March 28 to April 1, 2011

March 28 to April 1, 2011

Reading:
Monday-
-Entry task. Grating means irritating or annoying. Lauded means praised highly. Write a sentence using the first word and then another sentence using the second.
-Read “Brother” on page 473. Prepare to answer oral questions on the story.
-AR reading (you may start this after the entry task)
Standard: 1.1 Use word recognition skills to comprehend text. 3.4 Read for literary experience.

Tuesday-
-Entry task. Acquaintance means friend; or someone known casually. Precision means exactness or accuracy. Apt, means skilled or capable. Use all three words in one paragraph in the proper context.
-We will review the characteristics of a fable.
-We will watch a video, which contains several fables. The video will be stopped after each one for discussion.
Standard: Read for literary experience in a variety of genres.

Wednesday-
-Entry task. Change each of the following sentences from singular to plural or plural to singular. 1) The pickle juice runs in streams down his legs. 2) He could count on very few punishments.
-Read “The Land I Lost”. Listen to the audio while following along in the text.
-Answer the following questions: How is the river important in the lives of the people in the village? What four animals do the villagers fear the most? What was the most surprising about Lan and Trung’s story? Why?
Standard: 2.2 Understand and apply knowledge of text components to comprehend text.

Thursday-
-Entry task. Desperate means having a great and urgent need. Avenge means to get even for. Use desperate in sentence in proper context. Do the same for avenge.
-Answer the following questions: What is the author’s purpose? What values and feelings to you share with Nhuong’s people? Is the story about Trung, Lan and the crocodile a tall tale, or is it totally factual? Why does the author shift his point of view from first person to third person?
-Share answers to the above questions.
Standard: 1.2 Use vocabulary to comprehend text.

Friday- T1Q4 plus Summative test on myths, fables and tall tales.






English:

Monday-
-Entry task. Explain how the word, book, is used in each of the following sentences: The music was good in that show we saw last night, but the book was awful. Erin said he had learned patience through studying the book of nature.
-Context to help understand meaning of unfamiliar words. Lesson 2 worksheet. Context and Unfamiliar Words.
-Correction and discussion.
Standard: 3.3 knows and applies writing conventions appropriate for the grade level

Tuesday-
-Entry task. Write the following sentences and circle the correct word. The crowd is on (its, their) feet. My family (is, are) all talking to each other. The band (has, have) played its favorite song.
-Direct and Indirect Context Clues. Worksheet
-Correction and discussion.
Standard: 3.3 Knows and applies writing conventions.

Wednesday-
-Entry task. Copy the following sentences and circle the correct usage: My class is shouting (its, their) favorite cheers. The ground crew (is, are) working in different places. The committee has chosen (its, their ) member.
-Lesson 4. More context clues.
-Power point review
Standard: 1.1 Use word recognition skills and strategies to comprehend text.

Thursday-
-Entry task. Copy the following sentences with the correct usage. The chess club (holds, hold) its meetings on Thursday’s. The crowd (is, are) leaving the stadium for their cars. Our team usually wins all of (its, their ) tournaments.
-L5. Common Sense and Context.
-Students will be given five words. In pairs they will have dictionaries. One pair will write one definition for the first word through the fifth word. The papers will then be passed to another pair of students who will add a different meaning to the word on that paper.
-Share and discuss on completion.
Standard: 1.1 Use word recognition skills and strategies to comprehend text.

Friday-
-T1Q4 Test





Math:

Monday-
-Entry task. Solve the following: Y – 2.2 = 7 ½ , X + 5 ¼ = 4.5
- We will use the self paced tutorial to continue review of fractions.
-Print off reports.
-Standard 6.2C Equations with fractions and decimals

Tuesday-
- Entry task. Solve the following: 4N= 3 ½ , N ÷ 4.2 = 1 ½
- Complete T1Q4 modified
- Cookies for problems correct when randomly called with the roll of dice.
- Assess or tally problems incorrect
- Remediation on screen
- Standard 6.2C Equations with fractions and decimals


Wednesday-
- Entry task. Find the circumference and area of a circle with a diameter of 10.
- Video on circles
- Given key words, define them as you watch the video.
- Stop the video in ten to fifteen minute intervals for discussion.
- Three short problems for assessment by tally
- Standard 6.3C Circumference and area of a circle

Thursday-
- Entry task. Find the area of a parallelogram that has a base of 8 and a height of 5 ½ , Find the area of a trapezoid where b1=5, b2=10 and the height is 3.
- T1Q4 modified
- Work in partners.
- Correct and prioritize.
- Standard 6.1B Parallelograms, trapezoids

Friday-
-T1Q4 test










History:

Monday-
- Entry task. Write a paragraph on the importance of nuclear power today.
- Read Wikipedia on Democritus
- Video on nuclear energy
- Write a paragraph on who the world would have changed without Democritus
Standard- 4.4 Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future

Tuesday-
- Entry task. Paragraph. If we were not allowed to pursue the truth and share the truth with others, how would our country be different.
- Read hand out material on Socrates
- Paragraph. Why did Socrates take Hemlock? Would you have made that choice? Why or why not?
- Standard 4.4 Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future


Wednesday-
-Entry task. Create or draw a secret mathematical symbol that you would use for your club.
- Solve two problems using the Pythagorean Theorem.
- Read the handout on Pythagoras.
- Summarize Pythagoras life in one paragraph.
Standard 4.4 Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future

Thursday-
-Paragraph. What would the world be like without doctor?
- Read handout on Hippocrates
- Video on philosophers
- Discussion by intervals. Complete check sheet for video.
-Standard 4.4 Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future.



Friday-
-T1Q4 Test










Art:

Monday-
-Entry task. Sketch your hand. You can trace around it, however, shade it for depth.
-Read Art of the 1700’s.
-Define the words Rococo and etching.
-Summarize what you can find in these pages about each of the following artists: Antoine Watteau, Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin. Make sure you include their masterpieces.

Tuesday-
-power point review
-Review questions on page 191
-quick oral assessment

Wednesday-
- look at the picture of a Rococo shoe. Describe it in your words.
- You will be given materials to make a Rococo shoe.

Thursday-
- Video on selected artist
- Video will be stopped in intervals for discussion and recording.

Friday-
- T1Q4 Test