Week 32 Activities and Homework

Week 32 (April 7-11, 2008)

Language Arts:

AIMS Week: AIMS testing all morning, M-TH. Regular classes in afternoons (M, W: p 4,5,6; T,TH: p 1,2,3)

T: (double social studies) Learn about the Cold War and life under communism through movie (‘Night Crossing’) HW: none

TH: (double social studies) Continue learning about the Cold War and communism through movie. HW: none

F: Finish movie if necessary. Vocab #15 words. HW: none

Social Studies:

AIMS Week: AIMS testing all morning, M-TH. Regular classes in afternoons (M, W: p 4,5,6; T,TH: p 1,2,3)

M/T: Discuss different experiences of immigrant groups to the US and particular challenges facing African-Americans. Learn about beginning of civil rights movement. HW: none.

W/TH: Learn about important events of the 1950s through documentary footage. HW: none.

F: Continue learning about important events of 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