“People only do their best at things they truly enjoy,” Jack Nicklaus – Hall of Fame golfer. I’m sure we have all experienced this at some point in our lives. For me personally it didn’t happen until my senior year in high school... Click below to read the rest, then please pass it on.
I am thinking this is an older Scott Foresman Reading Street Reading wor...See MoreI am looking for a reading workbook with a "guy riding on a motorcycle carrying a cow" on the cover? (Tried a google search, and you should see what has come up....so I am trying my favorite teaching resource and hoping someone out there knows what I am looking for!!)
I am thinking this is an older Scott Foresman Reading Street Reading workbook.
Some of the stories in the text are Red Kayak, Thunder Rose, Island of the Blue Dolphins.
November 17: Queen Elizabeth I became ruler of England in 1558. She ruled until 1603. Her enjoyment of Shakespeare’s plays helped to boost his popularity and made him rich. Although television and movies have wider audiences, many people still enjoy attending plays by live actors. What are three things about a live play that would be different from watching the same drama as a movie or on television?
In 1855, Dr. David Livingstone, doctor and missionary, became the first European to see Victoria Falls in Africa. He named it for his queen. If you discovered a new natural wonder, what would you name it? Why that name?
November 18: In 1789, L.J.M. Daguerre was born in France. He invented the first practical way to make photographs (daguerreotypes). Describe a photograph that you like or means a lot to you.
Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer of the U.S. Navy discovered Antarctica in 1820. Although others had spotted it from a distance, he was the first to land on it and determine that it was not another small island. Although tourists and scientists visit Antarctica, no one lives there permanently at this time. If you were offered a chance to visit Antarctica, what would you do to get ready for your trip? List 5 things you would have to do.
November 25: In 1948, Ed Parsons of Oregon created the first TV cable system. Prior to cable TV, people used indoor or outdoor antennas in each house. What channels you could see and how good the picture was depended on how far you were from the TV station's tower. Most people could only see two or three channels. What are some things you would miss if you could only see three channels: NBC, ABC, and CBS?
Joe DiMaggio, the famous baseball player, was born in 1914. Joe loved baseball and made it his profession by practicing it every day from the time he was a young boy. What skill do you have that you would like to use to make a living? What are you doing to increase your skill?
Cli...See MoreHere's just a sample from April's writing prompts:
Ralph J. Bunche was born in 1904. He was a distinguished diplomat who worked tirelessly to promote peace for the United Nations. He was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. What is something you could do to help create peace in your neighborhood and school?
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Psychologist B.F. Skinner was born in 1904. When asked about the future of ...See MoreWriting prompts by James Wayne for March 17 - 23 have been posted and are linked below. Following is just a sample of the stellar prompts for next week. (BTW, the first prompt for March 19 will resonate with some readers here. Perhaps we can discuss on this board.)
Psychologist B.F. Skinner was born in 1904. When asked about the future of computers, he said, “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” What do think he meant by that?
In 1942, two American scientists describe element 94, which they named “plutonium,” after the newly discovered planet. If you discovered a new element, what would you name it? Describe what a new element might be like, and why you chose the name you did.
French scientist Louis Pasteur began work on a vaccine against anthrax in 1877. Pasteur had already proved that microorganisms cause disease, and had invented a way to purify milk and other liquids that cannot be boiled. This process was named pasteurization, after him. If something was to be named after you, what would you like it to be, or to do?