5/8 Friday

Another week down! I hope you guys are doing good. It looks like things are slowly going to start returning to normal. I guess that's ok. I am still not sure if I am ready to go back into the public yet. People, in general, are nasty, and when you add a global pandemic to the mix, well I am not that confident. However, we can't stay inside forever (trust me I have tried!)
Next week in ELA we will be trying something new called Boomwriter. It is a class novel writing project that I thought might be fun to do while we are stuck at home. I will also be trying to schedule a day where we (both ELA classes) can get online together and discuss how it is supposed to work. We can also discuss anything you guys want to talk about. I will let you know the day and time.

1. Free Rice-Fridays just aren't the same without Free Rice. Try to be my new high score of 3 gazillion.

2. Short Story-We have spent this week looking at the short story,  "The Treasure of Lemon Brown". Look back over the story and make sure you have answered all the lettered questions. Then when you have finished with those, answer questions 1-11 found at the end of the story. Your answers should go in your Lemon Brown google doc.

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. CNN 10-Head here to catch up on the news. When finished, jump on your SS Google Doc and comment like always.

2. Industrial Revolution Inventions-This assignment will be due on Friday Here are the directions:

Go to the following website and look at the Industrial Revolution invention timeline. Once you have looked at some of the inventions, send me an email (subject should be "IR-Inventions") and pick the TEN Industrial Revolution inventions you think are the most important. Be sure to explain why you think so and write in complete sentences!

3. Study Island-Work on your Study Island units.

5/7 Thursday

1. Warm-Up-In your Norman Language Arts google doc, answer the following question. Make sure to date your post, fully explain your answer and use complete sentences.

2. Poem of the Day-Here is your new poem. Instead of doing your usual analysis, we are going to do something different. As you read the poem, I want you to focus on what the speaker considers "important". Then in your Lemon Brown Google doc, I want you to write a short essay comparing and contrasting what the speaker in the poem considers important and what the character lemon Brown considers important.

Also in your Google doc, answer the 5 Assessment Questions that accompany the poem.

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. CNN 10-Head here to catch up on the news. When finished, jump on your SS Google Doc and comment like always.

2. Industrial Revolution Inventions-This assignment will be due on Friday Here are the directions:

Go to the following website and look at the Industrial Revolution invention timeline. Once you have looked at some of the inventions, send me an email (subject should be "IR-Inventions") and pick the TEN Industrial Revolution inventions you think are the most important. Be sure to explain why you think so and write in complete sentences!

5/6 Wednesday

1. Creative Write- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative! The mood for your story should be exciting. Your story should be written in 1st person point of view.

2. Poetry Breakdown-Even though you are at home, you can't escape the awesomeness of poetry! Every few days I will give you guys a poem. I want you to break the poem down, stanza by stanza, and explain what it is actually saying. Also, does the poem use any figurative language? Does it use simile? Does it use metaphors? Personification? Email your breakdowns to me Jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org. Here is today's poem.

3. Read Theory-Let's get back to Read Theory I have included your passwords here and here. Please only log in using your own login. Work for 30 minutes!

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. CNN 10-Head here to catch up on the news. When finished, jump on your SS Google Doc and comment like always.

2. Industrial Revolution Inventions-This assignment will be due on Friday Here are the directions:

Go to the following website and look at the Industrial Revolution invention timeline. Once you have looked at some of the inventions, send me an email (subject should be "IR-Inventions") and pick the TEN Industrial Revolution inventions you think are the most important. Be sure to explain why you think so and write in complete sentences!

Tuesday 5/5

Sorry this is late...y'all know how crazy Star Wars day can get!

1. Short Story-Today we finish our new short story. Here again, is"The Treasure of Lemon Brown". 

2. Google Doc-Create and share a new google doc titled, First Name Last Name Lemon Brown. Your First assignment in the doc will be to answer all the questions that were located at the bottom of the pages of your story. They were lettered (a,b,c,d) so may sure you letter your answers.

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. CNN 10-Head here to catch up on the news. When finished, jump on your SS Google Doc and comment like always.

2. Today in History-Go to the following website and look over some of the things that happened on this date in history. Pick 3 things which you think are important and send me an email (Titled: Today in History) explaining why you chose the 3 events that you did. Remember to fully explain your answers. My email is jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org

5/4 Monday

As you may or may not know, today is Star Wars day. I have nothing more to say on that subject. I just wanted to make you guys aware of the fact and share a pic of Darth Vader cause I really love that dude!

1. Journal-It has been a while since I required you to write in your journal. Take some time today to do that. Update me on what's going on in your lives. What do you think about the state possibly beginning to lift the stay at home order? Have you used your time at home to enrich your life in any way? Have you used it to become even better at napping like I have? Let me know...

2. Short Story-Today we start a new short story. It's called "The Treasure of Lemon Brown".  Today, I just want you to focus on reading it. Nothing more nothing less.

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. CNN 10-Head here to catch up on the news. When finished, jump on your SS Google Doc and comment like always.

2. Industrial Revolution-New week, new revolution! Check out my Industrial Revolution Slides. When you have finished, I want you to send me an email detailing the main difference between the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. 

5/1 Friday

1. Free Rice-Even at home we need to flex our vocab muscles. Free Rice should help us do that.

2. Poetry Breakdown-Even though you are at home, you can't escape the awesomeness of poetry! Every few days I will give you guys a poem. I want you to break the poem down, stanza by stanza, and explain what it is actually saying. Also, does the poem use any figurative language? Does it use simile? Does it use metaphors? Personification? Email your breakdowns to me Jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org. Here is today's poem.

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. CNN 10-Head here to catch up on the news. When finished, jump on your SS Google Doc and comment like always.

2. Edpuzzle-Make sure you have completed both of your Edpuzzle assignments. today is the last day you can work on them.

3. Study Island-If you have finished your Edpuzzle assignments, set sail for beautiful Study Island. Don't forget the sunscreen!

4/30 Thursday

1. Warm-Up-In your Norman Language Arts google doc, answer the following question. Make sure to date your post, fully explain your answer, and use complete sentences.

2. Article -Head on over to Newsela Read the assigned article. Follow the instructions after that. Your article is titled, "A Sibling Planet for Earth?" Sounds intriguing...

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. CNN 10-Head here to catch up on the news. When finished, jump on your SS Google Doc and comment like always.

2. EDPuzzle-I appreciate you guys that completed the first assignment. Don't worry so much about your score. It was your first time. There is a second assignment waiting. Take your time and make use of the rewatch function. For you guys that have not yet joined head to the website Edpuzzle. There should be instructions you can follow to join our class. Once in the class, there is an assignment waiting for you. If you have any questions, send me an email.