The Great Depression

Dear Fifth Graders,

Please work with your group to write an answer for the following essays.  Your answers should be in paragraph format and your text book can be used as a resource. Good luck!

1.  What happened to American farmers on the Great Plains and in the South during the Great Depression?

2.  In what way was President Roosevelt's idea of what government should do to help citizens during the Great Depression more effective than Herbert Hoover's idea of government?

3.  What types of programs made up the New Deal? What effects did these programs have on people and the economy of the United States?

New Territories and WWI

Hello Our Brilliant Students,
Please work with your group to answer one of the essays below.  Make sure you use your textbook as a reference and answer the essay in paragraph form.

1.  In what way did WWI create changes in the US?

2.  How did Theodore Roosevelt help improve the US? List and describe at least three things.

3.  Describe the life of a soldier in WWI.

4.  Why was Alaska beneficial to the US?

The Kid in the Red Jacket

Hello Fifth Graders,
I hope you all enjoyed reading the novel "The Kid in the Red Jacket." What was your favorite part? Explain why.

I look forward to reading your posts.
Miss Mastronardi

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Dear Students,
Work with a partner or your group to answer one of the following questions.  Your answer should be in paragraph format.  You may use your textbook.

1.  What was the difference between economies of the North and the South?

2.  Why were Southerners so upset when Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860?

3.  What services did the Freedman's Bureau provide to former slaves?

4.  How did location affect development of industry in the United States during Reconstruction?

Good Luck,
Miss Mastronardi

What Would Have Happened?

Hello Brilliant Students,
I hope you are enjoying learning about the Civil War in social studies.  Please answer the following question in paragraph format.  Make sure you proofread your work before submitting it.

If Jefferson Davis had been elected instead of Abraham Lincoln, what do you think would have happened?


Be sure to back up your opinion with what we have been learning about in class.

~Miss Mastronardi

Welcome to Fifth Grade

Dear Fifth Graders,
Welcome to Fifth Grade! I hope you have enjoyed the first few days in our classroom.  Mr. Jennings and I are looking forward to a a great year with all of you!
For your first blog assignment we would like you to rate your first few days of school. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) how have you liked fifth grade so far? Please rate your fifth grade experience thus far and explain in a paragraph why you gave it that rating. 
We can't wait to read your responses!

Miss Mastronardi & Mr. Jennings

The Great Depression

Dear Students,
Please work with your group to answer one of the essay questions below.  Make sure you do a thorough job of explaining your answer and backing it up with facts from chapter 10 in your Social Studies book.

1.  What happened to the American farmers on the Great Plains AND in the South during the Great Depression?

2.  In what ways was President Roosevelt's idea of what government should do to help the citizens during the Depression  more effective than Herbert Hoover's idea of government?

3.  What type of programs made up the New Deal? What effects did these programs have on the people and economy of the US? Choose at least 2 programs of the New Deal to write about.

Good luck,
Miss Mastronardi