Week 7 Activities and Homework

Week 7 (September 24-28, 2007)

Language Arts:

M: Review nouns. Continue reading Flowers for Algernon. HW: finish cards for Vocab #4

T: Review Vocab #4 words. Continue story. Go over 6 Traits of writing. HW: finish reading Part 1 of Flowers for Algernon

W: Revise and edit narrative essays. HW: none

TH: Continue to revise and edit narrative essays. Turn in final copy at the end of class. HW: study Vocab #4 words

F: QUIZ on Vocab #4 list and Flowers, Part 1. Nouns practice. HW: none

Social Studies:

M: ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’. Prepare for Town Meeting HW: CA #3, Qs 5-6

T: Review beginnings of American Revolution. HW: CA #3, Qs 7-9

W: Conduct Town Meeting. HW: CA #3, Qs 10-12

TH: Learn about important battles of Revolutionary War. HW: CA #3, Qs 13-14

F: DUE: CA #3. Continue important battles of Revolutionary War. HW: none

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