11/1 Thursday

1. Halloween Horror!!!-Keep going on those stories! You need to pick from one of the following story starters to begin your story. Your story should be at least 253 words. Write this in your ELA Google docs.

Starter 1-I thought this was going to be another boring Halloween. When the zombies appeared, I knew I was wrong...

Starter 2-I had lived my entire life in the same small town. It was a quiet town. Then people started disappearing...

Starter 3-The first alien spaceship appeared last week. By today, the sky was full of them. We still had no idea what they wanted...

2. Common Assessment-We are going to enter our assessment in to Edualstic.

3. Article of the Week-Witch time again!

4. Free Read-Use this time get reacquainted with your books.

5. CNN Student News-Time for news!

6. Reformation Reporter-A reporter's main job is to get answers to questions. You are going to spend the next few days researching the Reformation. You will then answer, on a blank sheet of paper, the following questions:

WHAT-What was the Reformation? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

WHO-Pick 4 important people from the Reformation. Tell me who they were and why they were important to the Reformation.

WHEN-Pick and explain at least 3 important dates from the Reformation. Explain why the dates you chose are important to the Reformation.

HOW-Explain in detail how the Reformation started. What happened before that led to this movement?

WHY-Why did this movement happen? Why was it so important to the world? Why is it still important?

WHERE-What were some of the important locations of the Reformation?

7. Study Island-All of you need to be working on your Social Studies diagnostic. 

8. Geo Guesser-Geo Guesser is an awesome game. I will explain how it works!

10/30 Tuesday

1. Article of the Week-Time for our second read. We are also going to look at context clue words.

2. Most Dangerous Game-I want you guys to spend a little be more time on the island!

3. Halloween Horror!!!-Keep going on those stories! You need to pick from one of the following story starters to begin your story. Your story should be at least 253 words. Write this in your ELA Google docs.

Starter 1-I thought this was going to be another boring Halloween. When the zombies appeared, I knew I was wrong...

Starter 2-I had lived my entire life in the same small town. It was a quiet town. Then people started disappearing...

Starter 3-The first alien spaceship appeared last week. By today, the sky was full of them. We still had no idea what they wanted...

4. FreeRead-Relax and grab a book.

5. CNN Student News-It's time you guys knew the news....

6. The Inquisition-Today we will look at one of the worst aspects of the Reformation, the Inquisition.

7. Torture in the Inquisition-Torture was a big part of the Inquisition. Go to my Torture in the Inquisition Google doc and read about the various techniques used for torture during the Inquisition. On a blank sheet of paper, you need to rank the torture methods by how painful you think they would be.

1-most painful
2-2nd most painful
3-not as painful but still no walk in the park
4-it hurts but I ain't dying...
5. easy-peezy lemon squeezey

10/29 Monday

1. ELA Google Doc-Head to your Google Doc and wait for further instructions.

2. Article of the Week-Grab an article, grab a highlighter, and do your first read. Remember to mark your confusion. Make sure you mark any words that you do not know the definition of.

3. Short Story-It's time for our new story.

4. Halloween Horror!!!-You guys are going to start writing some awesome horror stories! You need to pick from one of the following story starters to begin your story. Your story should be at least 253 words. Write this in your ELA Google docs.

Starter 1-I thought this was going to be another boring Halloween. When the zombies appeared, I knew I was wrong...

Starter 2-I had lived my entire life in the same small town. It was a quiet town. Then people started disappearing...

Starter 3-The first alien spaceship appeared last week. By today, the sky was full of them. We still had no idea what they wanted...

5. CNN Student News-It's time you guys knew the news....

6. Reformation Reporter-A reporter's main job is to get answers to questions. You are going to spend the next few days researching the Reformation. You will then answer, on a blank sheet of paper, the following questions:

WHAT-What was the Reformation? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

WHO-Pick 4 important people from the Reformation. Tell me who they were and why they were important to the Reformation.

WHEN-Pick and explain at least 3 important dates from the Reformation. Explain why the dates you chose are important to the Reformation.

HOW-Explain in detail how the Reformation started. What happened before that led to this movement?

WHY-Why did this movement happen? Why was it so important to the world? Why is it still important?

WHERE-What were some of the important locations of the Reformation?

10/26 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 Terms-Let's discuss!

3. Vocabulary Quiz-It's time...

4. Most Dangerous Game-Rainsford versus the General....

HERE!!!!!!!

10/25 Thursday

1. Article of the Week-Let's answer some questions about our article.

2. Theme Game-Here is a theme game we can play to practice our skills.

3. Study Island-Work on Study Island Assignment 2.

4. Most Dangerous Game-That General dude seems like a creeper!

10/24 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let the games begin...

Storyman
Word Craze.
Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Article of the Week-Now that we have our topic and our Main Idea, let's find some supporting details.

3. Most Dangerous Game-We have some work to do before we can get back to our story!

4. Study Island-If you are finsihed with your first assignment (diagnostic), then move on to Assignment 2.

5. Free Read-Relax and read.

10/23 Tuesday

1. Article of the Week-Time for our second read. We are also going to look at context clue words.

2. Article of the Week-Let's try to find our topic and main idea for the article.

3. Vocabulary-We have a new set of Weekly Vocabulary words.

4. Most Dangerous Game-Back to the island!

5. ReadyNC-We are going to start working on a theme packet.

6. CNN Student News-Time for news!

7. Today in History-Go to the following website and look over some of the things that happened on this date in history. Pick 3 things which you think are important and send me an email (Titled: Today in History) explaining why you chose the 3 events that you did. Remember to fully explain your answers. My email is jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org

8. Reformation Reporter-A reporter's main job is to get answers to questions. You are going to spend the next few days researching the Reformation. You will then answer, on a blank sheet of paper, the following questions:

WHAT-What was the Reformation? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

WHO-Pick 4 important people from the Reformation. Tell me who they were and why they were important to the Reformation.

WHEN-Pick and explain at least 3 important dates from the Reformation. Explain why the dates you chose are important to the Reformation.

HOW-Explain in detail how the Reformation started. What happened before that led to this movement?

WHY-Why did this movement happen? Why was it so important to the world? Why is it still important?

WHERE-What were some of the important locations of the Reformation?

10/22 Monday

1. Article of the Week-Grab an article, grab a highlighter, and do your first read. Remember to mark your confusion. Make sure you mark any words that you do not know the definition of.

2. Most Dangerous Game-Today we will finally start!

3. Cultural Literacy Terms-New week, new terms!

4. Vocabulary-We have a new set of Weekly Vocabulary words.

5. ReadyNC-We are going to continue working on Main Idea/Theme.

6. CNN Student News-Time for news!

7. Today in History-Go to the following website and look over some of the things that happened on this date in history. Pick 3 things which you think are important and send me an email (Titled: Today in History) explaining why you chose the 3 events that you did. Remember to fully explain your answers. My email is jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org

8. Reformation Reporter-A reporter's main job is to get answers to questions. You are going to spend the next few days researching the Reformation. You will then answer, on a blank sheet of paper, the following questions:

WHAT-What was the Reformation? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

WHO-Pick 4 important people from the Reformation. Tell me who they were and why they were important to the Reformation.

WHEN-Pick and explain at least 3 important dates from the Reformation. Explain why the dates you chose are important to the Reformation.

HOW-Explain in detail how the Reformation started. What happened before that led to this movement?

WHY-Why did this movement happen? Why was it so important to the world? Why is it still important?

WHERE-What were some of the important locations of the Reformation?

10/19 Friday

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

2. Common Assessment-We are going to review our assessment.

3. Most Dangerous Game-Hopefully today we can get started!

4. Study Island-Head to Study Island and wait for instructions.

5. CNN Student News-What is happening in our world today?

6. 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?

10/18 Thursday

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

2. Edulastic-We are going to log in and enter our common assessment.

3. Short Story-Time for some background on our new short story.

4. Most Dangerous Game-Our newest story is called the Most Dangerous Game. Let's make some predictions!

10/17 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let the games begin...

Storyman
Word Craze.
Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Main Idea-We are going to review our main idea work from yesterday.

3. Short Story-Let's hear your predictions for what happens next!

4. Short Story-We will be starting our new short story soon. Today we be getting some introduction.

5. Storyboard That-Head to this site and wait for my instructions.

6. CNN Student News-What is happening in our world today?

7. 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? 

10/15 Monday

1. CNN Student News-News time!

2. Middle Ages/Renaissance Quiz-Use this time to finish your MA/Ren. quiz. The instructions are on the board.

3.  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?

10/11 Thursday

1. Article of the Week-Time to answer some questions from our article.

2. Short Story Homework-I will now be checking your homework.

3. Short Story-Is there a part three to the Run?

4. Main Idea-Time to practice our Main Idea finding skills!

10/10 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let the games begin...
Storyman
Word Craze.
Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Short Story-What did we think about part 1? What do we think will happen will happen in part 2?

3. Main Idea-Time to practice dem skills!

4. Free Read-Grab your book and read.

5. CNN Student News-News time!

6. Social Studies Warm-up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies notebook

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?
 
7. Renaissance-Today we will start our Renaissance unit.

8. 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 Tuesday

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

2. Article of the Week Context Vocabulary-We will be using context clues to try to define some challenging vocabulary

3. Short Story-Time for our new short story.

4. FreeRead-Relax and Read!

5. CNN Student News-News time!

6. Social Studies Warm-up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies notebook

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?
 
7. Renaissance-Today we will start our Renaissance unit.

8. 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.

10/8 Monday

1. Writing Time-Now that we have access to our netbooks, we are going to get back to writing. Grab your netbook, head to your ELA blog and await further instructions.

2. Article of the Week-Let's get reading!

3. Common Assessments-I will pass back your common assessments and let you know where you will be for WIN time.

10/5

1. Netbook Log-in-The first thing we are are going to try and do is to log in to our netbooks.

2. Cultural Literacy-Our terms are due today.

3. Article of the Week-Time for our final assignment.

4. ReadyNC-You guys need to finish and turn in your packets.

10/4 Thursday

1. Article of the Week-Time to answer some questions about our article.

2. Common Assessment Review-Let's take a look at our test from Tuesday.

3. Ready NC-We are almost done with our packet!

4.  FreeRead-Relax and read!

10/3 Tuesday

1. Article of the Week-Today we are going to take another look at our new article.

2. ReadyNC-We need to keep working on our inference unit from ReadyNC.

3. FreeRead-Relax and read!

10/2 Tuesday

1. Inference Activity-For our first assignment, I want you guys to look at the photograph below. I want you make a list of as many inferences as you can based on the photo. Make sure these are serious guesses.

10/1 Monday

1. Article of the Week-Grab an article, grab a highlighter, and do your first read. Remember to mark your confusion.

2. Scope Magazine-Let's finish our Mars story from our Scope magazine.

3. Cultural Literacy Terms-New week, new terms!