Curriculum Updates Week of 2/4

Please do not confuse this for this week's work.  These updates are for the week of 2/4. (I will be out of town so I am posting them early)

If your child is still having difficulty mastering cursive, here is a helpful website:  http://www.worksheetworks.com/search.html

Green group spelling:

Mr. Popper’s Penguins (adv)

Spelling Words

boots

grouped

shook

school

looked

hood

choose

brook

zoomed

balloon

loose

soot

understood

cartoon

afternoon

raccoon

quadruple

lagoon

perfume

Pink Group Spelling:

doctor

dollar

power

sugar

corner

collar

danger

ladder

labor

cellar

other

motor

hunger

calendar

horror

officer

finger

director

master

regular

Writing

We will begin persuasive writing.  We will be focusing on really developing strong ideas!  See below for the depth of development. 

Persuasive Writing Brainstorm

Goal: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Audience:  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Audience’s Goal: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How we can appeal to the audience’s goal: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reasons to support my goal:

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How we can anticipate and plan for the audience’s argument: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Social Studies

Unit 4:  Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights

SS3H2 The student will discuss the life of Eleanor Roosevelt and her efforts to expand people’s rights and freedoms in democracy.

a. Discuss Eleanor Roosevelt and her efforts to expand our rights through the United Nations and advancement oh human rights.

b. Explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that Eleanor Roosevelt had to overcome and how she was able to succeed.

SS3G2 The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with Eleanor Roosevelt.

a. Identify specific locations significant to the life and times of Eleanor. Roosevelt on a map.

b. Describe how place (physical and cultural) impacted the life of Eleanor. Roosevelt.

c. Describe how Eleanor Roosevelt adapted to and was influenced by her environment.

d. Trace examples of travels of Eleanor Roosevelt and the movement of her ideas across time.

e. Describe how the region in which Eleanor Roosevelt lived affected her life and impacted his cultural identification.

SS3CG2 The student will discuss the character Eleanor Roosevelt.

a. Describe how Eleanor Roosevelt displays positive character traits of cooperation, diligence, courage, and leadership.

b. Explain how Eleanor Roosevelt used positive character traits to support her beliefs in liberty, justice, tolerance, and freedom of conscience and expression.

c. Explain how Eleanor Roosevelt chose to respect and accept authority.

Name______________________  Date ____________________

Grade 3 – Study Guide - Eleanor Roosevelt

Know the definition of each vocabulary word:

tolerance-_________________________________________________

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respect for and acceptance of authority-__________________________ _________________________________________________________

First Lady-_________________________________________________
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governor-__________________________________________________
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 human rights-______________________________________________

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How did Eleanor help the immigrants?

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Explain the different type of resources that were used when Eleanor Roosevelt built a house on the Roosevelt land.

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Why did Eleanor Roosevelt only invite women reporters to the White House?

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What did Eleanor Roosevelt write AND what was it called?

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What is the United Nations?  AND  Who helped it get started?

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Be able to read a time line.

Name______________________  Date ____________________

Grade 3 – SUPER Study Guide - Eleanor Roosevelt

Know the definition of each vocabulary word:

1. tolerance-respecting the beliefs and practices of others
2. respect for and acceptance of authority-obeying rules and expectations of adults and leaders
1. (Eleanor showed it when she obeyed her grandmother to come back to New York and go to parties/meet other rich people.)
3. First Lady-the wife of a President
1. “The First Lady of the World”
2. “The eyes and ears of the president”
3. When she gave suggestions on how the government could provide to people, she was helping decide how to spend taxes
4. governor-person elected head of a state in the United States
5. human rights-the rights, or freedoms, that all humans deserve to have
1. Born free and equal, no slavery, deserve to be treated fairly, right to an education, etc.
6. How did Eleanor help the immigrants?

             

She taught them how to read.

7. Explain the different type of resources that were used when Eleanor Roosevelt built a house on the Roosevelt land.

1. The land and trees, etc. used to build the house:  natural resources
2. The people who actually build the house used human resource to build it
3. The house was used to give jobs to people who needed them to make furniture.  The house then became a capital resource (a place to produce goods).
4. The people that worked there to make the furniture:  human resources
7. Why did Eleanor Roosevelt only invite women reporters to the White House?

a.  She supported women’s rights and wanted radio stations and newspapers would hire more women

9. What did Eleanor Roosevelt write AND what was it called?

a.  A daily newspaper column called “My Day”

b.  Her own autobiography

c.  She helped write the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

   10. What is the United Nations?  AND  Who helped it get started?

1. An organization to keep peace among nations of the world. 
2. Eleanor Roosevelt helped start it.

     11.  Be able to read a time line AND a map!