P.S. 249 Name: __________________________Ms. L. Cronshaw Week of Jan 23rd- 27th 2017Parent Signature: _____________________________ LCronshaw@schools.nyc.govPacket Due Date: January 30th, 2017

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ELA Skills:New Unit:Analyzing setting, orienting and predicting, determining theme, analyzing perspective, character analysis, citing text evidence, analyzing part to whole

Past Unit:Main Idea(s) and Supporting Details, Summarizing, Analyzing Parts of a Text in Relation to the Whole, Analyzing Author’s Craft, Cross Text Synthesis, Previewing Text, Citing Text Evidence, Envisioning

Math Problem-Solving Strategies: Make a Model Write an Equation Draw a Picture Use a Tape Diagram/Bar Model Work Backwards Use a Tool

Math Vocabulary:Line, line segment, ray, endpoint, vertice, angle, acute, obtuse

ELA Vocabulary:Setting, orient, timeline, significance, theme, central message, moral, perspective, analyzing setting, historical fiction, character analysis

Science Words: Magnetism, electricity, conductors, insulators, force, attract, repel, circuits (simple open, closed, parallel and series) Social Studies Words: Colonists, colony, commerce, New Amsterdam, founders, assembly

Resource Page:

Homework Rubric:

___ 4: HW is complete and you tried your best! ___ 3: HW is mostly complete. ___ 2: Some HW may be missing. ___ 1: Most of the HW is incomplete.

Teacher comments:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Guide to Character Traits vs. Feelings/EmotionsCharacter Traits Character Feelings/Emotions

Traits tell us who the character is on the inside (their personality). Traits are normally seen through the character’s actions, thoughts and words.

Feelings are a character’s emotional response to the actions around them. They are usually temporary.

Example traits:Nice, mean, kind, confident, caring, athletic, eager, adventurous, nosy, bossy, shy, rude, determined, protective, thoughtful, independent, creative, patient, careful, sensitive, insensitive, smart, generous, inconsiderate, brave, hard-working, loyal, respectful, disrespectful, trustworthy, untrustworthy, talented, silly, daring, energetic, lazy, loyal, friendly, unfriendly, selfish, arrogant, stuck-up, grateful, ungrateful, cheerful, polite, impolite, honest, dishonest, optimistic (sees the best in every situation; looks on the bright side), pessimistic (sees the worst in every situation; negative thinking), reflective

Example feelings/emotions:Shocked, exhausted, jealous, surprised, scared, worried, nervous, excited, happy, sad, discouraged, disappointed, confused, desperate, annoyed, embarrassed, angry, frightened, hurt, stressed, anxious, uneasy, proud, hopeful, regretful, relieved, devastated

Main Idea Cheat Sheet

Monday, 1/23/17:

Strategies to DETERMINE THE MAIN IDEASCANNING THE TEXT

Readers…- Look for important

words and phrases (especially ones that are repeated!)

- Review the text features (headings, subheadings, pictures, graphs, diagrams, etc.)

- Reread topic sentences

WORKING BACKWARDSReaders…

- Select 4-5 important details from the text

- Ask themselves: How are these details connected? What same idea or topic do they share?

- Revise the common “topic” into an idea about the topic

Animals Animals hibernate in the winter

USING TEXT STRUCTUREReaders…

- Scan the text for signal words; Ask themselves, what did the author just teach me?

- Identify the text structure; use it to determine what’s important

- Use the language of the text structure to write the main idea

ELA Homework: Preview the text “Monster Goldfish” on pg. 16 of your Storyworks Magazine. Identify the genre of the text. Select the LENS you will read through (circle one): Literary Informational Argumentative

Read the text, then answer the question below by completing the sentence starters.

What feeling did the author create in the first paragraph? Use two details from the text.

The author created a ____________________ feeling

I think he did this because

In the text,

Another detail that shows this feeling is

VOCAB to choose from

Scary happy suspenseful dangerous spookycreepycalm excitinghaunting, blissful

2. Reading: Read your independent reading book for 50 minutes. Log in your reading log. Choose either a CHARACTER, the SETTING, or an EVENT from your book. Form an idea about it and use the 3 prompts to push your thinking!The idea I have about ___________________________________ is ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 1) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 2) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 3) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Ways to Push our Thinking Prompts

In other words.. That is.. The important thing about this is.. As I say this, I’m realizing… This is giving me the idea that… An example of this is… This shows… Another example of this is… This connects to… I see… The thought I have about this is… To add on… I used to think that… but now I think that… What surprises me about this is… Many people think… but I think…

Math Problem Solving: Solve the additive angle problems below. Additive Angles Guides

65- 20 = x 45 = x

Angle CBE = CBA + ABE Angle CBE = 60 + 25 Angle CBE = 85 degrees

4. Writing: Use the text “Monster Goldfish” to respond to the following questions in your writing notebook. Use the prompts to push your thinking to write LONG about your ideas (1 page minimum)

QuestionScientists say that huge goldfish are becoming a big problem. Describe the cause of this problem. What are some of the effects of this problem?

Prompts to push your thinkingIn the text...This makes me thinkIn other words...This is making me think...To add on...Also...

5. Vocabulary : Complete using the phrase- “it seems kinder than flushing a rejected pet down the toilet”

Line/word from the text Meaning In your own words write what this means.

How do you know? What clues from the text helped you understand its meaning?

Rejected

Tuesday, 1/24/17: ELA Homework: You’ll be using the text “Monster Goldfish” for this work. Preview the question below to reread the text through the lens of the question. (Use the main idea guide on your resource page for support)Question: What is the main idea of Monster Goldfish? Use details from the text to support your response

Reading Through the Lens of the Question

Rewrite the question in your own words:

What will you be on the lookout for you as you read in order to answer this question?

What is the main idea of Monster Goldfish? Use details from the text to support your response__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Reading: Read your independent reading book for 40 minutes. Log in your reading log. In your reading notebook, use TWO of the prompts from your bookmark to write entries about your reading.

3. Math Problem Solving: solve the multiplicative comparison problems below.

Kamari builds a tower that is 428 inches high. Kamari’s tower is three times taller than his brother’s tower. How tall is his brother’s tower?

John runs eighty-five miles per week. He runs five times as many miles as his cousin Greg each week. How many miles does Greg run in two months? (Hint: 1 month= 4 weeks).

There are six times as many lizards in the desert as there are snakes. If there are 6,498 lizards in the desert, how many snakes and lizards are there altogether?

.4. Writing: Use the main character in your fiction book to respond to the prompts below in your reading notebook. (Use one your inferring about character tools!!!)What does the main character really want? What struggles does he/she have to overcome? How does he/she respond to these struggles? What ideas are you forming about the type of person this character is?

5. Vocabulary : Complete using the phrase from the poem “Monster Goldfish “Invasive species are animals or plants from one area that invade a new environment”

Line/word from the text Meaning In your own words write what this means.

How do you know? What clues from the text helped you understand its meaning?

invade

Wednesday, 1/25/17: 1. ELA Homework: Preview “PIGS on the loose on pg. 18 of your Storyworks magazine. Determine what genre you will be reading. Once you’ve made a decision about the genre of this text, jot down some elements of the genre in the table below! Afterwards, closely read the text through the lens of the genre!Select the LENS you will read through (circle one): Literary Informational Argumentative

Reading Through the Lens of the Genre

Genre

Some elements of this genre are:

Answer the question on the lines below.

Why is the introduction paragraph important to the rest of the text? (What information does it teach? Why is that important to the whole text?)

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2. Reading : Read your independent reading book for 40 minutes. Log in your reading log. Choose either a CHARACTER, the SETTING, or an EVENT from your book. Form an idea about it and use the 3 prompts to push your thinking!

The idea I have about ___________________________________ is ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 1) _______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 2) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 3) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Ways to Push our Thinking Prompts

In other words.. That is.. The important thing about this is.. As I say this, I’m realizing… This is giving me the idea that… An example of this is… This shows…

3. Math Problem Solving: Draw all the lines of symmetry for the following figures.

4. Writing: Use both texts, “Monster Goldfish” and “PIGS on the Loose” to answer the following question. Use the sentence starters underneath the question to get yourself going! Feel free to add your own. Record in your writing notebook.

Why are giant goldfish and wild boars becoming a problem? The giant goldfish are becoming a problem because...

In the text it states... This makes me think... The wild boars are becoming a problem because.. The text says that... This makes me think...

5. Vocabulary : Complete using the phrase from “PIGS on the loose”- “Today the descendants of those first eight pigs are fat, happy...”

Line/word from the text Meaning In your own words write what this means.

How do you know? What clues from the text helped you understand its meaning?

Descendants

Thursday, 1/26/17: 1. ELA Homework: You’ll be using the text “PIGS on the Loose” for this work. Preview the question below to reread the text through the lens of the question.

Question: How does the author organize the information in “Pigs on the Loose”? Use details from the text to support your response

Reading Through the Lens of the Question

Rewrite the question in your own words:

What will you be on the lookout for you as you read in order to answer this question?

How does the author organize the information in “Pigs on the Loose”? Use details from the text to support your response ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Reading: Read your independent reading book for 40 minutes. Log in your reading log. Choose either a CHARACTER, the SETTING, or an EVENT from your book. Form an idea about it and use the 3 prompts to push your thinking!The idea I have about ___________________________________ is ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 1) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 2) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Organize= text structureUse the text structure guide on your resource page

_______________________________________________________________________________________________. (Prompt 3) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Ways to Push our Thinking Prompts

In other words.. That is.. The important thing about this is.. As I say this, I’m realizing… This is giving me the idea that… An example of this is… This shows…

3. Math Problem Solving: Solve the multiplicative comparison word problems below. A shirt costs $15. A pair of sneakers costs four times as much. How much does the pair of sneakers cost?

Paul has sixteen times as much money as Juan. Juan has twelve dollars. How much money do Paul and Juan have altogether?

Mr. Hill has 384 marbles in his classroom. He has 4 times as many marbles as Mr. Rice. How many marbles does Mr. Rice have?

4. Writing: Use both texts, “Monster Goldfish” and “PIGS on the Loose” to answer the following question. Use the sentence starters underneath the question to get yourself going! Feel free to add your own. Record in your writing notebook. How are the problems giant goldfish and wild boars create similar? How are they different?

The giant goldfish creates.... In the text it states... The wild boar causes... According to the text... Their problems are similar because... Their problems are also different because... This is making me think...

5. Vocabulary: Complete using the phrase from “PIGS on the loose”- “They scrounge, graze on, or root out just about any crop a farmer can plant”

Line/word from the text Meaning In your own words write what this means.

How do you know? What clues from the text helped you understand its meaning?

Scrounge

Friday, 1/27/171. Reading: Read your independent reading book for 45 minutes. Log in your reading log. Read for 45 minutes on

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, too! Don’t forget to log! 2. Math: practice multiplication/division flash cards for 10-15 minutes every night. THIS IS VERY

IMPORTANT!!! When you go through your flashcards, put the facts you get correct off to the side. Put the facts you get wrong at the back of the pile. Continue to flip through the stack of cards until you get every fact correct!

3. Finish your homework packet. Check over your work! Edit and revise your essay using the rubric above!