Week 35 (April 28- May 2, 2008)
Language Arts:
M: Journaling. Continue novel study. HW: finish Vocab #15 cards.
T: Continue novel. Discuss characterization. HW: review old cards!
W: QUIZ on Vocab #15 (cards due). HW: write up Vietnam interview for social studies.
TH: Continue novel. Discuss fiction as a tool for learning history. HW: study for quiz tomorrow.
F: QUIZ on 1st half of novel (Devil’s Arithmetic). HW: none.
Social Studies:
M: Continue learning about fighting and frustrations in Vietnam. HW: CA #14, Qs 1-3
T: Learn about growing frustrations with civil rights and Vietnam. HW: CA #14, Qs 4-5
W: Discuss differences in African Americans’ responses to 1960s problems. HW: CA #14, Qs 6-7
TH: DUE: interview on Vietnam. Share what was learned in interviews. Continue learning about later 1960s. HW: CA #14, Q 8
F: DUE: CA #14. Discuss factors that led to US withdrawal from Vietnam. 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 and Civil Rights”
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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