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Thursday, December 17, 2015

12/17 Thursday

1.Fitbrains- Head back over to FitBrains and see what new games are available. A fit brain is a happy brain!

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. Gift of the Magi-Now that we have finished our story, head over to your ELA Google doc and answer the following questions:

a. How would the story have been different if the setting had been changed? Think of a different setting and explain what would have been different.

b. Was the ending of the story a happy or sad ending? Make sure to fully explain your answers.

c. If you could write a next chapter to the story, what would it be?

4. Christmas Origins-I often say that the best way to fully appreciate something is to know its origin. With that in mind, you are to use the internet to research and find the origins of the following things associated with Christmas.

-Santa Claus
-Christmas Trees
-Gift giving
-Santa's Elves
-Christmas lights

Once you have researched the above things, create a Google presentation that explains in detail the origins of each the items listed above. Make sure your presentation has correct grammar, pictures, and good use of design and color.

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. Holiday Infographic - Take a look at the following infographics. You will create a 9 question pop quiz based on the infographics. You must have 3 questions from each infographic. You will also need an answer key.

Most Popular Holiday toys
Christmas by the Numbers
Big Fat Christmas




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