10/16/14 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. 7x7x7- Use this time to work on your weekly vocabulary assignment. If you are finished, you can study/and or play some Quizlet games.

3. Main Idea-Let's practice our main idea finding skills (and practice our close reading)

4. NC Write-Keep working on the newest prompt.

5. Scope-We are going to work on some worksheets from our volcano article.

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

What was the most interesting thing you learned about Columbus. Why was this one thing so interesting to you. 

7. Columbus Journal-Head over to this link and follow along as we make our way through a timeline of Columbus's journey. Each section will contain a question which you will need to answer in a new Google doc titled "Columbus Journal." Copy and paste the question into your new Google doc, and then answer the question using complete sentences. Make sure you answer every part of the question. Make sure you date each post (use the date of that is on the timeline.)

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?