Day 134

Happy Friday! Spring Break is right around the corner! Please work to finish your reading assignment for The Hunger Games (chapters 16-19) while I take attendance. If you are finished, please write independently.

Today we will have our discussion on the question of the week and begin viewing the Tests, Allies, and Enemies portion of Star Wars.

RFotD: Unless food is mixed with saliva you can’t taste it. Read about an interesting experiment that proves it here.

Homework: None. Enjoy your Spring Break!

Day 133

Happy Thursday! We are now less than 2 days away from Spring Break! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will finish our work on Success and compare it with other texts we have read recently.

RFotD: A polar bear can smell a seal that's 20 miles away. Read more interesting facts about polar bears here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 132

Happy Wednesday! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be looking at a new poem and comparing it to some of the other texts we have studied earlier.

RFotD: The letter "J" was the last letter added to the English Alphabet. Read more about its history here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 131

Happy Tuesday, and happy first day of spring! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will conclude our comparison of texts that involve a lottery.

NsRFotD: Today is the vernal equinox. Read about it here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 130

Happy Monday! This is our last week before Spring Break! Please write independently while I take attendance. If you would like you may respond to the following prompt:

What are the best qualities of your closest friend(s)? Be detailed in your explanation.

Today we will be looking at poetry and applying it to the topic of lotteries.

RFotD: In Utah, it is against the law to fish from the back of a horse. Read more bizarre laws here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 129

We made it! It's finally Friday. Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be wrapping up our work on chapters 11-15 in The Hunger Games.

RFotD: The number one tire manufacturer in the world? LEGO. Read about this unusual fact here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 128

Happy Thursday! We have only six days until Spring Break! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will finish comparing Hunger Games and The Lottery.

RFotD: Lucy and Linus (who were brother and sister) had another little brother named Rerun. (He sometimes played left-field on Charlie Brown's baseball team, [when he could find it!]). Read other facts about Peanuts here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 127

Happy Pi Day! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be comparing and contrasting Hunger Games and The Lottery.

NsRFotD: Pi Day is also Albert Einstein's birthday! Read more about this especially numerical day here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 126

Happy Tuesday! Please write independently while I take attendance. You may choose to respond to the following prompt:

You are outside with some friends one afternoon when in the sky flashes a light so bright it temporarily blinds you. A few moments later, your vision clears and you are completely alone. Write a story about what happens next.

Today we will be reading the short story, The Lottery.

RFotD: Though the Age of Dinosaurs ended long ago, there was a greater amount of time between the Stegosaurus and the T-Rex than there is between the T-Rex and us. Read more here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 125

Happy Monday! We're only two weeks from Spring Break! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will take a look at the sub-genres of fiction and begin the next set of chapters I Hunger Games.

RFotD: The first alarm clock could only go off at 4 am. Read its history here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 124

It's finally Friday! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will finish our assignment for Hunger Games and respond to your constructed response question.

RFotD: Sunsets on mars are blue. Read about it here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 123

Thanks to Caden Pyler for the meme today

Happy Thursday! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be revisiting Star Wars in our comparison to the Hero's Journey and Hunger Games.

RFotD: Oxford University was founded before Aztec civilization began. Read more about it here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 122

Happy Wednesday! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will go to the library and work on closely reading Hunger Games.

RFotD: Some cats are allergic to humans. Read more here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 121

It's Tuesday! Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be looking at techniques to go deeper into texts to find meaning and evidence to support it.

RFotD: During Prohibition (a time when alcohol was illegal), moonshiners would wear "cow shoes." The fancy footwear left hoofprints instead of footprints, helping distillers and smugglers evade police. Read more here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 120

Happy Monday! I hope that you all had a terrific weekend.  Please write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will take out managed choice novel assessment and get started on the next section of Hunger Games.

RFotD: You can buy eel flavored ice cream in Japan! This is just one of a bunch of bizarre flavors offered.  Read about them here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 119

Happy Friday! Please work on whatever you need to that is due by the end of the day.

Today we will wrap up our Managed choice novels and have a discussion about Hunger Games.

RFotD: Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women. Read all about it here.

Homework: Be sure that you have completed all of the journal entries for you managed choice book. They're due on Monday!

Day 118

Happy Thursday! Please write independently while I take attendance. If you would like, you may respond to the following prompt: 

You wake up one morning drenched in sweat. As you become more aware,  you realized you are not at home in your own bed. You are in a strange room that smells awful and is unbearably hot. You hear footsteps coming toward the door in the corner of the room.
Write about what happens next.

Today we will be focusing on Hunger Games.

RFotD: The Roman Number system is based on only seven symbols! Read all about them here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.