Weekly Schedule: November 23 – November 24

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels 2

Information Skills: The Title Page of a Book

Vocabulary: Posttest on Social Studies Vo c a b u l a ry

Writing:

NEO: Sentence Writing: Level 1 - B_Favor (File 4)

Criterion: Character Dinner

Social Studies:

Assignment: 38 - Revolutionary War - Declarations of Independence (Quiz)

Assignment Due: Declaration of Independence - A Foundation of Ideas for a New Age

Tuesday:

Grammar: Commas to Separate Dates and City and State Names

Language Arts: Fiction - 7 - Themes in the Wizard of Oz

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Quiz on Lessons 6 and 7

Comprehension: Skill Lesson: Cause & Effect

Writing:

NEO: Sentence Writing: Level 1 - B_Favor (File 4)

Criterion: Character Dinner Due

Social Studies:

Assignment: 39 - Revolutionary War - Victory or Death (Quiz)

Assignment Due: Revolutionary War - Declarations of Independence

Extra Credit:

Movies: Fact or Fiction?

You may watch a movie based on a significant historical event or person. Significant means: “having or likely to have influence or effect.” You must be able to tell me why this event or person is significant, describe the event or person in historical terms, and then determine the accuracy of history presented in the movie. You may present your findings in many different ways, which I leave to your imagination. Your assignment will be evaluated based on its originality (100 points), presentation (100 points), and content (300 points). This assignment will be worth 500 extra credit points.

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: Sound of J Spelled with G

Language Arts: Words - 2 - Roots

Information Skills: The Title Page of a Book

Writing:

NEO: Character Sketch 1 - B_Des1

Criterion: Special Person (Due Nov. 25)

Social Studies:

Assignment: 38 - Ancient Rome - Rise to Power / Outline

Assignment Due: What the Ancients Knew - Greeks

Tuesday:

Grammar: Commas to Separate Items in a List

Language Arts: Words - 3 - Prefixes and Suffixes

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Quiz on Lessons 6 and 7

Vocabulary: Posttest on Social Studies Vocabulary

Writing:

NEO: Character Sketch 1 - B_Des1

Criterion: Special Person (Due Nov. 25)

Social Studies:

Assignment: 39 - Ancient Rome - Struggles for Power - Roman/US Senate (Quiz)

Assignment Due: Ancient Rome - Rise to Power

Extra Credit:

Movies: Fact or Fiction?

You may watch a movie based on a significant historical event or person. Significant means: “having or likely to have influence or effect.” You must be able to tell me why this event or person is significant, describe the event or person in historical terms, and then determine the accuracy of history presented in the movie. 2^nd year Intermediate students may also include movies based on Greek or Roman Mythology. You may present your findings in many different ways, which I leave to your imagination. Your assignment will be evaluated based on its originality (100 points), presentation (100 points), and content (300 points). This assignment will be worth 500 extra credit points.