21+January+-+Tuesday+-+Resilience+Unit

=21 January - Tuesday - Resilience Unit =

Updates/Assignments

**Homework** -
 * LucidPress online poster Due Friday (Send email link to Mrs. Maggie.)
 * Figurative language - Watch video and identify figurative language in pages 80-85 of Kestrel for a Knave as you read it tonight.
 * Complete Scratch game if you haven't already.

Today in class we will:

**Technology** -Check in to see the completeness of student's programming in their Scratch games. -Assign Scratch games for viewing and evaluation starting Wednesday night

**History** -Create a LucidPress Web 2.0 poster showing an understanding of: -How does the fight to eradicate smallpox exemplify(meaning it is a great example of) the big idea of Resilience? Project Requirements
 * 1) 5 pieces of historical evidence with dates (use any and all of the readings, websites and notes we covered to find this information).
 * 2) A minimum of four images (Put the website where you found each image in the caption for the image.)
 * 3) A good, interesting title.
 * 4) A well-written connection to the Big Idea sharing your thorough understanding of the Big Idea as it relates to our study of History.

**English** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: SourceSansPro,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Discuss the theme lesson. Share in groups your ideas about the themes for the movies Twilight, The Avengers and Turbo. After discussing as a class share your theme homework and attempt to clarify your understanding of a theme.