ELA

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

I Can Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote Day 6

Reading

Today, you will take a closer look at, "I Can Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote".

In your anthology, reread pages 656-665 of "I Can Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote". As you read, pay attention to the sequence of events that describe how Esther Morris became the first woman in the country to hold public office.

Use the Instructional Resources button to access your Student eBook.

Grammar and Writing

Next, staying in your anthology, you are going to look at a model of good informative writing.

Read pages 678-679 in your Journeys anthology to review informative writing.

Pay close attention to the checklist used on page 678 to ensure a good explanation.

After Reading

You are going to return to Google Classroom to complete a Google Doc written response to today's reading.

Once on Google Classroom:

  1. Find your ELA classwork for Tuesday.

  2. Click on the Google Doc attached named, "Esther Morris Open Response: Tuesday 4/21."

  3. Complete the Google Doc.

  4. Turn in your classwork so your teacher knows you have finished the assignment.

Return to Google Classroom to complete the Google Doc attached to today's lesson using the link below.

The Google Doc will look like the image below.


15 minutes of self-selected reading.


Choose 1-2 activities from the choice boards. Click on the button to the right to access the choice boards.

This week's Spelling and Vocabulary

Spelling words: dentist, final, finish, narrow, shelter, ahead, corner, hollow, divide, famous, recent, silver, capture, cabin, dinner, minus, minute, value, reward, broken

Vocabulary words: politics, intelligent, disorderly, approve, polls, legislature, amendment, candidates, informed, denied

That's all for today!

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss