Maestra Ghahramani
5th TWBI Class
December Winter Break Language Arts Menu
Dec 20th, 2013 -Jan. 7th, 2014
Due date: Jan 7th, 2014
Choose one project to complete by Jan. 7th, 2014. Include the title and author(s) of the reading materials you used as inspiration for your project. Do
not turn in your project ahead of time. Four to five students will be chosen to give a 3- 5 min. presentation on their projects, ALWAYS be prepared to
present.
“Jingle bells” was composed in 1857,
On December 3, 1967, the first heart transplant
and not for Christmas – it was meant to be was completed. Do research on who performed
December 27th is National Chocolate Day.
Read a book or article about chocolate, make a 2-
a Thanksgiving song! Become a
the “first heart transplant” and where it took
minute commercial/advertisement for
songwriter and write your own Christmas
place. Read a book about the heart and make a
“Chocolate” where you state the benefits (if any)
list of ten things that we can do to maintain our
of chocolate. Make sure your
heart healthy. Make a brochure/booklet or
commercial/advertisement is catchy and enticing.
poster or PPT with your research. Does not need
You want to convince your audience to buy
to be typed. Pictures a must. Must add pictures-
chocolate.
or winter song. Make sure it is unique!
Express your talent as a songwriter, have
fun! Try to use any figurative language
that you have learned in class!
they can be made by you.
On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give
December 27th is Visit The Zoo Day! Go to a local zoo
December is Read A New Book Month! Check out a
up her seat on the bus and sparked the Civil Rights
with your family/friends. Read the signs and maps as
newly published book at the library or at the local
Movement. Read a biography about Rosa Parks.
you explore. Create a mobile that highlights the
bookstore. Be the first of your friends to review this
Create a timeline of important events in her life.
information you learned on your trip! Topics can be: a
book. Tell us what the book was about and whether or
Include pictures, drawings, or a collage.
specific animal, certain habitats, or how the zoo is
not you liked it. Would you recommend it to your
organized/operated.
friends?
William Herschel, an English astronomer,
Create a collection of 5 poems with winter inspiration
The crossword puzzle was first published in a
discovered the planet Uranus on December 3, 1781.
and figurative language. Include a simile, metaphor,
newspaper on December 21st, 1913. Read a fiction book
Read a nonfiction book about any of the planets of
hyperbole, idiom, and personification in your poems.
of your choosing, and then create a crossword puzzle
our solar system. Create a mobile of facts and
Add matching illustrations or photos. Read poetry or
based on events and characters of the book. Have at
pictures of the planet you chose.
articles about winter
least 5 across and 5 down clues.
National Stress Free Family Holiday Month
Choose a mystery book to read alone or with family. As
There are many holidays celebrated in December –
you read through the story create a dossier of the facts
Many authors celebrate their birthdays in
December: Jan Brett, Cornelia Funke, Mercer
Meyer, Lynn Munsinger, Eve Bunting, Jane
Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza, and New Year’s Eve
(you can use file folders decorated like a top secret
O’Connor, Audrey Wood Avi, and Pam Munoz
to name a few. Read a story or nonfiction book about
detective file) include drawing of suspects, clues, and
Ryan to name a few! Read a book (or two) by one
a December holiday your family celebrates. Create a
locations. Write predictions, explain why people are on
of these authors and create a book review! Tell us
minibook of your family’s traditions for that holiday.
the suspect list, and of course tell us the solution to the
what the book was about and whether or not you
liked it. Would you recommend it to your friends?
mystery!