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In literacy, students will be reading a variety of literature and information text to use skills such as; cause/effect, word choice, author’s purpose, drawing conclusions, main ideas/details.
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In book club, we will read The Watson's go to Birmingham-1963. This book is told from the perspective of a ten year old boy as he travels with his African American family from Flint to Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.
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In science, students will work through three units; Earth Systems, Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System, and Properties of Matter.
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In social studies, we will be learning about colonization, the events that led to the American Revolution, and the American Revolution.
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In writing, we will be writing a persuasive essay on a topic and they will use a Core democratic Value to support their opinion. We will also be focusing on organization, word choice, character development, research process, supporting opinions, and editing their work.
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Toward the end of the year students will research an important person from the American Revolution. They will write a speech, create a poster, and then present the information as that person in our Revolution Wax Museum.