Monday, October 8, 2007

Week 9 Activities and Homework

Week 9 (October 8-12, 2007)

Language Arts:

M: (no school- fall break day)

T: Work on book summary (due Friday). HW: complete 2 sections of book summary

W: Vocab list #5. Analyze portrayal of strong characters in literature. HW: complete 2 sections of book summary.

TH: DUE: movie permission slip. Watch ‘Charly’ (Flowers for Algernon movie) HW: finish book summary and put it together.

F: DUE: book summary and reading log for 1st quarter. Continue studying characterization in literature. HW: none **End of 1st quarter grading period (report cards go home next week)**


Social Studies:

M: (no school- fall break day)

T: Review for Revolutionary War test. HW: study for test.

W: Unit test on colonial times and the Revolutionary War. HW: none.

TH: (Double LA- watch ‘Charly’) HW: none.

F: Introduction to Constitution and Government unit. HW: none. **End of 1st quarter grading period (report cards go home next week)**

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
Describe important battles and events of the Revolutionary War

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