4/30 Wednesday

1. Game Time-It's time to play our games! We have one new game. It is called Word Confusion. Play it first before you move on.

Joy Words
Before and After
Storyman
Word Craze.
Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Weekly Vocab-Keep working on your 5x5x5s

3. Reading Passage-Let's see how we did on the reading passage. 

4. NC Write-Using the prompt that I picked for you, you are to go to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Norman Persuasive Essay". Your essay should be at least 200 words.

5. Most Dangerous Game-Keep reading.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc. Be sure to fully explain your answer.

Who was Franz Ferdinand and what impact did he have on World War 1?

7. WW1 Review-We are going to continue reviewing WW1

8. WW1 Game-Follow the link to our WW1 game called, Trench Warfare.

4/29 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative! The mood for your story should be scary.

2. Weekly Vocab-Continue working on your 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.

3. Reading Passage-We are going to take this time to work on a reading passage.

4. Persuasive Argument-Go to the following link and read over the persuasive writing prompts. Pick 3 you might like to write on and copy and paste them into an email titled "Persuasive Prompts". Send the email to me and I will pick your prompt for you. 

5. MDG-Keep reading your story.

6. NC Write-Using the prompt that I picked for you, you are to go to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Norman Persuasive Essay". Your essay should be at least 200 words. 

7. WW1 Review-We are going to take this time to review our notes.

8. WW1 Notes-https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RPgsfuTQjaJoH0lNcsU3O6WuetTNq1KuMX19QZ-0JtY/edit?usp=sharing

4/28 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-We are going to try again to pick our own words from our class story. If Actively Learn is still acting wonky, then we will try something else. Here again are your instructions:

a. Go to Quizlet.com and log-in to your account.

b. Head over to ActivelyLearn and pick 5 challenging words from your story. Make sure your words aren't too easy and are not ones we have already done.

c. On a piece of paper, make a list of your words.

d. Go back to Quizlet and use your words to create a set. (I will walk everyone through this).

e. Use your words to create your Weekly Vocabualry project.

3. Weekly Vocabulary-This week you will be using your words to create 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.

4. Persuasive Writing-We are going to begin looking at persuasive writing. Good persuasive writing can be hard to do but gets easier with practice. Remember...your goal is to PERSUADE somebody! 

5. Persuasive Writing Tips-Go to the the websites here and here and read the tips they contain on persuasive writing. Then send me an email titled "Persuasive Writing." In that email you should tell me as much as you can about persuasive writing. I should be able to tell that you understand the subject. 

6. Most Dangerous Game-Let's finally get back to reading.

7. World War 1-We are going to continue looking at this period in time. 

4/25 Friday

1. Free Rice Friday- Free Rice time! You can chose your category.

2. Weekly Vocab.-Take this time to study your words and/or finish your word boxes.

3. Word Connotations-Practice makes perfect!

4. Technical Writing-We will briefly discuss technical writing.

5. NC Write-What does the fox say (or whatever animal you chose)?

6. WWI- We are going to continue looking at WW1.

7. WW1 TimeToast-Keep working on your timelines.

4/24 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:

-What was the article's main idea?

-What text structure did the article use?

-Write a brief summary of the idea.

2. Analyze the Quotes-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? How does this quote relate to you?  Remember to write in complete sentences and to fully explain your answers.

“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”

“You cannot open a book without learning something.”

“Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.”

3. Connotative Meaning Practice-Let's see how well we know our connotations.

4. NC Write-Work on those animal stories.

5. Most Dangerous Game-Let's try and get back to our story.

6. WWI- We are going to continue looking at WW1.

7. WW1 TimeToast-Keep working on your timelines.

4/23 Wednesday

1. Game Time-It's time to play our games!
Joy Words
Before and After
Storyman
Word Craze.
Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Word Connotation-Let's review our worksheet from yesterday.

3. Word Connotation Practice-Let's see how well you guys can identify words with a positive or negative connotation.

4. NC Write-Keep working on your animal prompt. I am excited to see what you guys can come up with!

5. Most Dangerous Game-One way or another, we are going to get back to our class story.

6. WWI- We are going to continue looking at WW1.

7. WW1 TimeToast-Keep working on your timelines.

4/22 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative! The mood for your story should be exciting.

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to work on your word boxes. 

3. Word Connotations- We will start to look at the different connotations that words can have.

4. Word Connotation Worksheet-Let's practice!

5. NC Write- Head over to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "As an Animal Sees it". Your essay should be 175 words. 

6. Create-a-Timeline- You are going to pick 12 World War 1 causes and events and place them on a timeline you will be creating using TimeToast.

4/21

WELCOME BACK!!!!

We've only got a couple of months left of school! Let's make them awesome...

1. ELA Warm-up Writing-In your Language Arts Google doc, answer the following question. Be sure to provide details and use complete sentences.

What are 5 memorable things that happened during your Easter Break? These do not have to be all good things. Give me your list and explain what made them memorable.

2. Weekly Vocabulary-You are to pick 7 words from our class story (Most Dangerous Game) to be your weekly vocabulary words. Now you can't complain about the definitions being too long! Follow these steps:
a. Go to Quizlet.com and create an account.

b. Head over to ActivelyLearn and pick 7 challenging words from your story. Make sure your words aren't too easy and are not ones we have already done.

c. On a piece of paper, make a list of your words.

d. Go back to Quizlet and use your words to create a set. (I will walk everyone through this).

e. Use your words to create your Weekly Vocabualry project.

3. Vocabulary Word Boxes- This week you will be using all 7 of your vocab. words to create 7 Vocab Boxes. In case you forgot, here are the directions:



4. NC Write-Continue working on your NC Write Free Write.

5. Word Connotations- We will start look at the different connotations that words can have.

6. World War 1 Causes-We are going to start looking at the causes of WW1.

7.  Create-a-Timeline- You are going to pick 12 World War 1 causes and events and place them on a timeline you will be creating using TimeToast. We will discuss as a class how to sign up and following is a tutorial video.

4/11 Friday

All that separates you from your break is numbers 1 thru 6!!!!

1. Free Rice Friday-It's Friday....you know what to do! Free Rice time!

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to finish your 7x7x7s. If you have already finished, play some Quizlet games.

3. MDG-Take this time to finish your slides.

4. Create-a-Wordsearch-Using the graph paper I give you, you need to pick 10 words related to Easter and create a wordsearch.

5. NC Write-Work on your free write prompt that we started yesterday.

6. Origins of Easter-We are going to use the following links to learn more about the origins of Easter. Once you have visited each link, send me an email titled, "Easter"  and list 15 facts you learned from the sites.

Easter Link
Easter Link 2
Easter Link 3

4/10 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:

-What was the article's main idea?

-What text structure did the article use?

-Write a brief summary of the idea

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to work on those 7x7x7s.

3.NC Write- Go to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Free Write 4/10"

4. Learning Farm-If time permits, we will be checking out a new site called Learning Farm.

5. MDG-Take this time to either read your story or work on your slides.

6. World War 1-We are beginning our unit on WW1. Today we will be looking at the world right before the war began.

7.  Create-a-Timeline- You are going to pick 12 World War 1 causes and events and place them on a timeline you will be creating using TimeToast. We will discuss as a class how to sign up and following is a tutorial video.

4/9 Wednesday

1. Game Time-It's time to play our games!
Joy Words
Before and After
Storyman
Word Craze.
Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. MDG-Head over to ActivelyLearn and get reading.

3. MDG Weekly Project-Take this time to work on those slides some more.

4. Question Rewording-We are going to practice our question rewording skills.

5. Learning Farm-If time permits, we will be checking out a new site called Learning Farm.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc. Be sure to fully explain your answer.

What impact do you think the Industrial Revolution may have had on World War 1?

7.Imperialism-Today we are going to look at Imperialism, which was one of the causes of World War 1.

8. Imperialism Video-We are now going to watch a video on the subject of Imperialism. Pay close attention!

4/8 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative! The mood for your story should be scary.

2. Most Dangerous Game-Let's read some more.

3. MDG Weekly Activity-Continue working on your slide presentation.

4. Benchmark Review-Today we are going to be reviewing the poem we had on our recent benchmark.

5.Imperialism-Today we are going to look at Imperialism, which was one of the causes of World War 1. 

6. Imperialism Video-We are now going to watch a video on the subject of Imperialism. Pay close attention!

4/7 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-Here are your words for this week. Take a few minutes to look them over.

3. 7x7x7-This week, we will be using our words to create a 7x7x7. This works just like 5x5x5 except you use two more words. Here are the directions:

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

4. MDG-Let's relax and use this time to read our story. 

5. Most Dangerous Game Weekly Activity- You are going to create a 7 slide presentation on either the Caribbean or the Amazon. You will pick one and start researching. Your slides will discuss the following topics pertaining to whichever region you select.

-Location
-Weather
-Natural Resources
-Animal/Plant life
-Culture
-Population

6. Venn Diagram-Using your notes and the following websites, create a Venn-Diagram comparing and contrasting capitalism with communism/socialism.
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4/3 Thursday

1. NC Write-Go to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Indoor Fun or Outdoor Fun". Your essay should be at least 125 words.

2. Venn Diagram-Using your notes and the following websites, create a Venn-Diagram comparing and contrasting capitalism with communism/socialism.
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3. BrainPop-We are going to watch a BrainPop video on Communism. Be sure to take notes!

4/2 Wednesday

1. Game Time-It's time to play our games!
Joy Words
Before and After
Storyman
Word Craze. 
Eight Letter Game 
Wordsearch
Knoword 
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Text Structure Review-Let's look at our assignment from yesterday.

3. Analyze the Quote-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.

"Hunting isn't a video game. It should be a challenge. If the animal doesn't have a chance, it is not hunting anymore, it is just shooting."

4. Question Rewording Activity

5. Most Dangerous Game-Get reading!

6. Economic System-We will use this time to review.

7.Venn Diagram-Using your notes and the following websites, create a Venn-Diagram comparing and contrasting capitalism with communism/socialism.

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4/1 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative! The mood for your story should be excited.

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

3. Text Structure-One more assignment before we move on...

4. Most Dangerous Game-When you have finished number 3, go to Actively Learn and continue reading your story.

5. EOG Question Rewording-Today we are going to begin looking at the best ways to reword those pesky EOG questions which will make them easier to understand.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc. Be sure to fully explain your answer.

Have you ever heard the terms "capitalism", "communism", and "socialism"? What do you think they mean? Why do you think so?

7. Economic Systems-Today we are going to begin looking at  some of the economic systems found in our world. 

8. Venn Diagram-Using your notes and the following websites, create a Venn-Diagram comparing and contrasting capitalism with communism/socialism.

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