Thursday March 20, 2014

Chapter 13 of My Brother Sam is Dead includes the most meaningful quotes in the entire book.  On page 194 Colonel Parsons states General Putnam's beliefs about the war from a Patriot standpoint.  "He is thinking that in the long run if he executes somebody, he'll shorten the war and save more lives.  It doesn't matter to him very much who he executes; one man's agony is like another's, one mother's tears are no wetter than anybody else's.  And that's why he's going to have Sam shot."  The depth and connections we made to this quote were impressive and focused.  Ask your child what Putnam's beliefs mean about the Revolutionary War and today's world.

Math's focus was on coordinate planes and plotting data.

In writing we began brainstorming for a narrative snapshot, and Dr. Hertz helped us decode some poetry in reading.  Finally, in the spirit of March Madness, students filled out brackets for the tournament.  Nothing like a little fun throughout PSSA to keep morale up!

Tonight’s Homework

Math
- Coordinate grids: Nutty and Hop to It!
- 16 to 20 in Morning Math packet
Reading
- Read 30 minutes
- NewsELA on Genghis Khan is due March 25th - (Blue- 1130, Purple- 1020, Pink-900 , Green-720 )
- Dumb Solider: read a couple times, annotate, text evidence, number proof
Vocabulary and Spelling
­- “ben, bene, bon” PWYK Friday; sentences due tomorrow
- Spelling due tomorrow
Other
- MPA and RSAs signed
- Planner signed
- Study Island (optional)
     PACCS Math: represent/interpret data AND multiply fractions
     PACCS Reading: cause and effect AND events, ideas and concepts