2/20 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative! The mood for your story should be depressing.




2. Poetry- Today we will be looking at different poetry types and poetry terms.

3. Poem Review-Let's take a look at our poems from last week.

4. Scope-We will be reading a new article

5. FreeRead-Get comfortable 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. Explain how each story might impact your life.

7. Black History Month-February is Black History Month. To celebrate, we will look at prominent African Americans and examine their impact on history

Today we will look at Aretha Franklin. Go to each of the links here and here and use the information to answer the following questions in a new Google doc titled "Black History Month". Answer each question using complete sentences.

1. Who was this person?

2. When and where did they live?

3. Why were they so important?

4. What are 5 interesting facts about this person?

8. English Civil War-Go to the following websites here and here. Read the information about the English Civil War. On a blank piece of paper titled "English Civil War" list 20 facts about this period of history. Make sure your facts are in complete sentences.