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Students will use their knowledge of text structures to explore past pandemics in SC.
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Learn how the holiday of Cinco de Mayo began, and celebrate by creating Mexican folk art paintings or drawings, discussing your favorite Hispanic foods, learning about a famous Mexican artist, listen...
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The students will take part in shared writing about a class favorite movie. Students will be able to create their own persuasive writing pieces.
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A native of Chester, S.C., Dr. Vivian Ayers Allen is a poet, cultural activist, and American classicist. A 1939 graduate of the historic Brainerd Institute in Chester, Dr. Ayers attended Barber-Scotia...
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The students will be able to create words using ending diagraphs. They will do this by forming word lists and creating a mini-story to show their understanding.
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The students will be able to form various words using common word parts. They will learn how to drop the beginning part and add new ones, as well as changing out the ending word part.
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Students will be learning about the difference between a primary and secondary source.
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The students will learn how to read informational texts by asking themselves, 'What is this part saying? What kind of feeling is occurring, and how should I voice it?' Students should demonstrate...
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The students will be able to chat about the pages they are reading by looking closely at the pages. They will study not only the words but the pictures. They will ask themselves what happened before...
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The students will learn that the letter 'Y' can sound just like other letters. (Specific to this lesson, 'Long I' and 'Long E'.) They will do this by being able to read and write words that end with Y...