Lesson Plans Oct 27- Nov 7

Lesson Plans Oct 27 - Nov 7
Gold then Blue Short Week for Elections and Returns Day  

Homework for Language Arts Classes

• READ for 30 minutes every night. 
• Core 1, 2, 3:   writing a science fiction/fantasy story
• Next AR Test Nov 13

 

Language Arts 

Read

• "What is the Horror Genre?"Literary Criticism by Sharon A. Russell 125-128
• Analyze Text: Literary Criticism and Summarize Text, 129
• Analyzing the text, 130 #1-7

Writing and Warm-Ups

Freewriting 

Science Fiction and Fantasy - Draft and revise an original, fictional story. Elements of Fiction: how a character in a story changes over time, character traits, plot development and using quotes.

Tuesday Warm-Up  
No Poem - this is a Poe Quote for Tuesday warm-up. 
Copy it and reflect on it.What is the message? What do you think about this message?

Poe wrote...

Be silent in that solitude,
Which is not loneliness — for then
The spirits of the dead, who stood
In life before thee, are again
In death around thee, and their will
Shall overshadow thee; be still

 From Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe

 
Wednesday Warm-Up
Vocabulary - define these words

1. intensify
2. justify
3. parallel
4. quest

Terms

1. Summarize - briefly retell story central ideas and most important details
2. Parallel World - another similar place that strongly resembles the first world
3. Central  idea - the most important idea in the text

 

U.S History - Core 4

Chapter 9: The Constitution: A More Perfect Union
Read the chapter and discuss. Reread (close reading) for details. Complete the Review of the Text and the essay question

Chapter 10: The Bill of Rights
Read, discuss, review and test. 

















Homework for Social Studies- Core 4  Read, listen to or watch the news for homework.  Be prepared to write about what you heard or saw. 

Complete the Country project for Friday - see below.


CNN Student News 

Watch this special broadcast of news.
Take notes on the graphic organizer and turn it in for a grade.
Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class.

History Alive! (brown text) 
Chapter 8  Test: The Declaration of Independence and Essay

Chapter 9:

Geo-Country Project:

HOMEWORK - Country Project: Research information about China.  
Fill in the information and include the flag, map and worksheet. See the handout and post. Due Friday, Oct 17.