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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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.

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