Decimals, figurative language, and Chris Hadfield. \u00a0That was our day!<\/p>\n
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First\u00a0we looked over our multiplication using the standard algorithm. \u00a0When we are multiplying using the algorithm, it is important that we understand what place value\/power of ten we are dealing with. \u00a0Tonight students have a set of simple decimal multiplication problems to work on. \u00a0They should show me the first step of the standard algorithm, which will prove their place value as they start. \u00a0We did the first few problems together, so they have a good set of examples:<\/p>\n
DecimalMultiplicationMay5<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Language Arts we shared our kenning poems and had our partners guess our subject. \u00a0We did a really great job with these overall, and the students seemed to really enjoy them.<\/p>\n We then talked more about using figurative language to improve our poems. \u00a0Things like similes and metaphors, hyperbole and personification make our writing more interesting.<\/p>\n Next we looked at some poems chock-full of metaphors and symbolism. \u00a0Tonight students have two poems to examine. \u00a0They should identify the figurative language they see at work in the first poem by writing the figurative language used to the right of each line.\u00a0 They should also try to identify the subject of the poem. \u00a0 In the second poem, “Invictus”, they should define these 3 words:<\/p>\n invictus, menace, wrath<\/p>\n And then answer these questions:<\/p>\n 1. How does this poem make you feel? This should all be done in their writing journal.<\/p>\n Invictus<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally, we talked about Newton’s first and second laws of motion and took some notes. \u00a0We played around with some lego people and had them moving down ramps carrying different amounts of mass. \u00a0We found that as the mass of an object increases, it requires a greater force to move it, or to stop it. \u00a0This is essentially Newton’s second law.<\/p>\n To wrap up our day we watched some videos about life on the international space station. \u00a0We are so used to gravity and other unseen forces affecting us daily, that it is really neat to see an environment with no (minimal) gravity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n so, tl;dr<\/p>\n Set of decimal multiplication problems. \u00a0Ensure you do them as the examples, proving your first place value:<\/p>\n DecimalMultiplicationMay5<\/a><\/p>\n Read these poems : identify the figurative language in the first, next to each line. \u00a0Then answer these questions about the second poem, “Invictus”: (all done in their writing journal)<\/p>\n Invictus<\/a><\/p>\n 1. How does this poem make you feel? Finally, write two more sentences using our next two ‘ject’ words from the vocab list.<\/p>\n As always, read for 35 minutes!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a good one,<\/p>\n -Mr. Potter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Decimals, figurative language, and Chris Hadfield. \u00a0That was our day! First\u00a0we looked over our multiplication using the standard algorithm. \u00a0When we are multiplying using the algorithm, it is important that we understand what place value\/power of ten we are dealing with. \u00a0Tonight students have a set of simple decimal multiplication problems to work on. … Continue reading Homework May 5 (Tues)<\/span>
\n2. Listen to the sounds and the meaning of the words, what words stand out to you? why?
\n3. Does the poem remind you of anything in your own life?
\n4. What pictures do you see in your mind?<\/p>\n
\n2. Listen to the sounds and the meaning of the words, what words stand out to you? why?
\n3. Does the poem remind you of anything in your own life?
\n4. What pictures do you see in your mind?<\/p>\n