Mary Stillerman

O Canada!

Why is a beaver a symbol of Canada?  Why is the Maple Leaf on the Canadian Flag?   Why are signs in Quebec in French?  Why is Queen Elizabeth II (Of England) also Queen of Canada? 

Answer these questions and many more by exploring Canada with us...

We begin our unit on Canada with a Canada Quest. Students are investigating the historical background of Canada's indigenous people, colonial past, and revolutions. Students will learn what events have influenced Canada's development and discover the diversity of Canada's culture. Download CanadaQuest.doc

Map of Canada: Download map.pdf

Daily Agenda: March 17, 2008

Language Arts: Students received new vocabulary words today. Our root word is "cap" Students are still working on their Grammar Pyramid in class. No Homework other than studying your words.

Social Studies: Students continued work on their tiered assignment for Latin America's Legacy (Aztec and Inca to Independence). Students should be working on this at home also, in order to keep up. We will have 30 minutes of class time to continue the project work on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday is the test. I'll post a study guide on Tuesday.

Cultural Legacy of Latin Americas

Students have a menu of choice for their assignments with the cultural legacy of Latin America. To find out more, click on homework for March 13, 2008.

Latin America: Cultural Legacy

Travel along ancient roads of the Inca; climb the Aztec ruins of Teotihuacán; discover how small groups of Europeans conquered empires; and trace Latin America's path from colonialism to independence.

Our Essential Question for this unit: How does the past shape the present?

Response to Literature

A dragon terrorizes a kingdom and a cobbler's three sons attempt to slay the dragon. Discover the fate of the cobbler's sons and the kingdom.

We started our Response to Literature unit with a dramatic reading of Dragon, Dragon by John Gardner.

• Have you ever had to tackle a difficult problem? How did you do it?
• What qualities do you think a good ruler should have?
• Why did the author give certain qualities to each of the Cobbler's sons?

Daily Agenda: March 5, 2008

Language Arts: continue working on your vocab quilt. These are due on Friday. Third period: If you haven't completed your "compare and contrast" draft, please do so tonight for homework. You will revise and turn in  your final version tomorrow.

Social Studies: No homework. The kids did a FANTASTIC job today on graphing demographic data. We will analyze the data tomorrow and make generalizations about standard of living in Latin America.

Three Computer Classroom

Resources for Planning in the Three Computer Classroom:

Forms:

Links:

• www.unitedstreaming.com (for sound effects: click on "Advanced" search and select from the "media type")
• www.readwritethink.com (for online organizers and other supports for writing. Use this with students who need extra support, or for anchor activities).