Week at a Glance

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Language Arts Ms. Wilden
Signed Progress Reports due Challenge: Figure out the meaning of the following letters: NIPPAVAC Unit: Plot and Conflict Learning Target: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, gathering vocabulary knowledge important to comprehension. Identify and analyze the stages of plot Identify and analyze types of conflict Understand how stories are driven by plot, conflict, and point of view. Bellwork: Review the newly distributed Week at a Glance Opening Activity: Parts of Speech What are Verbs? Complete Five Hundred Horse Power Verbs Daily lesson: Close read of The Elevator, by William Sleator (pgs. 27-31) I Do, We Do, You Do activity regarding literary analysis. o Work to identify and analyze setting o Work to identify types of conflict (both internal and external) and their development within the reading o Work to analyze and then annotate the text in regards to the stages of plot. o Review phonics/decoding strategies in context Closing Activity: Modeling activity answer questions 1-3. Individual, peer share, and class discussion Questions 1-11 assigned. Use of cited textual evidence to support student answers and explanation of evidence used required for all questions. HW: Identify a minimum of 15 five hundred horsepower verbs in the story The Elevator. Questions 1-11 for The Elevator due Tuesday. Continue independent reading minimum 224 pages due Friday, 9/20. Unit: Unit 1: Plot and Conflict Bellwork: Parts of speech What are adjectives? Complete Heres the Adjective! Learning Target: Identify and analyze the stages of plot Identify and analyze types of conflict Understand how stories are driven by plot, conflict, and point of view. Opening Activity: Daily lesson: Continue with The Elevator Review questions 4-11 (peer share and class discussion) Complete a visual plot diagram representing the stages of plot found in The Elevator Closing Activity: Identify strong adjectives within The Elevator. Introduce the narrative writing task: Pick up the story at line 175 and write a brief scene of the falling actions and resolution in which there is a sinister and frightening conclusion or Martin realizes that his fears are misplaced) assigned. Writing emphasis on the use of strong verbs and adjectives, including sensory language and the use of properly cited dialogue. HW: Revise the plot diagram to include your falling actions and resolution and complete narrative writing task. Both the plot diagram and narrative ending will be due Monday 9/23. Continue independent reading minimum 224 pages due Friday, 9/20.

Week of: September 16th

Science Mr. Oglesby
Sponge Review Exploring Food Chains, Energy Roles, and Interactions Vocabulary Review Biology: Piecing it Together HW: Review Notes as Quiz 2 is coming up soon. Assessment 2 is: Wed/Thu 25/26 Sep 2013depending upon what period you have science. Start preparing now. Students should be doing homework every Mon, Tue, and Thur at a minimum. Any other written homework beyond what is mentioned above will be given in class.

Social Studies - Ms. Spencer

Unit: Three Worlds Meet Daily lesson: Amnesty Day Students need to complete all missing work. Due by 9/19. Must Do: Pg. 26 K-W Americas, West Africa, Europe Essential Questions: What organizational skills were needed for massive construction projects? What do these projects suggest about the leaders and societies that built them? HW: Any missing work. Due 9/19.

Notes

Monday

Constitution Day Sponge Review Exploring Food Chains, Energy Roles, and Interactions Vocabulary Review Biology: Piecing it Together HW: Review Notes as Quiz 2 is coming up soon. Assessment 2 is: Wed/Thu 25/26 Sep 2013depending upon what period you have science. Start preparing now. Students should be doing homework every Mon, Tue, and Thur at a minimum. Any other written homework beyond what is mentioned above will be given in class. Essential Questions: Should the states ratify the U.S. Constitution? Was the Bill of Rights necessary? Daily lesson: Consider the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists regarding the Constitution. T-chart the arguments. HW: None

Tuesday

Unit: Plot and Conflict Learning Target: Identify and analyze conflict and the stages of plot, with a focus on conflict and resolution Understand how stories are driven by plot, conflict, and point of view. Make predictions and inferences as needed throughout the story Identify and analyze vocabulary and language use in the context of the story Bellwork: Diagnose word knowledge: Complete the vocabulary in context activity. Practice word learning and phonics/decoding strategies Opening Activity: Analyze visuals: What personality traits might the boy in the painting possess? Support your answer with evidence from the visual. Daily lesson: Close read of The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry (pgs. 47-57) Make predictions and inferences using the predictions chart Identify and analyze conflict and resolution in context utilizing intext questions. HW: Predictions chart due tomorrow in class. Revise the plot diagram to
include your falling actions and resolution and complete narrative writing task for The Elevator. Both the plot diagram and narrative ending will be due Monday 9/23. Continue independent reading minimum 224 pages due on 9/20.

Wednesday & Thursday Block

Sponge Review Exploring Food Chains, Energy Roles, and Interactions Vocabulary Review Biology: Piecing it Together HW: Are you reviewing notes and getting prepared for Assessment 2? Assessment 2 is: Wed/Thu 25/26 Sep 2013depending upon what period you have science. Start preparing now. Students should be doing homework every Mon, Tue, and Thur at a minimum. Any other written homework beyond what is mentioned above will be given in class.

Unit: Three Worlds Meet Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S. Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? What challenges are presented during the interaction among people of different cultures? What are the different viewpoints of Native Americans and European Explorers? Daily lesson: Societies of North America Read for understanding pages 27-31 Identify and Define: Domestication, civilization, Mound Builders, technology, slash-and-burn agriculture, Iroquois League HW: None

Unit: Plot and Conflict Learning Target: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature and nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, gathering vocabulary knowledge important to comprehension. Opening Activity: SSR (15 minutes) Reading log #2 and 224 pages due Learning Target: Identify and analyze conflict and the stages of plot, with a focus on conflict and resolution Understand how stories are driven by plot, conflict, and point of view. Make predictions and inferences as needed throughout the story Identify and analyze vocabulary and language use in the context of the story Daily Lesson: Continue the close read of The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry (pgs. 47-57). Make predictions and inferences using the predictions chart. Chart due in class today. Closing Activity: Being literature circles regarding The Ransom of Red Chief. Set norms Discuss all conflicts within the story, labeling them according to their type. Then discuss their impact on the characters and plot of the story. HW: Your written interpretation of your literature circle groups discussion of conflict within The Ransom of Red Chief is due in class on Monday.
Continue to revise the plot diagram to include your falling actions and resolution and complete narrative writing task for The Elevator. Both the plot diagram and narrative ending will be due Monday 9/23. Continue independent reading

Sponge Review Exploring Food Chains, Energy Roles, and Interactions Vocabulary Review Biology: Piecing it Together HW: Review Notes as Quiz 2 is coming up soon. Assessment 2 is: Wed/Thu 25/26 Sep 2013depending upon what period you have science. Start preparing now. Students should be doing homework every Mon, Tue, and Thur at a minimum. Any other written homework beyond what is mentioned above will be given in class.

Unit: Three Worlds Meet Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S. Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? What challenges are presented during the interaction among people of different cultures? What are the different viewpoints of Native Americans and European Explorers? Daily lesson: Societies of West Africa and Europe Read for understanding pages 33-38 Identify and Define: Muslims, Islam, Mali, Ghana, Songhai, European Middle Ages, Feudalism, Crusades, Renaissance, Reformation, HW: None

Friday

minimum 336 pages due on 10/4.

Social Studies Mr. Atkinson

Amnesty Day

Writing Mr. Banker

See your writing teacher for further details.

Notes

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

Monday

Setting the Stage pg. 26 Americas, West Africa, Europe Essential Question: What organizational skills were needed for massive construction projects? What do these projects suggest about the leaders and societies that built them? Constitution Day Mock Parliament Essential Questions: Should the states ratify the U.S. Constitution? Was the Bill of Rights necessary? See your writing teacher for further details.

Tuesday

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 Dakota Atkinson Social Studies Atkinson_dakota@asdk12.org

Wednesday & Thursday Block

Societies of North America Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S. Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? Identify the challenges of interaction among people of different cultures.

See your writing teacher for further details.

Differentiate between the viewpoints of Native Americans and European Explorers. Societies of West Africa and Europe Enduring Understanding: Migration is a universal phenomenon among all people. The impulse to explore new territories, or lands, has resulted in the diversity of many regions including the U.S. Essential Question: What happens when different societies meet? Identify the challenges of interaction among people of different cultures. Differentiate between the view points of Native Americans and European Explorers.

See your writing teacher for further details.

Tad Banker Writing Banker_tad@asdk12.org Jason Oglesby Science Oglesby_jason@asdk12.org Jessica Spencer Social Studies Spencer_jessica@asdk12.org Leandra Wilden Language Arts wilden_leandra@asdk12.org

Friday

Announcements/Reminders: Student-Led Conferences are 10/16 and 10/17.