Online Assignments
Assignment 1- Blogging Poll & Prereading Assessment
First -Follow this link to our Blog and answer the polling question - Have you ever been camping?
Next, Mrs. Breault will get you set up to take an online survey to see what you know now and compare it to a later survey to see what you are learning.
Assignment 2 - Setting
Use the links below and the scavenger hunt recording form to get familiar with the setting for our story-The Catskill Mountains.
Wikipedia - Castskill Mountains
Catskill Mountain Scavenger Hunt - Click, Open, & Print. Read the information in the sites above and answer the questions.
Assignment 3 - Blog about the setting.
Would the story be any different if it took place in a forest behind a development of houses?
Assignment 4- About Peregrine Falcons
Peregrine Falcons are amazing birds of prey. Read the information in the links below and make an informational poster with facts about this animal.
National Geographic -Peregrine Falcon (Listen to the audio clip of a peregrine falcon)
Creature Feature -National Geographic Kids
Wingmasters Information on Peregrine Falcons
Assignment 5- Character Web Using Kidspiration
(Mrs. Breault will do a whole class lesson on using Kidspiration before you do this assignment).
Notes:
Hudson River School Painters
Washington Irvings-Rip Van Winkle