Spring 2014 Agenda ~ Week 13 ~ April 7-11, 2014

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✰ Language Arts/English      ~ Week 13    periods 1 & 3

“  ♛ Standard Focus ~ “Argumentative” 6.1, “Thesis” Writing 6.2

❖   “Parent Involvement with students’ electronics & the web”

~ Periodic Assessment  

✥  Article 1 ~ Take a Stand, ?’s on Headings, Vocabulary, Gist (3?), EBQ’s (5), 8Key’s

☀  Article 2 ~  Predictions, Survey Text (3), Picture/Caption, Vocabulary,  Activity 11,

Activity 11½, 8Keys

♗  Article 3 ~ Gist, Activity 12, Vocabulary, 8Keys

☆  Article 4 ~ Gist, Act 13, Vocabulary, Organizer (3 pages), 8Keys

♜  Essay ~ Prompt, Questions, Organizer, Outline &  Essay

❁  Books ~ ‘Percy Jackson series’

✰ Social Studies/History        ~ Week 13           periods 2 & 4

“  ♛ Standard Focus ~ Ancient Greece ~ 6.6

❁  Ancient Greece ~ Ch 28 – Greece vs Persians

         Textbook and Workbook + RESEARCH

❁  Civilization Chart & Trading cards ~

❖   “Ancient Greece and Democracy” ~ Culture ~ GRAPES ~

1.  Athens vs. Sparta’s Governments ~

2.  Athens forms of Democracy ~ Pericles vs. Plato’s

~  definitions, rules, citizenship (men, women, children, slaves, craftsmen … , evidence, quotes, implications, ~ Which form of government would you want to live under and why?  Questions, Outline, Essay

3.  Create a brochure, poster, or power-point & a speech ~ individuals, or pairs

❖   “Armenian” ~ Culture ~ GRAPES ~ Genocide

As individuals, pairs or three’s ~ create brochure, poster, or power-point & speech (if it’s a three’ ~ they must do 2 of the brochure, poster, or power-point)  

✰ Creative Expressions         ~ Week 13               period 5

❁   “Reading a book”

❁  National Geographic’s Article ~ each week

✾  News Current Event ~ Due 4/11, 5/16