02/18 Literacy Block Agenda

1. Review Gravity:  "Why Don't People on the Other Side Fall Off?" Reading Passage
2. Newton's Laws: I can describe motion using Newton's First Law of Motion.
1. Bill Nye Motion Video Clip
2. Textbook pages 108 - 111
3. Newton's First Law of Motion Investigation
3. Free choice read for at least 20 minutes
4. Complete activities that help YOU become a better reader:
• Read MORE Fiction and/or Non-Fiction
• Practice Spelling/Vocabulary
• Practice Fluency with a partner
• Practice comparing and contrasting two or more stories from the same genre by reading two articles from this site.
• Practice determining importance at Into the Book (you will click on the flashlight once you are into the program).
• Practice using commas: In a series, after introduction, to separate yes and no, to set off a tag question, and to address a person at Comma Chameleon or Save the Comma