Weekly Editing 4th Grade Q2

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Weekly Editing 4th Grade Q2
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Week 1- Monday

• Has you got rhythm. George Gershwin, writer of
  the song "I got Rhythm," did! Known for wonder
  ful melody's like "Strike Up the Band," this
  american composer also wrote the opera Porgy and
  Bess. Born on September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn New
  York, George often collaborated with his older
  brother, Ira. After a success on Broadway, George
  move to California and rote material for famus
  performers like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

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Day 2

• In Korea, the celebration called Chusok happen
  during September or October. The date change from
  year to year. Chusok its a time when the people
  of Korea give thanks for the autumn harvest. On
  Chusok, many Koreans visit the graves of there
  ancestors and leaf food for them. "Moon cake,"
  which made from rice chestnuts and other things
  is prepare the night before Chusok. Korean's
  dance, play, games, and exchange gift to mark the
  holiday.

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Day 3

• Ring! Ring! In September 1878, Emma M Nutt
  became the first female telephone operator. She
  took her post in boston, Massachusetts. She was
  pay just 3 per day for her werk. Emma must have
  injoyed her job. She continued to work as an
  operator for 33 year every time you here an
  operator say What city, please?" you should think
  of Emma Nutt.

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Day 4

• in September 1985, Dr. Robert Ballard made an
  amazing discovery! Seventy-five year after the
  ocean liner Titanic had sunk in the North
  Atlantic Ocean, ballard and his team founded the
  ships remains about 350 miles from newfoundland,
  canada. Nearly a year later, Ballard used a
  submersible craft named alvin and an underwater
  robot called Jason Jr. To explore the reck.

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Week 2- Monday

• What do you know about Jesse James. Jesse was
  born in september of 1847. He and his brother
  formed a gang of outlaws that robed banks stores
  and stagecoaches. When all the other members was
  cot or killed in 1876, the brother's started a
  new gang. Six years later, Jesse was dead. Robert
  Ford, a member of the knew gang, killed Jesse and
  claimed a 10,000 reward. Storys of Jesses
  adventures were widely read at the time and are
  still told today.

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Day 2

• California become a state in September, 1850.
  Today it is the most populous state, with large
  citys like San francisco, San diego, and Los
  angeles. Only the states of Alaska and Texas are
  big in size than California. California, which
  borders the country of mexico, is often called
  "The Golden State." Do you know about Californias
  tallest and oldest citizens. The states redwood
  trees grow to be 370 feet tall and live more than
  1,000 years.

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Day 3

• California become a state in September, 1850.
  Today it is the most populous state, with large
  citys like San francisco, San diego, and Los
  angeles. Only the states of Alaska and Texas are
  big in size than California. California, which
  borders the country of mexico, is often called
  "The Golden State." Do you know about Californias
  tallest and oldest citizens. The states redwood
  trees grow to be 370 feet tall and live more than
  1,000 years.

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Day 4

• Have you read a book by Lemony Snicket! Lemony
  Snicket is not a real persons name. Its and
  imaginary name used by the author of the A Series
  of Unfortunate Events books. In those books,
  which were first published in Septemer of 1999,
  readers follow Violet Klaus, and Sunny as they
  attempt to protect their fortune from greedy
  count olaf. The identity of Lemony is secret. but
  he communicates thru his representative, Daniel
  Handler.

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Week 3- Monday

• Haloween is a Holiday that many people observe
  on the last day of October every year Children
  and adults dress in costumes and go door to-door
  asking for candy. Some people hoste partys and
  serve Halloween treats such as caramel apples,
  pop corn, and cidar. Others celebrate by telling
  scary stories or watching spookey movies.

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Day 2

• Every october, people harvist pumpkins. they are
  used for many different thing. Some carve them
  into jack-o-lanterns, while others bake deserts
  such as pies and breads. Pumpkin seeds can be a
  special treat when roasted The bigest pumpkin
  ever recorded waighed over 1,800 pounds. Thats as
  much as a car!

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Day 3

• Every october, people harvist pumpkins. they are
  used for many different thing. Some carve them
  into jack-o-lanterns, while others bake deserts
  such as pies and breads. Pumpkin seeds can be a
  special treat when roasted The bigest pumpkin
  ever recorded waighed over 1,800 pounds. Thats as
  much as a car!

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Day 4

• October 12 1492, is the day when the explorer
  Christopher Columbus arrive in the New World.
  He sailed from Spain and landing in what is now
  the Bahamas, near the U.S. state of florida.
  Because Columbus was Italan, many serve there
  favorite Italian foods on the holiday. many
  native Americans and West Indians also honor the
  nativ cultures Columbus found on his journey. How
  do you celebrate the day. -

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Week 4- Monday

• Take time to enjoy some of the sights and
  activitie that come with the autumn seson. Have
  you ever picked apples at a orchard or jumped in
  a pile of leafs that have fallen from the trees.
  May be you have use a pumpkin, guord, or
  scarecrow to decorate your home. If the whether
  is starting to got colder where you live, try
  bundling up and going on a hike.

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Day 2

• President, Jimmy Carter grew up in the small town
  of Plains Georgia. No one could have predicted
  what his future hold when he was born on October
  1, 1924. The death of his father brought Jimmy
  into the families farming business he became a
  community leader, then Georgia's governor, and,
  eventually, president of the United states. As
  president, Carter was nown as a piecemaker. Since
  then, he has build many homes for families in
  need.

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Day 3

• Each October, thousands in India gather to
  celebrate the live of Mahatma Gandhi. Born in
  Porbandar, India, on October 2 1869, Gandhi
  receive world attention for his belief in peace
  ful protest. When he seen violence, he sometime
  stoped eating. That usuly made people think, and
  soon the violence would stop "You must be the
  change you wish to see in the world, Gandhi said.
  He was killed by an assassin at the age of 79.

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Day 4

• The first successful launch off a man-made
  satellite happened on October 4, 1957, That
  satellite, launched by the Soviet Union was named
  Sputnik I. The launch caused a renewed emphesis
  on the teaching of science in america. The
  satellite, which weighed 184 pound took off from
  the soviets' Tyuratam launch site. Though it was
  active for just 21 days, Sputnik I mark the
  beginning of the Space Age and exploration beyond
  planet earth.

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Week 5- Monday

• Near Springfield, ohio, a great Native american
  leader, Tecumseh, was born in march 1768. As a
  leader of the shawnee Indians, tecumseh did not
  except treaties that had give Indian land to
  whites he was a powerful speaker who hoped all
  tribes would join together to save Indian lands.
  Though he wanted peace, Tecumseh did not ruleout
  the use of force. He lost his life in the War of
  1812. He was shot by a bullet from an American's
  gun.

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Day 2

• Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "It is not fair to
  ask of other's what you are unwilling to do your
  self. Those are words she live by when her
  husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became
  president of the United States. As first lady,
  Eleanor work hard to improve life for
  underprivileged people of all creeds races, and
  nations. Each October 11 the anniversary of
  Eleanors birth, many people take time to remember
  the great woman she became.

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Day 3

• On October 13 1792 the cornerstone was laid for
  a building that is now the oldest in Washington
  D.C. Designed by irish architect James Hoban,
  this 100-room building is the home of the
  president and his family. The building was given
  the name "White House" about ten years after it's
  construction the White House was burned down by
  british troops in 1814, but it was rebuild with
  in three years.

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Day 4

• Dwight D Eisenhower was born in Denison Texas on
  October 14, 1890. He gain fame as a military
  leader during World War II and the Korean War.
  With the slogan "I like Ike," Eisenhower one a
  big victory in the presidential election of 1952
  he was re-elected in 1956. While he was
  President, he work hard to gaining equal rights
  for black people. "There must be no second class
  citizens in this country, he wrote.

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Week 6- Monday

• William Penn, was born in England on October 14
  1644. A follower of the quaker religion, Penn
  dreamed of establishing a place where people
  would be free to worship in what ever way they
  wanted. He recieved the land he wished for from
  Englands King Charles II He settled that land as
  a colony called Pennsylvania. Penn traveled twice
  to Pensylvania but each time he had to return to
  England? He died in England in 1718.

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Day 2

• From the first day the peanuts comic strip
  appear in newspapers, the antics of Charlie Brown
  and his dog, snoopy had readers in stitches.
  Created by Charles M Schulz, the strip first
  appeared in October 1950. Other Peanuts
  characters included Linus Lucy and Sally. In the
  strip, when ever things went rong, Charlie's
  response was, Good grief!" When Schulz died in
  February 2000 many wondered if Charlie would ever
  kick a football.

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Day 3

• Thanksgiving is a american holiday that
  celebrates the pilgrims successful harvest. The
  pilgrims were thankful that they had survived in
  the New World. At the first Thanksgiving feast,
  people ate lobster, along with seal, swan, and
  dear meat. In modern times, we serve turkey
  diners, have familey gatherings, and watch foot
  ball games. Many also donate food to neighbors
  who dont have enough two eat. - See more at
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Day 4

• Smoking cigarettes and using tobaco can cause
  heart disease and cancer Thats why the American
  Cancer Society encourages smokers to quit. A
  special event, The Great American Smokeout,
  happen on the third thursday of November. When
  people stops smoking, they become healthyer. in
  just a few weeks, their heart rates go back to
  normal, and there blood vessles and lungs start
  to work better.

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Week 7- Monday

• Squanto, a member of the native American patuxet
  tribe, helped the Pilgrims servive after a hard
  winter in the New World. He showing them how to
  catch fish grow corn, and fertilize crop. He also
  worked to keep piece with other tribes. In fall
  1621, the gratefull Pilgrims held a harvest
  celebration that we remember in November with the
  Thanks giving holiday

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Day 2

• Every November, stores offer special sales in
  the friday after Thanksgiving. the day is know as
  Black Friday because when busineses make a lot of
  monney, they call it being in the black. black
  Friday starts the holiday shoping season and is
  the time when many people bye gifts for friends
  an family.

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Day 3

• In 1919, president Woodrow Wilson proclamed
  November 11 Armistice Day to celebrate the end
  of, the fighting in World War I. Congress change
  the name of Armistice Day in 1954 in order to
  include American vetarans of all wars. Veterans
  Day honors our countrys military men an women for
  there willingness to help protect the United
  States Every year on this day, a national
  ceremony is held exact at 11 a.m.

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Day 4

• Author and illustrator Janell Cannon enjoys
  write storys about aminals that make people
  uncomfortable. Her first successful book
  Stellaluna told the tail of a bat whom befriends
  three baby birds. Cannon wanted her book to be
  like a mirror. "Anyone who looks into it will see
  their own story in they're own way" she said.
  Cannon works out of her california home, which
  she shares with a cat and a parrot. She was born
  on November 3, 1957.

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Week 8- Monday

• On November 4, 1922 english archaeologist Howard
  Carter made one of the most important discoverys
  of modern times. While on an expedition to Egypt,
  Carter discovered the tomb of king Tutankhamen.
  King Tut had became Egypts ruler when he was 9
  years old he died just a few years later.
  Discovered 3,000 years after Tuts's death, the
  tomb contained many priceless treasures that are
  now display in a Museum in the city of Cairo.

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Day 2

• Kay Thompson was born in St Louis, Missouri, on
  November 9 1908. "I was a stage-struck kid, she
  said "and I got out of St. Louis fast." In New
  York City, Thompson become a successfull dancer
  and singer. When she was late for a rehearsal one
  day, she apologize in the high-pitched voise of a
  6-year-old. The character she create that day
  would soon become the character in a popular
  childrens book, Eloise.

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Day 3

• The Winter Solstice happens evry year on a day
  any where from december 20 to 23. The sun seems
  to stop moving, and it appear to rise and set in
  the same place. In fact, the word solstice
  comes from the latin words for sun stands
  still. In the Northern Hemispere, the Winter
  Solstice is the shortest day of the year This
  event also means that the whether starts to get
  colder north of the earths equator.

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Day 4

• Earths axis is tilted, so as we orbit the Sun,
  the angle of the sunlight hitting our planet
  changes through out the year. In December,
  people in the northern Hemisphere feel colder
  because they are tilted away form the Sun. at the
  same time, people in the Southern Hemispere are
  tilter toward the Sun, makeing it warmer in tat
  part of the world.

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Week 9- Monday

• Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights is a
  celebration in the Jewish calender that ocurs
  ever year in December. Jews in ancient times
  beleived it was a miracle when a small amount of
  lamp oil lasted for eight days. Today, many
  celebrate the eight day of the festival by
  lighting candels in a special candlestick called
  a menorah. they all so give gifts and enjoy fryed
  foods such as jelly-filled doughnuts.

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Day 2

• Held from December 26 to January 1, Kwanzaa is
  an African-American holiday that were first
  celebrated in 1966. It's name come from words in
  the swahili language that mean "first fruits,"
  and it honors the harvest celebrations of africa
  Among the symbol of Kwanzaa are a mat a
  candleholder and corn. The mat stands for
  tradition the candleholder stand for family roots
  and the corn stands for children and the future.

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Day 3

• Christmas is a winter holiday celebrated allover
  the world. Different countries and familys have
  meny traditions that came from several cultures
  over the years. People often give gifts sing
  songs, feest with family and friends, or go to
  worship services. Christmas is also a time four
  helping others in need. Do you celebrate
  christmas or an other December holiday.

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Day 4

• Many people celebrate holidays like Chrismas,
  Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa by giving gifts. Gifts dont
  need to costs a lot. Some times the best gift is
  one you make yourself, such as a hand-knit
  sweater. Another nice gift might be shareing your
  time or tallents. Why not offer to babysit or
  cook a meal for a relative. The Holiday season
  are also a grate time to help your community. Try
  donating to a food bank or toy drive.