Lesson+Plans+March+8,+2010

Day 3 ||~ Tuesday 3/9 Day 4 ||~ Wednesday3/10 Day 5 ||~ Thursday3/11 Day 6 ||~ Friday 3/12 Day 1 || Studies 7/8 || [|Write original literary text] [|SS1 -- Unit Three: Unit Three:] [|A Nation is Created: Background] [|Causes of the American Revolution] [|and Colonization of the Americas] [|Text structure] || 1. Use pictures on pg 54-55 to start discussion and building background knowledge about colonial period and time just before the American Revolution 2. Create word lists and attach to pictures in book 3. [|Text preview sheet]
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fiction throughout week, use mentor text and primary sources to help students with historical accuracy of writing. || Students will be able to complete in writing a cause and effect chart for multiple events from lesson 4 (Steps to the American Revolution) SWBAT define verbally, use in discussion, and use in writing vocabulary words from lesson 1. Students learn vocab by creating [|sheet]Use for studying and practicing at home and in class. 2. Model and provide guided practice using overhead cause-effect organizer. Students independently complete workbook activity pg 25 || SWBAT identify verbally and in writing the main idea of paragraph 1. Read pgs 58-59 and complete notes in workbook. 2. Review vocab 3. Refer to colony map created in previous lesson to identify locations of key events leading up to the American Revolution. || 1. Read pgs 60-61 and create a time line of events leading up to the war 2. Review vocabulary || Share historical fiction stories || Support ||  |||||||||| 1. Students continue writing historical fiction, conference with students, share rubric 2. Check google email and Ning...continue conversation about internet safety 3. Technology, science, Spanish and FCS homework/studying || [|Interpret plot] || Use mentor text to add details to expositions of historical fiction story. || Continue writing and conferencing with students about writing. || Word choice lesson using student writing || Continue writing and conferencing with students || Share historical fiction stories || Studies 6 || [|Text structure] [|Understand cultures and civilizations] [|Time line] [|Developments in world history] [|Geography] || Lesson 6 - Civilizations in the Middle Ages OBJ: Students will be able to verbally identify parts of text structure and how it helps them decide what the text is mostly about and what they already know about the text. SWBAT define, use in a sentence and create a visual representation for vocabulary words 1. [|Text preview sheet] 2. Students learn vocabulary by creating [|sheet]Use for studying and practicing at home and in class. || OBJ: SWBAT create a time line and ask and answer questions about the information on the time line. SWBAT verbally and in writing (create a chart, write a descriptive paragraph, complete ticket out question/ prompt) state major accomplishments of the civilizations of the Middle Ages. SWBAT discuss how civilizations grew and shared ideas. 1. Create time line using department created form displaying basic events from the Ice Age to the Middle Ages 2. Read page 118 and create chart describing Chinese Dynasties. || 1. Read page 119, discuss similarities and differences between leaders of Mongol Empire and how they grew the empire 2. Review vocabulary using workbook activities 3. Create maps of Asian dynasties and empires || 1. Read about African empires and compare to Egyptian Kingdoms. 2. Create map of African Empires || 1. Read about Feudalism and discuss the graphic on page 121 2. Write an expository paragraph that explains feudalism and the manor system. 3. Review vocabulary || total spent Using a calculator to add decimals/dollar amounts || Subtracting decimals to find change Using a calculator to subtract decimals to find change || "counting up" to make change (without calculator) || Multiplying decimals to determine gross pay || Dividing decimals with a calculator and rounding to nearest penny || equation, inverse operation || Solve one step equations using opposite operation || One step addition and subtraction equations || One step multiplication and division equations || One step equations || a(b+c) = ab + ac || Combine like terms || Moving variables to the same side |||| Using topics from Monday - Wednesday along with solving inequalities and graphing on a number line ||
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 * ELA 7/8 || [|Write original literary text]
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 * Sherry ||  || Adding decimals for finding
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 * Collin || 6.A.4 - Solve two step equations || Algebra terms - variable,
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 * Justin || [|Distributive property and combining like terms] || Distributive property