Week 29 (March 10-14, 2008)
Language Arts:
M: Journaling. Read 1st-person account of internment camps. HW: write ½ page of book report.
T: Practice evaluating pieces of writing, using the 6 Traits rubric. HW: write other ½ page of book report; prepare reading log for turning in.
W: DUE: Q3 book report and reading log. Revise narrative essays, using 6 Traits rubric. HW: review vocab words
TH: Continue revising narrative essays. Review Vocab #13 words. HW: review vocab words
F: QUIZ on Vocab #13 words (cards due). Continue revising narrative essays. HW: happy spring break!
Social Studies:
M: Review WWII information for unit test. HW: study notes, maps, materials for WWII test
T: Unit TEST on World War II. DUE: notes pages from Unit 3. HW: none
W: Learn about rebuilding after World War II. HW: none
TH: Continue learning about rebuilding after World War II. HW: none
F: Analyze American involvement in Korean War. HW: happy spring break!
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, “The Cold War Begins”
Analyze factors that led to tension between the US and Soviet Union
Evaluate and describe differences between capitalism and communism
Describe changes in the US after World War II, including anti-communism movements
Analyze the ‘arms race’ and advances in technology during the Cold War
Explain the beginnings of the civil rights movement in the 1950s
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