May 28 - June 1, 2012

May 28 – June 1, 2012

Reading:

Monday- No School

Tuesday-

·         Continue writing chapters for Time Machine

Wednesday-

·         Continue writing chapters for Time Machine

Thursday-

·         Students take turns reading their Time Machine story

Friday-

·         T4Q4 test on Time Machine

Language:

Monday- No School

Tuesday-

·         Overview of end of sentence punctuation

·         Complete L71P284 worksheet

·         AR reading

·         AR testing

Wednesday-

·         Overview comma usage

·         Complete L72P286 worksheet

·         AR reading

·         AR testing

Thursday-

·         Investigate extended use of commas

·         Complete L73P288 worksheet

·         AR reading

·         AR testing

Friday-

·         T4Q4 Test (lessons 65-73)

History Sixth and Seventh Grades:

Monday- No school

Tuesday-

·         Overview of enlightenment thinkers

·         Focus topics on John Locke and Voltaire. Compare rational

·         Read section 3 of chapter 18

·         Complete section 3 review on page 689

Wednesday-

·         Discuss the French revolution and American revolution

·         Compare and contrast

·         Read section 4 of chapter 18

Thursday-

·         Complete assessment activities 1-19 on pages 702 and 703

·         Correct

Friday-

·         T4Q4 test

May 21-25, 2012

May 21-25, 2012

Reading:

Monday-

·         Watch part 1 of the Time Machine

·         Complete a video worksheet

Tuesday-

·         Watch part 2 of the Time Machine

·         Complete a video worksheet

Wednesday-

·         Watch part 3 of the Time Machine

·         Complete a video worksheet

Thursday-

·         Create chapter titles for the Time Machine

·         Write the first chapter

Friday-

·         Continue creating a short novel for Time Machine

Language:        

Monday-

·         Overview preposition vs adverb

·         Complete T67P276

·         AR Testing

·         AR reading

·         Correct worksheet

Tuesday-

·         Overview of conjunctions

·         Complete L68P278

·         AR testing

·         AR reading

·         Correct worksheet

Wednesday-

·         Overview of interjections

·         Complete L69P280

·         AR reading

·         AR testing

·         Correct worksheet

Thursday-

·         Overview of quotation marks

·         Complete L70P282

·         AR reading

·         AR testing

·         Correct worksheet

Friday-

·         Punctuating the ends of sentences

·         Complete L71P284

·         AR reading

·         AR testing

·         Correct worksheet

History Seventh Grade  & Sixth Grade :

Monday-

·         Read section 1 The Age of Exploration of Chapter 18 p659

·         Discuss sounding, the astrolabe and other navigational skills

Tuesday-

·         Complete section one review on page 669

·         Correct

·         Short video on exploration

Wednesday-

·         Read section 2 the Scientific revolution

·         Short video on telescopes

·         Complete section two review

Thursday-

·         Watch part 1 of Galileo

·         Complete video worksheet

Friday-

·         Watch part 2 of Galileo

·         Complete video worksheet

May 14-18, 2012

May 14-18, 2012

Reading:

Monday-

·         Read chapter 6 of War of the Worlds (out loud)

·         Create a plot list for the chapter up to twelve events

·         Share results

Tuesday-

·         Video on Mars and the Earth

·         Complete video worksheet

Wednesday-

·         Read Chapter 7 of War of the Worlds out loud

·         Create a plot list for the chapter up to twelve events

·         Share results

Thursday-

·         Read chapters 8-10 of War of the Worlds out loud

·         Verbal practice test

Friday-

·         Test T3Q4 on War of the Worlds (novel)

Language:

Monday-

·         Overview the use of good, well, bad and badly

·         Complete L63P268

·         Correct

·         AR reading

·         AR tests

Tuesday-

·         Overview the use of negative words

·         Complete L64P270

·         Correct

·         AR reading

Wednesday-

·         Overview prepositional phrases

·         Complete L65P272

·         Correct

·         AR reading

·         AR testing

Thursday-

·         Overview adjective and prepositional phrases

·         Complete L66P274

·         Correct

·         AR reading

Friday-

·         Test T2Q4 L55-L66

History Grades six and Seven:

Monday-

·         CBA work

Tuesday-

·         CBA work

Wednesday-

·         CBA work

Thursday-

·         CBA work

Friday-

·         CBA work

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May 7 - 11, 2012

May 7 – 11, 2012

Reading:

Monday-

·         Read chapter 4 of War of the Worlds aloud

·         Free reading of the above novel

·         Summary of chapter 4

·         Share

Tuesday-

·         Read chapter 5 of War of the Worlds aloud

·         Free reading of the above novel

·         Summary of chapter 5

·         Share

Wednesday-

·         Video on H.G Wells

·         Complete movie worksheet

Thursday-

·         Read chapter 6 of War of the Worlds aloud

·         Free reading of the above novel

·         Complete a plot event list (15 items) for chapter 6

·         Share

Friday-

·         Essay (Adventure to the Moon) You are to write an adventure story on a trip to the moon along the line of H.G Wells trip to the moon. 100 – 150 words

·         Share

Language:

Monday-

·         Overview adverbs in comparisons

·         Complete worksheet L59P260

·         AR reading

·         Share answers

Tuesday-

·         Overview modifiers

·         Complete worksheet L60P262

·         AR reading

·         Share answers

Wednesday-

·         Overview proper adjectives

·         Complete L61P264

·         AR reading

·         Share answers

Thursday-

·         Videos on adverbs and adjectives

·         Complete video worksheet

Friday-

·         Over view the use of this, that, these and those

·         Complete worksheet L62P266

·         AR reading

·         Share answers

History Seventh Grade:

Monday-

·         CBA work (goal is to finish by Friday)

Tuesday-

·         T2Q4 History Seventh on chapter 17

Wednesday-

·         CBA work

Thursday-

·         CBA work

Friday-

·         CBA work, finish bibliography

History Sixth Grade:

Monday-

·         CBA work (goal is to finish by Friday)

Tuesday-

·         T2Q4 test on chapter 12

Wednesday-

·         CBA work

Thursday-

·         CBA work

Friday-

·         CBA work, finish bibliography