Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Thursday October 22nd, 2015



Switched books from "A Brief History of Time" , to "Everything You Need to Know About the World".

Vocabulary


  1. intestinal
  2. complete
  3. folly
  4. fossilized
  5. technicolor
  6. maize
  7. petroleum
  8. resistance
  9. manufacturer
  10. antique

Reading

Five Minute Reading Challenge
Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Read passage from "Almost Home". 

Class Reading Assignment

"Everything You Need to Know About the World"; Chapter 1, pages 1- 10.

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: Photo Writing Prompt

Students took 5 minutes in class to write 
as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Class Writing Assignment

  • Write a 10 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format, including correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
  • Use 5 of the daily vocabulary words in your essay; please underline your vocabulary words.
  • Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers (in complete sentences) in your essay:
  1. What do you think Socrates meant when he said "Others live to eat, I eat to live"? 
  2. What is the purpose of vomiting and what exactly is it?
  3. Explain the "first come, first serve" saying origin.
  4. So why are veggies good for you?
  5. Describe the history of chocolate and toilet paper. 







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