A note from Mrs. Burke:
Happy 2020! We have picked up right where we left off before the break. Students have been doing a lot of group work in language arts and social studies. Their posts this week have included reflections about both subjects.
OQS spirit days are starting this month! This is for staff and students. All spirit days will be on Wednesdays when we have our school assemblies. Click on the OQS Spirit Days link, on the right under Useful Links, to view the spirit day schedule.
Keep reading to see what our classroom reporters posted this week!
Language Arts: Esperanza Rising, Monologue Planning
What is your monologue event?
How did acting out your event with your group help you understand how your character felt during the event?
What my event in my monologue group is the immigration sweep. The acting
helped me understand what Ben is feeling which is concerned and Riley is feeling
scared.
-Peyton
My event is the immigration sweep, it helped me by showing me how we will do
with our characters.
-Riley
My monologue event is the immigration sweep. I was asking lots of questions
about the immigration sweep. My character felt worried about the people going
on to the buses and where they go. Acting out my event helped me because it
helped me understand how Esperanza really felt.
-Ben
My monologue event is the threat to strike. Acting out my with my group helped me understand how my character felt during the event.
-Emmariah
Miguel losing his job and how we acted it out I felt like that character.
-Liam
My character isabel is trying to help Esperanza when moving into the cabin because Esperanza doesn't like the cabin.
-Kayd
Social Studies: Regions of the United States
What region of the United States are you learning about with your group?
What are at least two facts you have learned while reading about your region?
My group is studying the Midwest region of the United States. One fact about
the Midwest is that Mount Rushmore is in the Midwest. Another fact I learned
is that the Midwest has some of the top 20 largest states in the country.
-Cody
My region is the Midwest. Two facts are that they produce cranberries and dairy.
-Kayd
I am learning about the Midwest. The Midwest has the most steel cage mills and they have the most in logging.
-Liam
The region of the United States that I am learning about is the Southeast. One
fact that I have learned about the Southeast is that it has 14 states. Another
fact that I learned about the Southeast is it's the most populated region of the
United States.
-Charleigh
My United States region I am learning with my group is Southeast. One fact I have learned is about the Trail of Tears. Another fact I have learn is that Delaware and the District of Columbia is the least populated state in the Southeast.
-Alisha
My group is studying the Southeast. Two facts about the Southeast is that one, the Trail of Tears starts in Southeast and two, Florida is the most popular state in the Southeast.
-Peyton
I am learning about the Southwest region. I learned that Arizona is in the Southwest and that New Mexico is in the Southwest.
-Andre
The region of the United States that I am studying is the Southwest. Two facts
that I have learned are that the “trail of tears” went through Oklahoma. Another
thing I learned is that Texas is second to California in population!
-Colin
We are learning about the West region of the United States of America.I learned
the West has glaciers.
-Max
The region I am studying is the Midwest. One would think that the Midwest
is endless fields of wheat and corn but this is not the case. It also has lots of
skyscrapers in the cities. American Indians lived there long before the European
explorers arrived.
-Aaron
What we are learning is the Midwest two facts I have learned is it has many lakes
and next to the rivers are many cities.
-Riley
The region that I am learning about is the Midwest. Two facts about the Midwest
are the Midwest has a lot of rivers and grow a lot of crops.
-Triv-Ann
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