Monday December 7th, 2015

Vocabulary

1. before
2. around
3. arm
4. evil
5. sound
6. magic
7. head
8. give
9. hood
10. plan

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 "Magic Tree House: Night of the New Magicians"

Class Reading

Continued reading; "Magic Tree House: Night of the New Magicians" by Mary Pope Osborne - Chapter 3, part 2. 

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "King" 

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 Activity

• Write 6 complete sentences using beginning, middle, and end format. Include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
• Use 3 of the daily vocabulary words in your writing; 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. Who is the magician of sound and how was his voice hard a thousands miles away?
2. Who do Annie and Jack think the sorcerer is