The Environment

Read the 3 articles on the class blog. Write your responses to the questions on a separate piece of paper. Be neat, organized, and fully explain your answers.

Water Bottles

Facts on Fish

Green Tips

Should Schools Assign Homework on the Weekends?

You will be assigned which side of the debate to "argue". State your opinion and give reasons to support your answer.

• YES, schools should assign homework on weekends: Andrew, Tristen, Ashley, Xavier, & Jenea (5).
• NO, schools should NOT assign homework on weekends: Natalie, Noe, Kristian, Abel, Myles, & Jamien (6).

Should Schools Require Students to Volunteer?

Read both sides of the debate in Scholastic News and sound off with your opinion. Be sure to give examples to support your opinion.

Ten Cool Archaeological Sites

Archaeologists are scientists that study objects from the past to understand human history. Sometimes they find amazing things. Read this article and learn about some cool archaeological sites from around the world.


1. Read about all 10 archaeological sites. Which one is the most interesting? Why?
2. Easter Island's statues are known as ______. (Look at pictures)
3. How are archaeologists able to better understand daily life in the Roman Empire?
4.What is threatening Manchu Picchu?
5. Looking at the picture with the caption "This skeleton was found at Pompeii", what do you think this is a skeleton of? Give evidence that supports your answer.
6. Describe what you see in the pictures.

Should Students Have to Learn a Foreign Language?

Should Students Have to Learn a Foreign Language? What do you think?
Be sure to back up your opinion by giving valid reasons.

Should Schools Stop Selling Chocolate Milk?

Read both sides of the Debate of the Week in Student News and sound off with your opinion.
*Just put your name - NO nicknames!*

11-3-11

*Remember to hit "refresh" and to right-click to open links in new window. If you want, open Word and type your answers there. *

Read the Time For Kids article on school and answer questions 1 and 2.
Then, read the National Geographic article on Thanksgiving and answer questions 3,4, & 5.
Use information from the articles!

1. Which scores have gone up and which scores have gone down? By how much?
2. Why is reading tougher to learn in the class than math?
3. [The Celebration] How did the Puritans and the Native Americans celebrate the first Thanksgiving? Give 3 examples from the reading.
4. How did the Puritans and the Native Americans dress for the first Thanksgiving?
5. Using information from the Thanksgiving article, how can we improve in ELA by learning about Thanksgiving?