11/6 Thursday

1. Article Review-Read the following link. 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 the topic of the article?

-What was the article's main idea? Supporting details?

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

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are your weekly vocab words. How well do you know them? Play some Scatter and Space Race to see how good you are.

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. 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 do 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.

5. Scope Magazine-Let's finally get back to Scope Magazine.

6. Letter Home Assignment-Take this time to finish your letters.

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.

7. SAS Curriculum-We are going to be doing an assignment on a website called SAS Curriculum. The Q code for your assignment is 186. Follow along with me as I explain the assignment.