Today we discussed the notes the students made about the Hardy Boys Mystery that they watched on Thursday. The materials for Thursday are all posted to our Google Classroom if you were absent.
Then the students received their Non-Fiction Mystery packages. They have a pink cover and are not to b written in. We discussed what the students knew about the Bermuda Triangle. Then the students read an article on The Bermuda Triangle to themselves. Next we discussed as a class what was important in the article and what we should look for in non-fiction.
Non-fiction will usually answer the 5Ws - Who? What? Where? When? Why? and sometimes How?
In The Bermuda Triangle article we discovered the following:
What? The Bermuda Triangle is a mysterious .
Why? Ships and planes disappear there and no one knows why.
Where? We discovered its location and size.
When? First disappearances noticed in the 1800s and most attention drawing disappearance of 6 planes happened in 1945.
Who? People who disappeared were mentioned and the people (theorists) who have ideas why they disappeared.
How? Many different theories including:
a) UFOs abduct them
b) Weird magnetism affects ships/plane's controls
c) Weird weather
d) Atlantis (old batteries under the sea that turn on and off randomly)
We also discussed how the article was set up:
Introduction: Told us what the puzzle/mystery was
Body: Gave us information in historical order (1800s, 1945, to present)
Also gave us several theories
Conclusion: Wrapped up with a question as there is no specific answer to this puzzle
At the end of class we watched a video on The Bermuda Triangle:
*Remember if you do not have a second notebook at school to buy one this weekend. You will need four in total this year for ELA.
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Today we reviewed the chapters previously read in "The Hill." I put up vocabulary and pictures of some of the important events so far.
Then we read Chapter Five (if you were absent you can listen to it on YouTube in the Google Classroom) and answer the questions about the chapter. We also did the Making it Personal section about the animals that scare us the most. Here is a video that might give you some ideas:
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