Lesson Plans Feb 23 to 27 I Love to READ Month

Lesson Plans for Feb 23-27

I LOVE TO READ MONTH!

 

Homework for Language Arts Classes

        

• READ AR Book for 40 minutes every night. Next AR book test is Tue, Feb 24.
• Core 3 = The Color of Water class read for homework
• Core 2 = The Upstairs Room class read for homework
• Core 1 = Book Clubs of WW2 books - class read for homework
• Library and AR on Blue week Thursdays 

Language Arts 

Read

• Anne Frank Test and Essay
• Cores 2/3.  Anne Frank Essay Questions

Pick three characters from the play and write a description of each person. Include how they look, act, their beliefs and the things that are most important to them. 

• Core 1 Anne Frank Essay questions... 

Describe the changes in the relationships that take place in the play from the beginning to the end between the following characters/people. What are the conflicts, personalities and issues that exist and how are they resolved by the end. Mrs. Frank and Anne, Mrs. Van Dann and Peter, Anne and Peter, Mr. Frank and Miep.   

• Core 1: Read Anne Frank: the Book, the Life, the Afterlife
• Discuss Author's point of view 375, meanings of words and phrases 375
• Complete the Analyzing the Text questions on 376, #1-6. turn into the tray. 

• Scope "I Quit Football" 10-12. Read and reflect.
• Scope " Holding on to Heritage" page 21 with writing at the bottom.

Writing and Warm-Ups 

1. Warm-up: freewrite, poetry, vocabulary, book club summaries 
2. Scope - Argumentative Essay "Should kids play football?"
3. Scope - "Holding onto Heritage" writing at bottom.

Vocabulary - from Scope "Holding on to Heritage Before it Slips Away" page 21

1. dwindled
2. conch
3. grapple
4. palates
5. savor
6. heritage 
7. quest
8. embrace
9. riff
10. immigrant
    

 

 

Homework
Study Chapter 9
Listen to the news and bring in relevant, recent news stories to discuss. Write a summary and reflection of one news article for the week.

CNN Student News
Ebolo in Liberia
EQ:What is happening in the world and how does it impact our lives?


Creating the Constitution Chapter 9
EQ: What is the most important, amazing item that the framers wrote in the constitution? What makes the Constitution a document that gives us "a more perfect union"?

9.2 The Preamble   
9. Legislative
9.4 Executive 123
9.5 Judicial 124
9.6 Checks and Balances 126
9.7 Amendments 127
9.8 Federal 128
9.9 Participation 130 
9.10 Summary

Study Guide and Notes for Chapter 9
Essay
TEST


Country Project: Liberia (Russia is due Tuesday)