Camp Thursday!

Camp letters went home today. Please review and return with payment. Contact me with questions.

What we did in class today:

Language Arts:

We wrote responses to different short stories and discussed (see videos.)

Creative Communications is an optional poetry and essay contest for our kids. Extra credit will be given. I'm available to edit.

Social Studies:

We reviewed our study guides for our test tomorrow (see below.)

Homework

Language Arts

1. Read 20 minutes. Post your reading to the reading log on http://56reading.wikispaces.com/

2. Write for at least five minutes on your Daily Writing Blog on your Weebly site. Write your choice of genre: narrative, expository, poetry, media reviews, memoir, et. al.

3. Email the link to your Weebly Site to Mr. Joe (if you haven't already)

4. R&E #4 - Due week of February 9. Practice your book commercial at least three times.

5. Blue packet due February 6.

6. Spelling test February 6.

Social Studies

1. Current Events Week 1'ers. Post to Moodle by Wednesday January 28. Responses by January 30. Ask your student for details. The assignment is clearly explained on Moodle.

2. Study for Christianity test tomorrow. Study Guide is below:

1.What did Jesus emphasize above all else? Love and Mercy
2.Why didn’t the Romans like Jesus? Threat to Roman culture, change minds, revolt/rebellion/uprising/insurgency/war
3.Why are there so few written records of Jesus’ life (besides the gospels) short life, only a carpenter, common person
4.What’s a parable and why did Jesus use them? simple stories because they are easier to understand than big ideas about God
5.What would the kingdom of God be like, according to Jesus? Following God’s rules and wishes, all would be happy
6.What were the differences between Romans and Christians in the following areas: religion, wealth, helping others C: one God, poor, help others R: many Gods, luxury, not necessary
7.Would you do what Paul of Taursus did? Why or why not?
8.Why is Christianity spread all over Europe? When it became the official religion, many people practiced Christianity
9.Why do people belong to a religion? What do people GET out of religion?