Unit 1/Week 3 lesson Island of the Blue Dolphins Grade 5 subject: ELA SS SCI Math Preparation content objectives: Students will be able to read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it‚ using specific evidence when writing and speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. *Teacher’s can write or adjust content objectives’ to meet the needs of their students. language objectives: Through discussion and writing
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Abnormal Psychology Summary of text: The book “The center cannot hold: My Journey Through Madness” written by Elyn Saks is a gripping and eye opening story about her personal battle with the lifetime sentence of Schizophrenia. The book starts out by telling about her childhood in Miami Florida. She lived a normal life‚ for the most part‚ with a normal family who loved and supported her. Though even from an early age she knew something was off. She was a quirky‚ paranoid girl who almost seemed
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Do you want to know how to grow taller fast? If you do‚ then you first have to understand the factors behind human growth! You see‚ the main factor behind growth is a hormone called the Human Growth Hormone‚ or HGH‚ which is responsible for your growth during puberty. Now‚ contrary to popular belief‚ after puberty‚ you don’t actually stop growing‚ but rather what happens‚ is your body stops producing as much of this hormone. There are several factors which can lead the reduction of HGH production
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The story of the fifi bird‚ as Professor Schueb describes‚ is one about the holistic nature of all beings. It begins by describing a sick and shriveled child who is deserted by her family and is then joined by a beautiful‚ mythical‚ bird. This child takes the place on the perch where the fifi bird originally swung above her and is then uncovered and attacked by travelers. Unsuccessful in their attacks‚ the attackers perish at their own hands. The story then ends with the child being replaced by the
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) An influenza pandemic is a global outbreak of disease that occurs when a new influenza A virus appears or "emerges" in the human population‚ causes serious illness‚ and then spreads easily from person to person worldwide. Pandemics are different from seasonal outbreaks or "epidemics" of influenza. Seasonal outbreaks are caused by subtypes of influenza viruses that are already in existence among people‚ whereas pandemic outbreaks are caused by new subtypes or by subtypes
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Isabella Bird: The Well-Educated World Traveler Isabella Bird is not a modern-day author; she lived in the 1800s‚ and traveled the world as a single‚ brave woman who wrote about her adventures in letters back to her sister in England. In A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains‚ Bird collected her travel letters from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She bought a horse‚ traveled alone‚ and found places to board at the local houses and farms along the way. Bird stayed at Estes Park‚ Denver‚ Colorado
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the first impression if one dares to expand their minds outside of their normal thought range. “I know that He exists” is a substantial poem that twists the ideas and opinions of our views about God and the life we were created to live. The theme of the poem is based from God “hid[ing]” from mankind. In the first line‚ the persona uses “He” referring to God. The persona knows “He exist” but does not know where he is. Emily using imagery in line three “He has hid his rare life‚” and in line six “the
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watching birds. It is a popular hobby. Someone who does this is called a birdwatcher or birder. These two words mean the same thing‚ but people who spend a lot of their time watching birds‚ taking their hobby seriously‚ are more likely to call themselves “birders”‚ while “birdwatchers” may just be people who like watching birds when they happen to go for a walk. Both birdwatchers and birders are usually amateurs. The scientific study of birds is called ornithology. People who study birds as a profession
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Favourite quotes “I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly‚ and then all at once.” “My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.” "I’m in love with you‚ and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I’m in love with you‚ and I know that love is just a shout into the void‚ and that oblivion is inevitable‚ and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust‚ and I know the sun will swallow
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The Phoenix Bird Name: Date: Block: Teacher: The phoenix bird is sometimes heard about and referenced in mythology‚ and even popular movies today like Harry Potter. But some don’t know its origin‚ and ancient mythological background. It starts with its symbolism. The Phoenix symbolizes rebirth‚ especially of the sun‚ and has alternatives in European‚ Central American‚ Egyptian and Asian cultures. In the 19th century‚ Hans Christian Anderson wrote a story about the phoenix. Edith Nesbit
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