Monday, February 18, 2008

Week 26 Activities and Homework

Week 26 (February 18-22, 2008)

Language Arts:

M: No school. Presidents’ Day!

T: Journaling. Go over outlines. Continue Outsiders. HW: none.

W: Begin writing rough draft of WWII research paper. HW: review Vocab #12 words.

TH: QUIZ on Vocab #12 (cards due). Continue rough draft of WWII research paper. HW: type at home if necessary.

F: Revise personal narrative essay. Finish rough draft of research paper. HW: none.

Social Studies:

M: No school. Presidents’ Day!

T: Continue learning about WWII in the Pacific. HW: none.

W: Begin writing rough draft of WWII research paper. HW: none.

TH: Continue rough draft of WWII research paper. HW: continue typing at home, if necessary.

F: DUE: rough draft of WWII research paper (TYPED). 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

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