9/30 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing: Look at the following picture. In your Language Arts Google doc., write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words. Remember, you are writing a story based on the picture NOT describing the picture!

2.Vocabulary Crossword-We are going to use our words to create a crossword puzzle. Remember to write your clues on the back of your paper. Your clues should be challenging but not impossible. Here is a reminder of what a crossword puzzle should look like.

3. MobyMax-Head over to MobyMax and wait for instructions.

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

What were indulgences? What part did they play in the Reformation? Remember to fully explain your answer.

5. Reformation Reporter-A reporter's main job is to get answers to questions. You are going to spend the next few days researching the Reformation. You will then answer, on a blank sheet of paper, the following questions:

WHAT-What was the Reformation? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

WHO-Pick 4 important people from the Reformation. Tell me who they were and why they were important to the Reformation.

WHEN-Pick and explain at least 3 important dates from the Reformation. Explain why the dates you chose are important to the Reformation.

HOW-Explain in detail how the Reformation started. What happened before that led to this movement?

WHY-Why did this movement happen? Why was it so important to the world? Why is it still important?

WHERE-What were some of the important locations of the Reformation?

9/29 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.

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2. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are your words for the week. Take a few minutes to get familiar with them.

3. Vocabulary Crossword-We are going to use our words to create a crossword puzzle.  Remember to write your clues on the back of your paper. Your clues should be challenging but not impossible. Here is a reminder of what a crossword puzzle should look like.

4. Close Reading-Let's see how you guys did on your last passage.

5. MobyMax-Head over to MobyMax and wait for instructions.

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

Have you ever heard the word reformation before? If you have, what do you remember about the definition? If you have never heard the word, take a guess about what you think it means.

7. Reformation-Go to the following website. Read the information and make sure you take GOOD notes. When you have finished, we'll discuss.

8. Reformation Reporter-A reporter's main job is to get answers to questions. You are going to spend the next few days researching the Reformation. You will then answer, on a blank sheet of paper, the following questions:

WHAT-What was the Reformation? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

WHO-Pick 4 important people from the Reformation. Tell me who they were and why they were important to the Reformation.

WHEN-Pick and explain at least 3 important dates from the Reformation. Explain why the dates you chose are important to the Reformation.

HOW-Explain in detail how the Reformation started. What happened before that led to this movement?

WHY-Why did this movement happen? Why was it so important to the world? Why is it still important?

WHERE-What were some of the important locations of the Reformation?


9. REMEDIATION ASSIGNMENT-Nuclear Disaster -- Take a few minutes and read about the accidents at nuclear power plants in Japan in 2010. In an email addressed to me please type out a list of 8 facts that you learned. Please use complete sentences and include the most important facts you found.
Also, leave your thoughts about nuclear energy. Nuclear is a relatively clean energy source (and doesn't contribute to global warming), but also has major drawbacks. Is it safe enough? Do you feel safe that a nuclear power plant is in Raleigh and Wilmington? We haven't had any major accidents here, but who knows about the future?

9/26 Friday

1. Warm-Up-Free Rice...Free Rice....Free Rice

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Your 3-2-1 will be due in ten minutes.

3. Close Reading-Time to practice our close reading skills.

4. NC Write-Today is the last day to work on your Favorite Room essay.

5. MobyMax-Head over to MobyMax and wait for instructions.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies google doc:
If you could ask one person from the Renaissance a question, who would it be and what would you ask them? Why would you ask this question?

7. Henry VIII-Henry was a HUGE figure in the Renaissance, but we are going to focus on his wives. You are going to research all 6 of his wives and answer the following questions about each of them. You should answer in complete sentences.

1. What was her name?
2. When was she born?
3. When did she die?
4. How did she die?
5. What were some interesting facts about this wife?
6. Did she have any children? If so, then what were the children's names?

9/25 Thursday

1. Article Review-Read the following article. After reading, write a quick review of the article in your 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

-What was one thing about the article that you found fascinating? Explain your answer

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

3. NC Write-You will continue working on the Favorite Room NC Write that you started last week. Remember, it needs to be at least 100 words!

4. Inference Pictures-We are going to look at some pictures and make some inferences!

5. Learning Farm-Head over to Learning Farm and work on your Inference 9/25 assignment.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies google doc:
If you could ask one person from the Renaissance a question, who would it be and what would you ask them? Why would you ask this question? 

7. Henry VIII-Henry was a HUGE figure in the Renaissance, but we are going to focus on his wives. You are going to research all 6 of his wives and answer the following questions about each of them. You should answer in complete sentences.

1. What was her name?
2. When was she born?
3. When did she die?
4. How did she die?
5. What were some interesting facts about this wife?
6. Did she have any children? If so, then what were the children's names?

9/24 Wednesday

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

NEW GAME ALERT. Our new is called Synonym Toast and I will show you how it's played.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword

2. Inference Game-Let's give our Inference Game another try!

3.Inference Practice-You should never stop practicing.

4. NC Write-You will continue working on the Favorite Room NC Write that you started last week. Remember, it needs to be at least 100 words!

5. Learning Farm-Head over to Learning Farm and work on bringing those scores up on the Inference assignment.

9/23 Tuesday

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.

What were the names of all 7 dwarves from the Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarves?

2.Warm-Up-Creative Writing: Look at the following picture. In your Language Arts Google doc., write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words. Remember, you are writing a story based on the picture NOT describing the picture!

3. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are your Weekly Vocabulary Words. Play some Scatter or Space Race.

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

5. NC Write-You will continue working on the Favorite Room NC Write that you started last week. Remember, it needs to be at least 100 words!

6. Learning Farm-Head over to Learning Farm and work on bringing those scores up on the Inference assignment.

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

What is one thing that you always remember about our Renaissance Unit? Why did you choose what you did? Explain your answer.

8. Henry VIII-Henry was a HUGE figure in the Renaissance, but we are going to focus on his wives. You are going to research all 6 of his wives and answer the following questions about each of them. You should answer in complete sentences.

1. What was her name?
2. When was she born?
3. When did she die?
4. How did she die?
5. What were some interesting facts about this wife?
6. Did she have any children? If so, then what were the children's names?

9/22 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 Weekly Vocabulary Words. Take a few minutes to look them over and we will discuss them soon.

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

4. NC Write-You will continue working on the Favorite Room NC Write that you started last week. Remember, it needs to be at least 100 words!

5. Reading Passage-We will finally look back at the reading passage we did last week.

6. Learning Farm-Head over to Learning Farm and work on bringing those scores up on the Inference assignment.

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

Would you have liked to have lived during the Renaissance? If so, what do you think you would have liked? If you said no, explain why you think the Renaissance wasn't for you. Be sure to fully explain your answers.

8. Henry VIII-Henry was a HUGE figure in the Renaissance, but we are going to focus on his wives. You are going to research all 6 of his wives and answer the following questions about each of them. You should answer in complete sentences.

1. What was her name?
2. When was she born?
3. When did she die?
4. How did she die?
5. What were some interesting facts about this wife?
6. Did she have any children? If so, then what were the children's names?

9/19 Friday

Mr. Norman is out sick AGAIN. I wish I could be there, but it would probably be best if I stayed home! Make sure you listen to the sub and do all of your work. The sub has been instructed to take detailed notes. If you misbehave, you may find yourself in Choice on Monday.....

Also, congratulations to the football and volleyball teams! Now get to work...

1. Free Rice-Free Rice Friday time......Our score to beat is 2200.

2. Article Review-Read the following article. After reading, write a quick review of the article in your 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

-What was one thing about the article that you found fascinating? Explain your answer


3.Quote(s) of the Day -- Send an email (titled Quote) responding to the quotes below. Your email should include what you think the quotes means, if you agree or disagree with the author, and supporting details and examples to support your thoughts. Also, comment on how the two quotes relate.

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.”
- Albert Einstein

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination”
-Albert Einstein

3. NC Write-New week, new prompt! Head over to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Favorite Room". Your essay should be at least 100 words and the final draft will be due on Friday.

4.Social Studies Global Warming - Let's read, listen, watch, and learn about Global Warming. Please look through and analyze the following links:

A Student's Guide to Climate Change
Global Warming Basics
12 Things You Can Do to Help Our Planet

On a piece of paper, you are to write down 15 facts you learned from the above sources. You must write at least three facts from each source (so not all 15 can come from the same site). Please write in complete sentences, using proper grammar. Make sure you turn this into the sub!

9/17 Wednesday

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS???????????????????

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. You can play either Eight Letter Game or Wordsearch.

Also play our new game, Knoword. Here is the website's definition:

Knoword is a game of quick thinking, smart decisions and great words. When you begin, you will be given one randomly generated dictionary definition along with the first letter of its corresponding word. You must fill in the rest of the word to experience a gain in points and an added time bonus. You will start off with one minute before the game ends, and every word is an opportunity to extend your time. If you're ever stuck on a word, just hit the skip button and a new puzzle will present itself.

If you're able to string together correct answers, you will notice yourWord streak counter increasing. You can accumulate badges and additional points by achieving certain amounts of consecutively correct words... How far can you get?


So, I'd like you try out KNOWORD and write up a review and email it to me! Did you like it? Was it easy or hard? 

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Study those words, work on your 7x7x7 or play Scatter or Space Race.

3. Inference Practice-Practice makes perfect!

4. NC Write-New week, new prompt! Head over to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Favorite Room". Your essay should be at least 100 words and the final draft will be due on Friday.

5. Independent Reading-Time to relax and read.

6. Renaissance Art- Head to this link and let's read about how the great artists created sculptures and paintings. As your scan through, write down on a blank piece of paper, ten important facts from your reading. You must not have more than two facts from any paragraph.

When finished with the article, read the questions below and answer on the same sheet as you have your facts on. Use your facts and details from the article to completely answer the questions. Answers must be in complete sentences.

1. How did artists get the money to create their art?
2. What was an important advance made by Renaissance painters? Why was it so important? Give examples of this advance in use.
3. How did artists use math and science to help them create their art?
4. Sculptors began carving figures that looked like real people and showed emotion. Who were two key sculptors and what were some of their famous sculpting accomplishments?
5. Varsari's quote of "What a happy age we live in. How fortunate . . . " is referring to what? Why do you think he feels that way?

9/16 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing: Look at the following picture. In your Language Arts Google doc., write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words. Remember, you are writing a story based on the picture NOT describing the picture!

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are this week's Weekly Vocabulary. Take a minute to review your words.

3. Weekly Vocabulary Assignment-Keep working on your 7x7x7. . Here are the instructions:

*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. Active Notes/Close Reading-We will have a review of what is expected from your Active Notes.

5. Reading Passage-Let's practice our Active Note skills!

6. NC Write-New week, new prompt! Head over to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Favorite Room". Your essay should be at least 100 words and the final draft will be due on Friday.

7.Social Studies Warm-Up-In your Norman Social Studies Google doc, answer the following
question:

"Why was the Renaissance such a big deal? What time period came before?"

8. Food of the Renaissance-Today we are going to examine the foods of the Renaissance. Your assignment is to go to the following links, read them, and create a Google doc entitled "Renaissance Food." Be sure to share it with me. In that doc I want you to first tell me what you thought about the foods of the Renaissance. Be sure to fully explain your answers. Then I want you to give me 15 facts that you learned from these websites.

Links: here, here, here, here, and here. 

9/15 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 this week's Weekly Vocabulary. Go ahead and get to know them!

3. Weekly Vocabulary Assignment-This week we are doing a 7x7x7. Here are the instructions:

*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. Reading Passage-I tried my best to pick out a good one!

5. Study Island- We are going to head back to Study Island. We are going to work on inferencing. 

6. NC Write-New week, new prompt! Head over to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Favorite Room". Your essay should be at least 100 words and the final draft will be due on Friday. 

7. Social Studies Warm-up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies google 

doc.

The next period of history that we will cover is called the Renaissance. The Renaissance is a French word that means "rebirth". What do you think the Renaissance might be a rebirth of?

8. Renaissance-Today we will start our Renaissance unit.

9. Sistine Chapel-Take an awesome 3D tour of one of the most famous works of art from the Renaissance. Just go to the following link.

9/12 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-I will be taking up your word boxes in a few minutes. Here are your words.

3. Weekly Vocabulary Quiz-Take about 10 minutes to study. 

Go to the following link  and wait for instructions.

4. Learning Farm-Today we will be using Learning Farm for the first time. We will do the inference lesson.

5. NC Write-Today is the last day to work on our special power prompt.

6. Middle Ages Review

7. Middle Ages Quiz

9/11 Thursday

1. Article Review-Read the following article. After reading, write a quick review of the article in your 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

-What was one thing about the article that you found fascinating? Explain your answer

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to either study and/or play around with your Weekly Vocabulary words or work on your word boxes.

3. Inference Game-Let's test our inferencing skills. Head the this site and play the game.

4. Inference Passage-This will be for a grade.

5. NC Write-Work on bringing that score up.

6. Grammar Fixer-Upper- Please read the following paragraph. It contains many grammar and spelling errors. Please copy and paste it into an email, fixing all the mistakes. Send the correct email to me. Your subject in the your email should be "Grammar Fixer-Upper".

The RiverTowne Players is starting a Young Actors Academy to their Rising Stars Youh Program? The Academy will offerrr an after-school class that will Train children ages 5 to 15 in musical theater. for three hours each Monday — 5 to 8 p.m. — there will be instruction in acting, dance and voice. The first semester begins Monday, with classes continuing through Decemdber 10. a showcase performance is set for the end of the semester, which will include all the participants of the academy? The fee is $25 per, weekly, session. The classes will be held in RiverTowne’s performing arts home, the historic Masonic Theatre on hancock Street.

7. 9/11 K.W.L.-I will pass out and explain our K.W.L. charts.

8. Homework-Obviously, you guys are too young to remember the tragic events of 9/11, but there are definitely people in your life that will. On a blank sheet of paper, have someone you know who is old enough to remember 9/11 answer the following questions: (you must write out the questions and answers on your sheet of paper AND answers must be in complete sentences!) This assignment will be due Monday!

1. What were you doing when 9/11 happened?

2. How did you hear about the attacks?

3. Do you remember how the attack made you feel? Explain

4. What were your first thoughts when you realized what was happening?

5. What is your most vivid memory of that day?

9/10 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. You can play either Eight Letter Game or our new game, Wordsearch.

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to either study and/or play around with your Weekly Vocabulary words or work on your word boxes.

3. Inference-Let's review and then watch a video that may help us perfecting our inferencing skills.

4. Inference-Let's review those passages from yesterday.

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 NC Write-Let's see if we can finally get going with NC Write! You will be completing the writing prompt titled "Choose a Special Power." Your essay should be at least 150 words long.

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

Why do you think the fall of the Roman Empire was such a bad thing? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

9/9 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing: Look at the following picture. In your 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-Keep studying those Weekly Vocabulary word. Play some Quizlet games if you want to!

3. Weekly Vocabulary Assignment-Continue working on your word boxes.

4.Inferences-Today we are going to take our first look at inferencing. Inferencing is an important skill and one that will help you with your reading skills.

5 Inference Practice-Let's practice our skills.

6 NC Write-Let's see if we can finally get going with NC Write! You will be completing the writing prompt titled "Choose a Special Power." Your essay should be at least 150 words long.

7. Social Studies Warm-up:

8. Middle Ages-We will continue looking at the Middle Ages.

9/8 Monday

It's the first day of a new week!

1. Warm-Up- In your Norman Language Arts Google doc, answer the following question. Be sure to provide lots of good details!





2. Weekly Vocabulary-It's time to get familiar with your new Weekly Vocabulary.

3. Weekly Vocabulary Assignment-This week, we will be using our words to create vocabulary boxes. Here is what a 4 square vocabulary box looks like.

4. Adjective/Adverb-Review time.

5. Inferences-Today we are going to take our first look at inferencing. Inferencing is an important skill and one that will help you with your reading skills.

6. Inference Practice-Let's practice our skills.

7. NC Write-Let's see if we can finally get going with NC Write!

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

Have you ever heard of the Middle Ages? If you have, what do you know about it?If not, can you make an educated guess as to when it may have occurred. 

9. Middle Ages-Today we will begin looking at the time period known as the Middle Ages.

9/4 Friday

1. Free Rice Friday-Time to play some Free Rice.

TODAY'S SCORE TO BEAT=600

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Let's take a few minutes to finish your 3-2-1s and/or study your words. I will  be taking up your work soon.

3. Kahoot-Will we have a noun/verb Kahoot?

4. Adjective/Adverb-We are finished with nouns and verbs, so today we are going to start on adjectives and adverbs.

5. Adverb/Adjective Practice-Let's do a quick worksheet

6. NC Write-I love NC Write and am excited to get back using it!

7. Continent Project-Let's finish up those project!

9/4 Thursday

In honor of the start of the NFL season, I give you guys a picture of a glitch from Madden 15:



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. Your short story should go in your Norman-Language Arts doc.


2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to continue working on your 3-2-1s. If you are finished, play around with the words on Quizlet.

3. Kahoot-Will we have a noun/verb Kahoot?

4. Adjective/Adverb-We are finished with nouns and verbs, so today we are going to start on adjectives and adverbs.

5. Adverb/Adjective Practice-Let's do a quick worksheet

6. NC Write-I love NC Write and am excited to get back using  it!

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

7. Google Doc-In your Google Drive, create a Google Document titled "Your Name Social Studies". For example, mine would be titled Jeremy Norman Social Studies. Be sure to share it with Mr. Norman.

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

Of the all of the continents, which one would you most like to visit? Be sure to fully explain your answer.

9. Continent Project-Keep working on your group projects.

9/3 Wednesday

1. Article Review-Read the following article . After reading, write a quick review of the article on a blank piece of paper. Your review should answer the following questions:

-Did you like the article? Explain your answer

-Was the article informative? Explain your answer

-What was one thing about the article that you found fascinating? Explain your answer

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take this time to review your Weekly Vocabulary Words. Play some games and learn at the same time! This time can also be used to work on your Weekly Vocabulary Assignment.

3. Study Island-We are going to head over to Study Island, and take Pre-Test 9/3/14.

4. Independent Reading-Relax and read!

5. Google Doc-Let's flex those Google Doc creating skills! Create a document titled:

Norman-Social Studies

Be sure to share it with Mr. Norman!

6.Group Project-Work with your groups on your Continent assignment.

ENRICHMENT 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?

9/2 Tuesday

Welcome back! I hope you guys had a great long weekend. It's time to get back to work! Before we get started, we are going to take a few minutes to create some google docs.

1. Game Time-Very few of you had a chance to play the Eight Letter Game  on Friday. Take a few minutes and see how high a score you can get!

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Click on the link for your Weekly Vocabulary . Take a few minutes to look at your words and get familiar with them.

3. Weekly Vocabulary Assignment-For this week's assignment, you will use your words to create a Vocabulary 3-2-1.
This means that on a piece of paper you will:

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

4. Noun/Verb Review-Let's see how well you guys remember what we talked about last week.

5. Verb Worksheet-Practice makes perfect!

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

7. Social Studies Warm-Up-In your Social Studies Google doc, answer the following question:

Do you think that it is important to learn about the continents and the oceans? Be sure to fully explain your answer.

8. Review-Let's review what we have covered so far...

9. Weekly Assignment- You will be placed in groups and given the name of a continent. You will then use your netbooks to find the information needed to answer the following questions. The assignment will be due on Friday. You should put all of your info. into Google presentation.

CONTINENT QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of your continent?
2. How many countries are in your continent?
3. What is the most populous country in your continent?
4. What is the least populous country in your continent?
5. What is the weather like in your continent?
6. What are some of the different languages spoken in your continent?
7. What are some of the landmarks found in your continent?
8. What are some of your continent's natural resources?
9. How big is your continent compared to the other continents?
10.What are some of the rivers, mountains, deserts, and other geographical features found in your continent?

ENRICHMENT 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?