Week 20 Activities and Homework

Week 20 (January 7-11, 2008)

Language Arts:

M: Discuss organization for 2nd semester. Respond to journal prompt. Discuss an adaptation of A Christmas Carol. HW: re-do tabs for folder, if necessary; clean backpack.

T: Review vocabulary and grammar from fall semester. Discuss differences in expository versus narrative writing. HW: none.

W: DUE: binder tabs and planner check. High school registration process, with counselors. HW: get parent signature on registration card.

TH: Begin novel study: rendering emotion in writing. HW: read assigned chapters. Reminder: Future Freshman Night at all DVUSD high schools, 6:30!

F: Continue novel study. Discuss characters and themes. HW: read assigned chapters.

Social Studies:

M: Discuss organization for 2nd semester. Review events that contributed to start of WWII. Learn about events in Asia in the 1930s. HW: re-do tabs for folder, if necessary; clean backpack.

T: Learn about events in Germany leading up to WWII, and the beginning of the war. HW: get movie permission slip signed

W: DUE: movie permission slip. Discuss Pearl Harbor bombing and events of 1942. HW: none

TH: Discuss pros and cons of fighting a war on multiple fronts. Learn about US successes and failures in 1942. HW: none

F: Learn about progress of war in Pacific. Create map of important events and places. HW: none

Unit Objectives:

LA: In our current unit, “Fact and Emotion”, students will be able to:
Evaluate differences in objective and subjective writing
Determine the type of writing that is appropriate to a situation
Study examples of effective factual writing and effective emotional writing
Complete a factual research paper and a persuasive essay
Learn suffixes, roots, and vocabulary in order to increase understanding of the English language

SS: In our current unit, “Global Conflict- World War II”, students will be able to:
Analyze causes that led to the outbreak of World War II
Evaluate changes in the US during WWII, including economic benefit and changes in civil rights
Describe the causes of the Holocaust and evaluate the effects of racism
Compare progression of WWII in the European and Pacific theaters
Describe Arizona’s role in WWII
Evaluate the outcomes of WWII, both immediate and long-term, that shaped the rest of the 20th century