A-Z Assignment

Letter B:

Part 1: Berlin Air lift. List 5 important facts about this event. Write a statement explaining why this was an important event in our history. Include a picture or drawing.

Part 2: Brown vs BOE. List 5 important Facts about this famous Supreme Court decision. Write a statement explaining why this is important? Include a picture or drawing.

Part 3: Black Cowboys. List 5 important facts about this event. Write a statement explaining why they were important in our history. Include a picture or drawing,

Part 4: Name the 7 continents of the world and tell what hemisphere they are in. Please write a complete sentence for each continent.

Notes: When listing 5 important facts, each fact should be written in a complete sentence with appropriate grammar, punctuation, spelling and capitalization.

Students should design and decorate the border of each letter.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter C

Part 1: Winston Churchill. Write 5 important facts about this important person in our history. Complete the following statement: Winston Churchill is best known for . . .

Part 2: What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? Who were the key leaders? What was it and why was it important? Include a map showing why this was a crisis for the United States.

Part 3: Complete the following analogies:

Page:Notebook::_____________:Computer

Rock:Solid::ball:____________________

Part 4: What is figurative language? What are the seven types of figurative language? Give an example for each of them.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter D

Part 1: Duke Ellington. Write 5 facts important facts about this important person from the Harlem Renaissance. Include a picture or drawing.

Complete the following statement: Duke Ellington is best known for . . .

Part 2: The Dust Bowl. Write 5 important facts about this terrible time in American History. Include a picture or a drawing. What was the dust bowl?

Part 3: Due Process. What is this and how is it protected? Write 5 facts and include a picture or drawing.

Part 4: What are prefixes and suffixes? How do they change the meaning of a word? List 5 common prefixes and an example of each. List 5 common suffixes and an example of each. You may want to use a chart.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter E

Part 1: Eleanor Roosevelt. Write 5 important facts about this important person from our History. Think about the 5W’s when you are searching for important facts. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete the following statement: Eleanor Roosevelt was best known for . . .

Part 2: Thomas Edison. Write 5 important facts about their person who was important to the development of our country. Think about the 5W’s. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete the following statement: Thomas Edison was best known for . . .

Part 3: Ellis Island. Write 5 important facts about this important landmark. Remember to use the 5W’s in your research. Include a picture or a drawing.

Part 4: Make a 3 column chart with the headings: Word Synonym and Antonym. Complete the chart for the following words: happy, sad, scared, hungry and messy

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter F

Part 1: Franklyn Roosevelt. Write 5 important facts about this important person from our history. Think about the 5W’s when you are searching for important facts. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete the following statement: Franklin Roosevelt was best known for. .

Part 2: Henry Ford. Write 5 important facts about their person who was important to the development of our country. Think about the 5W’s. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete the following statement: Henry Ford was best known for . . .

Part 3: Folk Tale and Fable. What are the characteristics of a folk tale? What are the characteristics of a fable? How are they alike and different? List 3 folk tales and 3 fables.

Part 4: Make a 3 column chart with the headings: Word, Adjective, and Adverb. Complete the chart for the following words: frog, flower, freedom. Then using the words in the chart, write a sentence for each word using the adjective and the adverb.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter G

Part 1: German Aggression - World War 1. Write 5 important facts about this event.. Think about the 5W’s when you are searching for important facts. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Why did the US join the war?

Part 2: George Washington Carver. Write 5 facts about this person who was important to the development of our country. Think about the 5W’s. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete the following statement: George Washington Carver was best known for . . .

Part 3: If you were writing a story, and the topic of your informational book is personified, what three character traits would you use to describe the character? Write a short descriptive paragraph. For example, if your topic was wolves, what character traits would you use?

Part 4: Make a 4 column chart with the headings: Word, Adjective, Verb and Adverb. Complete the chart for the following words: state, ocean, and suitcase. Then using the words in the chart, write a sentence for each word using the adjective, verb, and adverb.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter H

Part 1: Herbert Hoover. Write 5 facts about this important man in the history of our country. Think about the 5W’s when you are searching for important facts. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete this statement: Herbert Hoover was best known for . . .

Part 2: Pearl Harbor. Write 5 facts about important event and its effect on our country. Think about the 5W’s. Be sure to include a picture or drawing.

Part 3: Harlem Renaissance: Find 5 important facts about the Harlem Renaissance. Why was this an important time period for our country? Be sure to include a picture or a drawing.

Part 4: Human Harnessed Electricity. What is it? What is the difference between it and naturally occurring electricity? Be sure to include 5 facts and a picture or drawing.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter I

Part 1: Battle of Iwo Jima. Write 5 facts about this battle in the history of our country. Think about the 5W’s when you are searching for important facts. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete this statement: The Battle of Iwo Jima was an important event because . . .

Part 2: Insulators and Conductors of Electricity. Write 5 facts for this Science topic. Think about the 5W’s. Be sure to include a picture or drawing.

Part 3: Invertebrates: Find 5 important facts about the Invertebrates. Be sure to include a picture or a drawing.

Part 4: Compound Sentences. What are they? What type of words are used to form compound sentences? Write 5 compound sentences about Invertebrates.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter J

Part 1: Jazz Age. Write 5 facts about this time in the history of our country. Think about the 5W’s when you are searching for important facts. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete this statement: The Jazz Age was given this name because . . .

Part 2: Joseph Mc Carthy: Write 5 facts about this person from our history. Be sure to include a picture or a drawing and complete this statement: Joseph McCarthy is best known for

Part 3: Japanese Agression in WWII: Find 5 important facts about this topic from WWII. Be sure to include a picture or a drawing. Why was this aggression important in our history?

Part 4: Jim Crow Laws: What are 5 important facts about Jim Crow Laws? Why is it important for us to learn about these laws? Be sure to include a picture or a drawing.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter K

Part 1: Martin Luther King Write 5 facts about this man from the history of our country. Think about the 5W’s when you are searching for important facts. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete this statement: Martin Luther King is important because . . .

Part 2: Impact of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Write 5 facts for this American history topic. Think about the 5W’s. Be sure to include a picture or drawing. Complete the following sentence: President John F. Kennedy impacted our country with . . .

Part 3: How did the US try to stop the spread of communism during the Korean War? Find 5 important facts about this important event. Be sure to include a picture or a drawing.

Part 4: Complex Sentences. What are they? What type of words are used to form complex sentences? Write 5 complex sentences about one of the topics above.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter L

Part 1: Charles Lindbergh. Write 5 facts about this famous American. Include a picture or drawing with a caption that explains how the picture represents Charles Lindbergh. Complete this statement: Charles Lindbergh is best known for. . .

Part 2: Lyndon Johnson. Write 5 facts about this former President of the United States. Include a picture or a drawing with a caption explaining how it represents Lyndon B. Johnson. Complete this statement: Lyndon B. Johnson is best known for . . .

Part 3: RMS Lusitania. Write 5 facts about the RMS Lusitania and its part in US history. Include a picture or a drawing with a caption. The RMS Lusitania is best known for . . .

Part 4: What part of speech is a pronoun? Your response should include a definition, and a list of pronouns. Please write 5 complete sentences that use a noun and its pronoun.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter M

Part 1: Montgomery Bus Boycott. List five facts about this important Civil Rights Event. Include a picture or a drawing with a caption. What was the impact of this event?

Part 2: Thurgood Marshall. Write 5 facts about this important citizen who made history. Include a picture or a drawing with a caption. Complete this statement: Thurgood Marshall is best known for . . .

Part 3: March on Washington. Write 5 facts about this event and its part in US history. Include a picture or a drawing with a caption. What was the impact of this event?

Part 4: Choose one of the topics above. Write a constructive response using the facts (research) you gathered for that topic as your evidence. The question are: What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Who was Thurgood Marshall? What was the March on Washington? Be sure to cite your sources.

5^th Grade A-Z Assignment Letter N

Part 1: The New Deal. Write five facts about this important plan. . Include a picture or a drawing with a caption. What was the impact of this plan?

Part 2: Richard Nixon. Write 5 facts about this US President. Include a picture or a drawing with a caption. Complete this statement: Richard Nixon is best known for . . .

Part 3: NATO. Write 5 facts about this organization. Include a picture or a drawing with a caption. What was the impact of this organization?

Part 4: Choose one of the topics above. Write a constructive response using the facts (research) you gathered for that topic as your evidence. The question are: What was the New Deal? Who was Richard Nixon? What is NATO? Be sure to cite your sources.