10/31 Thursday

1. Would-You-Rather-This is something we will occasionally do. Answer all three of the following "would you rather" questions in your Language Arts Google Doc. Make sure to fully explain your answers.

Would You Rather . . .

1. Jump into a pool of marshmallows OR a pool of jello?
2. Have many friends, but none of them close friends OR have just one or two close friends?

2. Spooky Email- I want you to create a scary, school appropriate, Halloween message. Type it out at this Halloween message maker and send it to Mrs. Elmore (kylaelmore@pamlicoschools.org) Try your best to spook her!

3. Weekly Vocabulary-Take about 10 minutes to study those Weekly Vocabulary Words.

4. Vocabulary 3-2-1-Now, take about 10 minutes to work on your 3-2-1s.

5. Halloween Links- Take a few minutes and look through some Halloween links. Here are Halloween pictures from across the globe, interesting Halloween stats, and scary Halloween candy. When you have finished visiting the links, send me an email (jeremynorman@pamlicoschools.org). In your email, you need to tell me what you thought of each link. Be specific and include details. Your email needs to be at least 7 sentences long. 

6. Short Story-Let's finish up The Lottery. You guys will finish the story on your own. Once you have finished reading, answer the following questions in Google doc titled "The Lottery" Make sure you share this doc with Mr. Norman. Remember to answer in complete sentences!
     a. What happened at the end of the story? How did the ending make you feel?
     b. What in the story might have helped you predict the kind of ending the story had?
     c. What did the author  to set the tone for the story?
     d. Why do you think the Village still does the Lottery each year?

7. NC Write-Work some more on your stories. These stories should be so scary, that I will not be able to sleep at night!

8. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

What is your all-time favorite Halloween costume? Why is it your favorite? Fully explain your answers. 

9. Origins of Halloween-Part of truly understanding something is learning about its history. The more we know about something, the better we can appreciate it. With that in mind, we are going to be researching the origins of things associated with Halloween. You are to research the origins of the following:

     -Halloween-research the holiday itself. When did it start? Where did it start? Why did it start?

     -Jack-o-Lanterns-What is the origin of the Jack-o-Lantern? Why are they made from pumpkins?

     -Costumes-Why do kids dress in costumes on Halloween? When and where did this tradition start?

     -Candy-For this one, you need to pick your all-time favorite candy and research its origin.

You are to put the findings of your research into a Google doc titled "Halloween Origins" and share it with Mr. Norman. 

10/30 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. Today we have a new Halloween themed game. Give it a shot and let me know what you think.

When you have finished, play some of our older games.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast

Sentence Unscramble.

Popword

2. Short Story-We are going to be reading a story as a class. It's called The Lottery and it was written by Shirley Jackson in 1948.

3. Outsiders-We will take some time to read our book. 

4. Weekly Vocabulary-Take some time to work on those 3-2-1s. 

5. Independent Reading-Grab your library books and get reading!

6. Columbian Exchange-We will continue discussing the Columbian Exchange and the impact that it had on the world.

10/29 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up Creative Writing-Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story in your Language Arts Google doc about the picture. Be creative.

2. Halloween Vocabulary-Here are your special Halloween Vocabulary Words! Take about 10 minutes to really get to know them.

3. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-For this week's words, you will be creating a 3-2-1. Here are the instructions again:

Write each word 3 times
Write each word and definition 2 times
Write 1 sentence using each of your vocab words (meaning you will be writing 10 sentences)

4. Class Novel-Today we will start on Chapter 2 of The Outsiders. As you are reading, you are to create 3 Summary Sketches in your reading notebooks. 

5. Prefixes and Suffixes-Today we will be beginning a lesson on prefixes and suffixes. 

6. NC Write-We are going to use NC Write to create a spooky Halloween story!

7. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

What did you eat yesterday? Make a list of everything you had.

8. Columbian Exchange-We will begin discussing the Columbian Exchange and the impact it had on the entire world. Look at this chart which details some of the items involved in the Exchange. When you have finished looking at the chart, review the following picture detailing the Exchange. Does anything surprise you?

10/25 Friday

1. Free Rice Friday-Play some Free Rice. Do some good for the world AND sharpen your vocabulary skills.

2. Weekly Vocabulary Review-Let's see how well you know your words....

3. Weekly Vocab Quiz-I told y'all it was coming!

Quiz

4. Inference Wordle Activity-We will be using Wordle to practice our inferencing skills. You are going to use Wordle to describe something that you LOVE! Be very descriptive and use as many words as you can think of. Here again are your Wordle instructions:

Step 1:  Go to Wordle

Step 2:  Create your word cloud by typing in words that describe something that you love!

 Press "GO" when finished.

Step 3:  Save your wordle to the public gallery, but do not put your last name in the description.

Step 4:  Copy (control-c) the embed code at the bottom of the page

Step 5:  Paste (control-v) the embed code into an email you will send to me. Your email should have the title "Norman-Wordle-Inference

5. Class Novel-Let's get going!

6. Act-it-Out-I may be crazy for allowing it....but it's time for our Act-it-Outs to start!

7. Social Studies-Spend this time to work on your Explorer letters. Here are the instructions:

Letter Home Weekly Assignment-This week you will be pretending that you are a crew member aboard one of the Age of Exploration voyages. You must follow these steps to complete the assignment:

     1. Pick an expedition you think you would have liked to have been on.

     2. Research all pertinent information about that expedition.

     3. Write a letter to your family as if you were writing from aboard a ship on an expedition.

     4. Include in your letters the information you found in step number 2.

     5. Type your letter in a new Google doc. Share it with Mr. Norman. 

8. Age of Discovery Information Sheet-Read the Age of Discovery information sheet. Read pages 1-15 and answer (on a blank sheet of paper) the questions included on the information sheet.

10/24 Thursday

1. Article Review-Read the following article. After reading, write a quick review of the article in your Norman Language Arts Google doc. Your review should answer the following questions:


-Did you like the article? Explain your answer.


-Was the article informative? Explain your answer.


Also, create two E.O.G style questions about the article.


2. Act-It- Out-Practice makes perfect!


3. Vocabulary Practice-Let's see how well you guys and gals know our words!


4. Inference Pictures-We are going to look at some photos and try to infer what is happening.


 5. Class Novel-We are going to take about ten minutes to read The Outsiders. When we are finished, we will discuss.


 6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

What did you eat yesterday? Make a list of everything you had.

7. Columbian Exchange-We will begin discussing the Columbian Exchange and the impact it had on the entire world.

ENRICHMENT-Play around with Flockdraw! It is an awesome painting website. Make Mr. Norman something pretty!

10/23 Wednesday

1. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. NEW GAME ALERT! We have a new game that I want everyone to try. It's called Sentence Unscramble. (Make sure your volume is turned down!)

When you have finished, play some of our older games.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast

2. Act-it-Out-Let's get together with our groups and get those skits perfected!

3. NC Write-Take about ten minutes to perfect those Outsider summaries on NC Write.

4. Class Novel-It's time to read!

5. Inference Practice-It's time to flex those inferencing muscles!

6. Independent Reading-Take the rest of the class and read your books!

7. Explorers-Let's review!

8. SAS Curriculum-Today we are going to be trying out a new website! It's called SAS Curriculum.

10/22 Tuesday

1. Warm-Up Creative Writing-Look at the following picture. Write a quick short story about the picture. Be creative and try to include some of your weekly vocabulary words.




2. Weekly Vocabulary-Study those words!

3. Act-it-Out-Let's take about 10 minutes to work on getting those Act-it Outs perfect!

4. Wordle-We are going to go back and use Wordle some more. This time, we are going to use the site to describe Pamlico County. Here are the instructions again:

Step 1:  Go to Wordle

Step 2:  Create your word cloud by typing in words that describe Pamlico County. Be expressive!  Press "GO" when finished.

Step 3:  Save your wordle to the public gallery, but do not put your last name in the description.

Step 4:  Copy (control-c) the embed code at the bottom of the page

Step 5:  Paste (control-v) the embed code into an email you will send to me. Your email should have the title "Norman-Wordle-Pamlico"

5. Class Novel-We have received our Outsiders class set. Before we start, using the info in your Outsiders Google Doc, write a  summary of what has occurred so far in the book. Be sure to include the important characters! You will write this summary in NC Write.

6. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.
What is one way in which America was changed by the Age of Exploration. Was it a change for the good or for the bad? Be sure to fully explain your answers. 

7. Explorers, Explorers, Explorers!-We are going to review some explorers and meet some new ones!

8. Letter Home Weekly Assignment-This week you will be pretending that you are a crew member aboard one of the Age of Exploration voyages. You must follow these steps to complete the assignment:

     1. Pick an expedition you think you would have liked to have been on.

     2. Research all pertinent information about that expedition.

     3. Write a letter to your family as if you were writing from aboard a ship on an expedition.

     4. Include in your letters the information you found in step number 2.

     5. Write your letter in cursive.

Your letter should be at least 100 words long and be grammatically correct and free of spelling errors.