Our social studies lessons will include continued research of WWII and Latin American countries. Please complete your weekly www.quill.org and www.newsela.com assignments by Friday.
You will have a vocabulary quiz on the following term 2 review words on Monday, December 16th. This is the last vocabulary quiz of the term!
Term 2 Vocabulary Review List
Grade 4
Legislative branch- passes laws for a nation
Executive branch- carries out and enforces the laws made by Congress
Judicial branch- interprets and applies the laws
ELECTORATE – Those eligible to vote
INCUMBENT – A person currently holding office
PARTY PLATFORM – Statement of the principles or beliefs of a political group
blockaded - To stop people or supplies from coming into or going out of a country
surrender - To agree to stop fighting because you know that you will not win
port - A coastal location that has a harbor in which ships can dock
truce - An agreement to stop fighting, arguing, etc., for a certain period of time
Term 2 Vocabulary Review List
Grade 5
Drought- a long period of dry weather with little or no rain
Dictator- a ruler with total power over a country and its people
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)- helped transform the Tennessee River Valley from poverty to productivity by building dams to control flooding and produce electricity.
ELECTORATE – Those eligible to vote
INCUMBENT – A person currently holding office
PARTY PLATFORM – Statement of the principles or beliefs of a political group
The Blitz (or The Battle of Britain) - Hitler sent his Luftwaffe to bomb British cities, primarily London, targeting civilians as a way of breaking the resolve of the English. 40,000 were killed but the British held.
D-Day- June 6, 1944, the Allied landing on France's Normandy beaches to begin the liberation of Europe.
Joseph Stalin - The communist leader of the Soviet Union.
U-boats - Short for Unterseeboote, German submarines.
Term 2 Vocabulary Review List
Grade 6
Panama Canal- a man-made feature located in the country of Panama. It is an important waterway that allows ships to easily travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
Latitude and longitude- imaginary lines on a map that are used to find locations on Earth’s surface
Amazon River- the second largest river in the world that flows primarily through Brazil.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT – A political subdivision for the purpose of electing U.S. representatives
CANDIDATE – Person who seeks or is put forward by others for a political office
CAMPAIGN – Course of action designed to influence voters in an election
arable- land that is suitable for farming
currency- a system of money in use in a particular country
deity- a god or goddess; or the creator and supreme being in monotheistic religion such as Christianity
diplomatic relations- a relationship between two countries in which they send representatives to work in each other’s countries
Finally, you will have a word study quiz on the following lists Friday, December 13th.
Arrow Group
Star Group
Swirl Group
This Wednesday through Friday is our 4th grade camping trip to the Burton 4-H camp on Tybee Island! Those students who are attending are excused from the word study test, quill, and newsela assignments. I look forward to camping with you!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mr. Trent
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