<![CDATA[ACADECAP ENGLISH - Grade 5/6]]>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 10:07:11 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[The Winnowing]]>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:46:57 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/the-winnowingEveryone loves a good book! We are excited to jump into a new book written by a Canadian author, Vikki Vansickle, called " The Winnowing."

This novel is a science fiction story about a girl named Marivic Stone who lives in Darby, New Mexico. Years earlier there was an infertility crisis which almost wiped out human kind. Thankfully a group of doctors discovered a cure by injecting people with "SuperGen". A side effect of these injections comes during puberty when children start experiencing ACES. When this happens, children must undergo The WInnowing procedure at a special medical facility. Although not all is as it seems once Marivic and her friend Saren arrive at the facility...

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]]><![CDATA[A long, long time ago...]]>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:39:07 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/a-long-long-time-agoStudents were excited to share their Historical Fiction stories with each other. Students all chose very different periods of time to set their stories in. One story took place during WW1, one took place on Christopher Columbus's ship, one in Ancient Mongolia, one during WW2, and one during the Hundred Years' War.]]><![CDATA[Mentor Text]]>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:43:19 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/mentor-textWe finished reading our mentor text! Students enjoyed the storyline of " Bud, Not Buddy," and learned alot about how an author can weave history seamlessly into a story. 

Using the novel, as well as a variety of short stories, students have choosen a time period to research and will be drafting their own historical fiction short story. 
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]]><![CDATA[Bud, Not Buddy]]>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:21:13 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/bud-not-buddy
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We are enjoying our first novel study for "Bud, Not Buddy,” and are learning a lot about life during the 1930's in Michigan. There are many lessons to learn from this novel, one being how to create strong characters with captivating personalities! Students will be using the mentor text to create their own historical fiction short story.
]]><![CDATA[Defining an Era]]>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:09:24 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/defining-an-era
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To kick off our first unit on Historical Fiction, we brainstormed things that define our current year, including slang words, common activities, technology, clothing and important events.  We will be categorizing these words and using them to create a template to help guide our research when writing individual short stories.  ​
]]><![CDATA[Observational Writing: CSI Work]]>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:38:13 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/observational-writing-csi-work
Students prepared for CSI work by using their 5 senses to record their observations of 3 different locations in the school. They used their sense of sight, smell, hearing and touch to write in detail, what they observed. Where they observant enough? Will they be able to use their notes to answer my secret questions about each location?
]]><![CDATA[Welcome to " Evidence First Academy"]]>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:28:00 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/welcome-to-evidence-first-academy
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We are kicking off our Mystery genre unit! We will explore the elements and key factors in mystery stories, at the same time that we explore the Unit of Inquiry about Matter and prepare for the iSTEAM fair... wow busy! In order to explore all these exciting topics, students will complete a variety of " courses" which will give theme the skills to be a;  Crime scene investigator, Forensic Scientist, and a Detective. 

Courses for CSI:
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Recording Observations              3 Credits
Collecting Data                            3 Credits
Using Photos and Measurement  3 Credits
Creating a Written Report           3 Credits

Courses for Forensic Scientist:

Scientific Method                       3 Credits
States of Matter                         3 Credits
Properties of Matter                   3 Credits
Chemical Changes                   3 Credits

Courses for Detective:

How to Interview                         3 Credits
Recording Facts                          3 Credits
Looking at Cause and Effect       3 Credits
Making Inferences                       3 Credits





]]><![CDATA[Novel vs Movie]]>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:04:43 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/novel-vs-movie
Students have been busy reading the dystopian novel, " City of Embers." To celebrate finishing the novel, students chose to watch the movie adaptation from 2009. They were very surprised with some of the twists added to the movie, and were disappointed that some of their favourite moments from the novel were left out of the movie. 
]]><![CDATA[I can argue better than you can!]]>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:54:42 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/i-can-argue-better-than-you-can
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To start off our unit on debate writing, we worked as teams to see which side could argue better than the other. Quite early on, teams decided that rules and expectations needed to be put in place in order to effectively argue for their side. Students came to the conclusion that to effectively debate, listening is as important as speaking!
]]><![CDATA[Writer's Inspiration]]>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:59:02 GMThttps://acadecapenglish.weebly.com/grade-56/writers-inspiration
Based on the Roald Dahl inspiration journal, students brainstormed ways they could find inspiration for their own personal writing including memories, other stories, current news, history, art, and nature. Students enjoyed creating a collage in which they will continue to gather ideas for their future writings. 
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