Readers understand that media messages (advertisements, radio ads, PSAs, OpEds, blogs, and nonfiction articles) represent beliefs held by the author and groups in society.
Readers analyze the choices the author makes (organization, language, and format) to construct power, position, and perspectives.
Readers take a critical stance while reading, analyzing the author’s explicit and implicit beliefs and comparing them against their own.
Understand that well-crafted, persuasive writing influences the reader’s thinking, feeling, or action.
Home/School Connection
Discuss the problem or conflict the main character faces in a movie or TV show, what steps do they take to overcome the problem?
With the many political ads on TV right now, you have the perfect chance to discuss who the ads are targeting and what they are trying to have you believe.
Ask your student what he/she is passionate about and what needs to be changed in society. Have them write a Thesis statement and share their reasons with you.
Your student will be writing a persuasive essay about a topic he/she feels strongly about. Discuss with your student what she/he believes and try taking the opposite viewpoint. See if your student can convince you of their side.
Math
What are we learning?
We are learning multiple types of strategies to solve multiplication word problems. (Open Array, Decomposing Numbers, and the Traditional Algorithm)
We are beginning to start division strategies this week.
AAP math is focusing on fraction computations and understanding of word problems
Home/School Connection
Present your child with a real world problem that would require division and challenge your child to share different strategies they may use.
Challenge your child to convert those common fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions
Social Studies
What are we learning?
We will begin learning about Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent on October 25. Students will learn why people first settled in this area and the contributions the Sumerians made to the world’s cultures.
AAP is working on an exploration and debate around Hammurabi’s Code -Was it Fair?
Home/School Connection
Families can discuss their cultures and compare them to the contributions of ancient Mesopotamia.
