1. Who found out the moon phase?
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Make notes of what you think is important about this famous Native American.
Sitting Bull ( ) was the famous Sioux war chief who led the Sioux in the fight to retain their lands against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops. He was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 against US troops led by George Custer ( ). Sitting Bull was killed in 1890 during the Ghost Dance turmoil.
Who found out the moon phase?
Waning Gibbous
8:10 – 8:30

2. Finish Chapter 12 & Chapter 13
Classroom Novel
Finish Chapter 12 & Chapter 13
(if needed, finish for homework)
8:30 – 9:15

3. Restroom Break
9:15 – 9:25

4. Writing Correctly!
9:25 – 9:55

5. INDEPENDENT READING
Final Check of N.A.P.!
9:55 – 10:30

6. Word Study Week 13
10:30 – 10:40

7. Word Study
tension
dimension
expansion
comprehension
mission
function

8. tension

9. dimension

10. expansion

11. comprehension

12. mission

13. function

14. Being a Writer
10:40 – 11:30

15. Just a Dream
Chris Van Allsburg is the author of this book and The Sweetest Fig and The Wreck of Zephyr.
What was unusual or interesting about the books we read earlier by this author?
Mt. Everest: The name of the highest mountain on Earth.

16. Character Development
Who is Walter, and what do we find out about him?
What happens to Walter in this story?
How is this story similar to The Wreck of the Zephyr or The Sweetest Fig?
You need to remember that stories are built around interesting characters and that authors help us get interested in characters by showing us, through their actions, thoughts, and speech, what the characters are like.

17. Analyzing an Excerpt from the Story
Open your student writing handbooks to page 15, where a passage from Just a Dream is reproduced. Quietly read through this passage. Look up when you are finished. We will discuss it as a class.
What words can you use to describe Walter?
What do these things tell us about Walter’s personality?
What do the things that Walter says reveal about him?

18. Independent Writing
For the next 20 to 30 minutes you are to continue writing fiction drafts.
Work on a story you started earlier.
Start a new story.
Develop a character’s or characters’ personality in a story that you have already written.

19. Sharing
Pick out one sentence from today’s writing time that you like. Make sure that sentence shows your creativity.
Which sentences made you become interested in someone’s writing?
What question do you want to ask a classmate about his or her writing?

20. SCIENCE TIME
11:30 – 12:00

21. Vocabulary Foldable

22. Energy

23. Two Type of Energy 1. Kinetic – Energy of motion or movement
2. Potential – Stored energy – It has potential, but is not being used. Sound familiar?

24. Kinetic

25. Potential Energy

26. 3 Types of Potential Energy
Gravitational – Example: A ball on top of a hill
Elastic – Example: A bow with an arrow pulled back, BUT NOT RELEASED
Chemical – Example: Food – We do not get the energy until we eat it.
Remember – Potential energy is stored and NOT moving!

27. Gravitional Potential Energy

28. Chemical Potential Energy
Before it is burning!

29. Elastic Potential Energy

30. Science Workbook Chapter 3 pages 54-57

31. Out of Classroom! 12:00 – 12:45 Activity 12:45 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15 – 1:45 Recess

32. Math Time!
Complete 5-8
1:45 –3:10

33. Math – Chapter 5 Lesson 9

34. Math Workbook pages

35. Homework Math –finish workbook pages 363-364
Science Workbook pages 54-57
Read at least 30 minutes every day; Voc. HW Choice – Tuesday 

36. 3:10 – 3:15 Wrap Up! Pack-Up Office will announce:
Car Riders – Leave around 3:15
Bus Riders – Teacher walks out about 3:22
(listen to intercom-dismisses by grade)