Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Today We...
Language Arts:

• 1st Period:
• Finished PowerPoint on Conflict:
• Internal
• Man vs. Self
• External:
• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Society
• Man vs. Nature
• 2nd Period:
• Continued Conflict PowerPoint

Math:

• 1st Period:
  • Variable Expressions and Equations
• 2nd period:
  • Students wrote and evaluated Variable Expressions

Science:

• 5th and 6th Period:
• Ecology PowerPoint
• Focused on Terms for our Ecology Unit
• Discussed the Advantages and Disadvantages of taking an animal out of their natural environment

Social Studies:

• 5th and 6th Period: Worked on Political and Physical maps of South America

Homework:

• Language Arts:
• 1st and 2nd Period:
• Reading Log
• Some students need to finish or fix "Think-Tac-Toe" vocabulary activities.
• Bring a composition notebook by Friday!!
• Students will have a Literature Test Friday. The following items are on the assessment. In parenthesis are resources to use:
• "Priscilla and the Wimps" comprehension (Re-read the story)
• Plot: All 6 components and be able to relate them to "Priscilla..." (Plot organizer in L.A. binder)
• Characters (Vocab. chart in L.A. binder):
• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Traits
• Motives
• Conflict (Vocab. Chart in L.A. binder)
• Specific types listed at the top under the L.A. section
• Math:
• 1st and 2nd Period: None 
• Social Studies:
• 5th and 6th: None
• Science:
• Bring a dead bug on Friday.

Progress Reports:

• Reports came home today!!
• Language Arts and Science reports must be signed and returned.
• Math and Social Studies reports must be signed and returned if the average is below 80%!!!