Monday, May 5, 2014

The Freedom 7 space capsule took the first American, Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr., to space on this day in 1961. If you had been the first American in space, how do you think you would have felt before, during and after your flight?

Class work• Research Notes

Closure•What questions do you still have about researching??

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

The second week of May is “National Pet Week.”  Dogs are America’s most popular pet.  Why do you think so many people in America own dogs?  If you have a dog, what do you enjoy most about them?  If you don’t have a dog, would you like to own one?  Why or why not? 

Class Work•Research Notes•Redone Analysis Due

Ticket Out The Door•What have you learned about

researching??

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

On this day the first stamp collection was started.  Do you collect anything?  If so, what do you collect and why did you decide to collect this item?  If not, is there an item you might like to collect?  Or why do you think people collect things?

Class Work•Research Notes/Review

Closure•What’s the hardest/easiest part about

researching??

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Socks come in many colors and designs.  May 8th is “No Socks Day.”  If you could design a pair of socks that would best describe you, what would those socks look like?  What type of colors would you use?  What designs or patterns would be on them?  Would you include drawings?  Be sure to include all the details as well as a drawing. 

Class Work•Research Quiz

Closure•How was the quiz?? Was it easy?? Hard??

Explain.

Friday, May 9, 2014

On this day in 1754, the first newspaper cartoon was printed.  If your school had a newspaper and you were asked to write and draw a cartoon, what type of cartoon would you create?  After explaining what you would make and why, you can draw the actual cartoon.

Class Work•Research Activity•Thesis Statements

Closure•When putting research in a paper, what is

the one thing that we MUST do??