Name:_____________________________________________
Second Grade Weekly Homework
Week of November 12­15, 2013
● Reading assignment: Refer to attached ”Paul Revere”
● Language Arts assignment: On a separate sheet of paper choose 2 from the following: 1. Put
spelling words in alphabetical order, 2. write spelling words in a complete sentence 3. write your
spelling words once in pencil, once in crayon and once in marker 4. write each letter a different
color
● Spelling words: side, kind, life, here, car, word, every, under, most, made, said, says, say, work,
our, more, when, form, from, wind, print, air, fill, along, lost, name, room, hope, same, glad
● ***During your spelling test any words using capital letters (other than pronouns or
proper nouns) are automatically incorrect***
● Writing: see attached story ”Paul Revere”
● Science/Social Studies: see attached story ”Paul Revere”
● Math Review
1. Sam has 7 pennies, 3 nickels, 2 dimes, 5 quarters, one $5 bill and a $10
bill in his pocket. How much money does he have in his pocket altogether?
2. Draw $23.46 in two different ways.
3. Matthew went to the store with $10.37. He spent $2.59 on candy. How
much money does Matthew have left?
4.How many vertices does an octagon have?
5. How many sides does a hexagon have?
Name: _________________________________________
Paul Revere: An American Patriot
Paul Revere (January 1, 1735-May 10,
1818) was a silversmith who tried to warn
American patriots that the British were coming as
the American Revolution began. Revere was born
in Boston, Massachusetts. Like his father, he was
a silversmith, making tableware and other items
out of silver and gold. During the French and
Indian War, he served as a soldier, fighting with
the British against the French and the Indians.
Soon after, Revere married Sarah Orne.
Reading Check: What job did Paul and his father both do ?
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Paul Revere joined the secret anti-British organization called the "Sons of
Liberty." On December 16, 1773, Revere and others participated in the Boston
Tea Party. The Tea Party was a protest against high British taxes (imposed by
the Stamp Act of 1765); the colonists dumped tea, a very valuable item at the
time, into Boston Harbor.
Reading Check: Why did the colonist dump the tea?
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Revere became a messenger for the colonists in their fight against the
British. On the night of April 18, 1775, Revere and William Dawes waited for a
signal from the steeple of the Old North Church in Boston; one lantern meant
that the British were coming by land, two lanterns meant that the British were
coming by sea. Two lanterns were shining; this meant that the British were coming
by sea. This was the beginning of the American Revolution.
Reading Check: What did one lantern mean?
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Their plan was to ride borrowed horses from Boston to Lexington, and on to
Concord, Massachusetts, to warn the people that the British were coming. Revere
was captured by the British near Lexington, and Samuel Prescott (who had joined
them on the ride) made it to Concord, warning Samuel Adams and John Hancock
to protect the military equipment stored at Concord. Revere became famous for
the ride because the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow later wrote a poem called
"The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." Revere commanded a garrison during the
Revolutionary War, but did not have a major part in the war. He later returned to
silversmithing, at which he prospered.
Word Bank:
British
Boston Harbor
American Revolution
sea
organization
April
silversmith
steeple
military
horses
Tea Party
1818
lanterns
coming
Massachusetts
Paul Revere (1735- ______________) was a messenger for the colonists in
America in their fight against the _______________________. Revere was
born in Boston, ___________________________. Like his father, he was a
______________________. Paul Revere joined the secret anti-British
__________________________ called the "Sons of Liberty."
On December 16, 1773, Revere and others participated in the Boston
______________________; they protested high British taxes (the Stamp Act
of 1765) by dumping tea (a valuable item at the time) into
________________________. On the night of __________________ 18,
1775, Revere and William Dawes waited for a signal from the
__________________________ of the Old North Church in Boston; one
lantern meant that the British were coming by land, two _________________
meant that the British were coming by sea. Two lanterns were shining; this meant
that the British were coming by _______________________. This was the
beginning of the __________________________. Their plan was to ride
__________________________ to Concord, Massachusetts, to warn that the
British were _________________. Revere was captured by the British near
Lexington, and only Samuel Prescott (who had joined them on the ride) made it to
Concord, warning Samuel Adams and John Hancock to protect
___________________________ equipment stored there.