of the book you are reading.  Be creative!  Different art media may be used to illustrate the cover.  Be sure to write your name at the bottom of your cover.

Back cover ~ Write a summary of the story.  The summary should be one page in length.  Remember to include events from the beginning, middle and end of the story.

Inside front flap ~ Write a paragraph description (5-8 sentences) about the main character in your story.  Remember to use vivid language in your descriptions (adjectives and adverbs help). The inside front flap is shown on the left of the image below.

Inside Back Flap ~ Write a paragraph description (5-8 sentences) about the setting of your story.  Remember to help the reader visualize what you see when you think of the setting.  The inside front flap is shown on the right of the image below.

Middle opening of Book Jacket ~ Illustrate an important scene from the story, one that stands out in your mind.  Write a brief caption (1-2 sentences) under the illustration describing the scene.

Book jacket paper will be provided in class.  Students will be shown an example to help them formulate their ideas.  Book jackets will be presented during regular class times.