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?