Next Week and When We Get Back

I hope everyone enjoys their break and Merry Christmas!!  If you are interested in extra credit complete the last side of your reading log and turn it in the day we get back!


When we get back we will looking at a new courageous character from the nonfiction article "Face of War."

http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-111212-Nonfiction.pdf

Read, Think and Explain

http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-111212-Nonfiction-NonfictionElements-2.pdf

Vocabulary
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-111212-Nonfiction-Vocabulary.pdf

Textual Evidence
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-111212-Nonfiction-TextEvidenceA.pdf

Critical Thinking Questions
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-111212-Nonfiction-CriticalThinking-b.pdf

CBS News Video "Healing the Most Deeply Scarred." 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/healing-the-most-deeply-scarred/

December 14-18th

We will be reading about a new courageous character, Balto!

The Race Against Death

http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-031113-Nonfiction.pdf

Audio
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/assets/SCOPE-031113-Audio-Nonfiction.mp3


Video of 1920s
http://video.scholastic.com/services/player/bcpid858992059001?bctid=2167841338001

Research Information Quest
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-031113-Nonfiction-InformationQuest.pdf

Read, Think and Explain

http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-031113-Nonfiction-NonfictionElements.pdf

Vocabulary
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-031113-Nonfiction-Vocabulary.pdf

Critical Thinking Questions
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/scope-vault/pdfs/SCOPE-031113-Nonfiction-CriticalThinking.pdf

Interactive Dogsledding
 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sled-dogs-an-alaskan-epic-interactive-dogsledding-101/4355/


Race Across Alaska
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/index.htm

This Week

We will be reading about Malala.

Article:  "Bravest Girl on Earth"

http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/system/files/private/issues/E54CA3FE-B767-568B-CF351F36AB2F54BA/articlePDF-140409164346.pdf?__token__=exp=1449236821~acl=/*~hmac=70e8c7a50b686a10e26df131f0ed4bfecc48478b282ec543e552e73596267e3a

Central Ideas
http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/issues/090113/pdfs/SCOPE-090113-Nonfiction-CentralIdeasB.pdf


Vocabulary

http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/issues/090113/pdfs/SCOPE-090113-Nonfiction-Vocabulary.pdf

Close Reading and Critical Thinking Questions

http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/issues/090113/pdfs/SCOPE-090113-Nonfiction-CloseReading.pdf

Read, Think and Explain

  http://cdn.scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/issues/090113/pdfs/SCOPE-090113-Nonfiction-NonfictionElementsB.pdf

Mood and Tone
http://scope.scholastic.com/sites/default/files/uploads_scope/issues/090113/pdfs/SCOPE-090113-CS-Nonfiction-MoodTone.pdf

 

This Week

We finished looking at our first "Courageous" Character, Brian.  This week will be looking at Bethany Hamilton, a shark attack survivor. 
Here are a few things we will be looking at :)

•Shark Attack Article

•short documentary of Bethany Hamilton

•shark attack file

•shark attack statistics

•News interview with Bethany

•Soul Surfer Movie Trailer

•I am Second Bethany Hamilton

 Homework: Look at your 30 book challenge and see what you need to do to catch up!! You should have read around 12 books by now!!

Don't forget to fill out your reading log every night!!