Tuesday, February 28th

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, & 8-
1) Warm-Up: Science World pages 12 and 13- answer the questions below.
    a) How many children does the average woman in Africa have? What about North America?
    b) What percentage of the 7 billion plus people who inhabit our planet cannot read or write?
    c) Look at, and read the yellow box labeled "Your Ecological Footprint." Does this surprise you? What is one thing that you can do to reduce your footprint?
    d) What are some things that have impacted population growth in the U.S. in the past 100 years?
2) Walt Whitman's List poem
3) Catalog/List Poem Writing            HW: Finish Catalog Poem

6-
1) Warm-Up: Science World pages 18-20- answer the questions below.
    a) Which technology do you feel is the most useful? Why?
    b) What is something else in nature that could inspire the design or function of something?
2) "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman
3) List Poem Writing                        HW: Finish List Poem

Monday, February 27th

2, 4, 5, & 8
1) Warm-Up: Science World pages 2-3. Answer the following questions:
a) What is Europa?
b) When, and by who, was Europa discovered?
c) If offered the opportunity to attempt travel to Europa, knowing that you would not make it back to earth before you die from old age, would you go?
2) Homework Check
3) Definition Poem                           Homework: Write 2 definition poems.

3 & 7
1) Warm-Up: Science World pages 2-3. Answer the following questions:
a) What is Europa?
b) When, and by who, was Europa discovered?
c) If offered the opportunity to attempt travel to Europa, knowing that you would not make it back to earth before you die from old age, would you go?
2) Homework Check/ Alphabet Poem review
3) Definition Poem                          Homework: Write 2 definition poems.

6
1) Warm-Up: Choose one of the articles on pages 4 and 5 of science world, and come up with a way that you would use that technology/material that is not mentioned in the article. Write it down in 3 complete sentences.
2) Finish Thursday's Alanysis
3) Narrative Poetry                                   
Homework: Write a narrative poem about some sort of adventure to space.

Thursday, February 23rd

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, & 8
1) Warm-Up: Write a two line rhyming poem about poetry. (I will be checking your Cinquain poems!)
2) Discuss/Share & Go over Elements of Poetry Sheet
3) Diamante                                                                 Homework: Finish Diamante


6
1) "The Maldive Shark" by Herman Melville & Discussion
2) "The Yachts" by William Carlos Williams & Discussion
3) Share and Edit original poetry                                  Homework: Write Narrative Poem

Wednesday, February 22nd

All Classes
1) Warm-Up: Read the poem and answer the questions about the poem.
Summer
I like hot days, hot days
Sweat is what you got days
Bugs Buzzin from cousin to cousin
Juices dripping
Running and ripping
Catch the one you love days

Birds peeping
Old men sleeping
Lazy days, daisies lay
Beaming and dreaming
Of hot days, hot days,
Sweat is what you got days                  by Walter Dean Myers

What elements of poetry are present in this poem? Would this poem be more of a lyric poem, or a narrative poem? What do you think the author was doing immediately before writing the poem? How might the reader have felt about this poem 100 years ago? Why?

2) Go over Elements of Poetry homework
3) Cinquain Writing

Tuesday, February 21st

2, 4, 5, 6 & 8
1) Finish Presentations
2) Poetry Introduction
                                                      Homework: Finish 'Elements of Poetry' handout

3 & 7
1) Warm-Up: What is poetry? What are some examples of poetry? How is poetry different from other forms of writing?
2) Discuss
3) Poetry Introduction
                                                     Homework: Finish 'Elements of Poetry' handout

Friday, February 17th

2, 4, 5, 6 & 8
1) Presentations :)

3 & 7
1) Warm-Up: February 17th is "Random Acts of Kindness Day." Please write a story about a random act of kindness you have been a part of, or write a list of random acts of kindness that you will do today and over the next few days.
2) Coffeee House- Share your warm-up or your "Hero" essay. Sharing is mandatory for every student! You will receive a participation grade for sharing.

Thursday, February 16th

2, 4, 5 & 8-
Final Day of Group Work!

Please be sure to get your photostory onto mine, or your group members' thumb drive!

3 & 7-
1) Hand in Final of Cause-Effect Essay!
2) TEKS Review/ STAAR Practice

Wednesday, February 15th

2, 4, 5 & 8-
No Warm Up
Get laptops with your groups and get to work! You should have 2 parts completed today!
                                     Homework: None

3 & 7-
Computer Lab- 505
                                     Homework: Final Draft Due TOMORROW!

Tuesday, February 14th

Happy Valentine's Day!

2,4,5,6 & 8-
1) Hand in FINAL
2) Podcast Recording

3 & 7-
1) Warm-Up: Who is your valentine? Why? What are you doing to show your appreciation for that person?
2) Final Draft WRITING!

Monday, February 13th

2, 4, 5 & 8
1) Log on to a laptop: Download Photo Story 3
2) Photo Story 3 Tutorial

3 & 7
1) Warm-Up: Why is revision important? Write for 3 minutes straight!
2) RADaR
3) Final Drafting

6
1) Finish Sharing "Lamp" Essays
2) Photo Story 3

Friday, February 10th

2, 4, 5, 6 & 8
1) Warm-Up: Discussion
2) Writing Workshop- Group Final Draft Writing: With your group members, you will use the neo's and laptops to complete your final drafts. Once your draft is complete, you will print two copies (One for me, one for you to use for your recording session next week.)
3) TOtD: 3-2-1

3 & 7
1) Warm-Up: Please correct the following sentences-
a. Terri could of fixed her car if she saved her money like she use to.
b. Julie had gone to the grocery store yesterday and should of picked up grapes.
2) Draft Check/Peer Review
3) RADaR
4) TOtD: 3-2-1

Thursday, February 9th

2, 4, 5, 6 & 8
1) Warm-Up: Pick one big article, or three little articles in Science World that you have not yet read. Read them, and write a 1-paragraph summary. Be sure to include the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and HOW in your summary.
2) Sharing
3) Writing

3 & 7
1) Warm- Up: Read "Head to Head" in Science World silently. Write a summary of the article making sure to include the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and HOW of the article. We will discuss it in 15 minutes.
2) Peer Review

Wednesday, February 8th

2, 4, 5 & 8
1) Warm- Up: Read "Head to Head" in Science World.
2) Discuss
3) RADAR

3 & 7
1) Warm-Up: Read pages 6 and 7 in Science World and answer the questions below.
a. What type of scanner did scientists use to x-ray Lyuba?
b. How are Khroma and Lyuba different?
c. How many gallons of water does it take to produce one pair of blue jeans?
d. How tall do you need to be, in order to become an astronaut?
2) Peer Review

6
1) Peer Review
2) RADAR

Tuesday, February 7th

2, 4, 5 & 8-
1) Warm-Up: Read pages 6 and 7 and answer the questions below. *Take your essay out so I can check it*
a. What type of scanner did scientists use to x-ray Lyuba?
b. How are Khroma and Lyuba different?
c. How many gallons of water does it take to produce one pair of blue jeans?
d. What is Levi Strauss doing to reduce the amount of water used to make jeans?
e. How tall do you need to be to be a NASA astronaut?
2) Peer Review

3 & 7-
1) Warm-Up: Read pages 4 and 5 in Science World and answer the questions below.
a. What are the seal's vibrissae?
b. How many people in this classroom are dyslexic according to the article?
c. What is the purpose of the sleek design of this aircraft?
2) Writing

6-
1) Warm-Up: Read "Becoming Human" in Science World and come up with 2 discussion questions.
*Take your essay out so I can check it*
2) Peer Review

Monday, February 6th

2,4,5 & 8
1) Warm-Up: Read the three articles on pages 4 and 5 in Science World, and answer the following questions.
a) Why is the sensitivity of the seals' vibrissae so important?
b) What percentage of the U.S. population suffers from dyslexia?
c) Why is the shape of this aircraft so important?
2) Discussion
3) Drafting

3 & 7
1) Warm-Up: Read the article on pages 2 and 3 in Science World and answer the following questions.
a) Where did they get the idea for the giant balloons?
b) What is the purpose of the giant balloons?
c) Do you think this would work? Why or why not?
2) Discussion
3) Outline

6
1) Warm-Up: Read either Head to Head, or Can Art Save the Sea? in Science World. Come up with two questions that would make your audience infer something from the article.
2) Pair Discussion/Sharing
3) Drafting

Thursday, February 2nd

2,4,5 & 8-
1) Warm Up- Science World P. 2&3 Read the Earth:Climate article.
                   a) How much sulfur dioxide did Eyjafjallajokull spew into the air?
                   b) What is the goal of scientists using the giant balloons?
2) Outline
3) Begin Draft

3 & 7-
1) Note Check
2) Think-Pair-Share

6-
1) Warm Up- Pick an article in Science World to read. Write two interesting facts down to share with the class.
2) Outline
3) Draft Writing                                

Wednesday, February 1st

2,4,5,6, & 8
TEST TODAY! Good Luck! If you finish early, you may go to the library to pick out a book.

                                    NO HOMEWORK

3 & 7-
1) Finish Ch. 12
2) Read Afterword
3) Discuss
                                      Homework: Bring me all notes by tomorrow, or they will not count!