After a huge snowfall, a squirrel would feel: 1) Excited to play in the fresh snow and explore the changed landscape. 2) Energized to gather food and prepare for winter since snow makes it harder to find nuts and berries. 3) Cautious of predators that may have an easier time tracking prey in the snow.

1. Pretend that you are a squirrel. Describe how you feel
after a huge snowfall.
Wednesday
February 6, 2013
Kareena
Donovan
Emily Ayanna Ixza
Leslie Samira Christy
Jordan Jose
Michael
Jessica Bryan
Remy Ricardo
Philicia
Lilah Yamilee
Jaileen Kathy
Diana Edward David
Alexis Alejandra Adrianette
Carlos
Leon Jeffrey

2. Morning Work
DO NOW:
Write the x12
Times Table ten
times.

3. Reading ­ Civil Rights (p. 392)
Talk About It
What rights do you think
all citizens of the Unites
States should have?
What does
discrimination mean to
you?
Look at the picture and respond in writing.

4. To scald means "to heat to a
temperature just below the boiling
point."
Giving permission for something allows
it to happen.
An autograph is a person's signature.
A fare is the price charged to transport
a person.

5. If you have blurted out something, you
said it suddenly, without thinking.
Something clenched is closed or
squeezed together tightly.
Chiseled means "chipped or shaped
by a metal tool called a chisel."
Something that is spectacular is very
unusual or remarkable.

6. Writing ­ Civil Rights
News Writing
Suppose that you live
in the 1960s and work
for the civil rights
movement. Write a
news article describing
your experience.
Use FOUR vocabulary
words and highlight
them.

7. Reading ­ Lunch Counter Encounter (p. 394)
Homophones
Homophones are words
that sound the same but
have different meanings
and spellings. For
example, the word fare
homophones
has a different meaning
than the word fair.
Character and Setting
A character is a person or animal in a story.
The setting of the story is where and when it
takes place.

8. A Character and Setting Chart can help you list
important details about characters and settings. These
two features are part of the story structure.
Characters Setting
June 1963,
Joe, Paul
Mississippi
baseball field
Joe's mother
or park
man, woman in
drugstore
wheelchair

9. Reading ­ Goin' Someplace Special (p. 396)
Genre
Historical Fiction tells
a story in which
fictional characters
take part in actual
events from the past.

10. stonemason: a person who cuts stone
or builds walls or other things from
stone.
BLT: an abbreviation for bacon,
lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
zinnia: any of several garden plants
such as large daisies, grown from their
showy flowers of many colors.

11. Character Setting
'Tricia Ann is
respectful and
funny, and Mama
loves Frances's house
Someplace
Special.
Mama Frances
is strong and On the bus
independent.
'Tricia Ann is
hurt that The Southland
people are Hotel
staring at her.
Blooming Mary
is kind, but The Mission
misunderstood Church ruins
by others.

12. Reading ­ Through My Eyes (p. 414)
Genre
An Autobiography is an
zoom
account of events in a
person's life that is written in
that person's own words.
A Time Line is a diagram of
several events arranged in
the order in which they
took place. A time line
helps to organize
information in an easy,
visual way.

13. Connect and Compare
Directions: Copy the questions on page 417
and answer using complete sentences.
1. Use the time line on page 415 to find how many years
separate the arrest of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Act.
2. How is reading Ruby Bridges's own words different from
reading about her experience from a secondary source?
3. Think about "Through My Eyes" and Goin' Someplace
Special. How are the experiences that Ruby Bridges and
'Tricia Ann went through similar? How are they different?
Explain.

14. Something is unconstitutional if it goes against
the rights and laws stated in a country's
constitution.
Something that is banned is officially forbidden
or prohibited.
A boycott is an organized effort to express
disapproval by avoiding a person or a business.
Segregation is the practice of separating
people into different groups according to their
race, social class, ethnic background, or other
traits.

15. Review ­ Vocabulary
autograph blurted chiseled clenched
fare permission scald spectacular
1. 'Tricia Ann was delighted by the _________ hotel.
spectacular
2. blurted
She _______ out her ideas before thinking.
3. scald
Someone who cannot even ______ water cannot cook!
4. permission
Mama Frances gave 'Tricia Ann _______ to go.
5. fare
She paid the same _______ as the others on the bus.
clenched
6. Her ________ teeth showed that she was angry.
7. chiseled
She felt relieved at the _______ sign above the door.
8. The man's _______ meant nothing to 'Trician Ann.
autograph

16. Reading Homework
Review for exam tomorrow.

17. Math ­ Power Practice / Homework Review
DO NOW:
• Complete
the
Multiplication
Record
Sheet.
• Go over
homework.

18. Math
Aim: Add and Subtract Decimals
(p. 295)
Do Now: Complete "Am I Ready?"
on page 297
Lesson:
1. Review the vocabulary words on page 298.
2. Complete exercises on page 298.
Homework:
• Diagnostic Test ­ handout

24. Spelling
1. contest 11. minute
2. content 12. compact
3. protest 13. conduct
4. combat 14. contract
5. permits 15. refuse
6. rebel 16. conflict
7. present 17. research
8. insert 18. excuse
9. desert 19. entrance
10. subject 20. extract

25. Spelling
Aim: Word Sort
Do Now: Copy the spelling
words in your notebook.
Lesson:
1. Practice book, pages 111.
Homework:
• Write the spelling words ABC order ten times
each.

26. Religion
Aim: On Pentecost the Holy
Spirit came upon the first
disciples.
Do Now: Complete the We
Gather on page 96.
Lesson:
1. Read pages 96­97.
2. Complete the We Respond activity.
Homework:
• What happened at Pentecost?
• After the Apostles became filled with the Holy Spirit
what did they do?

27. Social Studies
Aim: Disagreements Grow
(p. 238)
Do Now: Define Vocabulary
words.
Lesson:
1. Read pages 238­243.
2. Answer questions 1­5. Do not write the
questions in your notebook.
Homework:
• Complete question 6 on page 243 in your
homework notebook.

29. Homework Summary for Wednesday February 6, 2013
Reading
Study for exam tomorrow.
Math
Diagnostic Test ­ handout
Spelling
Spelling words, ABC order ten times each.
Social Studies
Complete question 1­6 on page 243 in your homework
notebook.
Religion
1. What happened at Pentecost?
2. After the Apostles became filled with the Holy Spirit
what did they do?

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