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. 

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

Sentence Unscramble.

Popword

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.

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?

10/25 Friday

1. Free Rice Friday-Play some Free Rice. Do some good for the world AND sharpen your vocabulary skills.

2. Weekly Vocabulary Review-Let's see how well you know your words....

3. Weekly Vocab Quiz-I told y'all it was coming!

Quiz

4. Inference Wordle Activity-We will be using Wordle to practice our inferencing skills. You are going to use Wordle to describe something that you LOVE! Be very descriptive and use as many words as you can think of. Here again are your Wordle instructions:

Step 1:  Go to Wordle

Step 2:  Create your word cloud by typing in words that describe something that you love!

 Press "GO" when finished.

Step 3:  Save your wordle to the public gallery, but do not put your last name in the description.

Step 4:  Copy (control-c) the embed code at the bottom of the page

Step 5:  Paste (control-v) the embed code into an email you will send to me. Your email should have the title "Norman-Wordle-Inference

5. Class Novel-Let's get going!

6. Act-it-Out-I may be crazy for allowing it....but it's time for our Act-it-Outs to start!

7. Social Studies-Spend this time to work on your Explorer letters. Here are the instructions:

Letter Home Weekly Assignment-This week you will be pretending that you are a crew member aboard one of the Age of Exploration voyages. You must follow these steps to complete the assignment:

     1. Pick an expedition you think you would have liked to have been on.

     2. Research all pertinent information about that expedition.

     3. Write a letter to your family as if you were writing from aboard a ship on an expedition.

     4. Include in your letters the information you found in step number 2.

     5. Type your letter in a new Google doc. Share it with Mr. Norman. 

8. Age of Discovery Information Sheet-Read the Age of Discovery information sheet. Read pages 1-15 and answer (on a blank sheet of paper) the questions included on the information sheet.

10/24 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. Act-It- Out-Practice makes perfect!


3. Vocabulary Practice-Let's see how well you guys and gals know our words!


4. Inference Pictures-We are going to look at some photos and try to infer what is happening.


 5. Class Novel-We are going to take about ten minutes to read The Outsiders. When we are finished, we will discuss.


 6. 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.

7. Columbian Exchange-We will begin discussing the Columbian Exchange and the impact it had on the entire world.

ENRICHMENT-Play around with Flockdraw! It is an awesome painting website. Make Mr. Norman something pretty!

10/23 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. NEW GAME ALERT! We have a new game that I want everyone to try. It's called Sentence Unscramble. (Make sure your volume is turned down!)

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

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast

2. Act-it-Out-Let's get together with our groups and get those skits perfected!

3. NC Write-Take about ten minutes to perfect those Outsider summaries on NC Write.

4. Class Novel-It's time to read!

5. Inference Practice-It's time to flex those inferencing muscles!

6. Independent Reading-Take the rest of the class and read your books!

7. Explorers-Let's review!

8. SAS Curriculum-Today we are going to be trying out a new website! It's called SAS Curriculum.

10/22 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-Study those words!

3. Act-it-Out-Let's take about 10 minutes to work on getting those Act-it Outs perfect!

4. Wordle-We are going to go back and use Wordle some more. This time, we are going to use the site to describe Pamlico County. Here are the instructions again:

Step 1:  Go to Wordle

Step 2:  Create your word cloud by typing in words that describe Pamlico County. Be expressive!  Press "GO" when finished.

Step 3:  Save your wordle to the public gallery, but do not put your last name in the description.

Step 4:  Copy (control-c) the embed code at the bottom of the page

Step 5:  Paste (control-v) the embed code into an email you will send to me. Your email should have the title "Norman-Wordle-Pamlico"

5. Class Novel-We have received our Outsiders class set. Before we start, using the info in your Outsiders Google Doc, write a  summary of what has occurred so far in the book. Be sure to include the important characters! You will write this summary in NC Write.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.
What is one way in which America was changed by the Age of Exploration. Was it a change for the good or for the bad? Be sure to fully explain your answers. 

7. Explorers, Explorers, Explorers!-We are going to review some explorers and meet some new ones!

8. Letter Home Weekly Assignment-This week you will be pretending that you are a crew member aboard one of the Age of Exploration voyages. You must follow these steps to complete the assignment:

     1. Pick an expedition you think you would have liked to have been on.

     2. Research all pertinent information about that expedition.

     3. Write a letter to your family as if you were writing from aboard a ship on an expedition.

     4. Include in your letters the information you found in step number 2.

     5. Write your letter in cursive.

Your letter should be at least 100 words long and be grammatically correct and free of spelling errors. 

10/21 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- New week, new words! Take some time getting familiar with these words. There WILL be a quiz on Friday!

3. Weekly Vocabulary Assignment-???????????

4. Inference Review-We are going to get back to our lesson on making inferences.

First, let's watch the following video as a class:

 

 

Next, we will take what we have learned and use it to complete a worksheet.

 

5. Independent Reading-Relax and read!

 

 

6. Explorer Review-Let's look back at the Explorers we have covered.

 

 

7. Food Project-Today is our last day to work on our research projects! Get busy and let's get these finished.

 

In groups of 2 or 3, you will be creating a Google presentation on a certain food. I will be selecting each group's food. You will thoroughly research your food and use the information you find to answer the following questions:

-Name of Food

-Other names for the food

-Country of origin (where did it come from)

-Number consumed each year

-Various uses for food

-Different varieties of food

-One awesome recipe using your food!

Your presentation should be at least 9 slides (including a title page.) You should also include pictures.


10/18 Friday

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=888

2. Wordle-It's time again for us to express ourselves.  Today we will be using word clouds to create a gallery of words all about you.  Many web sites offer word clouds and let's try Wordle first.

Step 1:  Go to Wordle

Step 2:  Create your word cloud by typing in words that describe you. Do not use your last name anywhere in your Wordle. Be expressive!  Press "GO" when finished.

Step 3:  Save your wordle to the public gallery, but do not put your last name in the description.

Step 4:  Copy (control-c) the embed code at the bottom of the page

Step 5:  Paste (control-v) the embed code into an email you will send to me. Your email should have the title "Norman-Wordle"

3. Book Cover and Crossword-Take this time to finish these two assignments. (if you have finished with both, then you can play around with Wordle some more)

4. Independent Reading-Grab those books and get reading!

5. Age of Explorers-Grab those notebooks again...it's time to take some notes!

6. Food Project-In groups of 2 or 3, you will be creating a Google presentation on a certain food. I will be selecting each group's food. You will thoroughly research your food and use the information you find to answer the following questions:

-Name of Food

-Other names for the food

-Country of origin (where did it come from)

-Number consumed each year

-Various uses for food

-Different varieties of food

-One awesome recipe using your food!

Your presentation should be at least 9 slides (including a title page.) You should also include pictures.

10/17 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. Pronoun/Adjective Adverb Review-We started off our school year covering Pronouns and Adjectives and Adverbs. It's review time! Go to Study Island and wait for further instructions.

3. Crossword-Take this time to get as close as possible to finishing your Crossword Puzzles.

4. Book Cover-Those covers are looking pretty good! Let's work on them for awhile.

5. Wordle-It's time again for us to express ourselves.  Today we will be using word clouds to create a gallery of words all about you.  Many web sites offer word clouds and let's try Wordle first.

Step 1:  Go to Wordle

Step 2:  Create your word cloud by typing in words that describe you. Do not use your last name anywhere in your Wordle. Be expressive!  Press "GO" when finished.

Step 3:  Save your wordle to the public gallery, but do not put your last name in the description.

Step 4:  Copy (control-c) the embed code at the bottom of the page

Step 5:  Paste (control-v) the embed code into an email you will send to me. Your email should have the title "Norman-Wordle"

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

What have you learned about the Age of Discovery that you did not know before? Be sure to explain your answer.

7. The Explorers-Get out your Social Studies notebooks. It is time to take some notes.

8. Food Project-In groups of 2, you will be creating a Google presentation on a certain food. I will be selecting each group's food. You will thoroughly research your food and use the information you find to answer the following questions:

-Name of Food

-Other names for the food

-Country of origin (where did it come from)

-Number consumed each year

-Various uses for food

-Different varieties of food

-One awesome recipe using your food!

Your presentation should be at least 9 slides (including a title page.) You should also include pictures.

10/16 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. We have a new game I want everyone to try. It is called Popword. Directions are below:

Play Popword by click-and-dragging across adjacent letters in the grid and releasing the mouse button when you have selected a word. Each successive selected letter must be directly next to the previously selected letter (either horizontally, vertically or diagonally).
If the word you have selected is a valid English word, the letters will 'pop' away and the letters above them will fall to take their place. You score points for each word you pop. Longer words score many more points than shorter words.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast

2. Weekly Vocabulary Words-Take about 5 minutes to study your words. You can take the quiz or play Scatter or Space Race.

3. Crossword-Take about 10 minutes to work on those puzzles.

4. NC Write-It's time for our 3rd revision. Review what NC Write has to say about your writing before you start.

5. Book Cover-Work on those covers!

6. Independent Reading-Grab those books and get reading!

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

What have you learned about the Age of Discovery that you did not know before? Be sure to explain your answer.

8. The Explorers-Get out your Social Studies notebooks. It is time to take some notes.

9. Food Project-In groups of 2, you will be creating a Google presentation on a certain food. I will be selecting each group's food. You will thoroughly research your food and use the information you find to answer the following questions:

-Name of Food

-Other names for the food

-Country of origin (where did it come from)

-Number consumed each year

-Various uses for food

-Different varieties of food

-One awesome recipe using your food!

Your presentation should be at least 9 slides (including a title page.) You should also include pictures.

10/15/13 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. Crossword-Take about ten minutes to study your Weekly Vocabulary Words and work on your Crossword Puzzles. 

3. NC Write-We are going to once again do the "Favorite Room" writing prompt but today we are going to improve those scores!

4. Inference-Learning how to make inferences will be one of the most important things you need to be able to do as a successful reader. 

5. Book Cover-Let's take some time and work on our Book Cover assignment. 

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

What have you learned about the Age of Discovery that you did not know before? Be sure to explain your answer.

7. The Explorers-Get out your Social Studies notebooks. It is time to take some notes.

8. Food Project-In groups of 2, you will be creating a Google presentation on a certain food. I will be selecting each group's food. You will thoroughly research your food and use the information you find to answer the following questions:

-Name of Food

-Other names for the food

-Country of origin (where did it come from)

-Number consumed each year

-Various uses for food

-Different varieties of food

-One awesome recipe using your food!

Your presentation should be at least 9 slides (including a title page.) You should also include pictures.

10/14 Monday

1. Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Language Arts google doc.

What was the last thing that you did that you will NEVER forget? What made it so memorable? Be sure to provide details.


2. Weekly Vocabulary-New week, new words! Take a few minutes getting familiar with your new Weekly Vocabulary words.

3. Create-A-Crossword-For this week's Weekly Vocabulary Assignment, you will use all 10 of your words to create a crossword puzzle. Your clues should be hard, but not impossible! (do not make your clues be just the definitions)

4. NC Write-Practice time is over! Today we are going to get serious.

5. Book Cover Weekly Project-You will be creating a book cover for your independent reading book. This should be creative and colorful. It should contain what you consider to be the most important elements of your book. It should NOT look like the cover your book already has. On the back of your cover, write a short essay explaining why you chose the images you did. Your cover should contain at least 5 illustrated elements.

6. Independent Reading-Today you are going to be doing Pop-Up Questions in your Reading Notebook.

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

There has been a lot of debate over the past few years about Christopher Columbus. It is time for you to weigh in with your opinion. Do you think Columbus was a hero or a villain? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

8. Discovery of North America - Who really found North America first? Were people already living here?  If  so, where did they come from? On a blank piece of paper, write 3 facts from each website. That will be a total of 12 facts.

To help answer those questions, please scan through these articles and web resources:
When Did People First Come to North America?
Step by Step Around the Globe
Ancient Migration: Coming to America
Coming to America: Who was First?

10/11 Friday

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=826!!!


2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take about 5 minutes to finish those 3-2-1s. If you are already finished, move on to Number 3.


3. Weekly Vocab-We are going to switch it up a bit this week. Using the 7 vocabulary words that you picked, you will create a Vocabulary Quiz. Your quiz must include the following:

7 questions and answers
At least 4 multiple choice questions
At least one fill in the blank question.

Your quiz must be challenging but not impossible.

4. Class Novel-Let's see if we can get a little further in our book!

5. Independent Reading-

6. NC Write-Take about 5 minutes and try to increase that NC Write score!

7. Discovery of North America - Who really found North America first? Were people already living here? If so, where did they come from? Be sure to take GOOD NOTES! We will be discussing the articles.

To help answer those questions, please scan through these articles and web resources:
When Did People First Come to North America?
Step by Step Around the Globe
Ancient Migration: Coming to America
Coming to America: Who was First?


8. Enrichment Technology Tryout: Flockdraw - Flockdraw is a free to use online whiteboard based painting & drawing tool. It makes it easy to draw online free with multiple people for fun or business. You can have unlimited people in a room and the drawing updates in real time.

Give it a try shoot me an email with your thoughts about it(your subject should be Flockdraw.) Is it something we could use for class? How? Is it easy to use? Was it fun?

10/10 Thursday

Thursday
The day named after the Norse god Thor. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag.

1. Article Review-Read the following article (watch the video too). 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. Weekly Vocab-We are going to switch it up a bit this week. Using the 7 vocabulary words that you picked, you will create a Vocabulary Quiz. Your quiz must include the following:

7 questions and answers

At least 4 multiple choice questions

At least one fill in the blank question.

Your quiz must be challenging but not impossible. 

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

Do you think the whole world is better off because of the Age of Exploration or worse? Explain your answers.

4.NC Write-Today we are going to start working on our first NC Write writing prompt. Can you score a 30 on your first try?


5. Discovery of North America - Who really found North America first? Were people already living here?  If  so, where did they come from? Be sure to take GOOD NOTES! We will be discussing the articles. 

To help answer those questions, please scan through these articles and web resources:
When Did People First Come to North America?
Step by Step Around the Globe
Ancient Migration: Coming to America
Coming to America: Who was First?




Enrichment. Scavenger Hunt-Use the internet for correct answers (spelling counts) Put the questions and the answers in an email titled Scavenger Hunt #1 and send it to me. Remember to answer in complete sentences.
On what date did the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occur?
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
What are three synonyms for the word BIZARRE?
What is the capital of Egypt?
What are two website addresses that allow you to edit video?
What is the largest mammal on Earth?
What are three antonyms for the word ANTIQUE?
Who discovered the cure for the disease polio?

Who is Mark David Chapman?

Who was Leif Erickson?

When, where, and why did the Titanic sink?

What are Greenhouse Gases?

Who created Superman?

Who was the 2nd man to walk on the Moon?

Use the power of Google to help your searching . . .

10/9 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. Play at least one of our games.

Eight Letter Game  

Wordsearch.
Knoword 

Synonym Toast

2. Vocabulary-Here's a chance to finish those 3-2-1s. If you are finished, play some Scatter or Space Race....

3. Blind Kayaker - Meet Erik.

Credit: Mike Dove/Travis Brown

He's blind, but it doesn't hold him back. He's an amazing example of what's possible when you just go for it!

Please scan through his story and watch a video on his adventures. After watching, answer the following questions (courtesy of the NY Times Learning Network) on a blank piece of paper. Make sure to rewrite the questions AND answer in full sentences.

1. WHO is Erik Weihenmayer?
2. According to the article, WHAT is Mr. Weihenmayer known for?
3. According to Mr. Raker, WHAT has Mr. Weihenmayer done that is even more impressive than climbing Mt. Everest?
4. HOW does Mr. Weihenmayer plan to add to his accomplishments?
5. HOW did Mr. Weihenmayer first learn to navigate the rapids?
6. WHERE does he plan to carry out his most challenging feat?
7. WHY does Mr. Weihenmayer say that this feat is “10 times scarier than the scariest thing he’s ever done”?
8. WHEN have you overcome obstacles and tried something truly challenging?

4. NC Write-Today we are going to start working on our first NC Write writing prompt. Can you score a 30 on your first try?

5. Independent Reading-Read those books!

6. Explorer's Map-Today is our last day to work on our maps! Let's get them finished. Remember...MAKE THEM PRETTY!

Your map should include:
-Explorer's name
-Country they came from
-Route they took
-Years of their expedition
-Reason for expedition

List of Explorers (choose 6)
-Christopher Columbus
-Sir Francis Drake
-Hernando DeSoto
-Ferdinand Magellan
-Hernando Cortes
-Juan Ponce DeLeon
-Sir Walter Raleigh
-Henry Hudson
-Vasco da Gama
-Vasco de Balboa



7. Scavenger Hunt-Use the internet for correct answers (spelling counts) Put the questions and the answers in an email titled Scavenger Hunt #1 and send it to me. Remember to answer in complete sentences.

On what date did the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occur?
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
What are three synonyms for the word BIZARRE?
What is the capital of Egypt?
What are two website addresses that allow you to edit video?
What is the largest mammal on Earth?
What are three antonyms for the word ANTIQUE?
Who discovered the cure for the disease polio?
Use the power of Google to help your searching . . .

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!

10/8 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-Spend some time working on your 3-2-1s.

3. Summary Review-We are going to review our Reading Passage on pythons!

4. Summary-Judging by the Study Island Scores, we still need to work on our summarizing skills. Let's review what we have learned before. Then we will see if we can apply it to a passage. 

5. NC Write-Today we are going to start working on our first NC Write writing prompt. Can you score a 30 on your first try?

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

How do you think the world would have been different if Columbus had not discovered America?

7. Explorer's Map-Today you are going to continue working on a map which will trace the routes and give the reasons for exploration of 6 different explorers. These maps will need to be bright, colorful, and detailed!

Your map should include:
-Explorer's name
-Country they came from
-Route they took
-Years of their expedition
-Reason for expedition

List of Explorers (choose 6)
-Christopher Columbus
-Sir Francis Drake
-Hernando DeSoto
-Ferdinand Magellan
-Hernando Cortes
-Juan Ponce DeLeon
-Sir Walter Raleigh
-Henry Hudson
-Vasco da Gama
-Vasco de Balboa

8. Scavenger Hunt-Use the internet for correct answers (spelling counts) Put the questions and the answers in an email titled Scavenger Hunt #1 and send it to me.

On what date did the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occur?
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
What are three synonyms for the word BIZARRE?
What is the capital of Egypt?
What are two website addresses that allow you to edit video?
What is the largest mammal on Earth?
What are three antonyms for the word ANTIQUE?
Who discovered the cure for the disease polio?

Use the power of Google to help your searching . . .


BEATS-Who can make the best beat? 

Use the beats they give you, change the speed, add more sounds . . . the possibilities are endless.

10/7 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-New week, new vocabulary words. This week we are going to mix it up a little bit! Here are 20 challenging vocabulary words with their definitions.

Since you guys are in the 7th grade, I want you to pick any seven words you want and do a Vocab 3-2-1

Remember:

3x - Spell

2x - Definition

1x - Use it correctly in a sentence

 

3. NC Write-NC Write is an awesome new tool you can use to improve your writing skills. Today we will try to get logged in and look around.

 

4. Study Island-ALL ABOARD!!!! It's time to set sail for Study Island. On Study Island, choose my class, pick the Summary Assignment, and select 15 questions.

 

5. Independent Reading-We will be creating 3 Summary Sketches (remember to include a written explanation of your sketches) in your Reading Notebooks.

 

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

 

How well can you read a map? Have you ever had to use a map to find something? Explain your answers.

 

7. Explorer's Map-Today you are going to continue working on a map which will trace the routes and give the reasons for exploration of 6 different explorers. These maps will need to be bright, colorful, and detailed!

Your map should include:
-Explorer's name
-Country they came from
-Route they took
-Years of their expedition
-Reason for expedition

List of Explorers (choose 6)
-Christopher Columbus
-Sir Francis Drake
-Hernando DeSoto
-Ferdinand Magellan
-Hernando Cortes
-Juan Ponce DeLeon
-Sir Walter Raleigh
-Henry Hudson
-Vasco da Gama
-Vasco de Balboa

 

 

10/4 Friday

1. Free Rice-It's Friday so that means that it is time to play some Free Rice. Let's mix it up today....Play any subject you want...

TODAY'S SCORE TO BEAT=750!!!

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take a few minutes to study those words (or finish those 5x5x5s).

3.Summary-We are going to wrap up our unit on summarization!

4. Independent Reading-Read, Read, Read!

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

What is the furthest you have ever traveled? Where did you go? How long did it take? Explain your answers and be sure to answer in complete sentences.

6. Explorer's Map-Today you are going to start working on a map which will trace the routes and give the reasons for exploration of 6 different explorers. These maps will need to be bright, colorful, and detailed!

Your map should include:
-Explorer's name
-Country they came from
-Route they took
-Years of their expedition
-Reason for expedition

List of Explorers (choose 6)
-Christopher Columbus
-Sir Francis Drake
-Hernando DeSoto
-Ferdinand Magellan
-Hernando Cortes
-Juan Ponce DeLeon
-Sir Walter Raleigh
-Henry Hudson
-Vasco da Gama
-Vasco de Balboa

10/3 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. Vocabulary-Study your Weekly Vocabulary words. There may be a quiz tomorrow!

3. Study Island-Pre-Test-It's time to start working in Study Island. Today we will be taking the Pre-Test which should test you on a variety of important skills. 

4. Summary-You guys and girls really seem to know your stuff when it comes to summarizing! It's time to prove it!

Assignment: On a blank sheet of paper, I want you to summarize your favorite movie. Tell me ONLY the most important details. Remember, this is a summary not a review. I want to know what the movie was about, not why you liked it. (REMEMBER YOUR QUESTIONS FROM THE VIDEO!)

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

Do you think that it's right for explorers to come to another country and take stuff? What about the people that already live in these countries? How do you feel about them? Explain your answers. 

6. Explorer's Map-Today you are going to start working on a map which will trace the routes and give the reasons for exploration of 6 different explorers. These maps will need to be bright, colorful, and detailed!

Your map should include:
-Explorer's name
-Country they came from
-Route they took
-Years of their expedition
-Reason for expedition

List of Explorers (choose 6)
-Christopher Columbus
-Sir Francis Drake
-Hernando DeSoto
-Ferdinand Magellan
-Hernando Cortes
-Juan Ponce DeLeon
-Sir Walter Raleigh
-Henry Hudson
-Vasco da Gama
-Vasco de Balboa

7. Enrichment-In One Letter, you must start with a simple word. Then, you create clues that force the player to change one letter in each word to make a new word. If you do it correctly, the first will be the same as the last word. Here's a good example of a set:

LAKE

________ not on time

________ despise

________ head coverings

________ punches

________ small pieces

________ do with your teeth

________ ride this

________ in the oven

________ body of water



In groups of at least two, try to create at least two awesome One Letter sets.

10/2 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. You can play one of our older games:

Eight Letter Game  

Wordsearch.
Knoword. 

I want everyone to try our new game Synonym Toast.

2. Weekly Vocab-Take this time to work on your 5x5x5s, study your words, play some games with your words, or all 3!

3. Summarization-We are going to practice our summarizing skills some more. 

4. Class Novel-Now that we have met the Greasers, let's see what happens next.

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

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

Would you have liked to have gone on an expedition? Do you think it would have been fun to explore a whole new world? Explain your answers.

7. Motivations for Exploration-There were many different reasons why the explorers would risk their lives to travel to completely unknown worlds. You are going to check out the following websites. Using the information you gather from the websites, I want you to write on a blank sheet of paper 5 reasons why explorers were so eager to explore during the Age of Exploration.

Websites:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/why.htm

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/

8. Explorer's Map-Today you are going to start working on a map which will trace the routes and give the reasons for exploration of 6 different explorers. These maps will need to be bright, colorful, and detailed! 

10/1 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 and 5x5x5-Take about 10 minutes to study your words and work on your 5x5x5s.

*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.

3.  Summarizing-Today we are going to start a lesson on summarizing written passages. This will be extremely important for your future as successful readers. Now, do the following steps (Be sure to TAKE GOOD NOTES!):

       1.Go to the following website and review their tips on summarizing.

       2. Watch the two videos on summarizing. Be prepared to discuss.

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

Why do you think that exploring the world became such a big deal in the 15th and 16th  centuries? What do you think that they were looking for?

5. Age of Exploration-So far we have covered the periods of history known as the Reformation and the Renaissance. Now we are moving on to my favorite period of time! We will spend the next few weeks covering The Age of Exploration.

Now, go the the following link. Follow the directions and complete the assignment. When you have finished, we will discuss.


6. Enrichment-In One Letter, you must start with a simple word. Then, you create clues that force the player to change one letter in each word to make a new word. If you do it correctly, the first will be the same as the last word. Here's a good example of a set:



LAKE

________ not on time

________ despise

________ head coverings

________ punches

________ small pieces

________ do with your teeth

________ ride this

________ in the oven

________ body of water




In groups of at least two, try to create at least two awesome One Letter sets.