Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

How do you think discrimination and prejudice played a roll in this novel? Do you feel as though we, as a society, still go through that today? What has changed?

Area worksheet

Print this worksheet out and please complete it over the weekend. We will do Round Robin on Monday.

Website Review

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5/area-of-squares-and-rectangles

Do the practice game on the IXL website. Submit your scores into my message box.

Principal for a Day (Persuasive)

Your school is holding an essay contest that will allow the winner to be the principal for one day. Write a letter to the contest’s judges explaining why you think you would make a good principal-for-a-day. Describe what you would do and why it would be beneficial to your school. Use specific reasons examples to support your argument.

Rough Draft (or outline) to be handed in tomorrow.

Be a Detective (Narrative)

You are a famous detective. You have just been hired to find out why the school lunches tasted awful last week. It's a difficult job, but you're ready for it!
What do you do? How do you solve the case? What do you find out? Write a story about what happens. Use your imagination!

*Narratives will be handed in to me by FRIDAY, December 21st