April 16-20, 2012

Monday                                  TEKS –          6B, Fig. 19                 

Warm-Up:      brainteasers

• Computer Lab – Complete Achieve 3000 – LevelSet Test
• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
• Show Me What You Know pp 96-149 - hand out quiz and books. Students may use their books to complete the quiz.
• Continue reading book – next section is 150-189; just get as far as you can.

Tuesday                                  TEKS –         6B, Fig. 19

Warm-Up:      brainteasers

• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
• Continue reading book – next section is 150-189
• Show Me What You Know pp 150-189 - hand out quiz and books. Students may use their books to complete the quiz.
• Journal entry - Create a journal entry as if you were a child living in the Dust Bowl. Describe your experiences of living on a farm with your family in all that dust. How does it look, feel, taste, sound, and smell? This entry should be 1 page minimum.
• Continue reading book (if time) – next section is 190-227

Wednesday                            TEKS –         6B, Fig. 19      

Warm-Up:       brainteasers

• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
• Continue reading book– next section is 190-227
• Show Me What You Know pp 190-227 - hand out quiz and books. Students may use their books to complete the quiz.
• Writing in Free Verse Activity
• Review – Memory Game

Thursday                                 TEKS –         6B, Fig. 19

Warm-Up:       brainteasers

• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
• Novel Test
• Image Grammar

Friday                        TEKS –         3B

Warm-Up:       brainteasers

• Define mythology
• Discuss “Why study mythology” handout (from file)
• Complete Who’s Who onMountOlympusworksheet (Source Mythology teacher’s guide pg 13)
• Students will use Mythology by Edith Hamilton (pg 24-35) – daily grade