Lesson Plans December 15-19

Lesson Plans Dec 8-19
   

Homework for Language Arts Classes

• READ AR Book for 30 minutes every night. Next AR Test is Dec 18
• Core 1: Read The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Due Dec 19, Text read "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" 167, Publish Writing to Scholastic
• Cores 2 and 3. Text read "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" 167-172 

 

Language Arts 

Read

•  The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, 167 Collections text
• EQ: What is an historical fiction? What do the details suggest about the realities of war?
• Skills: setting, historical fiction

Writing and Warm-Ups 
Frewrite, response

Core 1 Scholastic piece upload to Contest site



Vocabulary - Drummer Boy

1. solemn
2. askew
3. strew
4. legitimately
5. resolute
6. muted

Terms  - Drummer Boy

1. Setting 
2. Imagery
3. Symbol
4. Allusion 

    
 

 

U.S History - Core 4: Guest Speakers, Senator Ernie Lopez and Corporal Hudson Keller

Research Projects: First, pick a person of historical significance and choose them as your avatar on your gmail account.

1. Currency project: pick a paper or coin. Copy it to your blog and explain each item like above.
2. Representative Lopez: write three good questions. Post them on your blog. Turn this into and email and send it to him. Be sure to tell him we are looking forward to seeing him in 2015!
3. Corporal Keller: write three good questions. Post them on your blog. 
4. Country Project: Australia

Presentations and discussion. Notes.


Chapter 5-11:Review
EQ:Define the state of Delaware Government.What are it's functions?
How does the First Amendment relate to real live