Week 30 (March 24- 28, 2008)
Language Arts:
M: Prepare for AIMS. Learn about style and purpose of fables. Read examples and create fables. HW: none.
T: AIMS prep. Continue learning about fables and tall tales. Discuss examples in current culture. HW: none.
W: Vocab #14 words. Continue learning about tall tales. HW: begin cards for Vocab #14 words.
TH/F: (early release days- TH periods 1,2,3; F periods 4,5,6) Prepare for AIMS by creating sample persuasive essays. Continue fables and tall tales. HW: finish cards for Vocab #14; study words and roots.
Social Studies:
M: Learn about the theory of communism and its pros and cons. HW: CA #10, Qs 1-3
T: Learn about tensions between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1950s, including actions in Korea. HW: CA #10, Qs 4-6
W: Analyze US actions during the early years of the Cold War. HW: CA #10, Qs 7-8
TH/F: (early release days- TH periods 1,2,3; F periods 4,5,6) DUE: CA #10 (on Friday). Learn about the beginnings of the civil rights movement in the US during the 1950s. 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, “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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