Lesson+Plans+March+1,+2010

Day 4 ||~ Tuesday 3/2 Day 5 ||~ Wednesday 3/3 Day 6 ||~ Thursday 3/4 Day 1 ||~ Friday 3/5 Day 2 || || CFL - sub ||  || Studies 7/8 || Write draft of historical fiction story Conferences || Writing drafts and conferences || Students highlight 5 words in their drafts to change to more powerful, specific or historically accurate words. With help of other students, teacher, computer, thesauras, change the 5 words for their revision. Students begin typing their drafts || Students continue typing and revising drafts. Teacher and aide will monitor closely to make sure they are working as quickly as possible, including all parts of their drafts, saving frequently and spell checking after each paragraph. || Peer Review of historical fiction using this [|form] and historical fiction rubric: || Support |||||||||| 1. Complete homework for technology, FCS, art, Spanish and/or French 2. Use idea generators on Ning to come up with ideas for notebook entries 3. Add to discussion on Ning about safety online 4. Read novel and answer reader response question || complete a plot diagram for the story __The Night I Followed the Dog__ (which we read for a different activity). Identify the problem/conflict in the book and have students describe how the conflict is resolved. Introduce different types of conflicts and have students list books, movies, tv shows that have each type of conflict. Remind students to be thinking about the conflict in their historical fiction story and which category it will fall under. || Review elements of plot and types of conflict. ||  ||   || Rewrite expositions of historical fiction using mentor text and modeling || Studies 6 || 1. Finish Ancient Greece Web 2. Create Ancient Rome Web || Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome || Complete study guide for Lesson 6 || Review study guide, study vocabulary on quizlet.com Watch video on Ancient Greece and complete response questions || Lesson 6 Test || inequality symbols and graphing inequalities Practice solving and graphing inequalities ||  ||   ||   ||   || steps and using a number line demonstrate using a number line to solve operations with integers to calculate integers on a calculator || Continue practicing operations with integers - following steps, using a number line and using a calculator. Review order of operations and practice using order of operations along with operations with integers || Practice solving multiple operations with integers while using order of operations || Continue practice from Wed. Math Facts in a flash and aplusmath.com and explorelearning.com for practice of basic skills ||  || Chapter 8 - Spending Money make place value chart, verbally and in writing state the place value of the underlined digit and in writing state which is the larger decimal || *read prices and be able to write them in decimal form purchase of several items || *find amount of purchase of several items the amount of purchase of several items and any additional shipping and handling charges || aplusmath.com/worksheets
 * ~  ||~ Monday 3/1
 * Reminders: ||  ||   || CFL - sub
 * Social
 * Academic
 * ELA 7/8 || Review elements of plot and
 * Social
 * Math
 * Chris
 * Dareian
 * Justin || Review solving equations,
 * Math
 * Collin
 * Brianna || Operations with intergers
 * continue practicing following
 * use explorelearning.com to
 * calculator skills - teach how
 * Math
 * Sherry
 * Shannon || Life Skills Math
 * decimal place value -
 * compare decimals - verbally
 * find amount of
 * use catalog to determine

and adding decimals || *making change - compute the amount change due from purchasing one or multiple items. || Type in the content of your page here.
 * practice counting money