Thursday October 29th, 2015

Vocabulary

1. disobeying
2. hygienic 
3. contain
4. carbonated
5. invented
6. nitrogen
7. ancient
8. mosaic
9. machine
10. improved

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 Darke Toad". 

Class Reading Assignment

"Everything You Need to Know About the World"; Chapter 1, pages 11- 20.

Writing

Finish the Story Activity

"Dark, Dark Room" Worksheet

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They read the beginning of a story and completed the story in their own words. This activity helped students strengthen their writing skills as well as their reading comprehension skills. 

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. Name a few different gases that are in the air we breathe. How does our body process those gases? 
2. Describe the history of toilets: describe the oldest toilet, the largest toilet, and the advances made by inventors between the years 1400 and 1800. 
3. Describe the early history of both baked beans and soft drinks. Provide historical dates and advancements made. 
4. What are your thoughts on the items we covered in our reading today? Did you know any of this information already? Did some of it surprise you? Would you have written a book about these topics?