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Communications 7- Mrs. Durham |
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 February 2012Wednesday, February 1 Finish working on Writing assignment. Thursday, February 2 & Friday, February 3 CA-RWE-1-1: Reading and evaluating non-fiction works and materials Today we will start investigating Spook Light Monday, February 6 We will grade the scavenger hunt and silently read through the play "The Elephant Man" today.
Students will read the play "Elephant Man" orally in class. Wednesday, February 8 Take the quiz over the Elephant man Thursday, February 9 Students will read and article today about a Bridge disaster. The point of the article is to practice reading for information and being to able to recall facts. However, it is important to make a connection to how the disaster happened in the first place. The main cause was people not doing their job correctly. Students will read the article using the SQ3R method. S- Survey the story for words that are unknown or confusing. Q- Turn the title into a question that will help your brain receive the information and to set a purpose for reading. R- Read the article silently R- Review the main points of the article R- Recite the inforamtion without looking to see what you can remember. After reading the article students will take a quiz. Also, students will watch another video of a bridge disaster. Friday, February 10 Students will view a power point on reading word problems. Next,Studentswill practice indepedently word problems on the following web site:http://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/wpindex.html Students will record answers and work on notebook paper for at leastfifteen problems. Two of the problems must come from the challenge section.Turn in your paper for a participation grade. Monday, February 13 Snow day Tuesday, February 14 Students will continue to work with Math Playground. Wednesday, February 15 Students will work on a number puzzle in class today. Thursday, February 16 Students will receive a worksheet in class. We will do the worksheet together for a participation grade. Friday, February 17 Students will take a test over math word problems today. Monday, February 20 - No School Tuesday, February 21 Students will work on brain teasers today. Wednesday, February 22 Students will complete a Greek and Latin Worksheet today. Thursday, February 23 & Friday 24 Objective- CA-RWE-3-1:Examine culturally diverse media First, we will view a Power Point presentation to review story elements. Next, we will practice finding the elements in the following songs. 3.Big John Monday, February 27 After last week, the students decided they need more practice. We will be practicing with the song Big Irons.
Tuesday, February 28 Next, we will take a test over the song In the Ghetto. Wednesday, February 29 1.Students will arrange themselves in groups of three students.2. Groups will choose a team captain to draw a song title out of the jar. 3. The group will plot the song out together and bring to the teacher to approve. 4. Next, students will each choose two story elements to be responisble for when they create the. Songs: Cat's in the Cradle Teen Angel Letters From War The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Love Story Leader of the Pack Snoopy vs.Red Barron Late for School
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