Weekly Schedule: January 25 - 29

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Compound Words

Information Skills: Electronic Mail

Writing:

Criterion: Dream Blending (Due 1-29), Internet Use (Due 2-5)

Social Studies:

Assignment: 54 - America under Thomas Jefferson - 1800-1808 - The Louisiana Purchase

Tuesday:

Language Arts: Reviewing Your Writing Sacagawea

Comprehension: Growing up at Ivy Green, Part 2

Math Facts: 11. Subtraction of 2, 3

Social Studies:

Assignment: 55 - Lewis and Clark Expedition

Assignment Due: America under Thomas Jefferson

Wednesday:

Grammar: Quotations at the End of Sentences

Information Skills: The World Wide Web

Social Studies:

Assignment: 56 - America under James Madison - 1809-1816 - The War of 1812

Assignment Due: Lewis and Clark Expedition

Thursday:

Language Arts: Writing Dialog Huckleberry Finn

Vocabulary: A Letter to Grandma

Math Facts: 12. Subtraction of 4, 5

Social Studies:

Assignment: 57 - America under James Monroe and John Quincy Adams - 1817-1828

Assignment Due: America under James Madison

Friday:

Writing Due: Dream Blending

Health: What is Honesty?

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: Homophones 2

Information Skills: Electronic Mail

Writing:

Criterion: E-mail v. Letters (Due 1-29), Reporting Music (Due 2-5)

Social Studies:

Assignment: 50 - Byzantium

Tuesday:

Grammar: Split Quotations

Language Arts: Adverbial Degrees of Comparison, Quiz

Comprehension: The Boston Massacre, Part 2

Math Facts: 11. Subtraction of 2, 3

Social Studies:

Assignment: 51 - Civilizations in Conflict - Byzantium, Islam, and the Crusades 330-1453 AD

Wednesday:

Information Skills: The World Wide Web

Social Studies:

Assignment: 52 - Enduring Influence - Rome, Greece, and Byzantium

Assignment Due: Civilizations in Conflict

Thursday:

Language Arts: Interjections

Maps, Charts, and Graphs:

Vocabulary: Family Post

Math Facts: 12. Subtraction of 4, 5

Social Studies:

Assignment: 53 - Dark Ages - Europe after the Fall of Rome 410-1066 AD

Assignment Due: Enduring Influence

Friday:

Comprehension: American Revolution Quiz

Writing Due: E-mail v. Letters (Due 1-29)

Health: Mirror in my Mind

Weekly Schedule: January 19 - 22

1^st Year

Monday:

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday – No School

Tuesday:

Spelling: Compound Words 1

Language Arts: 02 - Editing and Publishing

Writing:

Criterion: Dream Blending (Due Jan. 29)

Math Facts: 9. Addition Review 2

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 09 - Appellate Courts

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Introduction to the Internet

Comprehension: Growing Up at Ivy Green, Part 1

Writing:

NEO: Sentence to Paragraphs: Level 1 - C_Alpha

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 10 - Supreme Court

Assignment Due: Appellate Courts

Thursday:

Grammar: Quotations at the Beginning of Sentences

Language Arts: 04 - Time Lines Maps and Pictures

Math Facts: 10. Subtraction of 0, 1

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 12 - Checks and Balances

Assignment Due: Supreme Court

Friday:

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 14 - State Govt. Lesson

Assignment Due: Checks and Balances

Comprehension: What’s Next?

Writing Due: Hot Air Balloon (Due Jan. 22)

2^nd Year

Monday:

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday – No School

Tuesday:

Spelling: Homophones 1

Language Arts: Modifiers - 2 - Adjective Degrees of Comparison

Writing:

Criterion: E-mails vs. Letters (Due Jan. 29)

Math Facts: 9. Addition Review 2

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 09 - Appellate Courts

Wednesday:

Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 8–11

Information Skills: Introduction to the Internet

Comprehension: The Boston Massacre, Part 1

Writing:

NEO: Writing Style 1 - B_View1

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 10 - Supreme Court

Assignment Due: Appellate Courts

Thursday:

Language Arts: Modifiers - 3 - Adverbs

Math Facts: 10. Subtraction of 0, 1

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 12 - Checks and Balances

Assignment Due: Supreme Court

Friday:

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 14 - State Govt Lesson

Assignment Due: Checks and Balances

Vocabulary: Smelling Like a Rose

Writing Due: Someone Like Me (Due Jan. 22)

Weekly Schedule: January 11 – January 15

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 10–12

Information Skills: Encyclopedias

Writing:

NEO: Sentence Writing: Level 1 - J_Paragr

Criterion: Hot Air Balloon (Due Jan. 22)

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 05 - Legislative Branch

Tuesday:

Grammar: Quotation Marks around Titles

Language Arts: Writing - 03 - Reasons for Writing / 04 - Time Lines, Maps, and Pictures

Vocabulary: Jack’s Clothes House

Math Facts: 7. Addition of 10

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 06 - Executive Branch

Assignment Due: 05 - Legislative Branch

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Other Reference Materials

Writing:

NEO: Sentence to Paragraphs: Level 1 - B_Simple

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 07 - What Courts Do

Assignment Due: 06 - Executive Branch

Thursday:

Field Trip!

Friday:

Vocabulary: Good Food, Good Times

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 08 - Trial Court Go Fish

Assignment Due: What Courts Do

Writing Due: Person Stamp

Health: Respect: Give It, Get It (A Sunburst Title)

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: Quiz on Lessons 11–12

Information Skills: Encyclopedias

Vocabulary: A Letter about Troy

Writing:

NEO: Character Sketch 1 - K_Action

Criterion: Someone Like Me (Due Jan. 22)

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 05 - Legislative Branch

Tuesday:

Language Arts: Verbs - 3 - Voice and Transitive and Intransitive Verbs / Modifiers - 1 - Adjectives

Math Facts: 7. Addition of 10

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 06 - Executive Branch

Assignment Due: 05 - Legislative Branch

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Other Reference Materials

Comprehension: The Fifer of Boxborough

Writing:

NEO: Character Sketch 1 - L_Narrat

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 07 - What Courts Do

Assignment Due: 06 - Executive Branch

Thursday:

Field Trip!

Friday:

Vocabulary: Something Different From Aunt Sarah

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 08 - Trial Court Go Fish

Assignment Due: What Courts Do

Writing Due: Movie Party Due

Health: I'm All That: Building Self-Esteem

Weekly Schedule: January 4 – January 8

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Silent Letters

Comprehension: Japan: Something Old, Something New; Part 2

Writing:

NEO: Sentence Writing: Level 1 - H_Color

Criterion: Person Stamp (Due Jan. 15)

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 01 - Get Off Our Backs

Tuesday:

Language Arts: Writing - 01 - Prewriting Skills

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Prediction: Predicting Where the Money Is

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 02 - Just Right Govt

Wednesday:

Grammar: Quiz on Lessons 6–7

Information Skills: The Library Catalog

Vocabulary: There’s Work to Be Done

Writing:

NEO: Sentence Writing: Level 1 - I_Name

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 04 - Bill of Rights

Thursday:

Language Arts: Writing - 02 - Editing and Publishing

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Posttest on Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 03 - Do I Have Rights?

Friday:

Comprehension: City Games

Health: I Can Be Responsible!

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: Compound Words 2

Writing:

NEO: Character Sketch 1 - I_Setdia

Criterion: Movie Party (Due Jan. 15)

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 01 - Get Off Our Backs

Tuesday:

Language Arts: Verbs - 1 - Verb Functions and Verb Tenses

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Prediction: Predicting Where the Money Is

Vocabulary: When I Grow Up

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 02 - Just Right Govt

Wednesday:

Grammar: Quotation Marks Around a Speaker’s Words

Information Skills: The Library Catalog

Writing:

NEO: Character Sketch 1 - J_Interc

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 04 - Bill of Rights

Thursday:

Language Arts: Verbs - 2 - Mood

Maps, Charts, and Graphs: Posttest on Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs

Comprehension: Sybil Sounds the Alarm, Part 2

Math Facts: 6. Addition of 8, 9

Social Studies:

Assignment: Our Courts Exercises - 03 - Do I Have Rights?

Friday:

Grammar: Quotations at the Beginning of Sentences

Health: Cliques: Who's In? Who's Out?

Extra Credit

Most people view the celebration of Christmas as a time honored tradition in America. In reality, the way Americans have celebrated this holiday has changed dramatically over the years. The secular symbols that have overtaken the religious aspects of Christmas have a varied, and often strange, history.

Write a 5 page, typed, 12 point, double-spaced report on Christmas in America. You can decide to do a general history or relate how certain symbols gained popularity (for example, Rudolph). This assignment is worth 300 points in social studies.