Please view the following link and write down a short response on your views in regards to the video.  What did you like best? what could've been omitted? How can "WE" as a class benefit from such activity????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI5rtUHuVGc&feature=player_detailpage

Eight Days a Week: Myth!!!

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Franzday, Friday.....Franzday?  What is there really was an extra day in the week?

The task today is to consider this new day of the week..Like the other weekdays, this one will also be named after a god, the fictitious Norse god Franzor.

Who was the god Franzor, and what special powers did he possess? How should people observe Franzday? What is its special significance?

Descriptive Writing!!!

Amazingly, scientists at the Walters Planetarium have discovered a new star on the horizon.  As the lead investigator on the team, you have the honor of naming the star.
What will it be called? What does it look like? What type of physical characteristics does it possess? On your post, name this unique object and then describe it using vivid adjectives and active verbs.

Example:
Kyrial: An orange glow radiates from its rocky surface.  Through the hazy outer layers of its thick atmosphere, tiny rays of light flicker from cliffs of towering quartz.

Animal Antics! Idoms!!

Quit Horsing around!!!!! Don;t hog the Blanket!!! We're sitting ducks!!!When things aren't going well, animals get all the blame in the idiom game.  Can you think of other examples of idioms that include the use of animals? For this challenge, create a list of four common idioms plus two original idioms. Use each original idiom in a sentence.