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
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
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.
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 23, 2012
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
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 22, 2012
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
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 21, 2012
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
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 17, 2012
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.
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 16, 2012
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
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
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