Lesson Plans for April 28-May 3 Haiku and Tweet Poem Challenge Week1

 

Homework- READ for 45 minutes every night. Take AR Tests. 
Study vocabulary.
Library and AR tests this week on Tuesday, April 29. Bring your books. 

Language Arts 

Vocabulary

• William Shakespeare - Flocabulary  (Core 1)
• Flocabulary - How to Become an Entrepreneur - New words, definitions, exercises (Cores 2-3)

Reading EQs

• Do the powerful have a responsibility to care of the powerless?
• What does it mean for history to repeat itself? Why does this happen?

Readings and Written Response

•  "The Girl Who Discovered a Dinosaur" Central ideas, inference, argument writing, author's craft, text evidence, author's point of view. SCOPE April issue 2014
• Paired video, Beyond the Story: Paleontologist.
• Critical reading skills on literary device, structure, mood and tone, inference, author's craftte
• Honors - "Common Core" article from Time magazine. Read. Reflect. Opine. due Wednesday

Writing

•  SCHOLASTIC SCOPE ACTIVITY • APRIL 2014
  
  VIDEO: “Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”• 
• SKILL: Critical Thinking Video-Discussion Questions
  ”Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”
  Directions: Be sure to consider the narration, footage, images, and music as you answer the following questions.
  1. Lauren refers to some dinosaurs as “superstars.” What does she mean by this? Why might some species be considered superstars while others are not?
  2. Lauren says, “Like pieces in a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, each scientist’s research contributes more to our understanding of Earth’s natural history.” How does the video support this claim?
  3. After watching the video and reading the article “Dinosaurs for Sale,” what do you imagine is Dr. Butts’s opinion of private fossil collections?
  4. How has the world of paleontology changed since the days of Mary Anning? Consider what you learned in the video as well as the article “The Girl Who Discovered the Dinosaurs.”

 

Poetry Writing and Exploration for Poetry Month

Poetry Terms Quiz - take this here. 
 
Haiku How To
Haiku are short poems that use sensory language to capture a feeling or image. They are often inspired by an element of nature, a moment of beauty or a poignant experience. Haiku poetry was originally developed by Japanese poets, and the form was adapted to English and other languages by poets in other countries. Link to this Haiku blog for more info then write 2 or 12 of your own Haiku

Poetry Tweets
Explore the power of 140 characters or less. Read more on this Twitter blog and then write 3 or 15 of your own poetry Tweets.  

Poetry Project

Create a booklet with your original poems. Include 5-10 haikus, 5-10 Tweet poems and 3 other poems. Use your colored pencils to decorate and draw. 

 

Spring Survey and Research Project

1. Research a topic of interest 
2. Create a survey on Google Drive - Forms
3. Include at least 5 questions about the topic
4. Send to your classmates and they will respond to you.
5. Collect your data on your Google Drive spreadsheet.
6. Analyze the data and plan a research report.
7. Include three paragraphs: introduction where you explain why you are researching the topic, the analysis of the results, your opinion of what the results mean.  Type, print and post. Hand in including your spreadsheet from Google Drive Research.  
8. Present to the class.  

Technology and RTI 

Technology Integration - create blog posts that relate to the themes and topics 
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math
RTI - Wed, Thur, Fri = Reading 

Social Studies
CNN Student News
Watch this special broadcast of news and take notes on the organizer. Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class. Read and watch the news for homework.  

Local News - Coast Press
Read two articles and summarize. Bring to class on Tuesday to discuss and turn in.
News Summary includes 2 paragraphs: the 5 W's of the article (who, what, when, where, why and how) and then a paragraph with your opinion, how you connect to the article, what you know. 

History Alive! (brown text)
Chapter 7: The American Revolution
Text Outline and Notes - handouts to be completed
The American Revolution Booklet Project - see posting on this blog for details. Due on Wednesday.

The Declaration Video read aloud


 

Research/Survey Paper and Project

           Jake from State Farm ( see Lexi's Project)

Research/Survey Analysis

Follow these steps to turn your essay into a paper and project. 

1.     Look at spreadsheet

2.     Analyze the data.

3.     Make some inferences.

4.     Plan your research report

5.     Develop the % that you see.

6.     Your opinion of why they responded the way they did.  

7.     Create a document that reports your findings. Post and print. 

8.     Create a slide show on Google docs to share your findings.

9.     Link that to your blog.

The American Revolution Booklet Project

Read the text, pages 86-101, all about the American Revolution
Create a booklet to illustrate and define this chapter. 

The booklet has 3 white pages and a colorful cover page. Fold it in half. Secure with yarn.


 

Booklet page	Textbook page	Content to include
cover		Picture, title your name
1	87	Summary statement
2	88	Chart of American strengths and weaknesses
3	89	Chart of British strengths and weaknesses
4	90-91	Summary ·       African Americans ·       New York defeat ·       Hopes fade
5	92	Dialogue: what Washington said to his troops
6	93-94	Explain What Washington did What the British did The turning point
7	94-95	Describe the Valley Forge winter from a soldier’s point of view Explain who won the Battle of Monmouth
8	96-97	Describe the South What happened at Yorktown? Who was Cornwallis?
9	98-98	Draw a map showing the key battles of the American Revolution
10	100	How did the war end? Describe the Treaty of Paris

Do You Have Your Spring Break Read?

Picked out your book yet for Spring Break? Lots of time to enjoy a GREAT BOOK! I picked out a new book, Code Name Verity. I like the name and the topic. It got great comments on the back. That's why I picked it.

After spring break you will need to take your second AR Test for the 4th marking period.
We will go to the library on April 29th.  Here's the schedule:

April 15
April 29
May 13 or 20th depending on testing

So READ and love GREAT Books!

Lesson Plans April 7-17 PEEP Week!

 

Homework- READ for 45 minutes every night. Take AR Tests. 
Study vocabulary.
Library during RTI and homeroom. 

Language Arts 

Vocabulary

• William Shakespeare - Flocabulary  (Core 1)
• Flocabulary - How to Become an Entrepreneur - New words, definitions, exercises (Cores 2-3)

Reading EQs

• Do the powerful have a responsibility to care of the powerless?
• What does it mean for history to repeat itself? Why does this happen?

  Molasses Flood

 

Readings and Written Response

•  "The Girl Who Discovered a Dinosaur" Central ideas, inference, argument writing, author's craft, text evidence, author's point of view. SCOPE April issue 2014
• Paired video, Beyond the Story: Paleontologist.
• Non-Fiction, paired reading: "Don't Touch the Water"  and The Boston Molasses Flood" Scope magazine
  
• Questions relating to selection
• Critical reading skills on literary device, structure, mood and tone, inference, author's craftte
• Shark Writing - finish - interpret the quote and use text evidence to support your answer (see handout)
• Honors - "Racing Extinction" article  from Smithsonian April 2014, Read, summarize and write an opinion. Article here. 
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Writing

•  SCHOLASTIC SCOPE ACTIVITY • APRIL 2014
  
  VIDEO: “Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”• 
• SKILL: Critical ThinkingVideo-Discussion Questions
  ”Beyond the Story: Into the World of a Paleontologist”
  Directions: Be sure to consider the narration, footage, images, and music as you answer the following questions.
  1. Lauren refers to some dinosaurs as “superstars.” What does she mean by this? Why might some species be considered superstars while others are not?
  2. Lauren says, “Like pieces in a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, each scientist’s research contributes more to our understanding of Earth’s natural history.” How does the video support this claim?
  3. After watching the video and reading the article “Dinosaurs for Sale,” what do you imagine is Dr. Butts’s opinion of private fossil collections?
  4. How has the world of paleontology changed since the days of Mary Anning? Consider what you learned in the video as well as the article “The Girl Who Discovered the Dinosaurs.”
• Writers Inc Read 201-203 on Compare essays. Use as a model for your essay on Disasters.  
• Disaster Essay Writing: Compare and contrast the disasters in Boston and West Virginia.Use the graphic organizer.   How are they similar and different? What lessons can be learned from them? Respond in five paragraphs using text evidence to support your answer.  

Poetry 

Poetry Month - Poem in Your Pocket
You have a packet of 13 poems. You are to take the poems apart - cut them up and read them.  Carry one in your pocket each day of the month. You will read it to the class and to a friend in the lunchroom.  Copy favorites to your warm-up. 

Flying at Night

Ted Kooser

Above us, stars. Beneath us, constellations.
Five billion miles away, a galaxy dies
like a snowflake falling on water. Below us,
some farmer, feeling the chill of that distant death,
snaps on his yard light, drawing his sheds and barn
back into the little system of his care.
All night, the cities, like shimmering novas,
tug with bright streets at lonely lights like his.

Reflection

What metaphors?

What themes?

Your Opinion?

Technology and RTI 

Technology Integration - create blog posts that relate to the themes and topics 
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math
RTI - Wed, Thur, Fri = Reading 

Social Studies
CNN Student News
Watch this special broadcast of news and take notes on the organizer. Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class. Read and watch the news for homework.  
History Alive! (brown text)
Chapter 6: The Declaration of Independence
Text Outline and Notes - handout to be completed

The Declaration Video read aloud