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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

12/18 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Today we will once again be using the website FitBrains.

2. Holiday Infographic - Take a look at the following infographics. You will write three EOG like questions on paper for each infographic. You will also need an answer key.

-Christmas Dinner Infographic
-Holiday Misgivings Infographic
-The Most Popular Holidays Toys Infographic

3. Holiday Fun- Below are several links which will help get you in the holiday mood!! Enjoy!

4 Holiday Essay - You may select one of the following prompts for your essay topic.  Your essay should have four paragraphs and contain at least 25 sentences.  Please complete it on paper and proofread it before turning in.

Choice 1 -- What does it mean to have the "holiday spirit"?  You should include many examples and details to help support your views.

Choice 2 -- What are you and your family most grateful for this holiday season?  Why?

Choice 3 -- What are five things you could do to help someone less fortunate on Christmas?  

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

12/17 Tuesday



1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words.



2. Weekly Vocab-Use this time to finish your sentences. If you are finished, use this time to study and play some Quizlet games.

3. NC Write-Either finish or revise your story from yesterday. Remember our goal is a score of 30!

4. Gift of the Magi-Today we will finish reading our short story. When we have finished we will complete a worksheet.

5. Christmas Word Search-Using graph paper given to you by Mr. Norman, you will select 12 Christmas related words, and then use those words to create a Christmas Word Search.

6. Christmas Across the Globe-Christmas is celebrated all over the world. For this assignment, you will research Christmas celebrations different from your own. You will then create a Christmas Tradition Google doc on which you will include at least 20 facts, pictures, videos, songs, and other things detailing different kinds of celebrations.

Monday, December 16, 2013

12/16 Monday

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. Weekly Vocabulary-This week, our Vocabulary Words come from a short story we will be reading. Take some time to get to know these words.

3. Vocabulary Sentences-This week you will need to create 3 sentences for each of your words.

4. NC Write-Today you will be using NC Write to create a short story about Christmas. Your story must begin with the sentence "It was getting late and Santa Claus was already running behind......" Your story should be creative and contain at least 200 words.

5. Gift of the Magi-Today we will start reading the short story titled "The Gift of the Magi."

6. Christmas Word Search-Using graph paper given to you by Mr. Norman, you will select 12 Christmas related words, and then use those words to create a Christmas Word Search.

7. Global Trade Review-We will use this time to review the Mughal and Ottoman Empires.

8. Christmas Across the Globe-Christmas is celebrated all over the word. For this assignment, you will research Christmas celebrations different from your own. You will then create a Christmas Tradition Google doc on which you will include at least 20 facts, pictures, videos, songs, and other things detailing different kinds of celebrations.

9. Christmas Origins-I often say that the best way to fully appreciate something is to know its origin. With that in mind, you are to use the internet to research and find the origins of the following things associated with Christmas.

-Santa Claus
-Christmas Trees
-Gift giving
-Santa's Elves
-Christmas lights

Once you have researched the above things, on a blank sheet of paper, write what you have learned about their origins. Be sure to write in complete sentences.

Friday, December 13, 2013

12/13 Friday

1. Free Rice Friday-Learn new words, donate some rice to the needy, it's a WIN-WIN situation. It's FREE RICE time!!!

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to finish those Word Boxes. You also need to be studying your words. 

3. Analyze the Quotes-Read the following quote. In your Language Arts Google doc, analyze each quote. What do you think the speaker meant? Why do you think this? How does this quote relate to you?
Remember to write in complete sentences and to fully explain your answers.

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year"


"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ”


"Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”

4. The Outsiders-Before we read from our class novel, go to your Outsider Google doc. and answer the following prompt:

Make 3 predictions about what you think will happen in the rest of the book. Make sure these are well thought and make sense with the book (you would not predict that Pony turns out to be an alien!). Make sure your predictions are fully explained and written in complete sentences.

5. NC Write-Let's improve the scores on our newest NC Write prompt.

6. Global Trade-It is time for the arrival of King Jeremy! Make sure your groups are ready to present. 

Thursday, December 12, 2013

12/12 Thursday

1. Game Time-Today we will be using a new site for our gaming. The website FitBrains contains many games designed to test and increase your cognitive abilities. You will need to create an account. We will go over all of this together. The games themselves are fun but challenging. Let's get playing!

2. Word Boxes-Take this time to work on your Weekly Vocabulary Word Boxes. They will be due tomorrow. If you have finished, use this time to study or play some Quizlet games with your words.

3. Analyze the Quotes-Read the following quote. In your Language Arts Google doc, analyze each quote. What do you think the speaker meant? Why do you think this? How does this quote relate to you?
Remember to write in complete sentences and to fully explain your answers.

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year"

"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ” 

"Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”

4. The Outsiders-Before we read from our class novel, go to your Outsider Google doc. and answer the following prompt:

Make 3 predictions about what you think will happen in the rest of the book. Make sure these are well thought and make sense with the book (you would not predict that Pony turns out to be an alien!). Make sure your predictions are fully explained and written in complete sentences. 

5. NC Write-Let's improve the scores on our newest NC Write prompt.

6. Global Trade-Let's review The Ottoman and Mughal Empires.

7. Global Trade Project-Get with your group and work on your weekly project. 

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

12/9 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words.


2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to work on those Word Boxes.

3. The Outsiders-Our quiz is less than 4 days away! Let's take this time to read. Also, work on those Summary Sketches.

4. Outsiders Google Doc-In your Outsiders Google doc you need to summarize what you have read since your last summary. Also, describe in detail any characters you have not written about yet.

5. Study Island-Today we are going to go back and test our skills at summarization. Go to Study Island and complete the 12/10 assignment. Complete 10 questions.

6. NC Write-See if you can improve your score from yesterday!

7. Slavery Warm-Up-In your Norman Social Studies Google doc, respond to the following writing prompt:

What might be some good things that might result from trading with another country or empire? What might be some bad things that could occur? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

8. Global Trade-Today we will be looking at the Mughal Empire of India

9. Global Trade Market-This week we will be doing our Global Trade Unit. Here are the directions for your Social Studies Weekly Project:

The class will soon be visited by King Jeremy the First from the country of Normania. He is looking to enter into trade with another continent or empire. You and your group will research your assigned continent or empire and use props to represent the items which your area can trade. Your goal is to entice King Jeremy the First into entering into a trading partnership with your group. Every member of the group will speak, and the trade props must be explained. (Example-What is Silk, and why would King Jeremy need it?) Groups must have and present at least 4 trade items. King Jeremy likes to ask questions so BE PREPARED!

Sunday, December 8, 2013

12/9 Monday

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. Weekly Vocabulary-Take a few minutes to get to know your new Weekly Vocabulary Words.

3. Vocabulary Word Boxes- This week you will be using all 8 of your vocab. words to create 8 Vocab Boxes. In case you forgot, here are the directions:



4. The Outsiders- Remember our second class novel quiz is coming at the end of the week. Grab a copy and your Reading Notebook and get to work. You are to create 3 Summary Sketches.

5.  NC Write-I have always been obsessed with Christmas. It has always been my favorite time of year and I have extremely fond memories of the gifts I received. You are now going to tell me about YOUR favorite Christmas gift. This should be a gift that you will remember for the rest of your life. Go to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "The Greatest Christmas Gift I Ever Received". Your essay should be at least 150 words.

6. Christmas Word Search-Using graph paper given to you by Mr. Norman, you will select 12 Christmas related words, and then use those words to create a Christmas Word Search.

7. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc. Remember to fully explain your answers.

What do you think the term "global trade" means? Explain your answer.

8. Global Trade Market-This week we will be doing our Global Trade Unit. Here are the directions for your Social Studies Weekly Project:

The class will soon be visited by King Jeremy the First from the country of Normania. He is looking to enter into trade with another continent or empire. You and your group will research your assigned continent or empire and use props to represent the items which your area can trade. Your goal is to entice King Jeremy the First into entering into a trading partnership with your group. Every member of the group will speak, and the trade props must be explained. (Example-What is Silk, and why would King Jeremy need it?) Groups must have and present at least 4 trade items. King Jeremy likes to ask questions so BE PREPARED!
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Friday, December 6, 2013

12/6 Friday

1. Weekly Vocabulary Create-A-Quiz-We are starting out today by using our weekly words to create a quiz. Use all five of your words and try to make your quiz as tough as you can without being impossible! You will need to do this on a piece of paper.

2. Weekly Vocabulary 5x5x5-Finish up those 5x5x5s!. If you are finished you can use your flash cards to study for the quiz.

3. QUIZ TIME!

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4. Benchmark-We are going to use the time left before our Christmas Break to review all the things covered on the Benchmark. First up is Central Idea. Head over to Study Island and do the Central Idea Assignment. Complete 12 questions.

5. The Outsiders-When we are done with our quiz, we will be reading from our class novel. You will also need to grab your Reading Notebooks and complete 3 awesome Summary Sketches.

6. NC Write-Those NC Write submissions from yesterday were kind of pitiful. Let's take the rest of class and improve them.

7. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

Why do you think it is so important to learn about other countries and regions of the world besides our own? Remember to fully explain your answer.

8. China-Let's finish strong! Grab a Blue Book, and knock out the rest of that China unit!

Thursday, December 5, 2013

12/5 Thursday

1. Would You Rather-In you Norman Language Arts Google Doc, answer the following would you rathers. Be sure to fully explain your answers.

Would you rather be able to fly or turn invisible? 

Would you rather be blind or be deaf?

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to study your weekly words and work on your 5x5x5s.

3. The Outsiders-We are going to have some time today to read from our class novel. Remember that next week is our second quiz!

4. Benchmark-We are going to use the time left before our Christmas Break to review all the things covered on the Benchmark. First up is Central Idea. Head over to Study Island and do the Central Idea Assignment. Complete 12 questions.

5. NC Write-Log in to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Academics for Athletics." Do only 1 draft. Do not make any revisions yet.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

What is the most interesting thing you have learned so far about China?

7. China-We will continue covering the China unit in our Blue Book.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

12/4/13 Wednesday

1. BONUS-The first student who correctly emails me with the answer to the following question will receive 5 bonus points on their next quiz or assignment! This should be in your OWN WORDS and not copied and pasted.

Where did the name Wednesday come from?

2. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words.

Fun idea for a writing prompt! Why is the dog on the motorcycle? Where is he going?

3. Game Time-We now have 7 games to choose from. Take this time to relax and have some Language Arts style fun!

Eight Letter Game 
Wordsearch.
Knoword 
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

4. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to work on those 5x5x5s. The words can be found on yesterday's post.

5. Glogster-Lets finish up those Glogsters we started yesterday.

6. Benchmark-We are going to use the time left before our Christmas Break to review all the things covered on the Benchmark. First up is Central Idea. Head over to Study Island and do the Central Idea Assignment. Complete 12 questions. 

7. Independent Reading-It has been quite awhile since we read our library books. Let's break them out, shake off the dust, and get reading!

8. China-Keep reading about China in our Blue Books. You should be close to finishing Section 3 (and its assessment before the end of class.) Make sure to answer your questions with complete sentences. 

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

12/3 Tuesday




Thanksgiving is over.....but Christmas is closer than ever!!!!!


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. Weekly Vocabulary-This week you have 5 words, so naturally you are to do a 5x5x5.




*Directions: Write each word and its definition five times. When finished, create a paragraph with at least five sentences that uses all five words correctly. Make sure to underline the vocabulary words in your created paragraph.

1. aptitude -- the ability to learn or understand something quickly

2. attentive -- paying careful attention to the concerns of others; being considerate

3. banish -- to force or leave a country or place; exile

4. barricade -- an obstacle used to block

5. bluff -- using a false display of confidence to trick or deceive someone


3. The Outsiders-We have taken our first Outsiders Quiz. The results were lower than I had expected...but considering that this is the Christmas season, I am going to give you a gift. Take this time to go over your quiz and see what you missed. Correct your mistakes and I will change your grade! If you are happy with your score, then take this time to read.


4. Glogster - Today we will practice using Glogster. I think you should create your own account and make sure you add your user name and password to your password sheet.

You have options for signing up:

You may have made an account in 6th grade. Try to use that one. If you forgot your password or user name, try to sign in and click "forgot." They'll send your information to your email.
Sign up for a free student account. My educator code is 7BUCA4
Sign in with your Google Account. It's in the type right corner.
After getting signed in, please start a new glog. We'll have a little contest. Your job is to create a glog on Pamlico Middle School. Your interactive poster should be creative and highlight all of the good things at Pamlico Middle.


For today, do not use any videos on your glog. No YouTube searching is needed today.

When finished, you will put the URL to your glog in my class dropbox (I will show/model this for you). Make sure that your glog is public and can be viewed by others.

5. Independent Reading-It's time we got back to reading our library books. Take this time to quietly read your books.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc. Remember to fully explain your answers.

What do you think the term "global trade" means? Explain your answer.

7.China-Before we begin our unit on Global Trade, it is important that we learn more about the regions involved. Grab a Blue Book from the shelf. Go to page 506 and start reading. Answer the questions found on page 509 on a blank sheet of paper. If you finish this before the end of class, then move on to Section 2 starting on page 510. Answer the section 2 questions found on page 515.



Monday, November 25, 2013

11/24 Monday

1. Proper Table Setting-Take a minute to look at this proper table setting. This is how fancy-pants people eat. What do you think about this table setting?


2. Thanksgiving Mad-Lib-Here is the link for a Thanksgiving themed Mad-Lib. Take your time and create 3 awesome Mad-Libs. When you have your favorite, copy and paste it and share with me in an email!

3. NC Write-Go to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "The Perfect Thanksgiving."

4. Thanksgiving Quiz-How well do you know Thanksgiving? Take this Thanksgiving Quiz and find out...

5. The First Thanksgiving-Take some time to read this article. On a sheet of paper, write 4 things from the article that you found interesting, shocking, or confusing. Make sure to write in complete sentences.

6. Thanksgiving Word search-Lets just relax with a word search...

Friday, November 22, 2013

11/22 Friday

1. Free Rice-Free Rice Friday time......Our score to beat is 1200.

2. Analyze the Quote-Read the following quotes. In your Language Arts Google doc, analyze each quote. What do you think the speaker meant? Why do you think this? Remember to write in complete sentences and to fully explain your answers. 

-"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

-"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

-"The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds."


3. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to finish your "S" video Short Story.

4. Theme-We are going to go over the theme group work you guys did yesterday.

5. The Outsiders-Our quiz is coming in a few minutes. Take this time to read and review for your quiz.

6.  Glogster - Today we will practice using Glogster. I think you should create your own account and make sure you add  your user name and password to your password sheet. You have options for signing up:

You may have made an account in 6th grade. Try to use that one. If you forgot your password or user name, try to sign in and click "forgot." They'll send your information to your email.
Sign up for a free student account. My educator code is 7BUCA4
Sign in with your Google Account. It's in the top right corner.
After getting signed in, please start a new glog. We'll have a little contest. Your job is to create a glog on Pamlico Middle School. Your interactive poster should be creative and highlight all of the good things at Pamlico Middle.


For today, do not use any videos on your glog. No YouTube searching is needed today.

When finished, you will put the URL to your glog in my class dropbox (I will show/model this for you). Make sure that your glog is public and can be viewed by others.

7. JFK-Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy. Go to the following websites and read about JFK. The websites are herehere, and here. Using the information on these sites, answer the following questions on a sheet of paper. (Remember to answer in complete sentences.)

1. John F. Kennedy was the ______ President of the United States. ( I am looking for a number)

2. Was JFK a Democrat or a Republican?

3. Where was JFK born?

4. Where did JFK go to college?

5. How, when, and where did JFK die?

6. Who became president after JFK died? 

7. What branch of the military was JFK a member of?

8. How many children did JFK have? What were their names?

9. What is Communism?

10. How old was JFK when he was elected president?

8. JFK Timeline-The website Esri Media has an awesome interactive timeline on the life of John F. Kennedy. Use this time to browse the timeline, watch the videos, and learn all you can about Kennedy. 






Thursday, November 21, 2013

11/21 Thursday

1. Would-You-Rather-This is something we will occasionally do. Answer both "would you rather" questions in your Language Arts Google Doc. Make sure to fully explain your answers.

Would you rather time travel to the past or to the future?

Would you rather always lose or never play?


2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to work on your "S" word short stories. Remember they are not due to till Friday, so make them awesome!

3. Theme-Check your Gmail to make sure that you have gotten your "How to Find Theme" email from me.

4. Finding Theme Part 1-You will be partnering with a classmate to complete a theme finding exercise.

5  Glogster - Today we will practice using Glogster. I think you should create your own account and make sure you add it to your user name and password to your password sheet.
You have options for signing up:

You may have made an account in 6th grade. Try to use that one. If you forgot your password or user name, try to sign in and click "forgot." They'll send your information to your email.
Sign up for a free student account. My educator code is 7BUCA4
Sign in with your Google Account. It's in the type right corner.
After getting signed in, please start a new glog. We'll have a little contest. Your job is to create a glog on Pamlico Middle School. Your interactive poster should be creative and highlight all of the good things at Pamlico Middle.


For today, do not use any videos on your glog. No YouTube searching is needed today.

When finished, you will put the URL to your glog in my class dropbox (I will show/model this for you). Make sure that your glog is public and can be viewed by others.

6. The Outsiders-Our quiz is tomorrow. Spend this time either reading or reviewing. The quiz will cover major events and characters.

7. Slavery-We will continue our slavery unit.





Wednesday, November 20, 2013

11/21 Wednesday

1. Game Time-We have a new game today! Its called Word Craze. Here's the instructions for the game:

Guess as many words as you can in under a minute. There is a catch though. Your words must match up with the target letter and position shown above a word. Words cannot be used more than once and they must be valid to score. Each letter contains a different value according to how often it appears in our dictionary.

Eight Letter Game 
Wordsearch.
Knoword 
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Mystery Read!-Today we are going to solve a mystery!

3. Theme-Let's practice those theme finding skills.

4. The Outsiders-Our test is on Friday. Read and/or review your class novel.

5. Prefix/Suffix-Let's do some work together as a class.

6. Slavery-Today we will be reviewing and looking at the causes of slavery and how slaves were treated.

Slavery Presentation

ENRICHMENT
Today for Enrichment we are going to have a Website battle. You will visit both websites. Really spend some quality time on each site. Then you will send me an email titled "Website Battle 1". In the email you should tell me which site you preferred and why. Remember to write in complete sentences and to fully explain you answers.

TODAY'S BATTLE

Flockdraw         VS             Art Pad

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

11/19 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. In your Norman-Language Arts Google doc, write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words.


2. Weekly Vocabulary-Use this time to work on your "S" Videos and your short story. You have all week to work on this, so your stories should be awesome!

3. Theme-Go back to yesterday's blog post and finish working on Number 5.

4. Theme Practice-Now we are going to practice what we have learned about finding a story's theme.

5. The Outsiders-Take this time to read and/or review our class novel. REMEMBER our quiz is on Friday!

6. Prefix/Suffix-I hope you held on to both Prefix/Suffix worksheets I gave you!

7. Slavery Warm-Up-In your Norman Social Studies Google doc, respond to the following writing prompt:

If slavery is wrong, why has it existed for so many years?

8. Slavery-If you have finished both your SAS Curriculum Middle Passage assignment and your Middle Passage reading passage and Create-a-Quiz, then you need to complete the following assignment:

African Slave Trade - Go to the following links and read more about the Slave Trade. As you are reading, you need to create a fact sheet containing 15 facts you learned from the 3 sites. You must have at least 2 facts from each site. 

Monday, November 18, 2013

11/18 Monday

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. Weekly Vocabulary -- This week we are going to change up things a bit. Watch some of the      "S" Vocabulary Videos.

Your assignment is to create a short story using at least 12 of the "S" words correctly. You can add suffixes (review your prefix/suffix worksheet) to the words to make them fit better, but all words used must fit the context of your story. Rewatch some of the videos if necessary to better understand the words. This should be completed on a blank piece of paper and is due on Friday. Remember to underline each vocabulary word in your story.

The temptation with this assignment is to write as short a story as possible. Be careful not to cram too many specific vocabulary words in a few sentences, as context mistakes are likely.

3. The Outsiders- We will be having our 1st quiz on our class novel this week.

4. Prefix/Suffix-I hope you held on to both Prefix/Suffix worksheets I gave you!

5. Theme-This week we are going to be discussing Theme. Finding a story's theme is extremely important. Watch the following video on finding theme.


 Now you need to visit the following websites on theme. The sites are Here, Here, and  Here.
As you watch the video and search the sites you need to take notes on the best ways to find a story's theme. When you have finished, you are to send me an email titled THEME. In this email you are to use the information from the video and the websites to make a list of the 7 best ways to find a story's theme. Your email should contain complete sentences and you must fully explain each of your 7 ways of finding theme.

6. Slavery Warm-Up-In your Norman Social Studies Google doc, respond to the following writing prompt:

“You are awoken in the dead of night and taken away from your home and family. You are then transported by people who do not speak your language to a country that is completely foreign to you. Write your thoughts, feelings, fears, etc…”

7. Middle Passage-We will be discussing The Middle Passage handout from last week. 

Friday, November 15, 2013

11/15 Friday



1. Free Rice-Free Rice Friday!!!!

2. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-It's time to finish your Weekly Vocabulary projects....

3. Weekly Vocabulary-Take about 10 minutes to study your Weekly Vocabulary Words. There will be a quiz!

4. Weekly Vocab. Quiz

QUIZ

5. The Outsiders-Grab a book and get reading. If you have not done the 7 Character Ice Cream Cones you need to finish that now.

6. Middle Passage-You will be reading a passage on the slave trade. When you have finished reading, you will need to create a 10 question pop quiz on the passage. 

7. Slavery Obituary-Keep working on your obituaries.

ENRICHMENT
Today for Enrichment we are going to have a Website battle. You will visit both websites. Really spend some quality time on each site. Then you will send me an email titled "Website Battle 1". In the email you should tell me which site you preferred and why. Remember to write in complete sentences and to fully explain you answers.

TODAY'S BATTLE

Flockdraw         VS             Art Pad




Thursday, November 14, 2013

11/14 Thursday

1. Game Time-Yeah I know we did Game Time yesterday, but we are going to do it again! Sit back, relax, and play some games...

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-Your 3-2-1s are due tomorrow! Use this class time to finish them up!

3. Incredibox-This awesome website let's you create some amazing tunes! Let's fill our class with the sounds of beautiful music.

4. What Happened to Columbus?-By now we all know about Columbus and his famous voyage but what happened afterward? Use this fact sheet to find out. Thoroughly read the fact sheet. When you have finished reading, on a blank sheet of paper write 20 facts contained on the site. Remember to write in complete sentences.  

5. Native American Language-Besides foods and animals, another thing that we took from the Native Americans was parts of their language. Go to SAS Curriculum and work on assignment 1273. 

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

11/13 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. We do  not have a new game thios week so enjoy our older games. When we have finished Game Time, send me an email Titled "Last Name-Game Review." In this email you need to rank our games according to how you like them. For example, if your favorite game is Knoword, that would be number 1 on  your rankings, and if your least favorite game is Popword, then that would be ranked 6th (we have 6 games). Be sure to include a brief explanation as to why you ranked the games as you did.


Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to study your Weekly Vocabulary Words.

3. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1- Continue working on your 3-2-1s.

4. The Outsiders-Read and work on those Character Ice-Cream Cones.  

5.Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

Why do you think that slavery exists? Be sure to fully explain your answers. 

6. Slavery Unit-Today we will continue looking at slavery.

7. Slavery Obituary-Continue working on your obituaries. 




Tuesday, November 12, 2013

11/12 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words.



2. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are your Weekly Vocabulary Words. This week we have a whopping 14 WORDS. Take some time to familiarize yourself with your new words.

3. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-Use all of your words to complete your 3-2-1 assignment. Here are the instructions:

Write each word 3 times
Write each word and definition 2 times
Write 1 sentence using each of your vocab words (make sure you underline the vocabulary word)



4. The Outsiders-Grab a copy and let's read. While you are reading, you should be creating 7 Character Ice-Cream Cones in your Reading Notebook.

5. Prefix/Suffix-Let's take a look at Prefixes and Suffixes again! First, visit the following websites and read up on our subject. When you have finished, we will discuss. The websites are here, here, and here.

6. Prefix and Suffix Game-Take some time to play some Prefix and Suffix Games.

7.Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.


Where and when do you think slavery started? Why do you think this? Remember to explain your answers.

8. Slavery Obituary-You will be given a slip of paper with a name typed on it. That name is someone who is important to the topic of slavery. You will use the next few days to research your person and collect as much information as possible. You are to then write an obituary for that person including much of the information you have found in your research. Be sure to mention in the obituary their connection to slavery.
This is what a typical obituary will look like:






Rubric:

Grammar/Overall Neatness=25 points

Creativity=25 points

Research/Information provided=50 points

Friday, November 8, 2013

11/8 Friday



1. Free Rice-It's Friday so that means that it is time to play some Free Rice. Play only vocabulary.

2. Weekly Vocabulary-If you have not finished your Word Boxes, now is the time to do so. If you have finished, take this time to study your words. Play some Scatter or Space Race!

3. The Outsiders-Time to read our class novel...

4. Create-A-Quiz- You are going to use all 10 of your Weekly Vocabulary Words to create a vocabulary quiz. Your quiz should contain at least 2 true or false questions and 1 fill in the blank. The rest of the questions should be multiple choice. Your quiz should be on a blank piece of paper. 

5. Prefix/Suffix-Now that we are a little more familiar with Prefixes and Suffixes, let's practice!

6. Independent Reading-It's Friday so that means it is time to read your library books.

7. Middle Passage-One of the worst things about the Columbian Exchange and the Triangle Trade was the growth of the African Slave trade. This is what we will be discussing today. 



Thursday, November 7, 2013

11/7 Thursday

1. Article Review-Read the following article. After reading, write a quick review of the article in your Norman Language Arts Google doc. Your review should answer the following questions:

-Did you like the article? Explain your answer.


-Was the article informative? Explain your answer.


Also, create two E.O.G style questions about the article.


2. Catch-Up Day-Today we will be using our time to catch-up on our work from the past few days.
 
Vocabulary Word Boxes-Continue working on those Boxes.

Prefixes/Suffixes-In the red Writer's Choice book (they are on the bottom shelf of the book case), read pages 661-664. When you are finished reading, do exercises 4 and 5 on a blank sheet of paper. When you are finished be sure to turn them in.

NC Write-Work on your Columbian Exchange NC Write prompt. If you have already submitted, revise and submit again. Our goal is a score of 20.


The Outsiders-We need to get to page 68 before Friday. Get as much read today as possible. While reading, you need to create 5 Summary Sketches in your Reading Notebooks.

Triangle Trade- Go to the following websites. Read the information they contain about the Triangle Trade. Once you have visited all the websites, create on a blank piece of paper a Triangle Trade fact sheet. Your fact sheet should contain at least 20 facts. Your facts need to be written in complete sentences. Turn in once you have finished. The websites are here, here, and here.

3. Going Green Letter- Have you ever seen the Tonight Show? The host, Jay Leno, is a funny guy. He's also passionate about helping our planet and improving our future.

Check out this post on Leno's Green Garage. Scan through the articles, pictures, and videos. When finished, you will write a letter to Leno (in Google Docs) that comments on some of the interesting stuff he has, inquires about specifics on some of his projects, and ask relevant questions related to the articles.

The more depth your letter has, the better grade you will receive. Title your google doc "Last Name-Leno Letter" and make sure to share it with me.


ENRICHMENT- You are going to complete some Sentence Expansions.  What is a sentence expansion?  Read below:

The goal of sentence expansion is to create sentences that are informative and interesting. Writing an awesome sentence is something that everyone can do. In sentence expansion, you take a simple sentence(one noun and a verb) and gradually expand it until you have a beautiful sentence.

To start this activity, students need to be able to answer the following questions: Who? What? How? Where? When? and Why? Take a look at the example below.

Who:
What/What Kind:
How:
Where:
When:
Why:
The alligator eats.
The 
green alligator eats.
The green alligator eats 
quickly.
The green alligator eats quickly 
in the pool.
The green alligator eats quickly in the pool 
at 9:00 A.M.
The green alligator eats quickly in the pool at 9:00 A.M.
because he is hungry.
By taking a simple sentence and expanding it step by step, students are able to create sentences that are entertaining and informative.

Ok, so the alligator example above is called ONE SET of sentence expansions.  Each set has six sentences.  On a piece of paper, I'd like to you create 5 sets of sentence expansions.  Have fun with them!

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

11/6 Wednesday

 NC Write-When you have finished your Math Benchmark, complete the Grant Wood's "American Gothic": The Story prompt on NC Write. Be sure to follow the instructions. Make as many revisions as you want! When you have finished, complete any other work you need to. Remember to work quietly!


2ND CLASS ONLY (Mrs. Elmore's Homeroom)

1. Vocabulary Word Boxes-Continue working on those Boxes.

2. Prefixes/Suffixes-In the red Writer's Choice book (they are on the bottom shelf of the book case), read pages 661-664. When you are finished reading, do exercises 4 and 5 on a blank sheet of paper. When you are finished be sure to turn them in.

3. NC Write-Work on your Columbian Exchange NC Write prompt. If you have already submitted, revise and submit again. Our goal is a score of 20.

4. Triangle Trade- Go to the following websites. Read the information they contain about the Triangle Trade. Once you have visited all the websites, create on a blank piece of paper a Triangle Trade fact sheet. Your fact sheet should contain at least 20 facts. Your facts need to be written in complete sentences. Turn in once you have finished. The websites are herehere, and here.

5. The Outsiders-We need to get to page 68 before Friday. Get as much read today as possible. While reading, you need to create 5 Summary Sketches in your Reading Notebooks.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

11/5 Tuesday

1. Vocabulary Word Boxes-Continue working on those Boxes.

2. Prefixes/Suffixes-In the red Writer's Choice book (they are on the bottom shelf of the book case), read pages 661-664. When you are finished reading, do exercises 4 and 5 on a blank sheet of paper. When you are finished be sure to turn them in.

3. NC Write-Work on your Columbian Exchange NC Write prompt. If you have already submitted, revise and submit again. Our goal is a score of 20.

4. Triangle Trade- Go to the following websites. Read the information they contain about the Triangle Trade. Once you have visited all the websites, create on a blank piece of paper a Triangle Trade fact sheet. Your fact sheet should contain at least 20 facts. Your facts need to be written in complete sentences. Turn in once you have finished. The websites are herehere, and here.

5. The Outsiders-We need to get to page 68 before Friday. Get as much read today as possible. While reading, you need to create 5 Summary Sketches in your Reading Notebooks.

Monday, November 4, 2013

11/4 Monday

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. Weekly Vocabulary-You will use all 8 of your ten Weekly Vocabulary Words to create a Vocabulary Word Box. We have done one of these already this year, so this should not be difficult. Here is what your box should look like:




3. The Outsiders-It is time to read our class novel.

4. NC Write-You will be answering the NC Write prompt titled "Columbian Exchange."

5. Study Island-Tomorrow we are starting our ELA Benchmark. Before then, let's use Study Island to review what we have covered so far this year.

6. Independent Reading-Once you have finished your Study Island assignment, you need to read your library book. In your Reading Notebook, you need to complete 4 Summary Sketches.

7. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

What was one thing you learned about the Columbian Exchange that surprised you? Why did it do so? Remember to fully explain your answers.

8. Triangle Trade-Today, we will begin looking at the Triangle Trade. Go to the following website and wait for my instructions.

9. Global Trade Market-We will spend this week looking at the history of global trade. Your weekly project should help you learn more about this subject. Here is your assignment:

The class will soon be visited by King Jeremy the First from the country of Normania. He is looking to enter into trade with another continent or empire. You and your group will research your assigned continent or empire and use props to represent the items which your area can trade. Your goal is to entice King Jeremy the First into entering into a trading partnership with your group. Every member of the group will speak, and the trade props must be explained. (Example-What is Silk, and why would King Jeremy need it?) Groups must have and present at least 4 trade items. King Jeremy likes to ask questions so BE PREPARED!

Friday, November 1, 2013

11/1 Friday



Sadly, Halloween is over......

1. Free Rice-It's Friday so that means that it is time to play some Free Rice. Play only vocabulary.
TODAY'S SCORE TO BEAT=1400

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take some time to finish your 3-2-1s. If you are finished, then take some time to study!

3. Prefix and Suffix pretest-Before we start our next unit, let's see what we already know.

4. Class Novel-Let's catch up with Pony and the gang.

5. NC Write-Take this time to perfect those spooky stories. Make sure to fix the errors found by NC Write. Let's see if anyone can get a score of 20!

6. Independent Reading-Get out your library books and get reading.

7. Columbian Exchange-We will continue discussing the Columbian Exchange.

SAS Curriculum

Thursday, October 31, 2013

10/31 Thursday




1. Would-You-Rather-This is something we will occasionally do. Answer all three of the following "would you rather" questions in your Language Arts Google Doc. Make sure to fully explain your answers.

Would You Rather . . .

1. Jump into a pool of marshmallows OR a pool of jello?
2. Have many friends, but none of them close friends OR have just one or two close friends?


2. Spooky Email- I want you to create a scary, school appropriate, Halloween message. Type it out at this Halloween message maker and send it to Mrs. Elmore (kylaelmore@pamlicoschools.org) Try your best to spook her!

3. Weekly Vocabulary-Take about 10 minutes to study those Weekly Vocabulary Words.

4. Vocabulary 3-2-1-Now, take about 10 minutes to work on your 3-2-1s.

5. Halloween Links- Take a few minutes and look through some Halloween links. Here are Halloween pictures from across the globe, interesting Halloween stats, and scary Halloween candy. When you have finished visiting the links, send me an email (jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org). In your email, you need to tell me what you thought of each link. Be specific and include details. Your email needs to be at least 7 sentences long. 

6. Short Story-Let's finish up The Lottery. You guys will finish the story on your own. Once you have finished reading, answer the following questions in Google doc titled "The Lottery" Make sure you share this doc with Mr. Norman. Remember to answer in complete sentences!
     a. What happened at the end of the story? How did the ending make you feel?
     b. What in the story might have helped you predict the kind of ending the story had?
     c. What did the author  to set the tone for the story?
     d. Why do you think the Village still does the Lottery each year?


7. NC Write-Work some more on your stories. These stories should be so scary, that I will not be able to sleep at night!

8. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

What is your all-time favorite Halloween costume? Why is it your favorite? Fully explain your answers. 

9. Origins of Halloween-Part of truly understanding something is learning about its history. The more we know about something, the better we can appreciate it. With that in mind, we are going to be researching the origins of things associated with Halloween. You are to research the origins of the following:
     -Halloween-research the holiday itself. When did it start? Where did it start? Why did it start?
     -Jack-o-Lanterns-What is the origin of the Jack-o-Lantern? Why are they made from pumpkins?
     -Costumes-Why do kids dress in costumes on Halloween? When and where did this tradition start?
     -Candy-For this one, you need to pick your all-time favorite candy and research its origin.
You are to put the findings of your research into a Google doc titled "Halloween Origins" and share it with Mr. Norman. 





Wednesday, October 30, 2013

10/30 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. Today we have a new Halloween themed game. Give it a shot and let me know what you think.

When you have finished, play some of our older games.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast

2. Short Story-We are going to be reading a story as a class. It's called The Lottery and it was written by Shirley Jackson in 1948.

3. Outsiders-We will take some time to read our book. 

4. Weekly Vocabulary-Take some time to work on those 3-2-1s. 

5. Independent Reading-Grab your library books and get reading!

6. Columbian Exchange-We will continue discussing the Columbian Exchange and the impact that it had on the world.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

10/29 Tuesday



1. Warm-Up Creative Writing-Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story in your Language Arts Google doc about the picture. Be creative.

2. Halloween Vocabulary-Here are your special Halloween Vocabulary Words! Take about 10 minutes to really get to know them.

3. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-For this week's words, you will be creating a 3-2-1. Here are the instructions again:

Write each word 3 times
Write each word and definition 2 times
Write 1 sentence using each of your vocab words (meaning you will be writing 10 sentences)


4. Class Novel-Today we will start on Chapter 2 of The Outsiders. As you are reading, you are to create 3 Summary Sketches in your reading notebooks. 

5. Prefixes and Suffixes-Today we will be beginning a lesson on prefixes and suffixes. 

6. NC Write-We are going to use NC Write to create a spooky Halloween story!

7. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

What did you eat yesterday? Make a list of everything you had.

8. Columbian Exchange-We will begin discussing the Columbian Exchange and the impact it had on the entire world. Look at this chart which details some of the items involved in the Exchange. When you have finished looking at the chart, review the following picture detailing the Exchange. Does anything surprise you?