Week of: February 22, 2016 from the desk of Mrs. DuBois
English Interventions 8:15-9:05
Monday
RIders Wanted Reading Test Success p. 13-15 grade and assignment check |
Tuesday
Cause and Effect For black history month read Bessie Coleman -use as fluency, then answer comprehension questions (17-22) |
Wednesday
Reading Test Success Discuss p. 23-26 iPad study ladder The Sahara Desert |
Thursday
Reading Test Success A Real Monster Mystery check fluency and then complete pages 28-29 |
Friday
Inference and Conclusion from Reading Test Success: Together complete pages 31-35 If time, study ladder Victoria Falls (on-line) |
U.S. History 8 9:10-10:00 and 10:05-11:00
Monday
Focus Question: Students go on the site listed below. Students are placed in groups 1-10. They start with the question of their group number and play question game... http://mrkash.com/activities/compromise.html After group activity: Quiz 13-3 |
Tuesday
Focus question: What problem did Jackson's successor's face? Finish group activity from yesterday (mrkash.com/activities/compromise.html) on-line reading comprehension Trail of Tears http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/trailcomp/ Homework if not done in class |
Wednesday
Focus Question: Read pages 435-439 Assign Activity 13-3/13-4 homework if it isn't done in class |
Thursday
Focus Question: Look at the political cartoon on page 441. What is your interpretation of it? Quiz 13-4 Chapter 13 TEST |
Friday
Focus question: What problem did Jackson's successor's face? Finish group activity from yesterday (mrkash.com/activities/compromise.html) On-line reading comprehension Trail of Tears http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/trailcomp/ Homework if not done in class |
Geography 7 11:00-11:50 and 11:55-12:45
Warm up
yourchildlearns Africa read p. 389 share presentations online assessment at glencoe.com p. 390-391 1-10 vocab sheet Homework: school to home connection activity word unscramble |
Tuesday
Warm Up: iPad activity yourchildlearns -Africa correct homework online quiz Chapter 13 Test |
Wednesday
Warm Up: Yourchildlearns Middle East and Africa online puzzle finish test Read and discuss p. 394-398 (stop after reading European Rule) |
Thursday
Warm Up: yourchildlearns Middle East and Africa Finish section 1 of Ch 14 p. 398-402 (begin at Independence) Complete t/f sheet. If not done in class, homework |
Friday
Warm up yourchildlearns Africa Correct yesterday's sheet Ch 14, section 2 Begin filling out GRA2 while we read |
Current Events 1:20 - 2:10
Monday
Junior Scholastic Channel One News |
Tuesday
Lesson plans: Black History month...Explore this interactive site about Rosa Parks http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activity/rosa-parks-how-i-fought-civil-rights |
Wednesday
Lesson plans: discrimination http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/the-50th-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington-lesson-plan-discrimination-fair-or-unfair/ Read Dr. Seuss story “The Sneetches” show this PowerPoint: http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/extra/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/11/Civil-Rights-and-Discrimination-Power-Point.pdf |
Thursday
Lesson Plans: I have a dream http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/the-50th-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington-lesson-plan-i-have-a-dream-speech-as-a-visionary-text/ |
Friday
Junior Scholastic or our geography notes and connect them with pics utilizing key note |