Lesson+Plans+March+29,+2010

Day 6 ||~ Tuesday 3/30 Day 1 ||~ Wednesday 3/31 Day 2 ||~ Thursday4/1 Day 3 ||~ Friday 4/2 Day4 || sub 11-12 ||  || PBIS work day sub || NO SCHOOL || Studies 7/8 || SWBAT verbally and written on a timeline summarize the story of the American Revolution. SWBAT verbally, visually and in writing use vocabulary related to the American Revolution. SWBAT compare the armies of the colonies and Britain by writing a comparison/contrast essay. SWBAT verbally and in writing identify cause and effect relationships during the American Revolution. 1. Text preview sheet lead by students. 2. Vocabulary study guide including definitions, visuals and use in sentences || 1. Read first section "Two Very Different Armies" 2. Identify key events of American Revolution 3. Focus on chart comparing the two armies and rearrange in a venn diagram || 1. Read "Help from "Overseas" 2. Work with a partner to list reasons Europeans helped Americans fight the British || 1. Work with a partner to examine the PBS website about the American Revolution. Students should study the illustrated timeline and take the quiz. 2. Write down two things from the website...one that they already knew and one that was new information. 3. Play Tic-Tac-Toe Vocabulary (pg 72 in teacher edition) ||  || writing cause and effect relationships in a short story. SWBAT identify verbally and in writing the conflict in a short story. SWBAT to increase, in seconds, their reading fluency and accuracy of a passage by rereading the passage independently and with a partner. SWBAT verbally, visually and in writing use key vocabulary words identified in a short story. 1. Complete pre-reading activities a. write connect to your life question in writing notebooks, students will answer question for homework b. Discuss with students genre of short story (realistic fiction) and elements of the genre c. preview vocabulary d. set purpose for reading by reminding students to think about cause and effect and conflict ||  ||   ||   ||   || Studies 6 || SWBAT identify verbally and in writing the most important aspects of Empires of the Middle Ages and provide details to support responses. 1. Identify most important aspects of American Empires during the Middle Ages. 2. Create Main Idea/Detail chart in small groups for listing details to support most important aspects of each Empire 3. Write paragraph about one of the empires. || *1. take quiz and correct as a group with red pen 2. practice vocabulary on quizlet.com/user/ barsottelli ||  ||  ||   || Coordinate Plane Review and Quiz Daily Math Practice ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
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 * ELA 7/8 || SWBAT identify verbally and in
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