Week of February 13 - 17, 2012

Plans are subject to change based on student mastery.  Please check back throughout the week for uploaded resources and homework assignments.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Upcoming Due Dates:

1. We begin The Outsiders on 2/21.  If you want your own copy, please have it by this date.
2. Date change: Expository/Research Post Test - Friday, 2/17
3. Study Guide Download Study Guide for Expository Feb 2012
4. Study Review/Session - in class on Thursday, 2/16.
5. Read!!!  Read daily for 30 minutes/15 pages in your personal chapter book.  AR test/Reading logs for the second half of the quarter are due on Wednesday 3/7.

Week at a Glance:

• Monday 2/13 - Individual Writing Conferences for final revisions. Anchor work: 1 - Reading Lesson #2/scantron answers; 2 - Homophone practice - too, two, to/your, you're/there, their, they're/accept, except/its, it's 3- Grammar for Writing - Adjectives - pages 125-133: take notes on a notecard & complete all exercises to turn in. 4 - Choose an article in Scholastic Magazine, read it, and write a one paragraph summary (no more than 5 to 7 sentences).
• Tuesday 2/14 - Writing conferences continue.  See above for other assignments.
• Wednesday 2/15 - Writing conferences - final day.  Media Center. Check out a book and see above assignments listed on Monday.  HW:  Post writing conference revisions are due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
• Thursday 2/16 -  Turn in final revisions to your essay.  Review for test.  Brainpop (www.brainpop.com) practice/whiteboard response: "Their, They're and There;" "Main Idea," "Paraphrasing," "Writing in Sequence."  HW:  Study for the test.  See Study Guide posted above.  Practice online by playing the following games: http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/rvsntstr.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/language_structure/play.shtml

• Friday 2/17 - Test.  Finish the above classwork assignments and turn in or finish for HW.  Due Tuesday, 2/21 at the beginning of class.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Upcoming Due Dates:

1. Research Project - PowerPoints/Speaker cards due on 2/28
2. Research Project Presentations - begin on 3/1

Week at a Glance

• Monday 2/13 - Continue research in computer lab.  See "Social Studies Resources" for more information regarding the project.
• Tuesday 2/14 - Continue research in computer lab with book cart resources.
• Wednesday 2/15 - Continue research and working on project in computer lab.
• Thursday 2/16 - Final computer lab day for research/project.  HW - The project now becomes the responsibility of the student outside of school.  See due dates above. This is a major test grade.  The expectation for this project is that the student will present as the expert on their chosen topic.  Average work will earn an average grade.  You've had 9 days of in-school support.  Put the finishing touches on your projects.  If you need school resources/computers, come in before school to use the Media Center.
• Friday 2/17