Wow, it's time to start a new school year! Welcome to fifth grade and I hope you enjoy our class!
Remember, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at cherie.payne@biloxischools.net or call 435-6166, ext 241. : ) Mrs. Payne
Grading follows the policies of Biloxi Public Schools.A mid-term progress report and a report card
following the end of each term are issued. The student’s current grades are available via
Internet IOD. (http://iiod.ssts.com/Home.asp?state=MS)
Math
Objectives: This is a general overview of what
the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.
1 Analyze relationships
among numbers and the four basic operations, compute fluently, and make
reasonable estimates.
a2 Compare and order
decimals to the nearest thousandths, using >, <, and =. (DOK 1)
b Compose and decompose
seven-digit numbers and decimals through thousandths in
word, standard, and
expanded forms. (DOK 1)
f1 Add and subtract whole
numbers and decimals. (DOK 1)
f2 Multiply(with and
without remainders) whole numbers and decimals. (DOK 1)
g1 Estimate sums,
differences of non-negative rational numbers to include strategies such
as front-end rounding,
benchmark numbers, compatible numbers, and rounding. (DOK 2)
h1 Solve real world
problems to include addition and subtraction (DOK 2)
2 Explain and analyze
number relationships and functions using algebraic symbols, and demonstrate
an
understanding of the
properties of the basic operations.
c Apply the properties of
basic operations to solve problems: (DOK 2)
c2 Apply the properties of
basic operations to solve problems: Commutative properties of
addition (DOK 2)
c3 Apply the properties of
basic operations to solve problems: Associative properties of
addition (DOK 2)
c5 Apply the properties of
basic operations to solve problems: Identity properties of addition
Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework due the following day unless otherwise
specified; assignments not accepted late except for absence from school.
CourseRequirements: Final grade will be broken down as
follows:55% tests, 35% activities,
and 10% common term assessment
Reteaching and Retesting:PROCEDURE WHEN A STUDENT FAILS A TEST
A student who fails a test
will be offered an opportunity for re-teaching and retesting within 10 days
by the classroom teacher.In that
instance the teacher will send home a written notice.Communication will take place between the
teacher and the parent as to the re-teaching times and the date of the
retest.The student must attend the
re-teaching sessions to be eligible to retest.The higher grade of the two tests will be
placed in the grading program in the computer.
PROCEDURE WHEN A STUDENT
DOES NOT FAIL A TEST BUT THE PARENT/STUDENT WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A RETEST
In accordance with our BPS
District Re-teach/Re-test policy, a parent and/or student may initiate a
request to the teacher for any test to be retaken (failing or not
failing).The parent should write a
note to the teacher, preferably in the student planner or a note attached to
the student planner requesting that the specific test be given again to the
student.The teacher will then notify
the parent of the re-teaching assignment to be completed AT HOME by the
student under the direction and assistance of the parent, the date the
assignment is due to the teacher, and the date of the retest.The assignment will be reviewed by the
teacher prior to administering the retest to the student.
Re-testing requests must be
made within 10 days of receiving the test grade.
Additional Comments: Instant recall of Multiplication facts is essential
to each child’s success in multiple step-problem solving. The first
nine-weeks we will review facts in a daily quiz to ensure that our students
meet the national standard for recall at 3 seconds per fact.
Language
Arts
Objectives: This is a general overview of what
the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.
3 The
student will express, communicate, evaluate, or exchange ideas effectively.
a The
student will use and reflect on an appropriate composing process to express,
communicate,
evaluate, or exchange ideas with a focus on text of increasing complexity
and
length. (DOK 3)
a1
Planning • Plan for composing using a variety of strategies (e.g.,
brainstorming, drawing,
b The
student will apply Standard English mechanics to compose or edit. (DOK 1)
b1 End
punctuation (e.g., period, question mark, exclamation point)
b10 Spell
words commonly found in fifth grade level text.
b11
Produce legible text.
b2 Periods
in common abbreviations (e.g., titles of address, days of the week, months of
the
year)
b3 Commas
(e.g., dates, series, addresses, greetings and closings of friendly letters,
quotations,
introductory prepositional phrases, nonessential appositive phrases, and
interrupters)
b6
Quotation marks (e.g., quotations, titles of poems, titles of songs, titles
of short stories,
titles of
chapters, titles of magazine articles)
b9
Capitalization (e.g., first word in a sentence, proper nouns, days of the
week, months of
the year,
holidays, titles, initials, the pronoun “I,” first word in greetings and
closings of
friendly
letters, proper adjectives)
c The
student will apply knowledge of sentence structure in composing or editing.
(DOK 2)
c1a
Analyze the structure of sentences (e.g., simple sentences including those
with
compound
subjects/predicates). (DOK 2)
c2a
Compose simple sentences with compound subjects and/or compound predicates.
(DOK 2)
c3 Avoid
sentence fragments and run-on sentences. (DOK 2)
Assessments: Sentence checks, skills tests, term tests, writing
assignments, and spelling tests.
Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework due the following day unless otherwise
specified; assignments not accepted late except for absence from school.
CourseRequirements: Final
grade will be broken down as follows:40% English, 30% Writing, 20% Spelling, and 10% CommonTerm Assessment
Reteaching and Retesting:Same as above
Additional Comments:
Reading
Objectives: This is a general overview of what
the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.
1 The
student will use word recognition and vocabulary (word meaning) skills to
communicate.
a1 The
student will apply knowledge of roots and affixes (e.g., non-, trans-, over-,
anti-,, –tion,
-or, -ion,
-ity, -ment, -ic) in multi-syllabic words. (DOK 2)
b The
student will develop and apply expansive knowledge of words and word meanings
to
communicate.
(DOK 1)
d The
student will use definitional, synonym, antonym, or example clues to infer
the
meanings
of unfamiliar words. (DOK 2)
g The
student will communicate using vocabulary that is appropriate for the
context,
purpose,
and situation (e.g., formal and informal language). (DOK 2)
2 The
student will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to,
interpret, or evaluate a variety of
texts of
increasing of length, difficulty, and complexity.
a The
student will apply knowledge of text features, parts of a book, text
structures, and
genres to
understand, interpret, or analyze text. (DOK 2)
a1 Text
features - titles, headings, captions, illustrations, graphs, charts,
diagrams, bold-
e The
student will identify and interpret facts, opinions, or tools of persuasion
in texts. (DOK
2)
e1 Distinguish
between fact and opinion.
Assessments: Selection tests, Fresh Read tests, and novel tests.
Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework
due the following day unless otherwise specified; assignments not accepted
late except for absence from school.
CourseRequirements: Final
grade will be broken down as follows:55% tests, 35% activities, and 10% common term assessment
Reteaching and Retesting:Same as above.
Additional Comments:
Science
Objectives: This is a general overview of what
the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.
Don't use yet….incomplete…needs work still on actual
content!
1 Develop
and demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry using process skills.
a Form a
hypothesis, predict outcomes, and conduct a fair investigation that includes
manipulating
variables and using experimental controls. (DOK 3)
b
Distinguish between observations and inferences. (DOK 2)
c Use
precise measurement in conjunction with simple tools and technology to
perform
tests and
collect data. (DOK 1)
c1 Tools
(English rulers [to the nearest one-sixteenth of an inch], metric rulers [to
the nearest
millimeter],
thermometers, scales, hand lenses, microscopes, balances, clocks,
c2 Types
of data (height, mass, volume, temperature, length, time, distance, volume,
perimeter,
area)
d Organize
and interpret data in tables and graphs to construct explanations and draw
conclusions.
(DOK 2)
e Use
drawings, tables, graphs, and written and oral language to describe objects
and
explain
ideas and actions. (DOK 2)
f Make and
compare different proposals when designing a solution or product. (DOK 2)
g Evaluate
results of different data (whether trivial or significant). (DOK 2)
h Infer
and describe alternate explanations and predictions. (DOK 3)
2
Understand relationships of the properties of objects and materials, position
and motion of objects, and
transfer
of energy to explain the physical world.
a
Determine how the properties of an object affect how it acts and interacts.
(DOK 2)
b
Differentiate between elements, compounds, and mixtures and between chemical
and
physical
changes (e.g., gas evolves, color, and/or temperature changes). (DOK 2)
c
Investigate the motion of an object in terms of its position, direction of
motion, and speed.
(DOK 2)
c1 The
relative positions and movements of objects using points of reference (distance
vs.
time of
moving objects)
c2 Force
required to move an object using appropriate devices (e.g., spring scale)
c3
Variables that affect speed (e.g., ramp height/length/surface, mass of
object)
c4 Effects
of an unbalanced force on an object’s motion in terms of speed and direction
d
Categorize examples of potential energy as gravitational (e.g., boulder on a
hill, child on a
slide),
elastic (e.g., compressed spring, slingshot, rubber band), or chemical (e.g.,
unlit
match,
food). (DOK 2)
e
Differentiate between the properties of light as reflection, refraction, and
absorption. (DOK
1)
e1 Image
reflected by a plane mirror and a curved-surfaced mirror
e2 Light
passing through air or water
e3 Optical
tools such as prisms, lenses, mirrors, and eyeglasses
f Describe
physical properties of matter (e.g., mass, density, boiling point, freezing
point)
including
mixtures and solutions. (DOK 1)
f1
Filtration, sifting, magnetism, evaporation, and flotation
f2 Mass,
density, boiling point, and freezing point of matter
f3 Effects
of temperature changes on the solubility of substances
g
Categorize materials as conductors or insulators and discuss their real life
applications
(e.g.,
building construction, clothing, animal covering). (DOK 2)
Assessments: Chapter tests, labs, and projects.
Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework due the following day unless otherwise
specified; assignments not accepted late except for absence from school.
CourseRequirements: Final
grade will be broken down as follows:60% Tests and 40% Activities
Reteaching and Retesting:Same as above.
Additional Comments: A
Mississippi Science State Assessment will be given in March.
Social
Studies
Objectives: This is a general overview of what
the teacher will teach and what the student is expected to master.
1.Examine the historical development of the
United States of America.(H, G)
a. Identify the various groups
who migrated to North America and the cause(s) of this migration.
b. Investigate the impact of the
various cultural groups who settled the United States (e.g., Native
Americans, Europeans,
Africans, Asians, etc.).
2.Discover how democratic values were
established and have been exemplified by people, events, and symbols. (C, H)
a. Determine how democratic
principles developed (e.g., women’s suffrage, civil rights, etc.).
c. Research/analyze how
democratic events and symbols have evolved (e.g., flag, voting,
inaugurations, etc.).
3.Analyze spatial and ecological
relationships between people, places, and environments utilizing social
studies tools (e.g., timelines, mental
and physical maps, globes, resources, graphs, a compass rose,
political cartoons, charts, primary and
secondary sources, technology, and other geographical
representations). (C, H, G, E)
j.Identify continents and place the United
States appropriately.
k. Using social studies tools,
identify and compare the characteristics of the five regions of the
United States (e.g., soil,
landforms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, etc.).
5.Analyze the ideals, principles, and
practices of citizenship in a democratic society. (C, H)
a.Explain the meaning of American citizenship (e.g., change in
definition of citizen over time, the
process of becoming a
citizen, etc.).
Assessments: Participation,
chapter tests, and fresh reads.
Homework/Assignments/Projects: Homework due the following day unless otherwise
specified; assignments not accepted late except for absence from school.
CourseRequirements: Final grade will be broken down as follows:60% Tests and 40% Activities
Reteaching and Retesting:Same as above.
Additional Comments:
2009-2010 Syllabus for 5th Grade Term 4
Teacher: Cherie Payne
E-mail: cherie.payne@biloxischools.net Telephone: 228.435.6166
Teacher’s Web Site: Http://www.BiloxiSchools.Net/schools/spaces?UserName=cherie.payne
Important Dates: April 22nd Mid-Term Progress Reports
May 11th-13th MCT II Testing
May 17th-19th CTA Testing
Grading Scale
A=90-100 B=80-89 C=75-79 D=70-74 F=below 70 I=incomplete
Grading follows the policies of Biloxi Public Schools. A mid-term progress report and a report card following the end of each term are issued. The student’s current grades are available via Internet IOD.
Math
Objectives:
1 Analyze relationships among numbers and the four basic operations, compute fluently, and make
reasonable estimates.
a1 Compare and order integers using >, <, and =. (DOK 1)
a3 Compare and order unlike fractions and mixed numbers using >, <, and =. (DOK 1)
f4 Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (simplify answers). (DOK 1)
h4 Solve real world problems to include all basic operations.(DOK 2)
3 Develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships and describe spatial relationships using
coordinate geometry.
a Analyze and describe the characteristics of symmetry relative to classes of polygons
(parallelograms, triangles, etc.). (DOK 2)
b Explain the relationships between coordinates in each quadrant of the coordinate plane.
(DOK 2)
c Describe the characteristics, including the relationship of the pre-image and the image, of
each type of transformation (rotations [turns], reflections [flips], and translations [slides])
of two-dimensional figures. (DOK 2)
d Construct and analyze two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving
congruence and symmetry. (DOK 3)
e Label ordered pairs in the coordinate plane. (DOK 1)
4 Develop concepts and apply appropriate tools and techniques to determine units of measure.
a2 Estimate and measure length to nearest one-sixteenth inch in the English system. (DOK 4
2)
b2 Convert units within the English system to include length, weight/mass, and volume.
(DOK 1)
c Develop, compare, and use formulas to estimate and calculate the perimeter and area of
rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms. (DOK 2)
d2 Select and apply appropriate units for measuring length, mass, volume, and temperature
in the English system. (DOK 1)
Assessments:
· Chapter tests
· Weekly quizzes (approximately every 9 days)
· Math 4 Today tests
· Weekly bonus points for timed facts quizzes
· Term tests
Homework/Assignments/Projects:
· Homework due the following day unless otherwise specified
· Any unfinished class work is to be completed at home unless otherwise specified
· Group work and projects will be graded by a rubric that will be provided to the students
Reteaching and Retesting:
· Failing test grades: reteach and retest during BOOST
· Passing grades: Make appointment with teacher before or after school to reteach and retest.
· Reteaching and retesting must occur within ten days of receiving the grade.
· Retesting is only allowed for major test grades excluding term tests.
· Each test may only be retaken once.
Comments: Instant recall of multiplication facts is essential to your child’s success in multiple step problem solving. The national standard for recall of multiplication facts is 3 seconds.
Science
Objectives:
1 a Investigate levels of organization in organisms including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, whole
organisms, and ecosystems.
1b Explore ecosystems and biomes
3 Determine the factors that influence the regulation and behavior of organisms.
a Identify and describe resources needed to grow, reproduce, maintain, and survive in a
changing environment.
b Investigate ways organisms adapt to their environment.
4 Examine the physical factors of populations as they relate to the formation of an
ecosystem.
a Identify, describe, and illustrate the roles among producers, consumers, and
decomposers in a food web.
b Investigate resources and other factors (living and nonliving) that promote and limit
growth of populations in an ecosystem.
5 Explore the diversity and adaptations of organisms.
a Classify organisms by their similarities.
b Explore and explain biological adaptations in a particular environment.
c Research and investigate environmental changes and the inability of a species to adapt.
6 a Investigate the structure of the atmosphere (gas-air), hydrosphere (liquid-water), and lithosphere (solid-
land).
6 b Examine how organisms affect the composition of the Earth and its atmosphere.
6 c Analyze processes that cause changes on Earth.
8d Demonstrate the ability to use simple measuring devices using metric and English units.
Assessments:
· Chapter tests
· Class work grade for each chapter
· Participation grades for group projects
· Notebook (workbook, notes, study guide, leveled readers . . .) grade for each chapter
Homework/Assignments/Projects:
· Homework due the following day unless otherwise specified
· Any unfinished class work is to be completed at home unless otherwise specified
· Group work and projects will be graded by a rubric that will be provided to the students
Reteaching and Retesting:
· Failing test grades: reteach and retest during BOOST
· Passing grades: Make appointment with teacher before or after school to reteach and retest.
· Reteaching and retesting must occur within ten days of receiving the grade.
· Retesting is only allowed for major test grades excluding term tests.
· Each test may only be retaken once.
Language Arts (Grammar, Spelling, and Writing Composition)
Objectives:
3 The student will express, communicate, evaluate, or exchange ideas effectively.
a The student will use and reflect on an appropriate composing process to express, communicate, evaluate, or exchange ideas with a focus on text of increasing complexity and length. (DOK 3)
a1 Planning • Plan for composing using a variety of strategies (e.g., brainstorming, drawing, graphic organizers, peer discussion, reading, viewing).
a2 Drafting • Draft with increasing fluency.
a3 Revising • Revise selected drafts by adding, elaborating, deleting, and rearranging text based on feedback on teacher/peer feedback, writer’s checklist, or rubric.
a4 Editing • Edit/proofread drafts to ensure standard usage, mechanics, spelling, and varied sentence structure.
a5 Publishing/Sharing • Share writing with others formally and informally using a variety of media.
b The student will compose descriptive texts using specific details and vivid language. (DOK 3)
c The student will compose narrative text relating an event with a clear beginning, middle, and end using specific details. (DOK 3)
c3 PowerPoint presentations
c4 Plays
c6 Video narratives
d The student will compose informational text clearly expressing a main idea with supporting details, including but not limited to: chronological order; procedural; cause/effect; comparison/contrast; order of importance; problem/solution. (DOK 3)
d1 Reports
d2 Letters
d4 Presentations
e The student will compose simple persuasive text clearly expressing a main idea with supporting details for a specific purpose and audience. (DOK 3)
e1 Letters
e2 Speeches
e3 Advertisements
f The student will compose text of a variety of modes based on inquiry and research. (DOK 3)
f1 Generate questions.
f2 Locate sources (e.g., books, interviews, Internet) and gather relevant information.
f3 Identify and paraphrase important information from sources.
f4 Present the results.
4 The student will apply Standard English to communicate.
a The student will apply Standard English grammar to compose or edit. (DOK 1)
b The student will apply Standard English mechanics to compose or edit. (DOK 1)
b1 End punctuation (e.g., period, question mark, exclamation point)
b10 Spell words commonly found in fifth grade level text.
b11 Produce legible text.
b2 Periods in common abbreviations (e.g., titles of address, days of the week, months of the year)
b3 Commas (e.g., dates, series, addresses, greetings and closings of friendly letters, quotations, introductory prepositional phrases, nonessential appositive phrases, and interrupters)
b6 Quotation marks (e.g., quotations, titles of poems, titles of songs, titles of short stories, titles of chapters, titles of magazine articles)
b8 Colons (e.g., time, before lists introduced by independent clauses, business letters)
b9 Capitalization (e.g., first word in a sentence, proper nouns, days of the week, months of the year, holidays, titles, initials, the pronoun “I,” first word in greetings and closings of friendly letters, proper adjectives)
Assessments:
· Chapter tests
· Weekly quizzes
· Morning work quizzes
· Weekly spelling tests
· Writing assignments
· Term tests
Homework/Assignments/Projects:
· Homework due the following day unless otherwise specified
· Any unfinished class work is to be completed at home unless otherwise specified
· Group work and projects will be graded by a rubric that will be provided to the students
Reteaching and Retesting:
· Failing test grades: reteach and retest during BOOST
· Passing grades: Make appointment with teacher before or after school to reteach and retest.
· Reteaching and retesting must occur within ten days of receiving the grade.
· Retesting is only allowed for major test grades excluding term tests.
· Each test may only be retaken once.
Reading
Objectives:
1 The student will use word recognition and vocabulary (word meaning) skills to
communicate.
· b The student will develop and apply expansive knowledge of words and word meanings to
communicate. (DOK 1)
· e The student will apply knowledge of simple figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor,
personification, hyperbole, idiom) to determine the meaning of text and to communicate. (DOK 2)
2 The student will apply strategies and skills to comprehend, respond to, interpret, or
evaluate a variety of texts of increasing of length, difficulty, and complexity.
· a The student will apply knowledge of text features, parts of a book, text structures, and
genres to understand, interpret, or analyze text. (DOK 2)
· a3 Text structures - sequential order, description, simple cause and effect, procedure,
compare/contrast, order of importance, problem/solution, etc.
· b The student will analyze text to understand, infer, draw conclusions, or synthesize
information. (DOK 2)
· b1 Identify and infer the main idea or topic in literary text, literary nonfiction, and informational
text of increasing length and difficulty, citing text-based evidence.
· c The student will recognize or generate a summary or paraphrase of the events or ideas in
literary text, literary nonfiction, and informational text of increasing length and difficulty,
citing text-based evidence. (DOK 2)
· d The student will respond to or interpret increasingly complex literary text, literary nonfiction,
and informational text to compare and contrast information, citing text-based evidence. (DOK 3)
· d1 Story elements (e.g., setting, characters, character traits, plot, resolution, point of view)
· d4 Author’s purpose (e.g., inform, entertain, persuade)
· e The student will identify and interpret facts, opinions, or tools of persuasion in texts. (DOK
2)
· e2 Identify and interpret tools of persuasion (e.g. name calling, endorsement, repetition, air
and rebut the other side’s point of view, association, stereotypes, bandwagon).
Assessments:
· Fresh read/leveled reader quiz with each selection
· Selection test
· Comprehension quizzes
· Individual/group projects
Homework/Assignments/Projects:
· Homework due the following day unless otherwise specified
· Any unfinished class work is to be completed at home unless otherwise specified
· Group work and projects will be graded by a rubric that will be provided to the students
Reteaching and Retesting:
· Failing test grades: reteach and retest during BOOST
· Passing grades: Make appointment with teacher before or after school to reteach and retest.
· Reteaching and retesting must occur within ten days of receiving the grade.
· Retesting is only allowed for major test grades excluding term tests.
· Each test may only be retaken once.
Social Studies
Objectives:
1. Examine the historical development of the United States of America. (H, G)
a. Identify the various groups who migrated to North America and the cause(s) of this migration.
b. Investigate the impact of the various cultural groups who settled the United States (e.g., Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, Asians, etc.).
c. Analyze the formation of and territorial expansion of our nation (e.g., founding of the original thirteen English colonies, Westward Expansion, addition of states and territories, etc.).
d. Analyze past and present patterns of rural/urban migrations within the United States.
2. Discover how democratic values were established and have been exemplified by people, events, and symbols. (C, H)
a. Determine how democratic principles developed (e.g., women’s suffrage, civil rights, etc.).
b. Compare our democratic principles to those of non-democratic nations.
c. Research/analyze how democratic events and symbols have evolved (e.g., flag, voting, inaugurations, etc.).
3. Analyze spatial and ecological relationships between people, places, and environments utilizing social studies tools (e.g., timelines, mental and physical maps, globes, resources, graphs, a compass rose, political cartoons, charts, primary and secondary sources, technology, and other geographical representations). (C, H, G, E)
Analyze how “national” and “state” boundaries developed and have changed over time (e.g., Native American, Colonial, Louisiana Purchase, etc.).
Identify and locate the five regions of the United States including major United States cities, waterways, and landforms (e.g., Great Lakes, Grand Canyon, Mississippi River, states and capitals, etc.).
Measure/calculate distance on a variety of maps (e.g., map scales, etc.).
Analyze geographic information using social studies tools (e.g., graphs, timelines, maps, charts, globes, technology, etc.).
Identify cardinal and intermediate directions on maps.
Evaluate land use with a variety of maps (e.g., farming, industrial, recreation, housing, etc.).
Explain map essentials (e.g., scale, map symbols, elevation, etc.).
Interpret special purpose maps and their uses (e.g., climate, vegetation, population, topographic, etc.).
Develop and use mental maps for identifying location.
Identify continents and place the United States appropriately.
Using social studies tools, identify and compare the characteristics of the five regions of the United States (e.g., soil, landforms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, etc.).
4. Examine how the government, established by the Constitution, embodies the purposes, values, and principles of United States democracy. (C, H)
a. Explain how the powers of the national government are distributed, shared, and limited.
b. Identify people, places, documents, and events that led to the establishment of a democratic system (e.g., the Founding Fathers, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc.).
c. Define “rule of law” and explain how it protects individual rights of citizens.
5. Analyze the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic society. (C, H)
a. Explain the meaning of American citizenship (e.g., change in definition of citizen over time, the process of becoming a citizen, etc.).
b. Identify the character traits that are important to the preservation and improvement of American constitutional democracy (e.g., courage, honesty, individual responsibility, compassion, patriotism, loyalty, freedom, integrity, fairness, justice, equality, diversity, authority, rule of law, etc.).
c. Identify civic rights and responsibilities (e.g., voting, paying taxes, etc.).
6. Examine how cooperation and conflict among individuals, families, businesses, and government influence the distribution of resources and analyze the effect on the economy. (G, E)
a. Compare and contrast human and physical factors that affect economic development in various regions (e.g., households, businesses, banks, government agencies, labor unions, corporations, etc.).
b. Research the movement of a product from manufacture to use.
c. Explain the triangular trade route of 16th and 17th century that linked North America, Africa, and Europe and explain how the trade influenced the history of those continents.
d. Draw conclusions about how regional differences or similarities in religion, resources, etc. may lead to cooperation or conflict.
e. Identify and explain factors that contribute to conflict within and between the United States and
other countries.
7. Investigate how human technology and nature alters the environment. (G, H, C)
a. Analyze the effects of different types of technology on places (e.g., railroads in the 19th Century, satellite communications in the 20th Century, etc.).
b. Use social studies tools to determine how changing technology has affected the relationship between people and places.
Assessments:
· Chapter tests
· Class work grade for each chapter
· Participation grades for group projects
· Notebook (workbook, notes, study guide . . .) grade for each chapter
Homework/Assignments/Projects:
· Homework due the following day unless otherwise specified
· Any unfinished class work is to be completed at home unless otherwise specified
· Group work and projects will be graded by a rubric that will be provided to the students
Reteaching and Retesting:
· Failing test grades: reteach and retest during BOOST
· Passing grades: Make appointment with teacher before or after school to reteach and retest.
· Reteaching and retesting must occur within ten days of receiving the grade.
· Retesting is only allowed for major test grades excluding term tests.
· Each test may only be retaken once.
Qualifications
My name is Cherie Payne and I will be your child's fifth grade teacher. I am a 2001 Honors Graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Elementary Education. I am married and have one wonderful son, Jeffery Jr and a beautiful little girl, Eva Noelle. I am very passionate about teaching and throughly enjoy what I do. Thank you for allowing me to teach your child. We are sure to have a great year!
