Week at a Glance

Team: Socrates
Language Arts Ms. Wilden
Unit: Establishing Classroom Norms and Procedures Learning Target: Come to discussions prepared and follow rules for collegial discussions Define individual roles as needed Pose questions and comment with relevant ideas and acknowledge new information expressed by others Opening Activity: Peer-to-peer review of the common procedures for entering class. Daily lesson: Class discussion of common procedures regarding materials, class activities, and dismissal. Closing Activity: Introduction to part 1 of the This I Believe Educational Philosophy Essay. HW: This I Believe Philosophy Prewrite, Part I: Introduction assigned. Questions 1-7 due tomorrow. Upcoming deadlines Supplies, Parent Contact Form, and Film Permission Slip all due Friday 8/30. Unit: Establishing our Writing and Language Notebook Learning Target: Prepare a journal in which students can address the following targets: Write routinely over short and extended time frames Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, rewriting, editing, or trying a new approach. Demonstrate command of the rules of English grammar Opening Activity: Introduction to part 2 of the This I Believe Philosophy prewrite. Daily lesson: Introduce the purpose of the Writers Notebook and review requirements. Students work to complete notebooks. Closing Activity: Review the requirements for the journal cover HW: This I Believe Philosophy Prewrite, Part 2: Ethics assigned. Questions 8-13 due Wednesday/Thursday block. Upcoming deadlines Supplies, Parent Contact Form, and Film Permission Slip all due Friday 8/30. Unit: Plot and Conflict Learning Target: Identify and analyze the stages of plot and types of conflict Understand how stories are driven by plot, conflict, and point of view. Opening Activity: Introduction to the McDougal Littell Pre-Assessment using the Test-taking Handbook R95-R101. Daily lesson: Unit 1 Pre-Assessment on Plot and Conflict. Areas of focus include: reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and grammar. Closing Activity: Assigned PBS lessons. Introduce parts 3 and 4 of the This I Believe Philosophy Statement prewrite. HW: This I Believe Philosophy Prewrite, Part 3: Educational History, and Part 4: Literacy History assigned. Questions 8-19 due Friday. Upcoming deadlines Supplies, Parent Contact Form, and Film Permission Slip all due Friday 8/30. Progress Report distributed. All supplies due today 8/30. Parent Contact Form and Film Permission Slip due today 8/30. Unit: Plot and Conflict Learning Target: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems at the high end of the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently Opening Activity: Silent Sustained Reading (15 minutes) Daily lesson: Introduce the SSR Independent Reading Project and corresponding deadlines Minimum goal of 2,000 pages of outside reading by the end of the year. Due date 1: 112 pages due on Friday, 9/6. Complete Unit 1 Pre-Assessment as needed. Closing Activity: Introduce part 5 of the This I Believe Philosophy prewrite. HW: This I Believe Philosophy Prewrite, Part 5: Future Aspirations assigned. Questions 27-31 due Tuesday 9/3 due to Labor Day Holiday.

Students seeking to Be a SCHOLAR Week of: August 26th

Science Mr. Oglesby
Unit: Intro to Science CW: Sponge Review Exploring the Scientific Method HW: Review todays (and last weeks) notes and lesson. Assessment 1 is this Friday (30 Aug 2013). That means there will be a quiz before then. Start preparing now so you can start the year off with a great grade! Unit: Intro to Science CW: Sponge Review Lab Safety Discovery HW: Review todays (and last weeks) notes and lesson. Assessment 1 is this Friday (30 Aug 2013). That means there will be a quiz before then. Start preparing now so you can start the year off with a great grade!

Social Studies - Ms. Spencer

Unit: Introduction to the Study of History Learning Targets: Understand how history is written from different perspectives. Academic Vocabulary: Perspective Point of View Daily lesson: Students will illustrate their pamphlets and include a written narrative of the story of their birth and early life events. HW: Bring old magazines or newspapers for class on Tuesday. Unit: Introduction to the Study of History Learning Targets: Understand how history can be represented from different perspectives Opening activity: Introduction of Interactive Notebook Daily lesson: Design Notebook cover Students will individualize their notebook by finding images that answer the question, What is US History? HW: None

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Tuesday

Monday

Unit: Intro to Science CW: Sponge Review Pennies Inquiry Lab Exploring the Metric System & Metric Conversions HW: Review todays (and last weeks) notes and lesson. Assessment 1 is this Friday (30 Aug 2013). That means there will be a quiz before then. Start preparing now so you can start the year off with a great grade! Unit: Intro to Science CW: Sponge Review Assessment 1: Intro to Science (Intro to science, scientific method, lab safety, metric system, metric conversions) *** Assessment 1 may be delayed depending on how much we are able to explore. If it is delayed until next week I will let everyone know ahead of time *** HW: Review todays (and last weeks) notes and lesson. Assessment 1 is this Friday (30 Aug 2013). That means there will be a quiz before then. Start preparing now so you can start the year off with a great grade!

Wednesday & Thursday Block

Unit: Introduction to the Study of History Learning Targets: To consider multiple perspectives and evaluate the reliability of sources. Academic Vocabulary: Perspective, Plausibility, Physical Evidence, Bias, Fact, Opinions Daily lesson: Perspective and Observation in Action Activity Closing: Discussion of the issues HW: None

Friday

Unit: Introduction to the Study of History Learning Targets: Ask critical questions about reliability when analyzing historical documents. Academic Vocabulary: Propaganda Daily lesson: Students will work in small groups to evaluate sources and answer the question, What makes one account more trustworthy than another? Closing: Review and discuss HW: None

Social Studies Mr. Atkinson

Essential Question: To what extent does everyone have history and culture? How are different perspectives for historical events formed, and how do they change over time? Standard 4: Historical Analysis and Interpretation. (4b) Obtain historical data (4c) Interrogate historical data Learning Target: Students will be able to analyze how perspective affects how historical events are interpreted over time. Success criteria: Students will be able to define history in their own words. Students will recall the events of their birth from two perspectives. Vocabulary: Evaluation, Reliable, Perspective, Analyze Lesson: Everyone has a history. Students will create a pamphlet autobiography in order to help them obtain the skills necessary to evaluate and analyze historical data from differing perspectives. This will help students acquire the ability to determine if the data they analyze is reliable. Students will analyze how perspective affects historical events can change over time. Homework: Another Perspective Students will select one of the events that they have thought of to focus on, and will find someone who remembers the event. Students will interview the person, and record the memories they have about the event. Students will also bring their composition notebook and any magazines with which they can use to decorate their composition book. Students will design a Notebook Cover for their composition Notebook that answers the question What is History? Universal Screener

Writing Mr. Banker

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Parent/Teacher Connections
Phone Contact: 742-4700 Great Times to Call 7:45-8:00 a.m. 12:15-1:05 2:50-3:15 Parent Conferences: Before School 7:45-8:15 During School Monday, Tuesday and Friday 110-1:55 Thursday only 11:50-1:15 After School 2:45-3:15 If you desire to schedule a conference simply email or call Team Emails Leandra Wilden Language Arts wilden_leandra@asdk12.org Jason Oglesby Science Oglesby_jason@asdk12.org Jessica Spencer Social Studies Spencer_jessica@asdk12.org Dakota Atkinson Social Studies Atkinson_dakota@asdk12.org Tad Banker Writing Banker_tad@asdk12.org

40 minute writing activity

Monday

Narrative Writing Introduction to MEMOIR Sample memoir Summer Surprise Memoir Rubric

Tuesday

Wednesday & Thursday Block

Essential Question: The study of history Involves evaluation, analysis, and argumentation. Standard 4: Historical Analysis and Interpretation. (4c) Interrogate historical data Learning Target: Students will be able to ask critical questions that verify the reliability of historical documents. Activity: Students will analyze various sources to determine the reliability of the documents. Essential Question: The study of history Involves evaluation, analysis, and argumentation.

Narrative Writing Continued ANALYZING: model memoir Ideas, organization, & voice Word choice, sentence fluency, & conventions PREWRITNG: Focus: organization & ideas

Narrative Writing Continued Story frame for DRAFT

Friday

Standard 4: Historical Analysis and Interpretation. (4c) Interrogate historical data Learning Target: Students will be able to ask critical questions that verify the reliability of historical documents. Students will continue to acquire the skills necessary to determine the reliability of sources

Announcements/Reminders: Labor Day Holiday Monday 9/2/13 No School Parent Open House Thursday 9/12/13 5:30-8:00