11/4 Tuesday

Holy smokes! Will Mr. Norman ever be back? I am going to the doctor, so hopefully I will be back and ready to go on Wednesday.

LANGUAGE ARTS

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. Make sure to out this in your Language Arts google doc. This week we are also introducing the tone (feel) that the story should have. The mood for your story should be funny.

 

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are your weekly vocab words. Take a few minutes to familiarize with your new words.

 

3. Vocabulary Word Boxes- This week you will be using all 10 of your vocab. words to create 10 Vocab Boxes. In case you forgot, here are the directions:

4. NC Write-Use this time finish up those scary "Halloween" prompts. It is definitely up now!

5. Short Story-If you did not finish The Lottery (and a lot of you did not!) use this time to do so. You guys will read the story on your own. Once you have finished reading, answer the following questions in Google doc titled "The Lottery" Make sure you share this doc with Mr. Norman. Remember to answer in complete sentences!

a. What happened at the end of the story? How did the ending make you feel?
b. What in the story might have helped you predict the kind of ending the story had?
c. What did the author to set the tone for the story?
d. Why do you think the Village still does the Lottery each year?
If you have finished, either read from your library book or play some Wednesday games.

SOCIAL STUDIES


5. Letter Home Assignment-This week you will be pretending that you are a crew member aboard one of the Age of Exploration voyages. You must follow these steps to complete the assignment:

1. Pick an expedition you think you would have liked to have been on.
2. Research all important information about that expedition (dates, locations, reasons for expedition).
3. Write a letter to your family as if you were writing from aboard a ship on an expedition.
4. Include in your letters the information you found in step number 2.
5. Type your letter in a new Google doc called Letter Home. Share it with Mr. Norman.

Enrichment/Remediation
Use this period to finish up anything you have yet to complete from today.