Monday, March 17, 2014

Europe Assignments

Good morning and happy last week before Spring Break. I can't believe there are only nine more weeks of school! This week we will be working on a Europe assignment. Each kid has been given a country that they are assigned and they are making books on their country. The top books will be selected to present to the primary school. The students with those books will get to read them to the students.

With our emphasis on Common Core, this is a great assignment that meets many standards. I have taken the time to list some of these standards. If you have any questions about the assignment or Common Core standards, don't hesitate to leave a comment or shoot me an e-mail.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2.A
Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2.F
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.