May 2011 Archives

• Wordly Wise 15 Ex. D/E are due today. Bring your WW book to class for correcting.
• Bill of Rights continued ... We will continue with our scenarios and debate/discussion.
• Work time for projects if time allows

• Your last Wordly Wise test on Lesson 15 will be on Thursday!
• First Light project due next Monday, June 6.
• Test on DOI/AOC/Constitution/BOR next Wednesday, June 8. Study guide coming...

• More Constitution/BOR - Preamble translation and memorization for extra credit
• Work time

• See Tuesday

• WW 15 Test
• Work Time for Social Studies and/or First Light projects

• First Light project due next Monday, June 6.
• Test on DOI/AOC/Constitution/BOR next Wednesday, June 8. Study guide coming...

• Work on Study Guide for final test and work time for projects

• First Light project due next Monday, June 6.
• Test on DOI/AOC/Constitution/BOR next Wednesday, June 8.

• First Light - Wrap up and Introduction of Final Project 
  

• AOC/Constitution continued

• First Light Final Project -- begin working on your poem and decide what additional activity you will complete from the choices given in the guidelines.
• Show your parents the MN History Center blog if you haven't already. Show off your great work!
  

• Intro. WW 15 -- your last Wordly Wise Lesson!
• Video - Liberty's Kids - Constitution Episode

• First Light Final Project due June 6
• Wordly Wise 15 ex. A/B/C due Thursday

• Bill of Rights Introduction
• Work Time for project/BOR/Wordly Wise

• First Light Final Project due June 6
• Wordly Wise 15 ex. A/B/C due Thursday

• Correct WW 15 A/B/C -- do word bank for ex. E
• Bill of Rights continued

• First Light Final Project due June 6
• Wordly Wise 15 ex. D/E due Tuesday, May 31

• Work Day for Projects and/or Wordly Wise D/E
• More Bill of Rights

• First Light Final Project due June 6
• Wordly Wise 15 ex. D/E due Tuesday, May 31
  

• DEAR
• Correct WW 14 D/E
• Turn in DOI responses for grading -- keep your translation page for studying. 
• Work time for persuasive essays/First Light and Science enviro. papers

• Persuasive essays are due Friday
• WW 14 Test is Thursday
• First Light -- finish the book and choose two characters for your dialogue poem (guidelines coming!). Begin collecting 5-10 quotes for each character. Remember: you may not choose both Peter and Thea. Too easy!!

• DEAR
• DOI review
• Work time for essays, First Light and science papers

• Persuasive essays are due Friday
• WW 14 Test is Thursday
• First Light -- finish the book and choose two characters for your dialogue poem (guidelines coming!). Begin collecting 5-10 quotes for each character. Remember: you may not choose both Peter and Thea. Too easy!!

• Prepare test papers for WW 14 test/DEAR
• WW 14 Test
• Block1 - DOI Review
• Begin Articles of Confederation and Constitution

• Persuasive essays are due Friday
• First Light -- finish the book and choose two characters for your dialogue poem (guidelines coming!). Begin collecting 5-10 quotes for each character. Remember: you may not choose both Peter and Thea. Too easy!!

• DEAR
• Turn in essays
• Continue AOC/Constitution Activity

• First Light -- finish the book and choose two characters for your dialogue poem (guidelines coming!). Begin collecting 5-10 quotes for each character. Remember: you may not choose both Peter and Thea. Too easy!!

• Go over Character lists/traits and examples of the symbol of light in First Light
  
• Be sure you have read through chapter 30 of First Light
• We will discuss what you came up with and fill in our lists with what each other shares.
• Work time for persuasive essay notes due Tuesday

• Work on notes for persuasive essay
• Read chapters 31-34 in First Light - assignment TBA

Tuesday - May 10

A Day

Agenda:

• Work day for the persuasive paper notes.  
• Meet with Mrs. Meras to check over your notes and shore up any missing details before check-off tomorrow  Wordly Wise - Lesson 14 Intro

Homework:

• Read chapters 31 through 34 in First Light.  Lit. circle responses due Monday, May 16
  
• Notes for persuasive paper due tomorrow
  
• WW 14 ex. A/B/C due Thursday

Wednesday - May 11

B Day

Agenda:

• Declaration of Independence intro. today. We will translate the document into modern language and begin analyzing the important themes and ideas.

Homework:

• Read chapters 31 through 34 in First Light.  Answer your literature circle questions by Monday.
• WW 14 A/B/C are due tomorrow.

Thursday - May 12

A Day

Agenda:

• Correct WW 14 ex. A/B/C
  
• Finish up DOI translation and analysis. We will discuss this activity as a class to fill in any holes.
  

Homework:

• Read chapters 31 through 34 in First Light.  Answer your literature circle questions by Monday.
• D/E in Wordly Wise are due on Monday.  Your test will be next Wednesday.

Friday - May 13

B Day

 Today is our field trip to the Minnesota History Center.  Check back next week for a link to our field trip website.

Homework:

• Read chapters 31 through 34 in First Light.  Answer your literature circle questions by Monday.
• D/E in Wordly Wise are due on Monday.

• We will spend the hour working on the first shot assignment. 

• Complete chapters 19 - 23 in First Light by tomorrow.  Your original 4-6 lit. circle questions and responses are due tomorrow. 
• Wordly Wise Lesson 13 D and E are due tomorrow.
• First Shot assignment is due tomorrow if you did not finish it in class.
  

• We will begin the class with a debate about who fired the first shot at Lexington and Concord. 
  
• Students will share their lit. circle questions and responses and turn them in to be graded in place of a reading quiz.
• We will also correct Wordly Wise 13 D/E.
  

• Study for the Wordly Wise Lesson 13 test.  It is on Thursday.

• It is time for the annual persuasive paper assignment. We will use the issue of climate change that is prevalent in First Light. Students will take a stand on this issue and write a persuasive paper in support of their position. Guidelines will be given, and time will be given in class to research and draft the paper.

• Study for the Wordly Wise Lesson 13 test.  It is on Thursday.
• First Light reading: chapters 24 - 30
  

• Wordly Wise 13 Test
• Research/Work time for the persuasive paper. Students will have time to do some reading in order to choose a stance. Once they have made their choice, they may begin researching specifically for their paper.
  

• First Light reading: chapters 24-30