Week 6 Activities and Homework

Week 6 (September 17-21, 2007)

Language Arts:

M: (Patriotic assembly) Finish rough draft of narrative essay. Review words from Vocab #3. HW: finish cards for Vocab #3 DUE: journal check (leave journals at school)

T: Work on revising narrative essays. Read examples of narrative works. HW: review words from Vocab #1,2,3

W: QUIZ on Vocab #3. Due: cards for Vocab #3. Begin short story (Flowers for Algernon). HW: none.

TH: Begin Vocab #4 words. Continue revising narrative essays. HW: none.

F: Continue short story. Discuss part 1. HW: work on cards for Vocab #4.

Social Studies:

M: (Patriotic assembly) Discuss importance of the Constitution (today is Constitution Day!) Learn about beginnings of Revolutionary War. HW: CA #3, Qs 1-2 HW: write ‘early life’ section of bio report.

T: Continue research on Rev War bio project. HW: write ‘rise to fame’ and ‘later life’ sections of report.

W: Continue research on Rev War bio project. HW: write ‘legacy’ section and make bibliography.

TH: Learn about important events of the Revolutionary War. HW: assemble report with pictures, anecdote, etc.

F: DUE: Rev. War bio project. Continue learning about Revolutionary War. HW: CA #3, Qs 3-4

Unit Objectives:

LA: In our current unit, “Personal Narrative”, the student will:
Utilize the 6 steps of the writing process in creating examples of personal narrative
Review the ‘6 Traits’ of effective writing and edit his/her own work
Increase reading fluency and comprehension through various activities
Learn roots, prefixes, and suffixes that appear in English
Review and strengthen understanding of grammar

SS: In our current unit, “Road to Revolution”, the student will:
Describe why the 13 colonies were founded
Evaluate important components of colonial government, and their roots in Enlightenment ideals
Describe the events that built up discontent in the colonies
Evaluate the different viewpoints of Loyalists and Patriots
Understand the steps that led to the beginning of the Revolutionary War