Thursday November 5th, 2015

Vocabulary

1. monodiet
2. adequate
3. logical
4. combination
5. sustained
6. cardiac
7. indigestible 
8. unpalatable
9. balanced
10. supplement

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 "Unnatural Creatures". 

Class Reading Assignment

"Why Can't Elephants Jump?" by New Scientist

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "The Library"

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 not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Class Writing Assignment

• Write a 8 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format, including correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
• Use 3 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. Is there a single food source that can provide all essential nutrients? Explain the 3 scientist perspective. 
2. Describe monodiet. Would you be satisfied on a monodiet, why?
3. Describe the Inuit diet. What are their successes and downfalls? 
4. Explain what a balanced human diet contains.