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SS Thursday, February 28th 2013

2/27/2013

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You are going to write a Haiku Poem about the city you are writing about for the "Live, Love, Travel" magazine.

Remember, a Haiku poem is a poem with 3 lines.  The first and last lines have 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables.

Follow the steps below to write you poems.

1. Open a word document.
2. Brainstorm words about your city you can search for you city HERE to get some words flowing.
3. Write a Haiku poem about your city.
4. Save you document to your desktop.

See examples below!


New Orleans
walking through the town
listening to blues music
eating cajun food

Miami
walking on the beach
eating spicy Cuban food
taking in the sun
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SS Centers- Tuesday and Wednesday

2/26/2013

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1. Watch the video on urban, suburban, and rural areas on Brain Pop HERE.

2. Take the quiz on Brain Pop.

3. Go to croak.it and make a voice recording.  In the recording explain an URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL area in your own words.

4. Finally, share your croak.it recording on this blog.
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SS Centers: Thursday and Friday

2/21/2013

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1. WIth a partner, read the book Mound Builders.

2. When you are finished, answer the questions in the back of the book on the blog. REMEMBER TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

3.  If you have extra time, read more about mound builders HERE.
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SS Centers: Friday and Wednesday

2/15/2013

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1. With a partner, read the story about Frank Lloyd Wright.

2. When you are finished, answer the questions in the back of the book.

3. If you have time, you can click HERE to learn more about him.  
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SS Centers: Tuesday and Wednesday

2/12/2013

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1. We are beginning to study the MIDWEST!

2.  Choose a text form the book shelf and read
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SS Centers: Thursday and Friday

2/7/2013

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1. With a partner, read the book Amazing Skyscrapers.

2. When you are finished, answer questions #1-4 from the back of the book on the blog.

3. If you have extra time, click HERE to learn about Willis Tower
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Travel Magazine

2/6/2013

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Good news! You have been hired by the travel magazine "Live.Love.Travel." to write and publish their March issue.  You will be writing an advice column, weather data, and creating your own advertisements for the magazine.

First step.... figuring out what city you are going to write about! Take a look at the following cities in the South to see which city interests you the most.

Miami, Florida

Houston, Texas,

New Orleans, Louisiana

Memphis, Tennessee

Atlanta, Georgia
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Social Studies: The South Test

2/6/2013

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Click HERE to take the quiz.

When you are finished, you may play a Social Studies game with NO volume.
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Social Studies Centers: Tuesday and Wednesday

2/5/2013

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1. Click HERE to watch the Brain Pop video.

2.  Take the quiz on Brain Pop.

3. Answer the following question on the blog:

How do you think the Appalachian Mountains affect the people of the Upper South? Give at least 3 reasons.
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Oil Spill

2/1/2013

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