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WEEK 1

MONDAY	Learn about fact and opinion. Try this…. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/factopinionl.cfm At the bottom of the page, create Facts and Opinions. Write down 3 Facts and 3 Opinions about dogs. Email these to your teacher.
TUESDAY	Story vocabulary. Use an online dictionary to define the following words: extraordinary- detect- disability- rescue- dedicated- http://www.uniteforsight.org/kids/guidedog.php http://www.pbs.org/wnet/extraordinarydogs/index.html Use these sites to read stories about different extraordinary dogs. When you are finished reading about the dogs, create a Fact and Opinion sheet about dogs that help people. Email this to your teacher.
WEDNESDAY	Time yourself for about 15 minutes and write a good paragraph about this topic: If you were disabled in some way, what are some of the things that you could not do that you do now? Remember to include your thoughts and feelings about the topic. Email this writing to your teacher. Explore the following site: Visit the Eye Health link. http://www.guidedogswa.com.au/kidscornerguidedogs.htm Try some of the fun activities.
THURSDAY	Yesterday, you learned all about the eye. Draw a picture of an eye, label all the parts you learned about and color the drawing. Now, around the picture, write all the facts you learned about eyes. You may go back and research more facts about the eye. Email your teacher 3 facts and 3 opinions about the eye.
FRIDAY	Gather together and check over your work: Fact/ Opinion Vocab. Quick Write Eye Picture Go to this website and take the quiz. Next, click on the picture of the dog at the bottom of the page and explore! You may want to retake the quiz after you explore this site. http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01094/quizpage.htm Go back into the websites and read more to find information that you could add to any of your assignments.

WEEK 2

MONDAY	Visit the following website to learn about the story elements of a fairy tale. Take the quiz after you explore this page. Copy down the questions and answers to email to your teacher. http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/gr2ftelements.htm
TUESDAY	For the next three days, you will be visiting these websites to read different fairy tales. You will be choosing two of your favorite ones to write story elements. Read carefully and take story element notes as you read. http://www.familymanagement.com/literacy/grimms/grimms-toc.html http://andersenfairytales.com/en/stories http://classicfairytales.com/en/main http://www.rickwalton.com/folktale/folktale.htm Email your teacher a list of titles that you are reading. For the next three days, you should be reading as many fairy tales as you can!
WEDNESDAY	Continue to read and explore the different fairy tales. Choose two that you enjoyed the most. Write down the title of *two* fairy tales. For each one, write down the story elements you found adding details this time. Be sure that you include: Characters with description Setting with description Problem/Solution Royalty? Magic? Special Words? Email your teacher a list of titles that you are reading. For the next three days, you should be reading as many fairy tales as you can!
THURSDAY	Continue to work on reading fairy tales and writing story elements for two of them. Email your teacher the work you have done for the two fairy tales. Also email your teacher a list of titles that you are reading. For the next three days, you should be reading as many fairy tales as you can!
FRIDAY	Choose any two fairy tales and complete a VENN diagram to compare and contrast the two stories. http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/l/lessonplans_graphicorg pdfs_venndiagram.pdf Email the Venn diagram to your teacher. ***For the daring…. Try this Fairy Tale Web Quest http://www-ma.beth.k12.pa.us/jhoke/jhwebquest/jhwebquest.htm

WEEK 3

MONDAY	Today you will be learning about Main Idea and Details in non-fiction reading. Visit the following websites and learn all you can about it. http://classroom.jc-schools.net/coleytech/dynamic_curriculum/Language/Mainidea%20.ppt http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/weblessons/gettheidea/default.htm#page6 After learning about Main Idea and Details, create a paragraph of your own. Write a Main Idea sentence and include at least 4 detail sentences that go with your topic sentence. Your paragraph can be about any topic. Email this to your teacher.
TUESDAY	Explore the following websites and learn about Coral Reefs. You will want to take notes as you read. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112361/ http://library.thinkquest.org/6249/ http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/coral/indexfr.htm http://www.reefball.org/kids/index.html http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/609/deploy/interface.html Make a list of 10 or more important things you learned about Coral Reefs. Email this to your teacher.
WEDNESDAY	Explore yesterday’s sites some more to find important information about Coral Reefs. You will be writing a short report about them. Use the following two sites to help you plan a report about Coral Reefs. This page will show you what an outline looks like. You will be using this to make your own outline about Coral Reefs. http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/u/unit_exposwriting_expository_sample.pdf Use this page to actually create your own outline using the information you’ve learned about Coral Reefs. http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/u/unit_exposwriting_expository_outline.pdf
THURSDAY	Continue to research and create your outline of information about Coral Reefs. Email the outline to your teacher.
FRIDAY	Once you receive your outline back from your teacher, you are ready to write your short report. Use the outline and other information to create a report about Coral Reefs. You may include pictures in your report. Email this to your teacher. ***Now try this….Create A 'Save the Coral Reefs' Poster. Help educate and influence others to take part in saving our planet's coral reefs. Display your completed poster.