Sunday, February 24, 2008

Week 27 Activities and Homework

Week 27 (February 25-29, 2008)

Language Arts:

M: Discuss progress of research papers. Continue novel study. HW: none

T: Continue novel study. Grammar review. HW: none

W: Vocab #13 words. Finish novel study. HW: begin cards for Vocab #13

TH: Discuss response to novel and draft literary response writing. HW: review events and themes of The Outsiders.

F: TEST on The Outsiders. Continue literary response. HW: finish Vocab #13 cards.

Social Studies:

M: Review high school requirements. Continue WWII in Pacific notes. HW: CA #9, Qs 1-3

T: Learn about atomic bombings and factors in the President’s decision. HW: CA #9, Qs 4-6

W: Discuss effects of atomic bombs and ethical dilemmas. HW: CA #9, Qs 7-8

TH: Learn about end of WWII and transition back to civilian life. HW: CA #9, Qs 9-11

F: DUE: CA #9. Continue learning about the end of WWII. 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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