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Friday, December 18, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Weekly Schedule: December 14 – December 18
Finish your Presidential Glogster
1st Year
Spelling: Consonant Digraphs NG and NK
Information Skills: Using Dictionaries and Books Posttest
Comprehension: Japan: Something Old, Something New; Part 1
Writing:
NEO: Sentence Writing: Level 1 - F_News (File 1)
Criterion: Feeling Happy (Due Dec. 18)
Social Studies:
Assignment: 48 - Almost Painless Guide to the US Constitution (Quiz)
Assignment Due: 46 - An American Nation Begins - 1789-1792
Grammar: Commas with Introductory Words and Direct Address
Language Arts: Style, Structure, and Tone - 03 - Sentence Structure
Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Line Graphs
Social Studies:
Assignment: 51 - Almost Painless Guide to the Legislative Branch (Quiz)
Assignment Due: Almost Painless Guide to the US Constitution
STAR Reading & Math
Information Skills: Using References Pretest
Writing:
NEO: Sentence Writing: Level 1 - G_More (File 2)
Social Studies:
Assignment: 49 - Almost Painless Guide to the Executive Branch (Quiz)
Assignment Due: Almost Painless Guide to the Legislative Branch
Grammar: Apostrophes: Contractions and Possessives
Language Arts: Style, Structure, and Tone - 04 - Sentences Don t Feed the Bears
Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Quiz on Lessons 8 through 11
Vocabulary: I’ll Pay You Back Later
Social Studies:
Assignment: 50 - Almost Painless Guide to the Judicial Branch (Quiz)
Assignment Due: Almost Painless Guide to the Executive Branch
Writing Due: Feeling Happy
Health: Respect Yourself and Others, Too (Quiz)
2nd Year
Spelling: Compound Words 1
Information Skills: Using Dictionaries and Books Posttest
Comprehension: Skill Lesson: Sequencing
Writing:
NEO: Character Sketch 1 - G_Dia (File 5)
Criterion: Desert Island (Due Dec. 18)
Social Studies:
Assignment: 47 - Religions of the World - Islam
Assignment Due: Religions of the World - Hinduism
Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 6–7
Language Arts: Pronouns - 3 - Pronoun Cases
Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Line Graphs
Social Studies:
Assignment: 48 - Religions of the World – Judaism (Quiz)
Assignment Due: Religions of the World - Islam
STAR Reading & Math
Information Skills: Using References Pretest
Vocabulary: The Perfect Gift
Writing:
NEO: Character Sketch 1 - H_Diades (File 6)
Social Studies:
Assignment: 49 - Religions of the World - A Comparison of Religious Thought
Assignment Due: Religions of the World – Judaism
Grammar: Quotation Marks around Titles
Language Arts: Pronouns - 4 - Relative and Interrogative Pronouns
Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Quiz on Lessons 8 through 11
Social Studies:
Assignment: Religion Timeline
Assignment Due: Religions of the World - A Comparison of Religious Thought
Comprehension: Sybil Sounds the Alarm, Part 1
Writing Due: Desert Island
Health: Cliques: Who's In? Who's Out? (Quiz)
Friday, December 11, 2009
President Glogsters
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Weekly Schedule: December 7th – December 11th
1st Year
Spelling: Schwa Sounds in Unstressed Syllables
Information Skills: Quiz on Lessons 7 through 9
Writing:
Criterion: Feeling Happy (Due Dec. 18)
Social Studies:
Assignment: Tora! Tora! Tora!
Language Arts: Figurative Language - Polar Penguins
Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Circle Graphs
Comprehension: China: The Full Month Party
Social Studies:
Assignment: 45 - Revolutionary War - A Harvest of Victory (Quiz)
Assignment Due: The South Regained
Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 3–5
Information Skills: Investigation: Investigating History
Writing:
NEO: Sentence Writing: Level 1 - E_Frag (File 4)
Social Studies:
Assignment: 46 - An American Nation Begins - 1789-1792 (Quiz)
Assignment Due: A Harvest of Victory
Language Arts: Powerful Paragraphs
Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Bar Graphs
Vocabulary: Neat as a Pin
Social Studies:
Assignment: 47 - America in a Changing World 1793-1799
Assignment Due: An American Nation Begins
Health: When Friends Mean Trouble
2nd Year
Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 8–10
Information Skills: Quiz on Lessons 7 through 9
Writing:
NEO: Character Sketch 1 - E_Set2 (File 8)
Criterion: Desert Island (Due Dec. 18)
Social Studies:
Assignment: Tora! Tora! Tora!
Language Arts: Pronouns - 1 - What They Are and Why We Have Them
Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Circle Graphs
Comprehension: Skill Lesson: Author’s Purpose
Social Studies:
Assignment: 44 - Roots of Religion/Timeline
Assignment Due: Roman Timeline/Outline
Grammar: Apostrophes: Contractions and Possessives
Information Skills: Investigation: Investigating History
Writing:
NEO: Character Sketch 1 - F_Setdes (File 5)
Social Studies:
Assignment: 45 - Religions of the World – Christianity (Quiz)
Assignment Due: Roots of Religion/Timeline
Language Arts: Pronouns - 2 - Personal Pronouns
Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Bar Graphs
Vocabulary: The Used-Clothing Store
Social Studies:
Assignment: 46 - Religions of the World - Hinduism
Assignment Due: Christianity
Health: Cliques: Who's In? Who's Out?