Cerrito students ordered supplies for the class store today, and boy were they excited. It was good practice adding decimals and calculating sales tax.
We also introduced the research project that will occupy much of our time in the remainder of the year. See details below. Homework is way down at the bottom of this post.
Cerrito Creek Final Research Project 2014-15: Rad American Women
Your final and most significant assignment of this year will take you over a month to complete. It is the culmination of our study of the Westward Movement, and though your subjects did not travel the Oregon Trail or accompany Lewis and Clark, they were pioneers, and they embody the spirit that makes us uniquely American.
Part of it will be reading and research, part of it will be a web page, and part of it will be a public performance of understanding. Teachers will give you feedback on all the different parts of your research on this rubric. Thanks to friend and author Kate Schatz for the inspiration! What “rad” means, for Kate:
“Rad is short for “radical,” which comes from the Latin word meaning “from the root.” So a radical person can be someone like Ella Baker, who did grassroots organizing. A radical can be a person who wants to make big changes in society, like Angela Davis and the Grimke sisters, who fought to end discrimination of all kinds. Radical can also be used to describe something that is different from the usual, like Maya Lin’s Vietnam Memorial or Ursula LeGuin’s innovative science fiction. “Rad” is also a slang word that means “cool” or “awesome.” Like when flashy Flo-Jo ran faster than any woman in the world, or when Patti Smith takes the stage to rock out.
Here’s the website that shows a sample project and the rubric.
Homework has been light this week and will continue to be, due to MAP testing:
Math: 4th graders continue their work on Khan, 5th grade continue to create daily graphs for their stocks
Science: short worksheet
Reading: 20+ minutes and response due Friday
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