7th Grade Humanities (Period 1) Assignments
- Instructor
- Lyle Kabalican
- Term
- 2012-2013 School Year
- Department
- 01) Humanities
- Location
- Room 7
- Code
- kl
- Description
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Course Description Humanities is a combination of the Language Arts and History-Social Science curriculum. Each Unit of Study in Humanities correlates with the California State Standards for 7th grade. This year as historians, we will study the people of the medieval times—Romans, Aztecs, Incas, Mayans, Japanese, Chinese, European, and Islamic. Analyzing how they interact with one another and their surroundings, as well as how they develop and change over time. All year, we will be asking ourselves how lessons from the past can help us become better leaders in the future? At the end of the year you will be using the Internet to research a civilization of your choice and use what you have learned to produce a final product. It will be our job as effective language arts students to read multiple types of text both Narrative and Expository in order to study these people. As critical thinkers we will then ask ourselves these questions: What historical lessons can we learn from each civilization and how can we connect to those lessons and apply the understanding to today? Lastly, as writers we will draft our analysis into a variety of skillfully crafted writing pieces in order to get ready for the 7th Grade STAR Writing test.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Assignment
Monday:
- How do effective writers begin to write the body of their paragraph?
- Begin writing the bodies of the paragraphs
- Example of paragraph
- Google Doc (share: [email protected])
- HW packet
Tuesday:
- How do effective writers begin to write the second body of their paragraphs?
- Continue working on Body #1 (What are the causes?)
- Begin working on Body #2 (What are the effects of the problem?)
- Google Doc
- HW Packet
Wednesday:
- How do effective writers create a conclusion?
- Finish the bodies of the paragraph (causes, effects, and solutions)
- Begin working on the conclusion (restate, commentary, and concluding statement)
- Google Doc
- HW Packet
Thursday:
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Friday:
- Final draft of paper (due Today)
- Study for the Humanities Final (on Monday)
- How do effective writers begin to write the body of their paragraph?
- Begin writing the bodies of the paragraphs
- Example of paragraph
- Google Doc (share: [email protected])
- HW packet
Tuesday:
- How do effective writers begin to write the second body of their paragraphs?
- Continue working on Body #1 (What are the causes?)
- Begin working on Body #2 (What are the effects of the problem?)
- Google Doc
- HW Packet
Wednesday:
- How do effective writers create a conclusion?
- Finish the bodies of the paragraph (causes, effects, and solutions)
- Begin working on the conclusion (restate, commentary, and concluding statement)
- Google Doc
- HW Packet
Thursday:
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Friday:
- Final draft of paper (due Today)
- Study for the Humanities Final (on Monday)
Due:
Assignment
Monday:
- Minimum Day
Tuesday:
- How do effective writers create an outline?
- Outline the "Elephant" article with table groups
- Blog: Explain the steps on how to create an outline.
- HW packet
Wednesday:
- How KLA leaders create thoughtful questions using their outlines?
- With their outlines, create questions (Cornell Notes)
- Blog: Finish making questions
- HW Packets
Thursday:
- How do effective writers apply their knowledge on outlining and question making with a text?
- "Two Risk-Takers" (read, annotate, outline, and create questions)
- Blog: Finish class assignment
- HW Packet (Due tomorrow)
Friday:
- Assessment
- HW packets are due today
- Minimum Day
Tuesday:
- How do effective writers create an outline?
- Outline the "Elephant" article with table groups
- Blog: Explain the steps on how to create an outline.
- HW packet
Wednesday:
- How KLA leaders create thoughtful questions using their outlines?
- With their outlines, create questions (Cornell Notes)
- Blog: Finish making questions
- HW Packets
Thursday:
- How do effective writers apply their knowledge on outlining and question making with a text?
- "Two Risk-Takers" (read, annotate, outline, and create questions)
- Blog: Finish class assignment
- HW Packet (Due tomorrow)
Friday:
- Assessment
- HW packets are due today
Due:
Assignment
Monday
- How do effective readers find the main idea in a text?
- Main Idea Activity (using your support)
- Blue paper handout (What is the main idea?)
- "Icy Debate" article
- Blog: How does the support in the text help you find the main idea?
- HW packet: Due Friday, May 10th
- Quiz on May 10
- May 10th (end of the 6-week grading period)
Tuesday
- How do KLA leaders use support to help them find the main idea?
- Notes on elements of proof
- Read through the "Elephant" article
- Annotate the questions
- Blog: Use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast an African elephant and an Asian elephant.
Wednesday
- How do critical readers practice identifying types of support?
- Finish annotating the Text: Elephants
- Grammar
- Blog: Answer the Elephant reading questions.
Thursday
- How do critical readers identify the organization of ideas in a text?
- Habits of mind and annotate the text: Global Warming
- Blog: Annotate the Global Warming test questions.
Friday
- Quiz
- Homework packets are due
- How do effective readers find the main idea in a text?
- Main Idea Activity (using your support)
- Blue paper handout (What is the main idea?)
- "Icy Debate" article
- Blog: How does the support in the text help you find the main idea?
- HW packet: Due Friday, May 10th
- Quiz on May 10
- May 10th (end of the 6-week grading period)
Tuesday
- How do KLA leaders use support to help them find the main idea?
- Notes on elements of proof
- Read through the "Elephant" article
- Annotate the questions
- Blog: Use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast an African elephant and an Asian elephant.
Wednesday
- How do critical readers practice identifying types of support?
- Finish annotating the Text: Elephants
- Grammar
- Blog: Answer the Elephant reading questions.
Thursday
- How do critical readers identify the organization of ideas in a text?
- Habits of mind and annotate the text: Global Warming
- Blog: Annotate the Global Warming test questions.
Friday
- Quiz
- Homework packets are due
Due:
Assignment
Monday
- How do critical thinkers analyze a technical document?
- In class activity (products/ What are some text features you noticed?)
- Grammar Lesson: Complete and Simple Subjects Handout
- Blog: Complete handout
- HW Packet
- QUIZ on FRIDAY
Tuesday
- How do KLA leaders analyze a technical document?
- Annotate "How to Store a Telephone Number" and the questions
- Grammar Lesson: Complete and Simple predicates
- Blog: Complete the multiple choice questions
- HW Packet
- QUIZ on FRIDAY
Wednesday
- How do KLA leaders analyze two technical documents?
- Annotate two technical documents and the questions
- Correct grammar handout
- Blog: What are two techniques you would use to beat the test maker when answering technical document questions?
- HW Packet
- QUIZ on FRIDAY
Thursday
- How do KLA leaders analyze two technical documents?
- Continue annotating
- Blog: Complete multiple choice questions
- HW Packet
- QUIZ on FRIDAY
Friday
- QUIZ
- HW packets are due
- How do critical thinkers analyze a technical document?
- In class activity (products/ What are some text features you noticed?)
- Grammar Lesson: Complete and Simple Subjects Handout
- Blog: Complete handout
- HW Packet
- QUIZ on FRIDAY
Tuesday
- How do KLA leaders analyze a technical document?
- Annotate "How to Store a Telephone Number" and the questions
- Grammar Lesson: Complete and Simple predicates
- Blog: Complete the multiple choice questions
- HW Packet
- QUIZ on FRIDAY
Wednesday
- How do KLA leaders analyze two technical documents?
- Annotate two technical documents and the questions
- Correct grammar handout
- Blog: What are two techniques you would use to beat the test maker when answering technical document questions?
- HW Packet
- QUIZ on FRIDAY
Thursday
- How do KLA leaders analyze two technical documents?
- Continue annotating
- Blog: Complete multiple choice questions
- HW Packet
- QUIZ on FRIDAY
Friday
- QUIZ
- HW packets are due
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday (April 23, 2013): How do KLA Leaders take a CST test well? Grammar with Prepositions. Press Release Text.
Blog: Answer annotated test questions from class.
HW: Page 1 of HW packet. “Prepositions Worksheet.”
Wednesday (April 24, 2013): How do KLA Leaders understand a testmakers tricks? Today: Go over answers from night before BLOG questions. Boston Tragedy Article. Group Work. Make up own test question.
Blog: What are some tricks that testmakers are using against me?
HW: Page 2 of HW packet. “Sentence Types.”
Thursday (April 25, 2013): How do KLA Leaders take a CST test well? Today: Go over Building Bridges Text. Habits of Mind. Annotate Questions. Annotate Article. Chart TT.
Blog: Answer annotated test questions from class.
HW: Page 3 of HW packet. “Prepositional Phrase Worksheet.”
Friday (April 26, 2013): How do KLA Leaders take a CST test well? Today: Go over Compost Text. Habits of Mind. Annotate Questions. Annotate Article. Chart TT. VEN DIAGRAM of Test Readings vs. World Readings
Blog:
HW: Page 4 of HW packet. CST Text with questions
Blog: Answer annotated test questions from class.
HW: Page 1 of HW packet. “Prepositions Worksheet.”
Wednesday (April 24, 2013): How do KLA Leaders understand a testmakers tricks? Today: Go over answers from night before BLOG questions. Boston Tragedy Article. Group Work. Make up own test question.
Blog: What are some tricks that testmakers are using against me?
HW: Page 2 of HW packet. “Sentence Types.”
Thursday (April 25, 2013): How do KLA Leaders take a CST test well? Today: Go over Building Bridges Text. Habits of Mind. Annotate Questions. Annotate Article. Chart TT.
Blog: Answer annotated test questions from class.
HW: Page 3 of HW packet. “Prepositional Phrase Worksheet.”
Friday (April 26, 2013): How do KLA Leaders take a CST test well? Today: Go over Compost Text. Habits of Mind. Annotate Questions. Annotate Article. Chart TT. VEN DIAGRAM of Test Readings vs. World Readings
Blog:
HW: Page 4 of HW packet. CST Text with questions
Due:
Assignment
Monday: How do critical readers compare poetry and prose?
Blog: What are the similarities between poetry and narrative? Packet
Tuesday: How do critical readers understand narrative poems? “Sam McGee” in literature book.
Blog: Make a plot diagram for “Sam MaGee” Fill in the characters, setting, and problem for it. Packet
Wednesday: How do critical readers understand narrative poems? “Sam McGee” in literature book.
Blog: Finish the plot diagram with rising action, climax and conclusion
Thursday: How do critical readers demonstrate their knowledge of reading poems?
Worksheet review for Friday’s quiz
No Blog: Study and packet
Friday: Poetry test
Packet
Blog: What are the similarities between poetry and narrative? Packet
Tuesday: How do critical readers understand narrative poems? “Sam McGee” in literature book.
Blog: Make a plot diagram for “Sam MaGee” Fill in the characters, setting, and problem for it. Packet
Wednesday: How do critical readers understand narrative poems? “Sam McGee” in literature book.
Blog: Finish the plot diagram with rising action, climax and conclusion
Thursday: How do critical readers demonstrate their knowledge of reading poems?
Worksheet review for Friday’s quiz
No Blog: Study and packet
Friday: Poetry test
Packet
Due:
Assignment
Monday (4/8)
- Grade slips will passed out this week
- Homework Packet (Due Monday)
- Blog: Which poetry key term are did you first recognize? Why? (five sentences)
Tuesday
- Continue working on Homework Packet
- Blog: Why is symbolism important when understanding poetry?
Wednesday:
- Continue working on Homework Packet
- Blog: What are the similarities between a poem and song lyrics? What are some differences?
Thursday:
- Continue working on Homework Packet
- Blog: Write five sentences using adjectives. Circle the adjectives.
Friday:
- Homework Packet is due on Monday
- Grade slips will passed out this week
- Homework Packet (Due Monday)
- Blog: Which poetry key term are did you first recognize? Why? (five sentences)
Tuesday
- Continue working on Homework Packet
- Blog: Why is symbolism important when understanding poetry?
Wednesday:
- Continue working on Homework Packet
- Blog: What are the similarities between a poem and song lyrics? What are some differences?
Thursday:
- Continue working on Homework Packet
- Blog: Write five sentences using adjectives. Circle the adjectives.
Friday:
- Homework Packet is due on Monday
Due:
Assignment
Monday: How do critical thinkers demonstrate their understanding of a text through writing?
Homework: How are a summary and a persuasive paper similar and different?
Continue working on your HW packet.
Tuesday: How do critical thinkers understand similes, metaphors and idioms?
Homework: Blog- How is the neighborhood in “The Melting Pot” similar or different to your own? (five sentences) Packet.
Wednesday: How do critical thinkers understand the difference between verb tenses?
Homework: What is the problem, setting and character description from the beginning of “Seventh Grade”?. Packet.
Thursday: How do critical thinkers prepare to demonstrate their knowledge of literary terms?
Homework: Write down five terms or concepts you have learned in the narrative unit and explain them.
Friday: Complete partner project for narrative. Turn in homework pack.
Homework: Study!!
Homework: How are a summary and a persuasive paper similar and different?
Continue working on your HW packet.
Tuesday: How do critical thinkers understand similes, metaphors and idioms?
Homework: Blog- How is the neighborhood in “The Melting Pot” similar or different to your own? (five sentences) Packet.
Wednesday: How do critical thinkers understand the difference between verb tenses?
Homework: What is the problem, setting and character description from the beginning of “Seventh Grade”?. Packet.
Thursday: How do critical thinkers prepare to demonstrate their knowledge of literary terms?
Homework: Write down five terms or concepts you have learned in the narrative unit and explain them.
Friday: Complete partner project for narrative. Turn in homework pack.
Homework: Study!!
Due:
Assignment
Monday: STAR testing review
Tuesday:
-STAR test
-HW: Final draft of Narrative (due tomorrow)
-Continue working on HW packet
Wednesday:
- Blog: How does using prediction help the reader stay involve in the story?
- Continue working on HW packet
Thursday:
- Blog: Write two sentences using active voice and two sentences using passive voice.
- Continue working on HW packet
Friday:
- HW packet (due Monday)
Tuesday:
-STAR test
-HW: Final draft of Narrative (due tomorrow)
-Continue working on HW packet
Wednesday:
- Blog: How does using prediction help the reader stay involve in the story?
- Continue working on HW packet
Thursday:
- Blog: Write two sentences using active voice and two sentences using passive voice.
- Continue working on HW packet
Friday:
- HW packet (due Monday)
Due:
Assignment
Monday: Short Day
Tuesday: How do critical readers add dialogue into their writing?
Homework: Write a five sentence paragraph with two lines of correctly punctuated dialogue. Packet.
Wednesday: How do critical thinkers understand the different types and parts of sentences?
Homework: Write one simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentence. Packet.
Thursday: How do critical readers revise their character’s development?
Homework: Describe the character of one of your friends. What are they like? What do they say? What do they do? Packet.
Friday: How do critical writers publish their work into a comic strip?
Homework: Finish packet.
Tuesday: How do critical readers add dialogue into their writing?
Homework: Write a five sentence paragraph with two lines of correctly punctuated dialogue. Packet.
Wednesday: How do critical thinkers understand the different types and parts of sentences?
Homework: Write one simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentence. Packet.
Thursday: How do critical readers revise their character’s development?
Homework: Describe the character of one of your friends. What are they like? What do they say? What do they do? Packet.
Friday: How do critical writers publish their work into a comic strip?
Homework: Finish packet.
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday
How do critical readers partner read “All Summer in a Day” to find strong descriptions of setting?
p. 264 in purple literature book. Complete the setting T-chart (inside/outside)
Blog: What do you think it would be like to live indoors all the time? Describe your thinking in five or more sentences. Homework Pack.
Wednesday
How do critical readers identify prepositional phrases?
Define prepositional phrases. Complete worksheet on prepositional phrases. Pull prepositional phrases from the story.
Blog: Write five sentences containing prepositional phrases. Homework Pack.
Thursday:
How do effective writers brainstorm to write fictional narrative that takes place on another planet?
Choose a planet to write your story setting. Use the description from “All Summer…” as a model.
Blog: Write five problems that may occur on your planet. Homework pack.
Friday:
How do effective writers create storyboards and plot diagrams to build the sequence of their story?
Create storyboard for fictional narrative.
How do critical readers partner read “All Summer in a Day” to find strong descriptions of setting?
p. 264 in purple literature book. Complete the setting T-chart (inside/outside)
Blog: What do you think it would be like to live indoors all the time? Describe your thinking in five or more sentences. Homework Pack.
Wednesday
How do critical readers identify prepositional phrases?
Define prepositional phrases. Complete worksheet on prepositional phrases. Pull prepositional phrases from the story.
Blog: Write five sentences containing prepositional phrases. Homework Pack.
Thursday:
How do effective writers brainstorm to write fictional narrative that takes place on another planet?
Choose a planet to write your story setting. Use the description from “All Summer…” as a model.
Blog: Write five problems that may occur on your planet. Homework pack.
Friday:
How do effective writers create storyboards and plot diagrams to build the sequence of their story?
Create storyboard for fictional narrative.
Due:
Assignment
Monday:
Blog: What makes Margot different?
Work on your homework packet (due Thurs)
Tuesday:
Field Trip
Wednesday:
Blog: What makes Margot different?
Work on your homework packet. (due Thurs)
Blog: What makes Margot different?
Work on your homework packet (due Thurs)
Tuesday:
Field Trip
Wednesday:
Blog: What makes Margot different?
Work on your homework packet. (due Thurs)
Due:
Assignment
Monday
Blog: Which story did you choose to write a response to literature? Why did you choose that story? (5 sentences)
WW14A
Tuesday
Blog: Why is it important to have fluency in your essay? (5 sentences)
WW14B
Wednesday
Blog: How do effective writers revise their essays? (5 sentences)
WW14C
Thursday
Blog: What are the steps to publishing your work? (5 sentences)
WW14D (All Sections are due tomorrow)
Friday
Playwrights
WW14 A-D (Due today)
Blog: Which story did you choose to write a response to literature? Why did you choose that story? (5 sentences)
WW14A
Tuesday
Blog: Why is it important to have fluency in your essay? (5 sentences)
WW14B
Wednesday
Blog: How do effective writers revise their essays? (5 sentences)
WW14C
Thursday
Blog: What are the steps to publishing your work? (5 sentences)
WW14D (All Sections are due tomorrow)
Friday
Playwrights
WW14 A-D (Due today)
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday
- Blog: What is theme for "Both Sides of the Fence"? How do you know? (5 sentences)
- Humanities Midterm (Thurs)
- Humanities Study Guide (Due Thurs)
Wednesday
- Blog: How does an outline help you organize your ideas? (5 sentences)
- Humanities Midterm (Tomorrow)
- Humanities Study Guide (Due Tomorrow)
Thursday
- Humanities Midterm (Today)
- Humanities Study Guide (Due Today)
Friday
- End of 1st Semester
- Playwright Workshop
- Blog: What is theme for "Both Sides of the Fence"? How do you know? (5 sentences)
- Humanities Midterm (Thurs)
- Humanities Study Guide (Due Thurs)
Wednesday
- Blog: How does an outline help you organize your ideas? (5 sentences)
- Humanities Midterm (Tomorrow)
- Humanities Study Guide (Due Tomorrow)
Thursday
- Humanities Midterm (Today)
- Humanities Study Guide (Due Today)
Friday
- End of 1st Semester
- Playwright Workshop
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday: How do critical readers hold on to a story using a graphic organizer? “Ixtla and Popo” p. 778 in lit book.
Blog: Summarize the story. No W.W.
Wednesday: How do critical readers gather evidence from a text to support their thesis for a response to literature? P. 778 in lit book. T-chart
Blog: Do you agree with the author’s message? Why or why not?
Thursday: How to effective writers create an outline to organize their ideas for a response to literature?
Create an outline for “Ixtla and Popo”.
Blog: Which story would you rather write a response to literature for? “Ixtla and Popo” or “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters”? Why?
Friday: Playwright Workshop
Homework: All make-up work due Monday!!
Blog: Summarize the story. No W.W.
Wednesday: How do critical readers gather evidence from a text to support their thesis for a response to literature? P. 778 in lit book. T-chart
Blog: Do you agree with the author’s message? Why or why not?
Thursday: How to effective writers create an outline to organize their ideas for a response to literature?
Create an outline for “Ixtla and Popo”.
Blog: Which story would you rather write a response to literature for? “Ixtla and Popo” or “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters”? Why?
Friday: Playwright Workshop
Homework: All make-up work due Monday!!
Due:
Assignment
Monday:
What are the geographical features and countries in Latin America and where are they located on a map?
Create a map of Latin America
Blog: Write five sentences about what you know now about Latin America. WW13A
Tuesday:
How does expository reading about the Aztecs support our historical fiction reading of Ixla and Popo?
“Ixla and Popo” p. 778 in purple literature book
Blog: How does expository reading support our reading of fiction? (Five sentences) WW13B
Wednesday:
How did the expository reading help you understand the story today? History book(Warriors p. 399- Aztec Warriors), “Ixla and Popo” p. 778 in the purple literature book.
Blog: What do you know about the culture of the Aztecs from the last two days of reading? (five sentences) WW13C
Thursday:
How do critical readers hold on to the events of a text using a graphic organizer?
Finish reading “Ixla and Popo”. Fill out the graphic organizer.
Blog: Summarize the story “Ixla and Popo” (Topic sentence, support and conclusion)
Friday:
Drama
Homework: Make-up work
What are the geographical features and countries in Latin America and where are they located on a map?
Create a map of Latin America
Blog: Write five sentences about what you know now about Latin America. WW13A
Tuesday:
How does expository reading about the Aztecs support our historical fiction reading of Ixla and Popo?
“Ixla and Popo” p. 778 in purple literature book
Blog: How does expository reading support our reading of fiction? (Five sentences) WW13B
Wednesday:
How did the expository reading help you understand the story today? History book(Warriors p. 399- Aztec Warriors), “Ixla and Popo” p. 778 in the purple literature book.
Blog: What do you know about the culture of the Aztecs from the last two days of reading? (five sentences) WW13C
Thursday:
How do critical readers hold on to the events of a text using a graphic organizer?
Finish reading “Ixla and Popo”. Fill out the graphic organizer.
Blog: Summarize the story “Ixla and Popo” (Topic sentence, support and conclusion)
Friday:
Drama
Homework: Make-up work
Due:
Assignment
Monday:
What is the author’s message in Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters and how do critical readers use the text to find it?
Blog: What do critical readers do to find the theme or author’s message when reading?
Tuesday:
How can partners help each other find evidence to prove the thesis?
Blog: Explain the process you and your partner used to find evidence to support the theme in five or more steps.
Wednesday:
How can writers use quotes to support their thinking?
Blog: Why are quotes helpful in explaining the author’s message? Give an example of one quote you used and why it was important.
Thursday:
What do effective writers put into their outlines to organize their thinking before writing?
Blog: What is an outline? Why do writers outline before they write?
Friday:
Playwritghts
What is the author’s message in Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters and how do critical readers use the text to find it?
Blog: What do critical readers do to find the theme or author’s message when reading?
Tuesday:
How can partners help each other find evidence to prove the thesis?
Blog: Explain the process you and your partner used to find evidence to support the theme in five or more steps.
Wednesday:
How can writers use quotes to support their thinking?
Blog: Why are quotes helpful in explaining the author’s message? Give an example of one quote you used and why it was important.
Thursday:
What do effective writers put into their outlines to organize their thinking before writing?
Blog: What is an outline? Why do writers outline before they write?
Friday:
Playwritghts
Due:
Assignment
Blog: What is the theme of "Both Sides of the Fence"? How do you know? (5 Sentences)
- Work on Study Guide
- Humanities Midterm (Thursday)
- Work on Study Guide
- Humanities Midterm (Thursday)
Due:
Assignment
Monday:
- Read "All Stories Are Anansi's" (pgs 804-808)
- Complete story graphic organizer in notebook.
HW:
- Blog: What is the moral of the story we read? (4 or more sentences)
- WW11 (A)
Tueday:
- Using your notes, create a visual tri-fold illustrating the 3 main parts of the story
HW:
- Blog: What was your favorite part of the story? Why?
- WW11 (B)
- Read "All Stories Are Anansi's" (pgs 804-808)
- Complete story graphic organizer in notebook.
HW:
- Blog: What is the moral of the story we read? (4 or more sentences)
- WW11 (A)
Tueday:
- Using your notes, create a visual tri-fold illustrating the 3 main parts of the story
HW:
- Blog: What was your favorite part of the story? Why?
- WW11 (B)
Due:
Assignment
Tuesday: 11/27/12
- Students looked at an example of the writing task
- Students revised their first draft of the writing task
HW: - WW 10 Section A (due tomorrow)
Wednesday: 11/28/12
- Student begin their look into Africa
- Students were given a map of Africa
- Students had to label and color the countries and bodies of water
HW: - Blog #16 - What do you know now about Africa that you did not before? (4 or more sentences
- WW 10 Section B
Thursday: 11/29/12
- Read sections from p. 151-153
- Write notes on spider
HW: - Blog #17- What do you know now about African Culture? (4 or more sentences)
- WW 10 Section A,B,C,D (Due Tomorrow)
Friday: 11/30/12
- Playwright Workshop
- Students looked at an example of the writing task
- Students revised their first draft of the writing task
HW: - WW 10 Section A (due tomorrow)
Wednesday: 11/28/12
- Student begin their look into Africa
- Students were given a map of Africa
- Students had to label and color the countries and bodies of water
HW: - Blog #16 - What do you know now about Africa that you did not before? (4 or more sentences
- WW 10 Section B
Thursday: 11/29/12
- Read sections from p. 151-153
- Write notes on spider
HW: - Blog #17- What do you know now about African Culture? (4 or more sentences)
- WW 10 Section A,B,C,D (Due Tomorrow)
Friday: 11/30/12
- Playwright Workshop
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What does it mean to be a hard worker?
2. What does "revise" mean?
Agenda:
- Exchanged paper with another student, used a revision checklist
- Students who did not finish essay, had to complete it and fill out revision checklist on their own.
Homework:
- Blog: What makes the published work different than your draft? Why is that important?
- Finish their Final Draft
- TEST REVIEW tomorrow
- TEST on Friday
- WW9 B (due tom)
1. What does it mean to be a hard worker?
2. What does "revise" mean?
Agenda:
- Exchanged paper with another student, used a revision checklist
- Students who did not finish essay, had to complete it and fill out revision checklist on their own.
Homework:
- Blog: What makes the published work different than your draft? Why is that important?
- Finish their Final Draft
- TEST REVIEW tomorrow
- TEST on Friday
- WW9 B (due tom)
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. How can an outline help you with writing an essay?
2. What is the structure to a 5 paragraph essay?
3. Why is it important to "revise" your writing?
Agenda:
- Begin writing 5 paragraph essay on "Should Rome have been invaded?"
- Follow the format in your notes.
- Revision will be tomorrow
Homework:
- Finish your 5 paragraph essay for revision
- WW9 A (due tomorrow)
1. How can an outline help you with writing an essay?
2. What is the structure to a 5 paragraph essay?
3. Why is it important to "revise" your writing?
Agenda:
- Begin writing 5 paragraph essay on "Should Rome have been invaded?"
- Follow the format in your notes.
- Revision will be tomorrow
Homework:
- Finish your 5 paragraph essay for revision
- WW9 A (due tomorrow)
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What does it mean to "lead by example"?
2. Why is having an introduction and conclusion important in an essay?
3. Is it right for a country to declare war on another country? Why or why not?
Agenda:
- Review loaded words
- Listen to FDR's Infamy speech
- Look for loaded words and persuasive techniques on the transcript
- Create a chart
Homework:
- Blog 14: Write three persuasive sentences using your opinion and persuasive language to show why Clovis should or should not have invaded Rome.
- WW 8 (A, B, C, D) Due tomorrow
- Finish scrip for Playwrights.
1. What does it mean to "lead by example"?
2. Why is having an introduction and conclusion important in an essay?
3. Is it right for a country to declare war on another country? Why or why not?
Agenda:
- Review loaded words
- Listen to FDR's Infamy speech
- Look for loaded words and persuasive techniques on the transcript
- Create a chart
Homework:
- Blog 14: Write three persuasive sentences using your opinion and persuasive language to show why Clovis should or should not have invaded Rome.
- WW 8 (A, B, C, D) Due tomorrow
- Finish scrip for Playwrights.
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. How do KLA leaders show respect?
2. What are the parts of a persuasive essay?
Agenda:
- Finish outlines of the body.
- Begin outlines of introduction and conclusion.
Homework:
- Finish outlines of the introduction and conclusion
- Complete WW 8 (C)
1. How do KLA leaders show respect?
2. What are the parts of a persuasive essay?
Agenda:
- Finish outlines of the body.
- Begin outlines of introduction and conclusion.
Homework:
- Finish outlines of the introduction and conclusion
- Complete WW 8 (C)
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What happens when a country is invaded?
2. Do you think that the United States could be invaded? Why or why not?
Agenda:
- Finished Four Corner Foldable
- begin work on paragraph outlines
Homework:
- Finish paragraph outline
- Wordly Wise #8 (Section B)
1. What happens when a country is invaded?
2. Do you think that the United States could be invaded? Why or why not?
Agenda:
- Finished Four Corner Foldable
- begin work on paragraph outlines
Homework:
- Finish paragraph outline
- Wordly Wise #8 (Section B)
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What are emotional/loaded words?
2. "Some students believe that Roman laws and rights may be better because the Roman laws promoted equal treatment. However, the Roman language, influenced so many languages we use today."
How is this a strong persuasive statement?
Agenda:
- Class reread pgs 53-54
- Four Corner Foldable (3 important points on the corners and Summary in the middle)
Homework:
- Blog #13
- Should a country ever be allowed to invade another country? Why or why not?
- Wordly Wise #8
- Begins on pg 59
- Section A (Due Tomorrow)
- A, B, C, D
- Due Friday
- Separate Piece
of Paper
- Put your name
on it.
1. What are emotional/loaded words?
2. "Some students believe that Roman laws and rights may be better because the Roman laws promoted equal treatment. However, the Roman language, influenced so many languages we use today."
How is this a strong persuasive statement?
Agenda:
- Class reread pgs 53-54
- Four Corner Foldable (3 important points on the corners and Summary in the middle)
Homework:
- Blog #13
- Should a country ever be allowed to invade another country? Why or why not?
- Wordly Wise #8
- Begins on pg 59
- Section A (Due Tomorrow)
- A, B, C, D
- Due Friday
- Separate Piece
of Paper
- Put your name
on it.
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
Why is note-taking important?
What are Cornell Notes?
Agenda:
- Complete Persuasive Paragraphs; include belief statement, opposition statement, counter-argument, and conclusion
-Read and take Cornell style notes on p. 53-55 of World History
Homework:
-Blog #13: Do you think that Rome should have been invaded? Why or why not?
-WW7C
Why is note-taking important?
What are Cornell Notes?
Agenda:
- Complete Persuasive Paragraphs; include belief statement, opposition statement, counter-argument, and conclusion
-Read and take Cornell style notes on p. 53-55 of World History
Homework:
-Blog #13: Do you think that Rome should have been invaded? Why or why not?
-WW7C
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. Do you think your legacy is important?
2. Do you think it is still important today? Why?
Agenda:
- Poster Presentations
- Musical Table Stations
- Write a Persuasive Paragraph
Homework:
- Blog #11
- Write your belief statement, opposition statement and counter argument for your Roman influence paragraph.
Wordly Wise #7
- begins on pg 51
- Complete WW7B
1. Do you think your legacy is important?
2. Do you think it is still important today? Why?
Agenda:
- Poster Presentations
- Musical Table Stations
- Write a Persuasive Paragraph
Homework:
- Blog #11
- Write your belief statement, opposition statement and counter argument for your Roman influence paragraph.
Wordly Wise #7
- begins on pg 51
- Complete WW7B
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. Do you think ancient Rome was influential?
2. Where do you see some of Rome's influence today?
Agenda:
- Finish scrip writing
- Worked on "legacy" posters
Homework:
- Wordly Wise #6
- begins on page 43
- Complete Sections A, B, C, D
- Due Tomorrow
1. Do you think ancient Rome was influential?
2. Where do you see some of Rome's influence today?
Agenda:
- Finish scrip writing
- Worked on "legacy" posters
Homework:
- Wordly Wise #6
- begins on page 43
- Complete Sections A, B, C, D
- Due Tomorrow
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. Give me one positive of a republic or empire? Why did you choose that?
2. Give me one negative of a republic or empire? Why did you choose that?
3. List as many persuasive techniques you remember.
Agenda:
- Quiz (Positives and Negatives of a republic and empire)
- Found 2 important facts of the legacy of Rome, wrote in journal
Homework:
- Progress Reports were passed out today (Due Friday signed)
- Blog #10
- Do you think the "legacy" you researched is important today? Why?
Wordly Wise # 6 (starts of pg 43)
- Sections A, B, C, D
- On a separate piece of paper
- Due Friday
1. Give me one positive of a republic or empire? Why did you choose that?
2. Give me one negative of a republic or empire? Why did you choose that?
3. List as many persuasive techniques you remember.
Agenda:
- Quiz (Positives and Negatives of a republic and empire)
- Found 2 important facts of the legacy of Rome, wrote in journal
Homework:
- Progress Reports were passed out today (Due Friday signed)
- Blog #10
- Do you think the "legacy" you researched is important today? Why?
Wordly Wise # 6 (starts of pg 43)
- Sections A, B, C, D
- On a separate piece of paper
- Due Friday
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. Is it important to know what your opponent believes in an argument? Why?
2. What is the opposite of "I believe cats are better than dogs"?
3. Which do you believe was better for Romans, the republic or the empire?
Agenda:
- Discussed Believe, Opposition, and Counter-argument
- 3 column chart
- Class wrote a paragraph in class
- Topic
- Support/Example
- Support/ Example
- Opposition
- Counter-argument
- Conclusion
Homework:
Quiz on Positives and Negatives of a republic and empire (Tomorrow)
- Wordly Wise #6
- p 43
- Sections A, B, C, D
- Due Friday
1. Is it important to know what your opponent believes in an argument? Why?
2. What is the opposite of "I believe cats are better than dogs"?
3. Which do you believe was better for Romans, the republic or the empire?
Agenda:
- Discussed Believe, Opposition, and Counter-argument
- 3 column chart
- Class wrote a paragraph in class
- Topic
- Support/Example
- Support/ Example
- Opposition
- Counter-argument
- Conclusion
Homework:
Quiz on Positives and Negatives of a republic and empire (Tomorrow)
- Wordly Wise #6
- p 43
- Sections A, B, C, D
- Due Friday
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What is are the three geographic features we talked about yesterday?
2. Choose one geographic feature and how did it benefit Rome?
Agenda:
- Read pgs 49-50 (Decline of the Republic and Rome Becomes an Empire)
- Created a T-Chart
- Labeled Positives and Negatives of an Empire
Homework:
- Blog #8
- Do you believe the empire was better or worse than the republic? Why?
- WORDY WISE #5 (pg 35 A, B, C, D)
- DUE TOMORROW
1. What is are the three geographic features we talked about yesterday?
2. Choose one geographic feature and how did it benefit Rome?
Agenda:
- Read pgs 49-50 (Decline of the Republic and Rome Becomes an Empire)
- Created a T-Chart
- Labeled Positives and Negatives of an Empire
Homework:
- Blog #8
- Do you believe the empire was better or worse than the republic? Why?
- WORDY WISE #5 (pg 35 A, B, C, D)
- DUE TOMORROW
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What is are the three geographic features we talked about yesterday?
2. Choose one geographic feature and how did it benefit Rome?
Agenda:
- Read pgs 48-49 (The Roman Republic)
- Created a T-Chart
- Labeled Positives and Negatives of a Republic
Homework:
- Blog #7
- Do you believe the republic was positive or negative? Why?
- Continue to work on WORDY WISE #5 (pg 35 A, B, C, D)
1. What is are the three geographic features we talked about yesterday?
2. Choose one geographic feature and how did it benefit Rome?
Agenda:
- Read pgs 48-49 (The Roman Republic)
- Created a T-Chart
- Labeled Positives and Negatives of a Republic
Homework:
- Blog #7
- Do you believe the republic was positive or negative? Why?
- Continue to work on WORDY WISE #5 (pg 35 A, B, C, D)
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What is conflict?
2. How do you overcome a conflict?
Agenda:
- Read pgs 47-48 (Orange World History Book)
- Outline the "Origins of Rome", "The Geography of Rome", and the "A Kingdom of Rome"
- Create a summary using your notes (needs to be five sentences)
- Topic Sentence
- Support/Example
- Support/Example
- Support/Example
- Conclusion statement
Homework:
- Finish Summary
- Wordly Wise #5 (begins on pg 35)
- Sections A, B, C, D
- Due Friday
- Must be completed on a separate piece of paper
1. What is conflict?
2. How do you overcome a conflict?
Agenda:
- Read pgs 47-48 (Orange World History Book)
- Outline the "Origins of Rome", "The Geography of Rome", and the "A Kingdom of Rome"
- Create a summary using your notes (needs to be five sentences)
- Topic Sentence
- Support/Example
- Support/Example
- Support/Example
- Conclusion statement
Homework:
- Finish Summary
- Wordly Wise #5 (begins on pg 35)
- Sections A, B, C, D
- Due Friday
- Must be completed on a separate piece of paper
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What are some disadvantages of ruling over a large amount of land?
2. What comes to mind when you hear the word "empire"?
Agenda:
- Finish the next three questions on Map Handout
- Word Sort
- Watched Video Clip
Homework:
- Blog #6
- Why do you think it would be difficult for Rome to remain so large?
1. What are some disadvantages of ruling over a large amount of land?
2. What comes to mind when you hear the word "empire"?
Agenda:
- Finish the next three questions on Map Handout
- Word Sort
- Watched Video Clip
Homework:
- Blog #6
- Why do you think it would be difficult for Rome to remain so large?
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What is a summary?
2. What is a structure of a summary?
Agenda:
- Class worked on creating a summary for "All Together Now" by Barbara Jordan (pg 532)
- Structure of a Summary:
- Topic Sentence
- Support
- Support
- Support
- Conclusion
Homework:
- Finish the summary
1. What is a summary?
2. What is a structure of a summary?
Agenda:
- Class worked on creating a summary for "All Together Now" by Barbara Jordan (pg 532)
- Structure of a Summary:
- Topic Sentence
- Support
- Support
- Support
- Conclusion
Homework:
- Finish the summary
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What does the word "fact" mean to you?
2. What does the word "opinion" mean to you?
Agenda:
- Class discussed the difference between fact and opinion
- The class began reading "All Together Now" pg 532 (Purple Literature Book)
- Read the first paragraph and decided what was fact and opinion
Homework:
- Read the second paragraph
- In your blogging notebook (Blog Entry #4)
- Write down one fact from the paragraph
1. What does the word "fact" mean to you?
2. What does the word "opinion" mean to you?
Agenda:
- Class discussed the difference between fact and opinion
- The class began reading "All Together Now" pg 532 (Purple Literature Book)
- Read the first paragraph and decided what was fact and opinion
Homework:
- Read the second paragraph
- In your blogging notebook (Blog Entry #4)
- Write down one fact from the paragraph
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What does a good speaker sound like and look like?
2. What does an attentive audience look like and sound like?
Agenda:
- Watched a skit on how to present a persuasive paragraph
- Class graded the skit on format and technique
Homework:
- Finish your paragraphs
- Remember to use your scoring sheet to help you write your new paragraph
- Presentation tomorrow
- I want your final paragraph on a separate piece of paper
1. What does a good speaker sound like and look like?
2. What does an attentive audience look like and sound like?
Agenda:
- Watched a skit on how to present a persuasive paragraph
- Class graded the skit on format and technique
Homework:
- Finish your paragraphs
- Remember to use your scoring sheet to help you write your new paragraph
- Presentation tomorrow
- I want your final paragraph on a separate piece of paper
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What are some text features of an advertisement?
Agenda:
- Together the class create a persuasive paragraph on "allowing students to chew gum"
- Persuasive Presentation
- Class partnered up and chose a topic
- Each pair had to decide which side to write about (for or against)
- Began writing paragraphs in class
Homework:
- Finish paragraphs
- Remember to include two persuasive techniques into your paragraph
1. What are some text features of an advertisement?
Agenda:
- Together the class create a persuasive paragraph on "allowing students to chew gum"
- Persuasive Presentation
- Class partnered up and chose a topic
- Each pair had to decide which side to write about (for or against)
- Began writing paragraphs in class
Homework:
- Finish paragraphs
- Remember to include two persuasive techniques into your paragraph
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What does RAFT mean?
2. How would you used it to preview an advertisement?
Agenda:
- Create a paragraph using the examples from the worksheet
Homework:
- Create a paragraph using the examples for "Why students should be allowed to chew gum?"
1. What does RAFT mean?
2. How would you used it to preview an advertisement?
Agenda:
- Create a paragraph using the examples from the worksheet
Homework:
- Create a paragraph using the examples for "Why students should be allowed to chew gum?"
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What do you remember from our last class together?
2. Why is it important to support your argument with examples?
Agenda:
- Two Point of View
- Support topic sentence with three examples
- Exercise in Persuasion
Homework:
- Complete Activity
- Death Penalty and Chewing Guma
1. What do you remember from our last class together?
2. Why is it important to support your argument with examples?
Agenda:
- Two Point of View
- Support topic sentence with three examples
- Exercise in Persuasion
Homework:
- Complete Activity
- Death Penalty and Chewing Guma
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. Give me an example of a persuasive techniques you have seen in an ad.
2. Which persuasive technique do you use most with your parents?
Agenda:
- Review Persuasive Techniques
- Persuasion Exercise
- Finding support for topic sentence
Homework:
- Finish Persuasion Exercise
- Chewing Gum argument
- Complete both sides of the argument
1. Give me an example of a persuasive techniques you have seen in an ad.
2. Which persuasive technique do you use most with your parents?
Agenda:
- Review Persuasive Techniques
- Persuasion Exercise
- Finding support for topic sentence
Homework:
- Finish Persuasion Exercise
- Chewing Gum argument
- Complete both sides of the argument
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. What is an advertisement?
2. Where do you see advertisements?
3. What do advertisements want you to do?
Agenda:
- RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic)
- Analysis of Advertisement
Homework:
1) When you look at an ad what are the four key components you are evaluating?
2) Why is it important to understand who advertisements are trying to sell to?
1. What is an advertisement?
2. Where do you see advertisements?
3. What do advertisements want you to do?
Agenda:
- RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic)
- Analysis of Advertisement
Homework:
1) When you look at an ad what are the four key components you are evaluating?
2) Why is it important to understand who advertisements are trying to sell to?
Due:
Assignment
Reminders:
- Text Review Study Guide Foldable (Due Tomorrow)
- Test on the text (Tomorrow)
- To prepare for the test, study your notes and your Text Review Study Guide.
- Text Review Study Guide Foldable (Due Tomorrow)
- Test on the text (Tomorrow)
- To prepare for the test, study your notes and your Text Review Study Guide.
Due:
Assignment
Quick Questions
1. What are some text features of a text book?
2. How would you preview a text book?
Review
- What type of text have we looked at up to this point?
When looking at a text can you answer the following questions:
- What type of text is this?
- What can you expect from this type of text? (Text Features)
- How can you set yourself up to read this text? (Graphic Organizer)
Create a Foldable:
- Make four columns
- Put your name on the back
- Write down the texts that we have studied.
- Answer the questions
Homework:
- Finish Text Review
1. What are some text features of a text book?
2. How would you preview a text book?
Review
- What type of text have we looked at up to this point?
When looking at a text can you answer the following questions:
- What type of text is this?
- What can you expect from this type of text? (Text Features)
- How can you set yourself up to read this text? (Graphic Organizer)
Create a Foldable:
- Make four columns
- Put your name on the back
- Write down the texts that we have studied.
- Answer the questions
Homework:
- Finish Text Review
Due:
Assignment
QQ:
1. Give me an example of a graphic organizer. Hint: Check your notes.
2. How would you set up Cornell Notes in your notebook?
3. How does Cornell notes help you study?
Agenda:
- QQ
- Silent Reading
- Textbook Document (How do I set myself up to read this text?)
- Text Features of a Textbook
- Cornell Notes of the Text
Homework:
- Finish Cornell Notes of Origins of Rome, The Geography of Rome, A Kingdom Emerges
1. Give me an example of a graphic organizer. Hint: Check your notes.
2. How would you set up Cornell Notes in your notebook?
3. How does Cornell notes help you study?
Agenda:
- Silent Reading
- Textbook Document (How do I set myself up to read this text?)
- Text Features of a Textbook
- Cornell Notes of the Text
Homework:
- Finish Cornell Notes of Origins of Rome, The Geography of Rome, A Kingdom Emerges