Homework Oct. 3-10

Language Arts

Task 1:  Complete the worksheet 

Purpose: To develop the skill of descriptive writing.

It’s All In the Details!!!!

A sample of descriptive writing

In the following paragraph, observe how the writer moves clearly from a description of the head of the clown (in sentences two, three, and four), to the body (sentences five, six, seven, and eight), to the unicycle underneath (sentence nine). Notice also how the concluding sentence helps to tie the paragraph together by emphasizing the personal value of this gift.

A Friendly Clown

On one corner of my dresser sits a smiling toy clown on a tiny unicycle--a gift I received last Christmas from a close friend. The clown's short yellow hair, made of yarn, covers its ears but is parted above the eyes. The blue eyes are outlined in black with thin, dark lashes flowing from the brows. It has cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its broad grin disappears into the wide, white ruffle around its neck. The clown wears a fluffy, two-tone nylon costume. The left side of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is red. The two colors merge in a dark line that runs down the center of the small outfit. Surrounding its ankles and disguising its long black shoes are big pink bows. The white spokes on the wheels of the unicycle gather in the center and expand to the black tire so that the wheel somewhat resembles the inner half of a grapefruit. The clown and unicycle together stand about a foot high. As a cherished gift from my good friend Tran, this colorful figure greets me with a smile every time I enter my room.

This is a boring passage. Liven it up with details that will change it into an exciting story.

Once upon a time there was a boy/girl. He/She was bored. He/She lived in a village . He/She was sad. Then He/She met an alien. The alien took him/her to outer space. On the way they were attacked by aliens from another planet. They won. He/She saw many exciting things on the way and in the alien’s home planet. He/She visited the alien’s friends in other planets. He/She came back with a lot of interesting gifts.

TIPS

·         Include as many interesting details that you can about the alien, the boy’s journey, the alien’s home planet and the gifts that he brought back.

·         The story should have a proper introduction and conclusion. (How was his life before he met the aliens, how did his life change after his journey etc )

·         This is a story where the setting plays a very important role. Describe the different settings, in detail.

·         Keep in mind our discussions about how setting affects the story.

Task 2: Use the link to practise speling

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm

http://www.kidsspell.com

Math

Choose Task 1 or Task 2

Task1: Solve NHM page 106 .

Task2:  Make a cartoon strip to show your understanding of all the types of  

triangles on a A4  sheet or in the math H.W .(equilateral,scalene,Isosceles,right,obtuse,acute,)

DI: Process

Purpose:  Checking for understanding 
UOI

Task: Propose your own  creation story and write it down in the homework book.

DI: Process

Purpose: To develop  creative thinking skills by  contemplating on the different stories of creation
Hindi

Task -1 Lotus Read the lesson -3– Patakho se thoba at home.  Task -2 Rose- Revise words upto Oo matras

Spanish

Task Look at the photograph and match the name of the animal with its corresponding picture. Add to each animal “ el” o “la” DI: Circle the Spanish words you find in the word search.  Write the English meaning. Purpose: Introduction to animal vocabulary

ESL

Do you enjoy participating in Mufti Day at school? Why? Write a few sentences explaining this.

 (Minimum: 3 sentence: Maximum: 10 sentence.)

PN: Remember to bring completed homework to school and hand it over to your ESL teacher.