10/30 Friday

1. Would-You-Rather-This is something we will occasionally do. Answer both of the following "would you rather" questions in your Language Arts Google Doc. Make sure to fully explain your answers.

Would You Rather . . .

1. Jump into a pool of marshmallows OR a pool of jello?
2. Have many friends, but none of them close friends OR have just one or two close friends?

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Take about 10 minutes to study those Weekly Vocabulary Words.

3. Vocabulary 3-2-1-Now, take about 10 minutes to work on your 3-2-1s.

4. Halloween Websites-Head over and check out the following Halloween themed websites. They are silly but fun!
Online pumpkin carving
Halloween facts and tidbits
Jack-o-Lantern carvings
Halloween Hangman

When you arer finished, send me an email titled, "We love you Mr. Norman" and tell me what you thought about each site. Also, tell me 5 facts that you found awesome from the second link.

5. NC Write-Head to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Halloween.' Your story should be atleast 250 words and must begin with one of these 2 sentences: "It was around midnight when the aliens arrived..."or "Every time she looked behind her, the man was still following her....."

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Origins of Halloween-Part of truly understanding something is learning about its history. The more we know about something, the better we can appreciate it. With that in mind, we are going to be researching the origins of things associated with Halloween. You have 2 days to complete this. Complete this assignment on a blank piece of paper. You are to research the origins of the following:

-Halloween-research the holiday itself. When did it start? Where did it start? Why did it start?
-Jack-o-Lanterns-What is the origin of the Jack-o-Lantern? Why are they made from pumpkins?
-Costumes-Why do kids dress in costumes on Halloween? When and where did this tradition start?
-Candy-For this one, you need to pick your all-time favorite candy and research its origin.

You are to put the findings of your research into a Google doc titled "Halloween Origins" and share it with Mr. Norman.

10/29 Thursday

1. BONUS-The first student who correctly emails me with the answer to the following question will receive 5 bonus points on their next quiz or assignment! This should be in your OWN WORDS and not copied and pasted.

Where does the name Thursday come from?

2. 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:

-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.

-If you were to rename this article, what name would you choose and why?

3. Context Clues-We have practiced this before in class, and now let's do some on your own.Being able to use context clues to figure out a word's definition is an extremely important skill when reading. See if you can figure out the definitions of the bolded words.

-1t was almost exactly two hours later that Jessica found herself suddenly wide awake and staring through the darkness at the luminous hands of her clock.

-Hal was not just a typical introverted artist. Sometime in the last year he had become an actual recluse. He didn't come out of his room except, as far as anyone could tell, in the middle of the night, when he was reasonably certain everyone else would be asleep. 

4. Inference Pictures-It was so awesome the first time around that I am bringing it back!! Head to this link and in your ELA google doc, infer what is happening in the pictures. Make sure to use both types of information needed to make a good inference. 

5. Inference Assessment-Let's see how good we are!

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Origins of Halloween-Part of truly understanding something is learning about its history. The more we know about something, the better we can appreciate it. With that in mind, we are going to be researching the origins of things associated with Halloween. You have 2 days to complete this. Complete this assignment on a blank piece of paper. You are to research the origins of the following:


-Halloween-research the holiday itself. When did it start? Where did it start? Why did it start?
-Jack-o-Lanterns-What is the origin of the Jack-o-Lantern? Why are they made from pumpkins?
-Costumes-Why do kids dress in costumes on Halloween? When and where did this tradition start?
-Candy-For this one, you need to pick your all-time favorite candy and research its origin.

You are to put the findings of your research into a Google doc titled "Halloween Origins" and share it with Mr. Norman.

10/28 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. Today we have a new Halloween themed game. Give it a shot and let me know what you think.

When you have finished, play some of our older games.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Halloween Vocabulary-Here are your special Halloween Vocabulary Words! Take about 10 minutes to really get to know them.

3. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-For this week's words, you will be creating a 3-2-1. Here are the instructions again:

Write each word 3 times
Write each word and definition 2 times
Write 1 sentence using each of your vocab words (meaning you will be writing 10 sentences)

4. NC Write-Head to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Halloween.' Your story should be at
least 250 words and must begin with one of these 2 sentences: "It was around midnight when the aliens arrived..."or "Every time she looked behind her, the man was still following her....."

5. FreeRead-Grab your Reading Notebooks, your books, and get busy!

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Reformation-Go to the following website. Read the information and make sure you take GOOD notes. When you have finished, we'll discuss.

10/27 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up Creative Writing-Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story in your Language Arts Google doc about the picture. Be creative.




2. Halloween Vocabulary-Here are your special Halloween Vocabulary Words! Take about 10 minutes to really get to know them.

3. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-For this week's words, you will be creating a 3-2-1. Here are the instructions again:

Write each word 3 times
Write each word and definition 2 times
Write 1 sentence using each of your vocab words (meaning you will be writing 10 sentences)

4. Catch-Up Day-Today we will be using our time to catch-up on our work before the end of the first nine weeks

You Should:
-Check your google docs to make sure nothing is missing
-Make sure you have worked on all three Learning Farm tasks
-Make sure you are not missing any NC Write prompts
-Check Powerschool Gradebook and make sure you are not missing anything
.


5. Context Clues-We are going to start something new this week. Be able to use context clues to figure out a word's definition is an extremely important when reading. See if you can figure out the definitions of the bolded words.

Though it was only May it was as hot as the hot height of summer. The fields with their multitude of restless insects stretched far and wide. 

6. NC Write-Head to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Halloween.' Your story should be at
least 250 words and must begin with one of these 2 sentences: "It was around midnight when the aliens arrived..."or "Every time she looked behind her, the man was still following her....."

7. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

8. 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.

9. Reformation-Go to the following website. Read the information and make sure you take GOOD notes. When you have finished, we'll discuss.

10/23 Friday

1. Warm-Up-Free Rice...Free Rice....Free Rice

2. NC Write-We will go back to the "Favorite Room" prompt and see if we can bring our scores up anymore.

3. Read Theory-I have prizes for whoever passes the most quizzes!

4. FreeRead-Grab your Reading Notebooks, your books, and get busy!

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

6. Henry VIII-Henry was a HUGE figure in the Renaissance, but we are going to focus on his wives. You are going to research all 6 of his wives and answer the following questions about each of them. You should answer in complete sentences. You also need to draw a picture of each wife. This assignment needs to be completed on blank paper. You should use one sheet for each wife. This will be due on Friday.

1. What was her name?
2. When was she born?
3. When did she die?
4. How did she die?
5. What were some interesting facts about this wife?
6. Did she have any children? If so, then what were the children's names?

10/22 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. Google Doc.-We are going to begin working out of our red Literature books more. Before we begin, you need to create a new google doc. It needs to be titled Last Name-Textbook. You will use this doc to answer any questions we have from our text book.

3. 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.

4. Learning Farm-Head over to Learning Farm and continue working on Theme.

5. FreeRead-Time to read!

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Henry VIII-Henry was a HUGE figure in the Renaissance, but we are going to focus on his wives. You are going to research all 6 of his wives and answer the following questions about each of them. You should answer in complete sentences. You also need to draw a picture of each wife. This assignment needs to be completed on blank paper. You should use one sheet for each wife. This will be due on Friday.

1. What was her name?
2. When was she born?
3. When did she die?
4. How did she die?
5. What were some interesting facts about this wife?
6. Did she have any children? If so, then what were the children's names?

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY WAS MARRIED SIX TIMES!!!!!

ENRICHMENT: Head over to Funbrain and try out some games. When you finish, send an email titled "Funbrain Tryout" to me (jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org)and tell me which games you liked and which ones you did not like. Make sure to use complete sentences and explain your answers.

10/21 Wednesday

1. Game Time-We have a new game today! Its called Word Craze. Here's the instructions for the game:
Guess as many words as you can in under a minute. There is a catch though. Your words must match up with the target letter and position shown above a word. Words cannot be used more than once and they must be valid to score. Each letter contains a different value according to how often it appears in our dictionary.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Theme Review-Let's review

3. Theme Worksheet-We will now go over our worksheet from yesterday.

4. Common Assessment-It is time to finally go over our assessment.

5. FreeRead-Time to read!

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Henry VIII-Henry was a HUGE figure in the Renaissance, but we are going to focus on his wives. You are going to research all 6 of his wives and answer the following questions about each of them. You should answer in complete sentences. You also need to draw a picture of each wife. This assignment needs to be completed on blank paper. You should use one sheet for each wife. This will be due on Friday.

1. What was her name?
2. When was she born?
3. When did she die?
4. How did she die?
5. What were some interesting facts about this wife?
6. Did she have any children? If so, then what were the children's names?

ENRICHMENT: Head over to Funbrain and try out some games. When you finish, send an email titled "Funbrain Tryout" to me (jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org)and tell me which games you liked and which ones you did not like. Make sure to use complete sentences and explain your answers.

10/20 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 vocabulary terms from earlier in the year. 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. Common Assessment-We have about 10 minutes to finish.

3. Theme-We are going to continue looking at theme.

4. Theme Activity-Let's practice trying to find theme.

5. FreeRead-Grab a book and read!

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Henry VIII-Henry was a HUGE figure in the Renaissance, but we are going to focus on his wives. You are going to research all 6 of his wives and answer the following questions about each of them. You should answer in complete sentences. You also need to draw a picture of each wife. This assignment needs to be completed on blank paper. You should use one sheet for each wife. This will be due on Friday. 

1. What was her name?
2. When was she born?
3. When did she die?
4. How did she die?
5. What were some interesting facts about this wife?
6. Did she have any children? If so, then what were the children's names?

10/19 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. Common Assessment- Use this time to work on SQUASHing your Common Assessment.

3. Theme-We are going to take a closer look at Theme.

4. Google Doc.-We are going to begin working out of our red Literature books more. Before we begin, you need to create a new google doc. It needs to be titled Last Name-Textbook. You will use this doc to answer any questions we have from our text book.

5. Red Literature Book-Grab a red Literature book. Turn to page 1 and wait.

6 NC Write-Keep working on the Favorite Room prompt from last week.

7.Food of the Renaissance-Today we are going to examine the foods of the Renaissance. Your assignment is to go to the following links, read them, and create a Google doc entitled "Renaissance Food." Be sure to share it with me. In that doc I want you to first tell me what you thought about the foods of the Renaissance. Be sure to fully explain your answers. Then I want you to give me 15 facts that you learned from these websites
Links: here, here, here, here, and here.

10/16 Friday

1. Warm-Up-Free Rice Friday.

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Use the next 20 minutes to either finish your 3-2-1s and/or study for your quiz.

3. SQUASH Winner-The winner of a lifetime supply of Squash is......

4. Common Assessment-Let's take another crack at that assessment.

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

6. Renaissance Notes-Here are the notes for the Renaissance unit. Look through them and make sure that you have all the info in your notes.

7. Sistine Chapel-Take an awesome 3D tour of one of the most famous works of art from the Renaissance. Just go to the following link.

8. Food of the Renaissance-Today we are going to examine the foods of the Renaissance. Your assignment is to go to the following links, read them, and create a Google doc entitled "Renaissance Food." Be sure to share it with me. In that doc I want you to first tell me what you thought about the foods of the Renaissance. Be sure to fully explain your answers. Then I want you to give me 15 facts that you learned from these websites

Links: here, here, here, here, and here.

10/15 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. Weekly Vocabulary Words-Here are your new words. Take a few minutes to get familiar with them.

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. SQUASH-Here is the Google Doc I created with our SQUASH rules. The problem is, it looks crazy boring. Here is your chance to show your creative side. Copy and paste the rules into a new Google Doc titled LAST NAME-SQUASH. Then, make it your own. You can change anything EXCEPT the rules themselves!. Once you have finished, make sure to share with me. The top three best looking will win some cane bucks.

5. Common Assessment-We are going to start going over our Common Assessment from yesterday. First up, Krazy George!

6. ReadTime-Grab those library books and get reading!

7. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

8. Renaissance-Today we will continue our Renaissance unit.

9. Renaissance Art- Head to this link and let's read about how the great artists created sculptures and paintings. As your scan through, write down on a blank piece of paper, ten important facts from your reading. You must not have more than two facts from any paragraph.

When finished with the article, read the questions below and answer on the same sheet as you have your facts on. Use your facts and details from the article to completely answer the questions. Answers must be in complete sentences.

1. How did artists get the money to create their art?
2. What was an important advance made by Renaissance painters? Why was it so important? Give examples of this advance in use.
3. How did artists use math and science to help them create their art?
4. Sculptors began carving figures that looked like real people and showed emotion. Who were two key sculptors and what were some of their famous sculpting accomplishments?
5. Varsari's quote of "What a happy age we live in. How fortunate . . . " is referring to what? Why do you think he feels that way?

10/14 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. NEW GAME ALERT! We have a new game that I want everyone to try. It's called Sentence Unscramble. (Make sure your volume is turned down!)

When you have finished, play some of our older games.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast

2. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

3. Renaissance-Today we will continue our Renaissance unit.

4. Renaissance Art- Head to this link and let's read about how the great artists created sculptures and paintings. As your scan through, write down on a blank piece of paper, ten important facts from your reading. You must not have more than two facts from any paragraph.

When finished with the article, read the questions below and answer on the same sheet as you have your facts on. Use your facts and details from the article to completely answer the questions. Answers must be in complete sentences.

1. How did artists get the money to create their art?
2. What was an important advance made by Renaissance painters? Why was it so important? Give examples of this advance in use.
3. How did artists use math and science to help them create their art?
4. Sculptors began carving figures that looked like real people and showed emotion. Who were two key sculptors and what were some of their famous sculpting accomplishments?
5. Varsari's quote of "What a happy age we live in. How fortunate . . . " is referring to what? Why do you think he feels that way?

10/13 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing: Look at the following picture. In your Language Arts Google doc, write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words.

2. Weekly Vocabulary Words-Here are your new words. Take a few minutes to get familiar with them.

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. NC Write-Continue working on the newest prompt.

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

6. Renaissance-Today we will continue our Renaissance unit.

7. Sistine Chapel-Take an awesome 3D tour of one of the most famous works of art from the Renaissance. Just go to the following link.

10/12 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 Words-Here are your new words. Take a few minutes to get familiar with them.

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. SQUASH-We will review SQUASH and use it on another reading passage. 

5. NC Write-Keep working on your newest prompt.


6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.
1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Social Studies Warm-up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies google doc.

The next period of history that we will cover is called the Renaissance. The Renaissance is a French word that means "rebirth". What do you think the Renaissance might be a rebirth of?

8. Renaissance-Today we will start our Renaissance unit.

9. Sistine Chapel-Take an awesome 3D tour of one of the most famous works of art from the Renaissance. Just go to the following link.

10/9 Friday

1. Free Rice Friday-It's Friday....you know what to do! Free Rice time!

2. Scope-We are going to try and go over our poetry analysis from last week.

3. Theme-We are going to keep practicing finding theme.

4. NC Write-Head over to NC Write and complete the prompt titled "Favorite Room". Your essay should be at least 100 words.

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

10/8 Thursday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. We have a new game I want everyone to try. It is called Popword. Directions are below:
Play Popword by click-and-dragging across adjacent letters in the grid and releasing the mouse button when you have selected a word. Each successive selected letter must be directly next to the previously selected letter (either horizontally, vertically or diagonally).
If the word you have selected is a valid English word, the letters will 'pop' away and the letters above them will fall to take their place. You score points for each word you pop. Longer words score many more points than shorter words.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast

2. Warm-Up-Creative Writing: Look at the following picture. In your Language Arts Google doc, write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative!

3. 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

4. Scope-We are going to try and go over our poetry analysis from last week. 

5. Learning Farm-Head over to Learning Farm and get busy on today's assignment.

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. Middle Ages-When you have finished Channel 1 head over to this site and play around. There are a ton of cool activities and games to try out. Enjoy!

10/2 Friday

1. Warm-Up-Free Rice Friday. Today's goal.....3000!

2. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are your words for the week.

3. Vocabulary Word Boxes- Use this time to finish your boxes,

4. Scope-We are going to go over our Scope homework.

5. Theme-We are going to use our Scope story to practice finding theme.

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. BrainPOP-We are going to use BrainPOP to learn more about the Black Death.

10/1 Thursday

1. Game Time-Games, games, games!!!

Synonym Toast
Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword

2. 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:

-What was today's article about?

-Was the article informative? Explain your answer

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

3. Scope-I know you guys are excited, so let's get working on our poem!

4. SQUASH-We will review SQUASH and use it on another reading passage.

5. Independent Read-Let's use this time to read.

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Which story did you find most interesting?

3. What was interesting about this story?

7. BrainPOP-We are going to use BrainPOP to learn more about the Black Death.