April 19, 2010

Reading: SSR, review spelling words and have them write definitions for each word. Test will be on Friday. (to, two, too, their, there, they're, its, it's, know, no.) We reviewed the following literary devices for the test at the end of the month. Hyperbole: exaggeration - If I told you once, I told you a thousand times . . . Personification: describing a non-human thing with human characteristics - The wind whispered through the trees. Simile: Comparing 2 things using the words "like" or "as" - Her smile was like the sun. Metaphor: Comparing two things by saying they are the same - Her smile is the sunshine in my day. Onomatapoeia: words that make their sound when the word is pronounced: buzz, quack, etc. Alliteration: sentences that have repeating sounds - Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

Writing: Assignment: Complete there/they're/their worksheet. Corrected in class today. Also assigned introductory paragraph for their geography reports. These are to be shown to Miss K for scoring before continuing on their reports. NOTE: Any students who have not completed all of their notes for the geography reports need to either finish them at home or before/after school! They are OVERDUE.

Science: We began a crater lab today, dropping marbles into tubs of flour. Students are measuring craters and rays and are completing charts for each drop. We will continue this tomorrow.

History: Students were asked to read section 36.1 and 36.2 on The Effect of Christianity on Rome. Their assignment was to answer a question from the board based on the reading. These answers were to be in complete sentences and were due today by the end of class.

Cartooning: Orally present power points on famous cartoonists.