November
16-20th
I want to let you know that I will be gone from Nov.
20th until after Thanksgiving break. If there are any problems
during that time, please let me know when I get back. Thank
you.
Social Studies
Turn in Veteran's paper.
Period 2 Test
Periods 4 and 6 will be in the library.
Tuesday
Period 2- Go over the test.
Watch video and take notes
Periods 4 and 6- Prepare for test
Wednesday
Test for periods 4 and 6
Period 2 BRING BOOKS TO CLASS
We will be doing an introductory to Islam
Words will be given to define. Due Thursday
Thursday
World News (because I will not be here Friday?
Friday
Map and questions on pages 40 and 41
Periods 4 and 6 will do definitions for homework.
English
Monday
Library finishing posters.
Tuesday
Read
DOL
Talk about discriptive essays
Sections on adjectives to do in class.
Wednesday
Journal
Write a description of your house.
Due at the end of the period.
Thursday
Read a story
Identify the characters, the theme and the setting. Also questions
from the story.
Friday
Journal
Collect papers from yesterday
Do section on adverbs in class.
Correct together.
Novemaber 23-25
Social Studies
Monday
Substitute will check off pages 40-41
Do page 43 and color neatly.
Begin 44-47 in workbook. I will check when I get back.
It is about the different types of land in the Arabian
Peninsula.
Tuesday
Continue work.
Do page 48.
Wednesday
World News
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
English
Monday
Journal
Read Helen Keller Play
Tuesday
Continue Helen Keller
Wednesday
Special Read in Day
Please look under anouncements
November
9-13
Social Studies
Finish World News. There is no world news this week.
Tuesday
Veteran Guest Speakers
Thursday
Period two
Video about the worlds formation
Take notes
Periods 4 and 6 will be in the library
Homework for all classes- Write one page on what they learned from
the Veterans. Due on Monday. Posters due on Wednesday.
Friday
Review for Test on Monday.
Correct last chapter questions.
November 2-November 5
English
Monday
Journal #4
Make a list of questions to ask Veterans tomorrow
Review how to write a dialog in a short story.
Work on Characterization of main character. For the short story,
you will need to analyze the elements of a short story. After
writing your own 1-2 page short story, you will create a sequential
diagram illustrating the elements of plot: exposition, rising
action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The story itself is
worth 20 points. I will be grading on organization only. The
second part is a diagram illustrating and explaining the elements
of your own short story including the above, That will be an
additional 15 points. Due next Wednesday.
Tuesday
Talk with Veterans
Thursday and Friday
Work on posters in the library.
2 page essay due on Monday about Veterans Day. You will be graded
on organization only. Include what you learned about being a
veteran, do you think you would ever want to serve in the
military?, What is the history of Veteran's Day?
English
Monday
Journal
Read in class about reading short stories
304-309
Tuesday
Read 311-314
Discussion on elements of a short story.
Wednesday
Journal #3
Discussion on prewriting, narrative elements, gathering details,
shaping your writing.
Thursday
Providing elaboration
Begin outline of short story and characterization
Social Studies
Monday
World Resources page 101 1-6
Tuesday
World Economic Actovotu page 104 and 107 1-6
Wednesday
Continue same assignment
Thursday
World News
October 26- October 30th
Social Studies
Monday
Do pages 92-95
Questions 1-6 page 95
1-5 page 96
1-2 page 96
6th period finish world news
Tuesday
Continue working
5 min. geo.
Wednesday
Correct work
Begin Food and Hunger
Thursday
BOOK CHECK TO SEE IF BOOKS ARE COVERED WITH A BOOK COVER.
Food and hunger around the world
Friday
World News
English
Monday
Use lap tops to find images for posters
Tuesday
Talk about Victorian England
Robert Lewis Stevenson
Look at Jekyll and Hyde play
Wednesday
Read play
Answer questions
Thursday
How do the elements of a short story fit with Jekyll and Hyde.
Friday
Begin own short story plan
Journal
DOL
October 19-23
Social Studies
Monday
5 min. Geography
Begin discussion on vegetation
Read chapter
Do 1-6 on page 69
Tuesday
Continue working on vegetation in class.
Wednesday
5 minute Geo.
Correct page 69 for understanding
Students will all receive a social studies book History Alive. It
must be covered by Thursday of next week. It is worth 10
points. They will also receive a workbook that they can keep. This
one is free, but replacement will cost them $5.00.
Thursday
Begin discussion on Political and Economical Systems.
Read chapter in class. Page 95 do questions 1-6.
Friday
World News
English
Monday
Journals will be returned.
Quiz on Edgar Allan Poe
Define the elements of a short story
Students will take notes
Tuesday
Continue the elements of a short story.
Take notes
Story Peter Cottontail read aloud. Students identify the elements
of a short story.
Wednesday
Ms. Garrison will be reading to the students a story from Edgar
Allan Poe
Discussion about horror and detective stories
Thursday
Reading time.
Read a short story and identify the elements.
Due Friday
Friday
Turn in Tall Tale stories.
People who want to share may do so.
October 12-16
Social Studies
Monday
5 minute Geography
Changes in the Earth's surface
World New this week must be out of the U.S.
Tuesday
5 minute Geography
Continue Earth's surface
Questions 1-6 in class
Wednesday
Go over questions from yesterday
Begin discussion on weather and climate.
Thursday
Continue weather and climate.
Read chapter and do questions 1-6 in class
Friday
World News
English
Monday
Journals due
10 entries with 50 words per entry
Read Paul Bunyan
Write at least 5 exagerations due at the end of the period
Plan out Tall Tale to write individually.
Story needs to have a least 5 exagerations
One page or more. Make sure it is written in paragraphs not just
one big one.
Tuesday
Library time
Work on Tall Tales in class.
Wednesday
Book posters and Reviews due
Thursday
Read individual book
DOL in class together
Flowers for Algernon read aloud.
Friday
Guest speaker, Ms. Garrison will be given the background of Edgar
Allan Poe.
Students will take notes. Quiz next week.
Worth 50 points
October 6-9
Social Studies
Monday
5 Min. Geo. in class.
Finish Geography Chapter 1
Tues.
Correct chapter one.
Read Changes within the Earth.
Questions 1-3, 5-6
Wed.
5 min. Geo in class
Corrrect Changes within the Earth
Begin Climate and Vegetation
1-6
Thurs.
World News
English
Monday
Discussion on Davy Crockett
What is the Alamo?
What is a primary source?
Reading project due October
14th.
On posterboard given out in class either make a collage of pictures
that represent the book you are reading and explain the details on
the back of the poster or Divide poster into 6 sections. Draw
pictures and write captions of one scene from the book. All reports
will be given orally.
Tuesday
Find primary sources from the Alamo. Students will be taught how to
research the Alamo online. Write one paragraph from a promary
source and cite your source. Due Thursday.
Wed.
Journal
Begin project to write your own Tall Tale
Thurs.
Read
Work on Tall Tales - due Monday
September 28- October 4th
Social Studies
Monday
Five minute geography activity.
Scale and Distance- hand-out. Students will be working in
pairs.
Assembly schedule
Tuesday
Five minute geography activity
Work on Scale and Distance
Talk about time zones
Wednesday
Five minute geography activity
Changes within the earth. Handout
Thursday
Changes on the earth's surface.
Do Review
Due Monday
Friday
World News
English
Monday
Journal #7 ( Should be in spiral notebook)
DOL
Library to get new books.
5th period - Write thank you notes to Mrs. Case's class
Tuesday
Into to Tall Tales
No Homework
Wednesday
Journal
Davy Crockett
Students will recognize the struggles and hardships associated with
pioneering and explain the reasons pioneers moved west despite many
hardships.
Thursday
Library search for primary source from the Alamo.
Friday
Journal
Share information
Continue Davy Crockett
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