Three Stories About VikingsIn the early age of transportation, the easiest way of transportation was by ship and the contact between one country to another was only made possible by ship. The Viking ships also allowed for both trade and war to be expanded to other countries, for instance England. The Vikings were able to build magnificent ships that allowed them to travel far and rule great areas. This week, IEL students will be reading three different short stories about early transportation to find out what made Vikings ships so important in the history of trade and transport. Students will learn and apply vocabulary words and practice answering questions using evidence from text. Vocabulary 1. explore 2. monastery 3. plunder 4. fierce 5. berserk 6. raiders 7. trade 8. saga 9. banish 10. longship 11.fjord A Ship LostMuch has been written about the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle and the unexplainable disappearance of many ships and vessels in this intriguing area of the Atlantic Ocean. This week our students will read and discuss A Ship Lost. This short story relates how the U.S. Navy, Cyclops, vanished without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle during a voyage from the island of Barbados to Norfolk, Virginia. The Cyclops still remains the largest navy ship ever lost without leaving the a clue to her fate. Students will identify new vocabulary words and find their meaning in context. They will provide an illustration and write a sentence using each word. Students will answer comprehension questions about the story. They will study a map to find the location of the Bermuda Triangle and formulate their own hypothesis regarding this mysterious place in the ocean. Key Vocabulary:
February 18th through February 22nd- No School- Enjoy Winter Break! Titanic's Last MealThis week our students will be working on skill maintenance around the topic of Titanic. We will be reviewing and practicing the use of uppercase/capital letters in sentences. Students will also review and practice the use of verbs in present and past tense. We will also read and discuss Titanic's Last Meal article to create a writing plan using a flow map that will help students write a short essay about the topic of what passengers from each class ate on their last day on board the ocean liner. ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 ESOL/IEL Students continue to take ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 online test. ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is a secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment administered to Kindergarten through 12th grade students who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs). It is given annually to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English. For more information.please contact the ESOL department at our district (tel) 770-426-3410. |
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