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Monday, September 29, 2014

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.



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?

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