Abolitionist Movement

The Start of the American Civil War

Cotton Gin

March 28 - April 1

Social Studies:
Monday: Ch. 19 Review quiz with pictures, WB pgs. 140-143, hw: Ch. 20 outline ws due Thursday
Tuesday: WB pgs. 140-143, hw: Ch. 20 outline ws due Thursday
Wednesday: WB pgs. 140-143, hw: Ch. 20 outline ws due tomorrow
Thursday: Finish WB pgs. 140-143
Friday: Ch. 19-20 Review game


Language Arts:
Monday: Parallel Structure Warmup, "Lincoln" Ch. 4, hw: Specialized Vocabulary ws lesson 21
Tuesday: Parallel Structure quiz, "Lincoln" Ch. 4, hw: Specialized Vocabulary ws lesson 23
Wednesday: Pronoun BrainPop, "What is a pronoun?" paragraph, hw: Subject Pronouns ws lesson 2
Thursday: Their, They're, and There BrainPop, Object Pronouns, hw: Object Pronoun ws
Friday: Pronoun quiz, "Lincoln" Ch. 5

March 21-25

Social Studies:
Monday: "Industrial Revolution" Brainpop, 19.6 and 19.7 A-B partner summaries, hw: Ch. 19 outline ws due Thursday
Tuesday: WB pgs. 134-137, hw: Ch. 19 outline ws due Thursday
Wednesday: 19.8 and 19.9 A-B summaries, finish WB pgs. 134-137, hw: Ch. 19 outline ws due tomorrow!
Thursday: Compare and Contrast essay: North and South
Friday: Compare and Contrast essay: North and South


Language Arts:
Monday: Unit 5 academic vocabulary, Ch. 1 and 2 "Lincoln: A Photobiography"
Tuesday: Parallelism notes, Specialized Vocabulary ws, "Lincoln" finish Ch. 2
Wednesday: Parallel structure warmup, Specialized Vocabulary ws, "Lincoln" Ch. 3
Thursday: Read "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" pg. 840, Parallel structure practice pg. 850, hw: Context Clues ws
Friday: Parallel structure warmup, "Lincoln" Ch. 3-4

March 14-18

Social Studies:
Monday: Gold Rush video, Ch. 15-16 Benchmark review game, hw: study for Benchmark tomorrow
Tuesday: Ch. 15-16 Benchmark
Wednesday: 19.2 and 19.3 A-B partner summaries, hw: S, S, lightbulb for Ch. 19
Thursday: North vs. South powerpoint and process grid, Quickwrite
Friday: 19.4 and 19.5 A-B partner summaries


Language Arts:
Monday: "Flowers for Algernon", hw: study Unit 4 academic vocabulary
Tuesday: Study guide notes for Unit 4 Benchmark, hw: study for Benchmark, Thursday
Wednesday: "Flowers for Algernon", hw: study for Benchmark tomorrow
Thursday: Unit 4 Benchmark
Friday: Unit 4 Benchmark

Study guide for Unit 4 Benchmark:
Spelling Rules
Study spelling rules ws, homophone ws, and possessive noun notes

Word Etymology
Review word etymology chart and word roots practice questions

Informational Text
Review any practice ws from class (examples of technical documents, warranties/contracts, digital camera ws, etc.)

March 7-11

Social Studies:
Monday: Quickwrite: Manifest Destiny, Ch. 15 outline ws, hw: finish Ch. 15 outline ws due tomorrow
Tuesday: Ch. 16 Expert groups, WB pgs. 112-115, hw: 16.1 and 16.2 on outline ws
Wednesday: Ch. 16 Expert groups, hw: 16.3 and 16.4 on outline ws (stamps tomorrow)
Thursday: Present Ch. 16 Expert groups, hw: Finish Ch. 16 outline ws (due tomorrow)
Friday: Manifest Destiny Ch. 15-16 map game


Language Arts:
Monday: Reading Information Materials Practice Questions (group activity), hw: Greek Combining Forms ws
Tuesday: "Miss Spell's class" spelling game, Vermont Informational Video ws
Wednesday: Reading Information Materials Practice Questions (group activity), hw: Prepositional Prefixes ws
Thursday: Across and Down ws, WA 1.2 roots practice
Friday: Read "Aunty Misery", write your own 1-2 page Origin Myth




Miss Spell's class: spelling game
http://dictionary.reference.com/fun/missspell

Manifest Destiny: Texas

A great video from The History Channel about the historical significance of the Alamo.