Winter Homework

S/Y 2012-2013

GRADE 5 Yellow Winter Homework

 

(PLEASE NOTE: Your winter homework is the first grade you will receive in the 2^nd semester)

 

Divide your Winter Homework Notebook into three (3) sections:

Part 1: Reading Comprehension

Part 2: An Original Greek Myth

Part 3: Illustrated Dictionary

A 200-minute reading recorded on the Reading Passport will be submitted along with the Winter Notebook HW.

 

Then complete each section following the instructions given on your winter homework packet. 

 

Have a safe and enjoyable Chinese New Year!

 GUIDELINES & DETAILS

S/Y 2012-2013  GRADE 5Y Winter Homework

(PLEASE NOTE: Your winter homework is the first grade you will receive in the 2^nd semester)

 

Divide your Winter Homework Notebook into three (3) sections:

Part 1: Reading Comprehension

Part 2: An Original Greek Myth

Part 3: Illustrated Dictionary

The Reading Passport will be submitted along with the Winter Notebook HW.

 

 

 

PART 1: READING

 1. Read My Sidewalks p.110-134

 

 

These include the following stories: Dinosaur Hunters, Monster Mysteries, Bigfoot and Nessie, The Creature on Pine Tree Lane and The Bermuda Triangle Mystery.

(These readings are required to be able to understand the rest of your assignment.)

2.  Complete the Reading Comprehension Worksheet which should be glued on to your Winter Homework Notebook.

PART 2: AN ORIGINAL GREEK MYTH

WRITE YOUR OWN MYTH

GUIDELINES in writing your own myth:

        1.  Choose a figure or object as the topic of your story.

        2.  Think of a good title and write it beautifully on the first page of your story. This is going to be your Title Page.

3.  On the Title Page, draw neatly a scene and the character or the object on the

first page of the story.  Color beautifully.

        4.  On another sheet of paper, write the draft of your story. Reread and then make the final corrections.

        5.  Write the final draft on Section 2 of your Winter HW notebook, on the page after the Title Page.

        6.  Illustrate some parts of the story to make it interesting and attractive.  Color the illustrations.

 

PART 3: MY ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY

Create an illustrated dictionary using the vocabulary words on Word Study p.77 and PB p.74.

 

The dictionary should include the following words:

Word Study p. 77

distrust, uncertain, incomplete, unlikely, unfair, discontinue, unaware, disorder, discount, indirect, unopened, disrespect, unimportant, unlisted, disrepair, inability, disapprove, unsolved, disobey, unsuspecting, disintegrate, disillusioned, unconscious, unappetizing, intolerant.

                       

Practice Book p. 74

convince, curious, diver, evidence, explorer, investigate, scrutiny