In word work, we will continue to review all of the words in Unit 4. The test will be this Friday. In literature study, we will be testing on Tuesday and Wednesday. For the rest of the week, we will finish reading Mississippi Trial 1955 and look for text evidence to support inferences we are making. Students’ final project will ask them to take a look at how the main character changed throughout the book. In writing workshop, we will start the week looking at a persuasive map that Mrs. Vera completed based on ideas that students had about their candies last week. Then, we will complete one together. Then, students will look at a list of debatable topics, to see which ones they agree with and which ones they can relate to personally. Then, they will start filling out their own persuasive map in order to get organized for writing their persuasive essay.
This week in science, students will practice using vocabulary that will be helpful in our unit on pulleys. The terms include force, fixed pulley, movable pulley, mechanical advantage, and redirect force. Students will have the chance to set up a movable pulley and a fixed pulley this week. They will do an experiment to determine which pulley requires more effort to list an object.
