Thursday October 8th, 2015

Vocabulary

1. finite
2. infinite
3. contracting
4. expanding
5. archeologist
6. civilization
7. philosopher
8. examined
9. collapse
10. static

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 "The Mystery of Dogwood Cross". 

Class Reading Assignment
"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking; continued reading chapter 1, pages 6 -8.

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "The Underworld" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

"A Brief History of Time" 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. Describe one of the pitfalls of discussing infinity. What is the correct approach? 
2. Before the 20th century, was it common to think of the universe as contracting or expanding?
3. What was common thought about the universe before the 20th century?
4. When do archeologist believe civilization began? 
5. Which philosopher examined whether the universe had a beginning in time, and what did he suggest?