Week of January 5, 2009
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful break. Since we are only a couple weeks away from finishing our essay unit, get ready to dig in and complete it with a lot of hard work. I know you can do it! It will all pay off soon.
Monday, January 5th
Bell Work: Instructional Area (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. We will practice and present “Expectation Review” skits.
2. Reflection: Choose one expectation and write a paragraph explaining why you believe it is important. (Why should we behave according to that expectation?)
Tuesday, January 6th
Bell Work: Expectation (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Mini Lesson: “Composing and Sorting Mini Stories”
2. Quiet Writing~
a. Organize your writing: Write your thesis on the outside of a manila folder and your topic sentences on the outside of each colored sheet of paper.
b. Then, write one accompanying mini-story for each topic sentence.
3. Share Time~ Read the frame work (thesis & topic sentences) of your essay to your partner
4. Reflection: What do you need to work on next? Create your self-assignment for tomorrow’s writing.
Homework: Study for a vocabulary quiz tomorrow (Notes or dictionaries can NOT be used on this quiz!)
Wednesday, January 7th
Bell Work: Vocabulary quiz (Notes or dictionaries can NOT be used on this quiz!)
1. Mini Lesson: “Composing and Sorting Mini Stories”
2. Quiet Writing: Continue writing, revising and sorting mini-stories for your essay
3. Share Time~ Read one of your mini-stories to your partner for feedback
4. Reflection: Have you written all your mini-stories? Are you ready to draft your entire essay? What is your next step in the writing process?
Thursday, January 8th
Bell Work: Biofuel (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Students will read “Biofuels 101” and use the QAR strategy in order to answer questions about the article.
2. Class will wrap up with the completion of “Exit” slips.
Friday, January 9th
Bell Work: Transportation Technologies (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Finish the Alternative Fuels WebQuest found using the following Internet address: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/Tech_Ed/altfuels.shtml
2. Complete Bingo sheet.
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful break. Since we are only a couple weeks away from finishing our essay unit, get ready to dig in and complete it with a lot of hard work. I know you can do it! It will all pay off soon.
Monday, January 5th
Bell Work: Instructional Area (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. We will practice and present “Expectation Review” skits.
2. Reflection: Choose one expectation and write a paragraph explaining why you believe it is important. (Why should we behave according to that expectation?)
Tuesday, January 6th
Bell Work: Expectation (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Mini Lesson: “Composing and Sorting Mini Stories”
2. Quiet Writing~
a. Organize your writing: Write your thesis on the outside of a manila folder and your topic sentences on the outside of each colored sheet of paper.
b. Then, write one accompanying mini-story for each topic sentence.
3. Share Time~ Read the frame work (thesis & topic sentences) of your essay to your partner
4. Reflection: What do you need to work on next? Create your self-assignment for tomorrow’s writing.
Homework: Study for a vocabulary quiz tomorrow (Notes or dictionaries can NOT be used on this quiz!)
Wednesday, January 7th
Bell Work: Vocabulary quiz (Notes or dictionaries can NOT be used on this quiz!)
1. Mini Lesson: “Composing and Sorting Mini Stories”
2. Quiet Writing: Continue writing, revising and sorting mini-stories for your essay
3. Share Time~ Read one of your mini-stories to your partner for feedback
4. Reflection: Have you written all your mini-stories? Are you ready to draft your entire essay? What is your next step in the writing process?
Thursday, January 8th
Bell Work: Biofuel (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Students will read “Biofuels 101” and use the QAR strategy in order to answer questions about the article.
2. Class will wrap up with the completion of “Exit” slips.
Friday, January 9th
Bell Work: Transportation Technologies (define in own words, draw a picture, & rate understanding)
1. Finish the Alternative Fuels WebQuest found using the following Internet address: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/Tech_Ed/altfuels.shtml
2. Complete Bingo sheet.
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