9/28 Friday

1. Warm-Up-Creative Writing- Look at the following picture. In your Language Arts Notebook, write a quick short story  about the picture. Be creative! The mood for your story should be spooky!

 

2. CNN Student News-Watch and learn! Be sure to jot down some good notes in your notebooks.

3. CNN Student News Question of the Day-Let's see how well you paid attention!

4. Medieval Times-Time for our next unit.

9/27 Thursday

1. Writing Prompt-In your ELA notebook, answer the following question:

"How are you?"

Each and every one of us has been affected in some way by Hurricane Florence. I want you to tell me how you were affected. This may be painful to write about but sometimes it feels good to let it out. When we are finished, we can talk. 

2. Class Discussion-Obviously some there have been some tremendous changes since we were last together. We will use this opportunity to discuss what these changes mean and how we will adapt. Also, I will try my best to answer any and all questions you guys may have.  

3. Short Story-We are still in school! Our new short story is all about going to Mars! 

4. CNN Student News-Watch and learn! Be sure to jot down some good notes in your notebooks.

5. CNN Student News Question of the Day-Let's see how well you paid attention!

6. Medieval Times-Time for our next unit.

 

9/11 Tuesday

1. Inference Game-Let's give our Inference Game a try!

9/11 Tuesday

1. Article of the Week-Time for your 2nd read.

2. Article of the Week Questions-Let's see how well we know our article...

3. Inference-More practice. Will Bartelby return? I hope not...

4. Ready NC-Ready or not, here it is.

9/10 Monday

1. Article of the Week-New week, new article. Today you will do your first read. Make sure your highlight your confusion!

2. Cultural Literacy-This week we have three terms.

3. Inference-We are going to review what it means to infer. Maybe this video can help?

4. Inference Practice-Practice makes perfect!

5. FreeRead-Relax and read!

6. CNN Student News-Time for news!

7. 9/11-We are going to talk about one of the worst days in the history of the United States.

9/7 Friday

1. Free Rice-Free Rice is a game we play every Friday. It's an awesome way to start the day!

2. Cultural Literacy-Let's discuss your cultural literacy terms.

3. Article of the Week-It is time to see how you did.

4. Short Story-Our newest short story is called Names/Nombres. If you have not finished reading it, do so now.

5. CNN Student News-Let's see what's happening!

6. Unit 1-We are almost finished with our first unit.

7. Quiz-Hot dog! It's quiz time!!!

8. Weekly Assignment- You will be placed in groups and given the name of a continent. You will then use your netbooks to find the information needed to answer the following questions. You will then put your information into a Google Slide presentation. Your presentation should be at least 10 slides should definitely include images and pictures.

CONTINENT QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of your continent?
2. How many countries are in your continent?
3. What is the most populous country in your continent?
4. What is the least populous country in your continent?
5. What is the weather like in your continent?
6. What are some of the different languages spoken in your continent?
7. What are some of the landmarks found in your continent?
8. What are some of your continent's natural resources?
9. How big is your continent compared to the other continents?
10.What are some of the rivers, mountains, deserts, and other geographical features found in your continent?

9/6 Thursday

1. Google Docs.-Now that we finally have computers, we are going to create a google doc for our ELA class. I will walk through this process.

2. 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.

3. Article of the Week Questions-Use this time to finish your questions.

4. Weekly Vocabulary- If you are finished with number 3, use this time to study your words. Here
are your vocabulary words for the week.

5. Short Story-Start reading your new short story!

6. CNN Student News-Let's see what's happening!

7. Unit 1-We are almost finished with our first unit.

8. Quiz-Hot dog! It's quiz time!!!

9. Weekly Assignment- You will be placed in groups and given the name of a continent. You will then use your netbooks to find the information needed to answer the following questions. You will then put your information into a Google Slide presentation. Your presentation should be at least 10 slides should definitely include images and pictures.

CONTINENT QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of your continent?
2. How many countries are in your continent?
3. What is the most populous country in your continent?
4. What is the least populous country in your continent?
5. What is the weather like in your continent?
6. What are some of the different languages spoken in your continent?
7. What are some of the landmarks found in your continent?
8. What are some of your continent's natural resources?
9. How big is your continent compared to the other continents?
10.What are some of the rivers, mountains, deserts, and other geographical features found in your continent?

9/5 Wednesday

1. Vocabulary Exercises-Let's use our words and have some fun!

2.Article of the Week-Let's finish our discussion of our article.

3. Article of the Week Questions-Answer some questions about your article of the week.

4. Short Story-We have a new short story. You will complete a short story on your own.

5. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Social Studies notebook.

Why did most early civilizations begin on rivers? Give at list 2 reasons and fully explain.

6. CNN Student News-What's happening in our world?

7. Continent Notes-Back to our first unit!

9/4 Tuesday

1. Weekly Vocabulary-Here are your vocabulary words for the week. Take this time to get to know them.

2. Cultural Literacy Terms-I will pass out and explain!

3. Article of the Week-We will taking an in depth look at an article every week.

4. Short Story-Time to start our next short story.

5. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Social Studies notebook.

Why did most early civilizations begin on rivers? Give at list 2 reasons and fully explain.  

6. CNN Student News-What's happening in our world?

7. Continent Notes-Back to our first unit!