Week 32 Activities and Homework

Week 32 Activities and Homework (April 12-16, 2010)

Language Arts:

***This is AIMS testing week. Please eat breakfast, get enough sleep, and be on time***

M: (regular schedule) AIMS prep. Discuss allegories and relationship to fables. HW: none.

T: (AIMS + P1,2) Learn about life under communism during the Cold War. HW: none.

W: (AIMS + P3,4) Learn about life under communism during the Cold War. HW: none.

TH: (AIMS + P5,6) Learn about life under communism during the Cold War. HW: none.

F: (AIMS + P 6,4,5) Learn about life under communism during the Cold War. HW: none.

**NOTE: AIMS continues next Monday for 8th grade. (AIMS + P 2,1,3)

Honors: Same as above

Goals:
The student will:
• Evaluate themes and literary techniques in a work of literature
• Analyze structural elements of poetry
• Identify and apply various types of figurative language
• Understand and apply techniques for skimming and reading to find main idea facts
• Improve grammar skills with exercises and drills
• Improve vocabulary through the study of Greek and Latin roots.
Standards:
Reading:
• S1, C4, PO1: vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes
• S1, C4, PO4: idioms and other figurative language
• S1, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO7: use appropriate reading strategies
• S2, C1, PO6: analyze style, mood, and meaning
• S2, C2, PO1: comprehend historical aspects of a work of literature
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing
• S3, C5: literary response