April 30th & May 1st

Days 19 & 20 (4/30 & 5/1)
Common Core Standards

English Language Arts/Reading

1. Read/Listen to (Click "Text-to-Speech" to have it read to you):

- "Early Explorers”

2. Complete the "Poetry Kit" (see below)

Writing

1. "Should You Invite Everyone to Your Birthday Party?"

- Email or share (if using Google Docs) your final copy to: ajleonard7@gmail.com

- The "Opinion Writing Toolkit" will help you write your essay (see below)

Extra Credit:

1. “The Word Nerd” (the answer can be emailed to me)

2. “Grammar Cop’s Awesome Shoe Facts” (the answer can be emailed to me)

Extra Resources:

If you loved “Early Explorers,” be sure to take a look at the rest of the poems in Singer’s book, Footprints on the Roof: Poems About the Earth.

- Footprints on the Roof: Poems About the Earth

For any students interested in writing poetry of their own, check out author Marilyn Singer’s “Ten Tips for Writing Poetry.”

- "Ten Tips for Writing Poetry"

Learn about some of the earliest “explorers” in the Ocean Conservancy’s article, “These Prehistoric Ocean Animals are Still Around Today.”

- Article