TRICK OR TREAT

I do not like snakes. The movie snakes on a plane was the scariest thing that could ever happen to me. 
What scares you the most?

Trick or Treat!
What is the best costume you ever had or would like to have? Write a complete sentence.

                 Hi Everyone and Welcome to Literacy Lab! 
               Literacy means to comprehend what you read.
Everyday in class you will answer a blog question in a complete sentence.
Do you have to be in bed at a certain time on school nights? On the weekends do you stay up later?  

Welcome

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Literacy Lab! You are here to learn other ways to comprehend what you read. Everyday in class you will answer a blog question in a complete sentence.

Do you have to be in bed at a certain time on school nights? On weekends do you stay up later?  what do you do?

Describe your favorite costume that you have seen or would like to be. If you could have any costume to wear what would you pick and why.

My favorite costume was when I was The Statue of Liberty.

costumes

Describe your favorite costume that you have seen or would like to be. If you could have any costume to wear what would you pick and why.

My favorite costume was when I was The Statue of Liberty.

Hump Day

 

Hump Day (Wednesday)started because it is in the middle of the week, you are over the hump. GEICO's advertising department has been given many awards and their sales have gone up because of its success with this commercial..Try to think of another commercial that you feel is successful. Does advertising sound like an interesting career to you?

Empathy

Empathy means to have an understanding of a person's feelings and their situation. You place yourself in their shoes and feel what they are feeling.
Explain a situation where you felt empathy for someone.

Contention (noun)
   a disagreement
Write a sentence using the word contention.
example: I had a contention with my son, this morning, for not putting gas in my car after he used it.

Contention (noun)
   a disagreement

Write a sentence using the word contention.
example: I had a contention with my son, this morning, for not putting gas in my car after he used it.

How would you like people to describe you.
 By something great you do
or the kind of person you are?   Why?

Some  kids complain about school lunches. Think back to your favorite school lunch you ever had. Tell exactly what it was and why it is the best. If you bring a sack lunch tell what your favorite sack lunch is. Give a new idea for a school lunch.

School lunch

Many kids complain about school lunches. Think back to your favorite school lunch you ever had. Tell exactly what it was and why it is the best. If you bring a sack lunch tell what your favorite sack lunch is.

"In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue"

The second Monday in October is designated in the United States as
Columbus Day. This day commemorates Christopher Columbus' first voyage.
We know MLK day is celebrated in January.
Think of someone you feel should have a national holiday.
(No it cannot be you) :-)

I think that ................. deserves to be recognized on a national holiday.

 

 

Context Clues

Many times we won't know an unfamiliar word. However reading the sentence or paragraph we can figure out the meaning.

Lucy did a quick pivot, as she was turning around, to see the good looking new guy in class.
Use the word pivot in a sentence with a context clue.

 

 

PAY it FORWARD

Many times we see someone being kind to a total stranger; then that makes that person kind towards the next stranger; and so on; and so on.PAY IT FORWARD 

Kindness can be so simple, What "Pay it forward" could you do or you did already?

 

 

 

 

 

Pay it forward

Many times we see someone being kind to a total stranger.
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

What "Pay it forward" could you do or you did already?

Wed. Oct. 2 and Thurs. Oct. 3

Most people love pizza! Pizza has many options of toppings and we all have our favorite. I love lots of veggies on my pizza but I also love sausage. When we order our pizza when we go out we say extra extra crispy please.
Finish the sentence below. Be honest and appropriate of course.

My favorite way to eat pizza is with......

                 Make a list of the things you like to spend money on and rank the items on your list in order of importance. If you only had enough money for one thing on the list, which would it be? Why?