LA+2010-2011

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 **﻿ ** Answer the questions below before beginning your novel study. Make sure you have chosen a book you are interested in and look forward to reading! 

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=** Perseverance/ Unit 1: ** =





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= = =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! ** =









=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**__ Three Cups of Tea __** =







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The Civil Rights Movement

MLK



In Class Assignment

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="color: #af0000; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">1. Martin Luther King always tried to treat others equally and with respect. He even did this with people who treated him unkindly. As a class discuss how students can treat their classmates and others fairly, equally, and with respect. Sometimes we may have disagreements, but that there are good and healthy ways to deal with these. Give examples from Martin's life when he settled disagreements in a good way. (He gave a speech on love and peace several days after his home was bombed.) ** = = =

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="color: #af0000; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">2. As a class you are going to make a collage (use pictures from magazines or draw or cut out their own pictures) that depict people treating others equally and with respect. Arrange the collages on a bulletin board. As a class decide on a title for your collage. ** =

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=**The Perigrine Falcon:**=





<span style="font: normal normal normal 15.8px/normal Verdana; margin: 0px;">**DDT Threatens the Peregrine Falcon** <span style="font-size: 16px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; margin: 0px;">**Directions:** Use the class handout and the websites below to learn about how contaminants such as DDT threaten the survival of the Peregrine Falcon's breeding.

1. Visit the web sites below and find out the causes of DDT contamination. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/falcon.htm http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/Student/ddt.htm http://www.talkingtalons.org/smokfree1.htm

2. Go to these web sites and learn about the effects of DDT on the Peregrine Falcon http://species.fws.gov/bio_pere.html http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/pfalcon.htm http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/pereg.html [Enter your answers here]

= = =Click on Snoopy and write a review for Mrs. James in the UE library!=



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Click on the link below and write a book review!

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=Choose a character from __The Egypt Game__. Use the link below to create a scrapbook page for the character of your choice.=

=Feeling stuck? Click on the link below and get your brain storming!=

=Click on Wilbur for Fun with Words!=



=Editing, grammar, words...=











**Assignment #1**:

In class we are reading **"The Gold Coin."**

Use this website to take a look at some of the artwork, which is similar to that in our book. Diego Rivera is a famous Spanish artist. Browse the website below and take a look at some of his work.

[|Diego Rivera]


 * Directions:**

1.Choose one of the paintings from the wesbite.

2. Use the worksheet to answer reflective questions about the painting you chose.


 * Assignment # 2: **

After reading "The No Guitar Blues" in your text book, take this online quiz about the short story! See how you do!

Click on the link and press "start now" to begin.

[|"The no Guitar Blues" Quiz] Good luck!

=** ﻿ ﻿Earned some FREE TIME? Click on the links below and have fun! **=



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 * Happy Valentines Day! **









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 * Happy Fall!!! **


 * Click on the following for FUN FALL ACTIVITIES!!! **







I hope you've all enjoyed your summer and are ready to kick off the sixth grade school year! There is so much in store for each of you this year!!! You and your parents received an email from the class **Welcome LAMA** or from our **WIKI CAMEL** on the left.

ASSIGNMENT #1


 * Directions:**

Your first WIKI ASSIGNMENT is to think of a name, starting with the letter "W," for our WIKI CAMEL.

Practice posting your response under the DISCUSSION Tab.