Day 145 was a half-day of school and then a sick day for poor Sophie, although she spent most of her time on the couch watching the PBS series "Liberty Kids" about the war and therefore we're counting it as a day of school. Plus today, Friday May 6th she will complete a EXTRA 5 x 5~
Sophie's Blog summary of Liberty Kids:
On my sick day I laid on the couch watching Liberty's kids most of the day. Here's what's happening:
It has been about a year since the war started and Sarah and James are getting all the footage of it, in person. They have made good friends with George Washington and met all sorts of important people. Benjamin Franklin has gone off to Paris to try to convince France for some help in the war. The battle of Trenton has happened and it got Benjamin Franklin some luck. Sarah has been sick and finally got better, I wonder what's going to happen next! I love liberty Kids because it teaches you so much in such a good way. With a GREAT story and great characters and how every character sees the war with their own eyes. "My own Eyes" is the theme song.
5 x 5 for 5th Grade
Slavery
5 Vocabulary
1. Slave quarter: On a plantation, a place in the field were slaves live
2. Slavery code: made up of laws that controlled the slaves activities and such
3. Slave auction: an auction where American colonists could buy African slaves
4. Jumping the broom: At wedding ceremonies some slaves would do an activity called, "Jumping the broom" some believed it was taking the jump in to married life
5. Overseer: One who kept watch over the work of the slaves
6. Family slave: a slave who the northern colonies used as part of their family
7. Manumitted: to release from slavery or servitude
8. Tuberculosis: a communicable disease caused by infection with the tubercle bacillus
5 Sentences
1. George Washington had a slave quarter; we didn't see it when we went to Mount Vernon though.
2. The slavery code had a lot of restrictions, especially to children.
3. Slave Auctions were mean; it was like this poor man was being treated like a box of pencils being sold at an auction.
4. One of the other things that slaves thought jumping the broom was was jumping backwards and the person who leaped the farthest back, got the upper hand in marriage.
5. The overseer in A Slave Family by Bobbie Kalman was trying to embarrass Aunt Jo with insults and humiliation in front of all the other slaves.
6. Phillis Wheatley was a family slave.
7. All the slaves wished to be manumitted, but it did not happen for another 100 years or so.
8. Tuberculosis most frequently affects the lungs.
5 Facts & Details
1. There were very few free black men at the time of the Revolution, almost none in the south.
2. Quasheba's family was living in the south, where slaves were more popular.
3. Quasheba's Aunt and Mother were field hands, they worked tilling soil.
4. Slaves were expected to work at the age of 10.
5. Overseers often punished slaves in front of other slaves to embarrass or humiliate them.
6. Overseers punished slaves if they even paused or slowed down for a second in their work.
7. There were no slaves in England at this time.
8. Slaves were one of the most important parts of the trade triangle.
5 Questions
1. What are some of the differences in slavery between the southern, middle, and northern colonies? A: In the north family slaves were popular, in the south for farming, in the middle for tradesmen jobs
2. Give two examples of laws from the slavery code in Georgia. (Hint: you'll have to look this up on-line). A: 1. Punishment if slaves for striking white people 2. Persecution for killing or branding cattle
3. Why is Quasheba sad? What is happening to her in the book A Slave Family? A: She is a slave and her father was missing, but then he came home
4. What age did the Master expect slave children to start working? A: 10
5. What does an overseer do on a Plantation? A: keeps watch over the slaves
6. When did the first slave ship arrive in America? A: 1619
7. What happened to most slave families? What were they most scared of? A: they were split up at auctions
8. Why weren't slaves allowed to marry or learn to read and write? A: because they were not allowed to make legal contracts
5 Math from Fraction Stories Skill 18
1. 16/25 divided by 24/35 = 14/15
2. 2/3 divided by 8/33 = 2 ¾
3. 15/16 divided by 9/32 = 3 1/3
4. 24/49 divided by 6/7 = 4/7
5. 11/24 divided by 33/40 = 5/9
Math: 1 page Guinness, Unit Review for Sylvan
*It was a beautiful day and since Sophie worked hard on this double- 5 x 5 we decided to take advantage of the Spring weather and play outside instead of doing the Chemistry lab, which we plan to catch up on Monday.
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