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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">Peek at the Week</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">Week of February 16<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">Reader’s Workshop</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">As we continue to practice for the ISAT during the month of February, the fifth graders will work on extended response questions.<span> </span>Every day the fifth graders will be given a new passage and question to read and respond.<span> </span>While the student is answering the question, he or she is responsible for using evidence from the text.<span> </span>The more evidence that is included in the response, the better the student will do.<span> </span>Every day this week the students will learn a new strategy to help them answer extended response questions.<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">Writer’s Workshop</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">After writing an introduction and three body paragraphs of their expository essays, the fifth graders will finish their compositions with a strong conclusion.<span> </span>This week, they will also be given a rubric that corresponds with the ISAT rubric.<span> </span>In addition to the essays being displayed in the hallway, the students will also illustrate a portrait of the subject of their expository essays.<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">Social Studies</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">Last week, the students used their prior knowledge to explain the War of 1812.<span> </span>This week, the students will use the social studies text to identify key events and causes of this war.<span> </span>To learn about this historical event, the students will use a quiz to guide their work.<span> </span>The purpose of the use of the quiz is to give multiple choice practice to the fifth graders in preparation for the ISAT.<span> </span></p>