Where Can I Find a Nonfiction Article to Read?

Read Every Day!

 Why Reading is Important!

Nonfiction Resources:

Nonfiction News

Wall Street Journal for Kids

News for Kids

National Geographic for Kids

Sports Illustrated for Kids

Inspirational Stories in the News

Stories About Acts of Kindness
 

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Fun Facts
Scholastic-Read about Creepy, Crawly Spiders!
Halloween Jokes-Ha Ha!
Send a Virtual Halloween Card!

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Vocabulary Resources!

Need Help With Finding a Synonym?  Try the Following to Help:

Thesaurus

Dictionary/Thesaurus

Another Thesaurus

Visual Thesaurus

Want to Access Your School Gmail/Docs?

Watch the following video to learn how to access your school Gmail/Docs:

Google Docs Review Video Part 1

Google Docs Review Video Part 2

Descriptive Writing Tools to Use When Creating Your Personal Narrative

Feeling Frustrated About your Writing?
Click the Link Below to Find

Helpful Tips to Improve your Writing Skills!

Helpful Link: Mindmeister of Descriptive Writing Tools

You will Succeed if you Read! Find a Good Book!

Interesting article!

Interesting Way to Find a Book!

Another Way to Find a Book!

Digital Book Talks-Another Way to Find a Good Book!

Live Loon Cam-Check it Out!

http://www.mnbound.com/live-loon-cam/

Another Extra Credit Opportunity-Create a Popplet

Popplet Extra Credit Opportunity:

*You must have your parent/guardian's permission due to the fact that you need to set up an account to create a Popplet.

Tasks:
1. Brainstorm possible themes from the novel, The Outsiders.
2. Choose one to focus on.
3. Go to: http://popplet.com/

Checklist for the Popplet:
-Include your theme
-Include a quotation from the book to portray your theme. (Be sure to include an in-text citation)
-Add pictures or videos that represent your theme.

To see examples visit:

http://popplet.com/app/#/25864

http://popplet.com/app/#/300467

http://popplet.com/app/#/300770

http://popplet.com/app/#/305023

http://popplet.com/app/#/311178

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

Animoto Movies:

1. "Nothing Gold Can Stay"- poem by Robert Frost

2. http://animoto.com/play/1TZMoqoPMQPOo205tB00yw

3. http://animoto.com/play/5gXiHFD2il8fNoXpbaAZ0A?utm_content=main_link

4. http://animoto.com/play/x4vMuE6PVlBgLZ3keewmIg?utm_content=main_link

5. http://animoto.com/play/LSSirYX3XeyEw50560qnNQ

6. http://animoto.com/play/cS62wzlPLUgLIFH1KgxARw?utm_content=main_link

7. http://animoto.com/play/2Bln1X0gO1HjaSSVIdrxpQ

8. http://animoto.com/play/GyLE57B0KQw04FH5AY1cCQ?utm_content=main_link

9. http://animoto.com/play/6hpt9r0cnb73tV7a31xmQQ?utm_content=main_link

10. http://animoto.com/play/rUBfRv7w123oyBLsnE1aEQ?utm_content=main_link

11. http://animoto.com/play/3rAgdSQ5RoAa8gktcDGkzA

12. http://animoto.com/play/KTUfa82V9Ef0gM02YL5TSA

13. http://animoto.com/play/nXux1TImlaqYTEQiMB3bpA?utm_content=main_link

14. http://animoto.com/play/WtGg10C70rnqxCL0cjHYPg

15. http://animoto.com/play/AIrZ0OImOcTXQO3Q10QIJg?utm_content=main_link

16. http://animoto.com/play/EY8grKzDd3lFU2XTYlWhdg?utm_content=main_link

17. http://animoto.com/play/s3tTnGQZn1yNFGM65YlYpw?utm_content=main_link

18. http://animoto.com/play/8Q9ZPe1Q0Ex79ihYevWV8w?utm_content=main_link

19. http://animoto.com/play/cX8sS7wGkx0bN8emVE3pbg?utm_content=main_link

20. http://animoto.com/play/6veMk9M8XzBrmzsoWJP6Vw

21. http://animoto.com/play/w7weZ05FZvxFQwlCjTJhVA?utm_content=main_link

22. http://animoto.com/play/1d3kHREt4G00qCt0dt0cZQ?utm_content=main_link

23. http://animoto.com/play/aJpG7eY0obcA9r11TSBZFA

24. http://animoto.com/play/ygnhtt9uvBWF60aAmdwolg?utm_content=main_link

25.http://animoto.com/play/PEjqxLDtfnwkKIfPhMiteA?utm_content=main_link

26. http://animoto.com/play/62pETqJY1HlcMcF7826EGA?utm_content=main_link

27. http://animoto.com/play/gr6gbYrtwB0mN2aLb5KOvw?utm_content=main_link

To create your own Animoto movie, you must get your parent/guardian's permission.  Complete the extra credit worksheet and then go to:
http://animoto.com/

If you need help creating your video, go to: http://animoto.com/blog/company/creating-videos-just-got-better/

Nothing Gold Can Stay
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. poets.org

Literature Circle Projects

This is a 3-D Map on a cake of the novel, Blackwater-created by Maggie, Emily, Dani and Anna! 

Types of Sentences

Types of Sentences- Popplet

Check out the Bald Eagles!

Bald Eagle Live Webcam

A Christmas Carol-Projects

http://www.glogster.com/achristmascarol/a-christmas-carol/g-6lqq9qdjlqup5j81viguga0?s=nameglog
(Turn up the volume)

http://www.glogster.com/uglymuffins/scrooge/g-6lqpgu0n513rfm3okn4ava0

http://www.glogster.com/weirdme/a-christmas-carol/g-6lqq2nem6pnmg2j1jg4l7a0

http://www.glogster.com/42cowsareout/a-christmas-carol-final/g-6lqeq4osf04rrtm1cnh46a0

http://www.glogster.com/edit/g-6lqo0c4kicj9bt7oks8n0a0