Week 5
Monday: All students will be able to read, analyze and compare two selections
from our Language of Literature book. Key concepts: literary analysis, active
reading, author's purpose
Homework: All students will read chapter 8 and 9.
Tuesday: All students will go to the computer lab to work on their next novel
chapter. Goal: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
Goals between 70,000BCE and 2,700BCE:
1. Protect the vulnerable
2. Respect and preserve the knowledge of the past (storytelling)
3. Cultivate natural resources
a. develop shepherding
b.understand the life cycles of plants
4. Build permanent dwellings
a. redirect water
b. develop crops
5. Learn to measure accurately and consistently
Homework: All students will finish reading The Outsiders (ch. 10 & 11).
Wednesday: All students will have a brief assessment on the elements of their
novel chapter. Then, students will continue writing in the computer lab.
Homework: Students will work on their novel chapter. The theme of the chapter
is the answer to the following question: why is it beneficial to protect the
vulnerable?
Thursday: All students will return to the lab and continue writing their novel
chapter.
Homework: Students will print and turn in their novel chapter, after
proofreading, editing and revising. It must be a minimum of 2 typed,
single-spaced pages, with proper paragraphs and formatting. It must explore
how it is that your character overcomes a weakness and becomes an asset to
their tribe (the Tsodilites).
Friday: All students will watch the conclusion of The Outsiders, and begin
their summative assessment essay.
Homework: All students will fill out their essay packet and type up a cohesive
final draft.
