Social+Studies

5th Grade Wrap-Up
I have started to like social studies a little more every time I do it. My favorite ancient civilization that we studied this year was Greece. I really liked it because it is fun to study the myths and gods. In the other civilizations there weren't as many myth or god connections. These connections made it more interesting for me. I think the most interesting thing about all of the ancient civilizations that we studied to me was their daily life. It was interesting to me because it was something that was easy for me to compare to myself and other civilizations. I think i have improved a lot in all of the skills that are used for social studies. I have learned what a important fact that you need to remember is when you are reading. I have gotten better at taking notes on not just the sparkly stuff. I will remember most of the geography I think. I have learned connecting information and I have gotten better every time i wrote a social studies report or essay. I have improved a lot in social studies just this year! ==

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**Ancient Egypt (Everyday Life)**
Learning about Ancient Egypt was super interesting. I was able to take notes effectively from what I read. Most of the time I used my class time effectively but when we were taking notes sometimes I would talk a little bit to much. I had a lot of note cards with a lot of information that I finished in a timely manner. I need to work on organizing my information. In my rough draft I could have done better especially with the opening and closing paragraphs. I made changes more than the ones Ms. Eiteljorg told me to do when I read over it again. My final paper is my best work and I worked really hard on it. I had the creative part of my project ready on time but I forgot my finished paper at home so I brought it in the next day at school. The creative part of my project shows that it took time and effort (because it did!). I think that my creative project adds to my research paper because it can show what I am talking about when I describe an Ancient Egyptian's house. All of my work combined shows what I learned on Ancient Egyptian Everyday Life. I think that writing the paper was the most successful for me. The creative piece of this project was the hardest for me. For the next long-term project I do I learned that I should have a plan B because your first try on a art type project might not work. I need some practice on organizing information. Over all I think I did well on my research on everyday life.