Week 31 (March 31- April 4, 2008)
Language Arts:
M: AIMS practice. Learn about tall tales. Continue working on fable booklet. HW: work on fables, finish Vocab #14 cards.
T: Journaling. Continue tall tales. Review persuasive essays, narrative essays. HW: finish fable booklet
W: (early release) DUE: fable booklet. Review Vocab #14 words, old vocab words. HW: study vocab words for tomorrow’s quiz.
TH: QUIZ on Vocab #14 (cards due). Revise and edit (and type) narrative essays and persuasive essays.
F: Continue revising and typing narrative and persuasive essays. DUE: narrative essay, persuasive essay.
Social Studies:
M: Continue learning about Cold War tensions. HW: CA #11, Qs 1-3
T: Learn about the beginning of the civil rights movement. HW: CA #11, Qs 4-6
W: (early release) Continue learning about civil rights movement. HW: CA #11, Qs 7-9
TH: Research topics of the 1950s. CA #11, Qs 10-12
F: Continue researching 1950s. DUE: CA #11 and mini-reports. HW: rest up for AIMS!
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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