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April 29, 2020
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HAVE EXTRA TIME? DO THE EXTRA CREDIT UNDER READING.
HARRIS DAILY WORK FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020
READ ALL DIRECTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING WORK.
IF YOU ARE A PANTHER, SEND WORK IN YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL TO panthers@flps.com
IF YOU ARE A TIGER, SEND WORK IN YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL TO tigers@flps.com
IF YOU ARE A BOBCAT, SEND WORK IN YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL TO bobcats@flps.com
IF YOU ARE A LION, SEND WORK IN YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL TO lions@flps.com
ALWAYS WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
ON HANDWRITTEN AND TYPED PAPERS, BE SURE THAT YOUR FLP HEADING HAS YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME.
ALL PROJECTS AND WORKSHEETS MUST HAVE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND THE DATE.
IN MATH, SHOW ALL WORK AND SHOW THE PROBLEM AS IT APPEARS IN THE BOOK, SO WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SOLVING.
READING
BOBCATS AND LIONS
IN YOUR TEXTBOOK, ON PAGE 388, FOLLOWING OUR CURRENT STORY SELECTION, MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, DO MAKING CONNECTIONS, COMPARING TEXTS, #’S 1 THROUGH 5, IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. FOR EXTRA CREDIT, YOU MAY DO MAKE A FOOD CHAIN ON PAGE 389 BY DOING RESEARCH ON PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. CHECK YOUR SCIENCE BOOK. WE TALKED ABOUT FOOD CHAINS IN SCIENCE. FOR EVEN MORE EXTRA CREDIT, COLOR THAT FOOD CHAIN AND MAKE IT “POP.”
LANGUAGE ARTS
PANTHERS
IN YOUR TEXTBOOK, BOTTOM OF PAGE 103, “WRITING ACTIVITY,” AN ADVERTISEMENT. IMAGINE THAT YOU OWN A COMPANY (GAMING DESIGN, FASHION, CONCERT PROMOTION). WRITE AN AD TELLING WHY YOUR COMPANY IS THE BEST OF ITS KIND. USE VIVID DETAILS.
TIGERS
IN YOUR TEXTBOOK, BOTTOM OF PAGE 119, “WRITING ACTIVITY,” A SPEECH. THINK OF A CAUSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT (SAVING SEA MAMMALS, OUTLAWING TOBACCO, ETC.). WRITE A SPEECH TELLING PEOPLE WHY YOUR CAUSE IS IMPORTANT AND WHY THEY SHOULD JOIN YOU IN YOUR FIGHT.
BOBCATS AND LIONS
IN YOUR TEXTBOOK, BOTTOM OF PAGE 107, “WRITING ACTIVITY,” AN ADVERTISEMENT. CREATE AN ADVERTISEMENT TO HELP FARMERS SELL VEGETABLES. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT NOW BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RESTAURANTS, CRUISE SHIPS, OR HOTELS FOR THE FARMERS TO SELL TO. ALSO, WE WANT TO STAY HEALTHY TO AVOID THE PANDEMIC. MAKE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT CONVINCING.
SOCIAL STUDIES
PANTHERS
IN YOUR TEXTBOOK, READ AND REVIEW ON PAGES 82 AND 83, USE A LAND USE AND RESOURCE MAP. THEN, ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS #’S 1, 2, 3, AND 4.
TIGERS
IN YOUR TEXTBOOK, READ AND REVIEW CHAPTER 1, TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON PAGE 69, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, #’S 5 THROUGH 12. ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. CHAPTER 1 STARTS ON PAGE 46.
BOBCATS AND LIONS
REVIEW SHAYS’ REBELLION ON PAGE 60 AND CHECK IT OUT ON THE INTERNET. THEN, IN A GOOD PARAGRAPH WITH COMPLETE SENTENCES, EXPLAIN WHY PROPERTY OWNERS WERE SO FRIGHTENED BY WHAT HAPPENED IN MASSACHUSETTS. REMEMBER: THE FOUNDERS THOUGHT THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT PEOPLE’S RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANT RIGHT OF RIGHT TO PROPERTY. IN EUROPE, THE WEALTHY (KINGS, QUEENS, LORDS, DUKES) OWNED THE LAND.