1/3 Tuesday

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.

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are your new vocabulary words for the week. Take a few minutes to look them over. We will discuss the words shortly.

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. Theme-This week we are going to be discussing Theme. Finding a story's theme is extremely important. Let's watch the following video on finding theme.

Now you need to visit the following websites on theme. The sites are Here,Here, and Here.
As you watch the video and search the sites you need to take notes on the best ways to find a story's theme. When you have finished, you are to send me an email titled THEME. In this email you are to use the information from the video and the websites to make a list of the 7 best ways to find a story's theme. Your email should contain complete sentences and you must fully explain each of your 7 ways of finding theme.

5. Class Novel-Let's get back to our novel

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

What do you think when you hear the word "revolution"? Explain in your own words what you think the word "revolution" means.

7. Scientific Revolution-Today we will begin our unit on the Scientific Revolution.

8.Scientific Revolution Illustrated Timeline-You are to create a Scientific Revolution illustrated timeline. Your timeline should have at least ten events, people, places, or inventions. I would start by doing research, then creating your timeline.

Rubric:
Grammar/Overall Neatness=25 points
Creativity=25 pointsResearch/Information provided=50 points


Game Try-out-Take a few minutes to try some of the games on this website. When you are finished, send me an email titled "New Games 1/13" and tell me what your 3 favorite games from the site were.