Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Social Studies:  Students are working together in small groups to learn about the Constitution.  In addition to the text, they have read "The People Who Gave Us the U.S. Constitution."  In class, students have completed a challenging crossword and answered  a variety of questions.   Also, students will be writing a paragraph to explain what they admire most about the people who wrote the Constitution.  They will supply text evidence to support their ideas.

Carnival is Friday!

Monday, May 20, 2013

Social Studies:  Quiz Tuesday on Chapter 13 Lesson 1 WS and Chapter 13 Lesson 2 notes

Friday, May 17, 2013

Social Studies:  Quiz Tuesday - - review Articles of Confederation WS and Ch 13 Lesson 2 notes; we will review Monday

Chapter 13 – Lesson 2

-       Delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss changing the Articles of Confederation so that the United States government could work better for all Americans.

-       55 delegates attended the meeting.  All were white men who owned property.  Most of them had fought beside Washington in the Continental Army.

-       James Madison proposed the Virginia Plan.  He thought that the Articles of Confederation should be thrown out. 

 
 

Virginia Plan

1.               Central government should have 3 branches or parts.

-       Legislative or law-making body, called the Congress

-       Executive

-       Judicial

2.             The number of representatives each state would have in Congress would be based on population. 

 

New Jersey Plan

1.               All states would have the same number of representatives in the Congress.

 

Many Compromises

Compromise – each side gives up something it wants in order to reach an agreement

What was decided:

1.               Three main branches

2.             Congress would have (2) separate houses.

a.     House of Representatives – each state’s representatives would be based on population

b.     Senate – each state would have (2) representatives

3.              People would vote for members of an Electoral College.  The Electoral College would then vote for a President.

4.             Every (5) slaves would be counted as (3).

 

The Constitution of the United States was signed on September 17, 1787.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Reading:  Read Special Effects; finish sequence WS

Social Studies:  no homework

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Reading/Language Arts:  Finish GWB page 135

Social Studies:  no homework

Monday, May 13, 2013

Spelling Test Tuesday on words 1-20 and any 2 challenge words from SWB page 57

Social Studies:  no homework

Homeroom Reminder:  Please return Carnival Lunch form.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Homeroom:  Lunch Form was sent home for the carnival that is scheduled for Friday, May 24.    Thank you and happy weekend!

Spelling Test is Tuesday on words 1-20 and any 2 challenge words from SWB page 57.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Reading/Language Arts:  Grammar Quiz Thursday (see Tuesday's post)

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Reading/Language Arts:  Quiz Thursday - be able to write principal parts of irregular verbs (you will be able to choose any 5 from the chart shown on GWB page 49); also, study the definitions of troublesome verbs from GWB page 53 - be able to match definition to verb

Spelling Test is Tuesday May 14; begin to study words 1-20 and any 2 challenge words from SWB page 57

We are reading Tuck Everlasting.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Reading:  Reading Test is Thursday.  Spelling test is Friday; study words 1-20 from SWB page 53 and choose 2 challenge words. 
Written work:  Choose the 15 words that are most challenging to you and write them in Build-a-Word style.  Also, complete GWB page 49 (all) and GWB page 50 (1-6).

Social Studies:  Open Book Assessment on Chapter 12 is Thursday.