Week 13 (November 5-9, 2007)
Language Arts:
M: Practice adjectives. Create story with suspenseful tone, mood. HW: none.
T: Vocab #7. Continue writing suspenseful story. HW: begin cards for Vocab #7.
W: (early release) Look at examples of various tones and moods. HW: finish cards for Vocab #7.
TH: Revise compare/contrast (Poe) essay. Practice Vocab #7 words. HW: none.
F: Continue revising Poe essay. HW: none.
Social Studies:
M: Continue discussion of political parties. Diagram 3 branches of government. HW: find one news article about someone running for president; bring to class.
T: DUE: article on someone running for president. Learn about presidential elections. HW: none.
W: (early release) Begin research on government topic for project. HW: look up website on gov’t topic.
TH: QUIZ on Preamble. Continue research on government topic for project. HW: none
F: Put together information on government topic. HW: none.
Unit Objectives:
LA: In our current unit, “Setting, Mood, and Tone”, the student will:
Describe effective means of creating mood and tone in written work
Compare and contrast stories and poems to assess the authors’ use of setting, tone, and mood
Complete a writing assignment that shows effective use of tone, mood, and setting
Learn suffixes, roots, and vocabulary in order to increase understanding of the English language
SS: In our current unit, “New Nation and Government”
Describe the successes and failures of the Articles of Confederation
Analyze the sections of the Constitution and the structure of our government
Describe the conflicts between Federalists and Anti-federalists
Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the American governmental system
Analyze the differences between national and state government, and their connections
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