Monday, October 3
Periods 1 & 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Unit: Rome is Burning!
- Research Logs are due at the end of the period. Research notes will be checked tonight and returned to you tomorrow.
Homework: Follow your teams action plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Last class day to finish the Word Intelligence Test
- Students who are finished with their tests can work on iReady Reading.
Friday, September 30
Periods 1 & 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Unit: Rome is Burning!
- Teams will have time to work on their projects the remainder of the period. If you are conducting research remember you must use at least one video, one website, and the textbook.
- If you choose to use a GALE source for your project you can earn an one week extension on your project. See the class blog for details.
Homework: Follow your teams Action Plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Word Intelligence Test for Unit 1: Orientation
Homework: A new unit is coming next week.
Blockday, September 28 & 29
Periods 1&6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- How to analyze a graphic using OPTIC
- Continue working through Action Plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Wrap up unit 1 of Word Intelligence and review for Friday’s test.
Tuesday, September 27
Periods 1&6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Continue working through Action Plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Word Intelligence
Monday, September 26
Periods 1&6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Ms. Miranda will visit us to see how our research is coming along.
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Word Intelligence
Blockday, September 21
Periods 1 & 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Unit: Rome is Burning!
- What is Plagiarism? Discussed plagiarism and the site www.plagiarism.org as a resource
- Follow Action Plan: If you are conducting research remember you must use at least one video, one website, and the textbook.
- If you choose to use a GALE source for your project you can earn an one week extension on your project. See the class blog for details.
Homework: Follow your teams action plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Review What is Geography? Content Reading Quiz
- Word Intelligence book page 1-34 & 1-35
- CNN Student News & Exit Ticket
- Make sure you have pages 1-25 complete in your Word Intelligence book
Homework: Home Study 1.6
Tuesday, September 20
Periods 1 & 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Unit: Rome is Burning!
- Follow Action Plan: If you are conducting research remember you must use at least one video, one website, and the textbook.
- If you choose to use a GALE source for your project you can earn an one week extension on your project. See the class blog for details.
Homework: Follow your teams action plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Review Word Intelligence Quiz
- Word Intelligence book page 1-32 & 1-33
- Make sure you have pages 1-25 complete in your Word Intelligence book
Homework: None
Monday, September 19
Periods 1 & 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Unit: Rome is Burning!
- Ms. Miranda will be presenting information to us on GALE, a new database we will have access to use this month.
- Follow Action Plan: If you are conducting research remember you must use at least one video, one website, and the textbook.
Homework: Follow your teams action plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Word Intelligence Quiz
- Make sure you have pages 1-25 complete in your Word Intelligence book
Homework: None
Friday, September 16
Periods 1 & 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Unit: Rome is Burning!
- Follow Action Plan: If you are conducting research remember you must use at least one video, one website, and the textbook.
Homework: Follow your teams action plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Word Intelligence Quiz
- Make sure you have pages 1-25 complete in your Word Intelligence book
Homework: None
Blockday, September 14&15
Periods 1 & 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Unit: Rome is Burning!
- Complete Phase 2: Retrieving
- Begin Phase 3: Processing
- Research for Guiding Questions. Must use at least one video, one website, and the textbook.
- Begin Phase 3: Processing
- Complete Phase 2: Retrieving
Due
- At least 6 guiding questions recorded in Phase 2 of Research Journal.
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Review last nights homework: Home Study 1.3
- Word Intelligence pages 1-22 thru 1-25
Homework
- Quiz on Friday
- Home Study 1.4
Tuesday, September 1
Periods 1 & 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Unit: Rome is Burning!
- Continue working on Phase 2: Retrieving
- Team’s should have their action plans finished by the end of the period
- Enter vocabulary into the Key Vocabulary grid
- Begin creating Guiding Questions. Should have at least 6 by the beginning of the blockday period.
- Continue working on Phase 2: Retrieving
Homework
- make at least 6 guiding questions
Periods 2,4,5
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Review last nights homework: Home Study 1.3
- Word Intelligence pages 1-20 thru 1-21
Homework
- Quiz on Friday
Monday, September 12
- Planner & Warm-Up
Periods 1 & 6
- New unit: Rome is Burning!
- Complete Phase 1: Planning of the I & S Research Journal
- Begin Phase 2: Retrieving action Plan
Periods 2,4,5
- Word Intelligence pages 1-15 thru 1-17
Homework
- Periods 1&6: Finish Phase 2 Guiding Questions in I & S Research Journal
- Periods 2,4,5: Home Study 1.3
Friday, September 9
- Planner & Warm-Up
Periods 1 – 6
- Patriot Day Activity
Blockdays, September 8&9
- Planner & Warm-Up
Periods 1 & 6
- Begin new unit: Rome is Burning!
- Read and discuss the final performance task
- Begin completing the Research Journal
- Video: Ancient Rome
Periods 2,4,5
- Word Intelligence pages 1-12 thru 1-15
- Due: page 1-11
Tuesday, September 6
- Planner & Warm-Up
Periods 1 & 6
- Begin new unit: Rome is Burning!
- Create new teams
- “What does 1st and 6th period knows about the Roman Empire” poster
- Team Challenge Word: Cooperation- What does it look like? Sound like? Homework:
Homework: On a 3×5 card write at least 5 questions of what you want to learn about the Roman Empire
Periods 2,4,5
Word Intelligence: Lesson 1.2
September 2 (Super Minimum Day)
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Team and student of the week Awards
Due: Warm Ups for the last two weeks
August 31 & September 1
- Planner & Warm-Up
Periods 1 & 6:
- Historical sources of information T-chart for primary and secondary sources
- Engaging inquiry & critical thinking using an unknown picture
Periods 2, 4, 5
- “What 2nd, 4th, 5th period knows about the Roman Empire”
- Article: “The Roman Empire”
- Selective highlighting
- Label Word Intelligence book with name & period
August 30
- Planner & Warm-Up
Periods 1 & 6:
- Historical sources of information T-chart for primary and secondary sources
Periods 2, 4, 5
- “What ____ period knows about the Roman Empire”
- Article: “The Roman Empire
August 29
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Article: “History: What it is, what it means”
- Label and file student portfolio file
August 26
- Planner & Warm-Up
- If you have not complete the summary for the article “This is how much water you waste when you waste food” you will have the period to finish it and turn it in.
- When you finish locate the assigned Tween Tribune Article, “There’s a bunch of animals at the zoo made out of ocean garbage.” Answer the quiz questions at the end of the article.
August 24&25
Planner– Due on the blockday is your selective highlighted article, article and discussion questions, summary, and IVF Statement page.
- Planner & Warm-Up
- We will work through the Step Up to Writing process for a four paragraph summary.
- Step 1: Write an IVF Statement
- Step2: Make the IVF Statement into a topic sentence
- Step 3: List the important facts or details from the article
- Step 4: Use the IVF Statement and fact list to write a summary paragraph.
- Due at the end of the period selective highlighted article, article and discussion questions, summary, and IVF Statement page.
August 23
Planner– Due on the blockday is your selective highlighted article, article and discussion questions, summary, and IVF Statement page.
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Team discussions of the article
August 22
Planner– Due on the blockday is your selective highlighted article, article and discussion questions, summary, and IVF Statement page.
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Selective Highlighting the aritle “This is how much water you waste when you throw away food.”
- Focus questions for highlighting:
- What is your definition of food waste?
- What resources are wasted when food is thrown away?
- What is your evidence(proof) from the article that food waste is a problem?
- What can be done to prevent food from being wasted?
- Write the answers to the questions on the “questions for discussion” section of the handout,
- Focus questions for highlighting:
August 19
Planner– Planner check on Friday.
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Read the article “This is how much water you waste when you throw away food.”
- Turn in Warm ups and Teamwork Brag Sheets
August 17&18
Planner– Planner check on Friday. Warm Ups due on Friday
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Teams present their T Charts of 21st Century Skills
- What Employers Want!
- ATL (Approaches to Learning) Skill Clusters
- Teams will work to come up with one example of how each ATL skill is being grown in their classes.
August 16
Planner– Planner check on Friday
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Teams will create a T Chart and list the skills they came up with for their homework and brainstorm the reasons why the skills they thought were necessary in the 21st century are important.
August 15
Planner– Complete 21st Century Skills Question tonight (homework)
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Team Presentations of Planner Information
- Teamwork Brag Sheet
August 12
Planner– Gather materials for class (see syllabus)
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Complete posters and be ready to present the planner information on Monday.
August 10&11
Planner– Gather materials for class (see syllabus)
- Planner & Warm-Up
- Team Challenge: “Teamwork”
- What does teamwork look like?
- What does teamwork sound like?
- Begin jigsawing planner pages with your teams.
August 9
Planner– 3B’s Information
- Planner & Warm-Up
- 3B’s for Mitchell Middle School
- What does teamwork look like?
- What does teamwork sound like?
- Begin jigsawing planner pages with your teams.