Monday, October 26, 2009

Warm-Up: When do you think it is appropriate to argue with someone?  Explain your answers.  (3/4 page)

Assessments/Evidence of Student Mastery/Products: After completing the warm-up and discussing the answers, the students will finish their coral reef stamps.  This will count as a major grade and will be due at the end of class, or at the beginning of class on Tuesday.  After they complete the project, the students may finish work on their coral reef word search assigned last week, as well as studying for the test on Wednesday. 

Homework: Study for Coral Reef Test on Wednesday.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Warm-Up:  What do you think is the hardest thing about growing up?  Explain your answers.  (3/4 page)

Assessments/Evidence of Student Mastery/Products: After we complete the warm-up in class and discuss the answers, the students will have a chance to vote on the coral reef stamps that they think are best in their class.  The two winners in each class will be placed in a final group that will determine the winning stamp for the contest.  The students will vote for their choices on Thursday of this week.   The students will then be given time to study for their Coral Reef Test on Wednesday.  They must have a pencil to take the test. 

Homework: Study for Coral Reef Test on Wednesday.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Warm-Up: What would happen to the oceans if coral reefs disappeared forever because of human activity?  Explain your answers.  (3/4 page)

Assessments/Evidence of Student Mastery/Products: The students will spend the first 5 minutes of class studying for the Coral Reef Test, and then will take the test.  It is 25 questions and has true/false and multiple-choice questions.  After the test, the students will complete their warm-up questions and we will discuss their answers after. 

Homework: None for today.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Warm-Up: Would you cheat on a test by copying someone else's answers if you knew you wouldn't get caught?  (3/4 page)

Assessments/Evidence of Student Mastery/Products: After working on the warm-up, the students will watch a coral reef video that helps wrap up our unit over coral reefs. 

Homework: None for today.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Warm-Up: Why do you think people get so excited about penguins?  Explain your answers.  (3/4 page)

Assessments/Evidence of Student Mastery/Products: The students will work on their warm-up answers and then discuss their answers with the class.  Once finished, they will receive a handout over Penguin Information.  They will also read page 5-82 in the textbook that goes over Penguins.  We will discuss the information in the handout as well as the information in the textbook over Penguins. 

Homework: None for today.