Week of: January 4, 2016 from the desk of Mrs. DuBois
English Interventions 8:15-9:05
Monday
Lesson 11, fluency building and AimsWeb (maze), if all students present Begin Lesson 12, activity A |
Tuesday
Lesson 12, Activity B and read "Earthquakes" p. 149-151...verbally answer comprehension questions |
Wednesday
Lesson 12, Activity D fluency building... Finish Aimweb (fluency) and administer maze if everyone is here Activity E |
Thursday
Activity F and G |
Friday
If activity G isn't done, complete it. With this prompt: What if you were living in an earthquake area right on a fault line? Respond in paragraph format. |
U.S. History 8 9:10-10:00 and 10:05-11:00
Monday
Focus Question: What are the Bill of RIghts and why are they so important Warm Up: yourchildlearns.com US Mega Geo 1100? Discuss Bill of Rights p. 277-281 Activity: With strips of paper that have the amendments on them, groups of three will try to see who has them in order first Read and discuss p. 282-285 |
Tuesday
Focus question: How does a bill become a law? Warm Up: yourchildlearns US Mega Geo Read and discuss pages 286-294 Video: I'm just a bill from schoolhouse rocks American History app # 7 |
Wednesday
Warm Up: yourchildlearns US Mega Geo Focus questions: Why was it important for the U.S. government to repay its Revolutionary War debt? What was the Whiskey Rebellion and how did it test the power of the national government? View Historical Spotlight: Whiskey Rebellion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX9gKS7uMZY (9 minutes) Read and discuss p. 326-331 and complete activity 10-1 |
Thursday
Warm Up:Geo 1100?s Quiz Read/Discuss p. 333-337. Review my PowerPoint Activity 10-2 |
Friday
quiz Political Parties Develop (338-343) American history app game #8 Launching New Nation... play game |
Geography 7 11:00-11:50 and 11:55-12:45
Monday
Warm up: yourchildlearns Focus: Compare and Contrast Russia from "yesterday" to "today" Chapter 9, online quiz Russia Today partner activity Chapter 9 test... May use resources |
Tuesday Warm Up: yourchildlearns Online quiz finish test |
Wednesday
North American Atlas = identification and map skills Channel One news |
Thursday
Begin informational packet 1. Tech for Farming Dry Lands 2.Mesopotamia- Cradle of Civilization |
Friday
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Current Events 1:20 - 2:10
Monday
Generate a list of topics, sign up for Holocaust project |
Tuesday
Create a (broad) question that will be answered with supportive detail. Ex. What occurred at Dachau Research Holocaust topic |
Wednesday
Research Holocaust topic- May make camp replica which includes schematic and info; tri-fold; PowerPoint/Keynote; Song/Poem with visual |
Thursday
Research Holocaust topic |
Friday
Work on Holocaust project |