Mr. Gumm's Fifth Grade 2022-2023 Assignments

*I will go over the material and expectations on Tuesday, April 18th  

*Due date is a firm May 9th by 7:50 am
*Students will use Google Docs in the Google Classroom assignment. 

*A mouse is very helpful for this project. The font will need to be changed in regards to size to fit in the template. 

*Students are required to keep the layout and follow the directions. I will allow some time in class but  

*When done, it must be a full TWO PAGES long: no more/ no less using my layout.
American Revolution Newspaper Link

All study guides are locked at 7:50 am the morning due. 

Be sure all answers are complete and thorough for credit!

See the newsletter for details.

This is the body of your story. You must create an introduction and a conclusion for the story that is at least 7 complete sentences. Remember, an introduction must generally introduce all characters, settings, possible plots, basic details to get the reader interested in reading the entire story. You must not change the body paragraph provided!

Conclusions should wrap up the story and provide closure for the reader.  


Requirements
All rough draft must be handwritten and be minimum of seven sentences.  Any less, a zero will be awarded with no exceptions.
All "I"s by themselves must be uppercase
All beginning words must be uppercase 
You must include two compound sentences (subjects of each independent clause is highlighted yellow, predicates are pink, and conjunction and comma are green).
You must include two complex sentences (subjects of each independent clause is highlighted yellow, predicates are pink, and subordinating conjunction pink, and if a comma is needed green.

Each reading section is due the following morning by 7:50 am. 
Complete sentences and novel related. 
These portions will be graded daily.
NO MAKE UPS!!

Thursday, November 3, pages 1-14
Friday-Sunday, November 4-6,  pages 15-32
Monday, November 7, pages 33-46
Tuesday, November 8, pages 47-62
Wednesday, November 9, pages 63-71
Thursday-Sunday, November 10-13, 72-87
Monday, November 14th Comprehensive Assessment

All vocabulary words and definitions are given on Mondays.  Words can be found on the weekly Newsletter sent via ParentSquare and send out via my contact list on my website. The words chosen are critical to fifth grade across the curriculum.  All sample sentences must be related to our grammar.   A general sample is posted on my website.
The mandatory vocabulary/ spelling contracts are described below.
*Google Slides is posted in Google Classroom as an assignment and must be completed in Google Classroom.
Begins Monday and due Tuesday by 7:50 am
The top text box must be the word and spelled correctly.
The second text box has the definition using the word with a complete sentence.
Example word: perseverance
Definition example: Perseverance means to battle through any difficulty to be successful.
Begins Tuesday and should be done Thursday by 7:50 am
Below the definition should be two separate complete sample sentences (complex and compound) that use the word correctly.
 
Complex Sample example: While Mr. Gumm displayed perseverance trying to locate his golf ball, he decided to drop a new golf ball instead.
Compound sentence sample: The golf cart ran out of power, but Mr. Gumm still finished his golf game.
 
Begins Wednesday and done by Friday 7:50 am
A background picture should cover the entire background but still show all your text clearly.
Pretest will be given this week and the test will be on Friday morning.
All pretests begin in class.
 
Any word or definition that is incorrect must be edited with a different colored pen.
Then all the words including definitions must be rewritten on a "NEW" sheet of paper correctly with a different colored pen. If the spelling is incorrect but the definition is correct, they BOTH still need to be rewritten: no exceptions.
Both papers must be signed by a parent Thursday night.

Words and Definitions begin Monday and due Tuesday by 7:50 am
The top text box must be the word and spelled correctly.
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The second text box has the definition using the word with a complete sentence.
Begins Tuesday and should be done Wednesday by 12:55 pm
Below the definition should be two separate complete sample sentences (complex and compound) that use the word correctly.


Complex Sample example: While Mr. Gumm displayed perseverance trying to locate his golf ball, he decided to drop a new golf ball instead.


Compound sentence sample: The golf cart ran out of power, but Mr. Gumm still finished his golf game.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  
Begins Wednesday and done by Thursday 7:50 am
A background picture should cover the entire background but still show all your text clearly.
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Begins Thursday at 12:25 pm and due Friday 7:50 am
Spelling/ Vocabulary pretest begin in class on Thursday.  All pretests are done in pen only. Words that were misspelled or have incorrect definitions must be edited with a different color pen on the sheet.  Then rewrite them correctly on a new sheet of paper.

See the link below for the project information and samples.

10 pts Word at the top spelled correctly due Tuesday 7:50 am
10 pts Words and definitions are due by Tuesday 7:50 am
20 pts All sample sentences must be done by 12:55 on Wednesday 
10 pts All backgrounds must be done by Thursday 7:50 am

One slide per word
All words must be spelled correctly
No sentences are allowed to be repeated or copied and pasted just to get the task done.
No credit will be given!
Any “I”s in lower case will result in a zero
Any incomplete sentences will result in a zero
The word in the top text box must be spelled correctly.

The definition must be a complete sentence and include the word as well.

The first sample sentence must use the word and be related real world applications for math.  
It must complete and a fifth grade sentence.
Do not just type, “We learned about…today in class”
Highlight the simple subject yellow and simple predicate green.

The second sample sentence must use the word and be related real world applications for math.  
It must complete and a fifth grade sentence.
Do not just type, “We learned about…today in class”
Highlight the simple subject yellow and simple predicate green.

All backgrounds must be related to sample one of your sentences and cannot be just a word!
Be sure the background does not make the text difficult to read. 

This quiz in in a "Locked Mode" so you cannot close and begin again without me getting as email.  Likewise, you can only use a district monitored chromebook.

This quiz in in a "Locked Mode" so you cannot close and begin again without me getting as email.  Likewise, you can only use a district monitored chromebook.

This quiz in in a "Locked Mode" so you cannot close and begin again without me getting as email.  Likewise, you can only use a district monitored chromebook.

You should have five separate sheets of paper here.  
**One paper per rough draft paragraph: introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, and conclusion.
Each paper must have been peer edited in pen from your assigned editor and signed on the upper left.