Our final unit of inquiry falls under the transdisciplinary theme, "Where we are in place and time." The new central idea is Ancient civilizations have left an impact on the modern world.
We will be looking at how ancient civilizations are connected to our daily life now (historical perspective) and how they have affected different aspects of our life? We will also reflect on how historians use evidence to make connections between ancient and modern civilizations?
To kick off the unit you were transported into a vast, virtual environment (using Minecraft) that simulated exploration of ancient history. You were able to discover areas themed to ancient civilizations, go on quests, meet characters from history, and collaborate to build themed projects from history.
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There are so many templates out there for planning stories. Which one works best for you?
Now that you have planned your story, how do you plan to start it?
And here are two more slideshows showing you how to describe a setting and how to "Ba Da Bing" a sentence.
Finally, here are a couple more. The first one is very useful for developing your characters. The final one is a general story writing tool kit.
What is your favourite book?
Think about a story you've enjoyed reading. How does it begin? What happens in the middle and at the end? Who are the main characters and what do you know about them? What do you like about them? Where does the story take place? What problems occur in the story and how are they resolved? What do you think about the ending? What was it about this story that you enjoyed? After doing this, I asked you to think about the things that make these books so great. Here are your responses:
1. Lit circle reading and prep.
2. Create a simple sentence then "Ba Da Bing" it. Post your results in the comments section. 3. Look at the image below. Think about something you have been successful at in Grade 4? Which of the attributes, below the surface of the water, did you demonstrate? Post your thoughts in the comments section. 4. Remember to bring sports shoes to your swimming lessons so that you can train for the Aquathon. Check out the videos below. What do they do well? What could they have done better? How does it compare to our debate yesterday?
Now think about the debate we will be having next week. What do you think we need to do to ensure that it is a great debate? Our ground rules:
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