Monday, October 24, 2011

October 24 - 28

Parent conferences begin this Friday, October 28th. I still have some openings in the morning and in the afternoon, so please email me to schedule an appointment.

Social Studies:
Monday: Boston Massacre video, work on American Revolution picture dictionary, hw: 1/2 page letter to King George III from a Patriot
Tuesday: Read letters, watch Boston Tea Party video, pg. 72 reading
Wednesday: Reading pg. 73-76 about Lexington and Concord, finish picture dictionary, hw: Ch. 6 outline ws due Tuesday
Thursday: Events that led to the American Revolution Timeline, hw: Ch. 6 Outline ws due Tuesday
Friday: No School/Parent-Teacher Conferences

Language Arts:
Monday: Begin the play "Anne Frank" pg. 447-458, Parallel Structure notes, hw: Complex sentences/Appositives ws
Tuesday: "Anne Frank" pg. 459-468, more Parallel Structure practice, hw: Write one parallel structure sentence
Wednesday: "Anne Frank" pg. 468-480, more Parallel Structure practice, hw: Finish RC 2.7 ws questions
Thursday: "Anne Frank" pg. 481-490, Review RC 2.7 ws questions
Friday: No School/Parent-Teacher Conferences


Friday, October 21, 2011

The Boston Massacre

A short video about the Boston Massacre from the History Channel.

Monday, October 17, 2011

October 17-21

Social Studies:
Monday: Review Ch. 3 and 4 quiz, Ch. 4 summary, hw: S, S, lightbulb for Ch. 5
Tuesday: Ch. 5 Word Masters, hw: Storyblaster using all 7 words due Thursday
Wednesday: Ch. 5 Introduction Activity, WB pg. 30 sections 5.2 and 5.3, Storyblaster due tomorrow
Thursday: Proclamation of 1763, WB pg. 31, 5.4 and 5.5 reading
Friday: Picture dictionary

Language Arts:
Monday: "The Great Rat Hunt" pg. 106 and skillbuilder ws, hw: Reading questions pg. 115 #1-3 (complete sentences)
Tuesday: "Treasure of Lemon Brown" pg. 335, collected Unit 1 flashcards to save for CST review at the end of the year
Wednesday: Finish the "Treasure of Lemon Brown", discuss dynamic/static characters, begin Unit 2 flashcards: unity, hw: Prepositions ws
Thursday: Types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex sentences practice, hw: Complex sentences ws
Friday: Types of sentences notes, "Blasting Through Bedrock" reading, unity and coherence questions

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

October 3-7

Social Studies:
Monday: Finish postcards, Ch. 3 outline ws, hw: Ch. 3 outline ws due Wednesday
Tuesday: Review Ch. 3 and 4 word masters, 13 colonies map game, hw: Ch. 3 outline ws due tomorrow
Wednesday: Colonial Regions group posters
Thursday: Colonial Regions group posters
Friday: Group presentations

Language Arts:
Monday: More prop/support practice, hw: Punctuation ws lesson 8
Tuesday: WS 1.3 Edusoft practice, hw: study flashcards
Wednesday: Review Patterns of Organization and academic vocabulary, hw: Study!
Thursday: UNIT 1 BENCHMARK
Friday: Unit 1 benchmark makeups