L. NABULSI ESL 6 Quarter 3 Week 9 March 24-28, 2014 Blue Days – March 25 and 27

Wiesbaden Middle School Purpose Statement The entire WMS community will provide a positive school climate through which all students can mature academically, socially, emotionally, and physically while developing a lifelong love of learning.

Wiesbaden Middle School Goal Statement The entire WMS community strives to provide a positive school climate through which all students can mature socially, academically, and physically, while developing a lifelong love of learning.

CSI GOALS #1 All students will increase reading comprehension scores in analyzing text and reading/writing strategies. #2 All students will increase scores in math computation, word problems, and problem solving.

CSI Interventions Reading comprehension  Marking the text  Charting the text Math  USA  Math journaling

Standards covered this week 6SS2.c: Explain the relationship between religion and the social and political systems in Mesopotamia and Egypt. 6SS2.d: Explain the significance of Hammurabi’s Code.

Put in planner Reading log not due until two weeks after break; any turned in now takes the place of a missing grade Due March 3/28 – vocabulary notebook due, lessons /31 – test over Mythology and Greek Heroes 3/28 – all work due NOTE: Due dates for 4 th quarter Reading Logs are on the calendar in Google Aps

OVERVIEW OF WEEK 27 GRAMMAR: PRONOUNS – Demonstrative pronouns Check Grades and Make sure all is turned in and graded Turn in Vocabulary Notebook and Reading Log; Edit-it through 52 IDIOMIDIOM- Break The Ice ANALOGY : Action/Object (fly : airplane :: drive : car) Break The Ice ANALOGY read:book::drink: In-class: Finish marking the text for Odyssey part 2 and review for test on Monday. There is a study sheet in Google Aps, Jeopardy game on weebly and you need to complete the HERO Chart.

Vocabulary 27 Language Arts MathSocial StudiesScience 1.exact rhyme - both consonant and vowel sound are the same in two words Cake – take 2.off rhyme - either the consonant or the vowel is not the exact sound. 3.end rhyme – last word in line rhymes with the last word in another line 1.acute triangle - when 2 angles are less than 90 degrees. 2.composite number - A Composite Number can be divided evenly by numbers other than 1 or itself. 3.cumutative property of multiplication.- factors can be multiplied in any order and the product is always the same. 1.assassinate – killing of an important person 2.Hellenistic – Of or relating to postclassical Greek history and culture from the death of Alexander the Great to the accession of Augustus. Relating to or in the style of the Greek art or architecture of this period 3.republic – govt. in which representatives of the people serve in the government 1.consumer - a person who uses products and then re-buys them 2.continental drift - theory of the beginning of the continents 3.control – the norm in an experiment

DAILY LESSON PLANS

Take roll Correct the sentence: I said, “we can see these next june at the Isabella stewart gardner museum in Boston Massachusetts.”Massachusetts. GRAMMAR: Demonstrative Pronouns:Demonstrative Pronouns: Vocabulary: Vocabulary notebook due Edit-It – Due up to 48 In class: Finish Marking the text together on The Odyssey Part 2 Lesson Plans – March 25, 2014

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE DemonstrativeDemonstrative Pronouns

Exercises A. Use `this´ or `these´ 1. Is _________ my drink? 2. _________ aren´t my trainers. 3. Is _________ an interesting museum. 4. _________ are new bikes. 5. _________ is my house. 6. _________ is a hill. 7. _________ are donkeys. 8. What is _________? 9. Did you drop _________? 10. Hi, Jane! _________ is Michael. 11. _________ James´ bike. 12. _________ are his children. 13. _________ are his sister´s children. 14. _________ is Pete. 15. _________ is my restaurant. 16. _________ are my jewels. 17. _________ is the church of my town. 18. _________ are my father´s book. 19. _________ is Ajax´s stadium. 20. _________ is my bag. 21. Is _________ my TV? 22. Are _________ your watches. 23. I like _________ clown. 24. _________ boys are American. 25. _________ is my money.

Answers 1. Is this my drink? 2. These aren´t my trainers. 3. Is this an interesting museum. 4. These are new bikes. 5. This is my house. 6. This is a hill. 7. These are donkeys. 8. What is this? 9. Did you drop this? 10. Hi, Jane! This is Michael. 11. This James´ bike. 12. These are his children. 13. These are his sister´s children. 14. This is Pete. 15. This is my restaurant. 16. These are my jewels. 17. This is the church of my town. 18. These are my father´s book. 19. This is Ajax´s stadium. 20. This is my bag. 21. Is this my TV? 22. Are these your watches. 23. I like this clown. 24. These boys are American. 25. This is my money.

March 27, 2014 Take roll GRAMMAR : Indefinite PronounsIndefinite Pronouns IDIOM- Break The Ice Types of Analogies: A LIST. See PowerPoint on gaggle and learn the different types of analogies (Worksheet) IDIOM Break The IceA LIST Review for test over mythology and heroes: Do Jeopardy and study sheet. Have charts on heroes.

SPECIFIC ITEMS

Edit It Turn in up to #48

Correct this sentence sentence I said, “we can see these next june at the Isabella stewart gardner museum in Boston Massachusetts.” I said, “We can see these next June at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts..”

Idiom. Break The IceBreak The Ice” break the ice 1. Fig. to attempt to become friends with someone. He tried to break the ice, but she was a little cold. A nice smile does a lot to break the ice. 2. Fig. to initiate social interchanges and conversation; to get something started. It's hard to break the ice at formal events. Sally broke the ice at the auction by bidding $20,000 for the painting. See also: break, icebreakice McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Analogy ANALOGY : Slideshow. List of analogies

Reading/Writing Activities for this week Vocabulary Notebook due March 28

What Students Need To Do

How to mark the text Number each paragraph Have a purpose in reading for specific kinds of details and use post-its for notes or mark notes in the margin Reading comprehension  Who, what, when, where, how, why, vocabulary Reading for author’s purpose  Pay attention to verbs. The basic purposes are to teach, entertain, influence our opinion. Reading for historical information  Look for names, places, dates, cause and effect, chronology, comparison/contrast Reading for literary analysis  Look for characters, setting, point of view, theme, important quotes, conflicts, dramatic structure, symbols; characteristics of a particular genre.

How to chart the text Do and prepare as if marking the text. Re-read each paragraph now and underline the claim ( we call it the controlling purpose) of the author. Circle any numbers or math terms. Decide what the purpose of the numerical details are: support, clarification, comparison/contrast, cause and effect Look for connecting(transitional) words; do these words introduce additional information, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, definitions Chart the information: If it helps, use a graphic organizer or mind map to decipher the information Take Cornell notes: Take Cornell notes using the post-its to set up questions and answers Outline – Write thesis and use the information to either write summary or use as a source for research paper Write a paper

How to Make a Timeline on Word Open a blank WORD document Go to INSERT Click on SMART ART A new window appears: click on PROCESS New window: go to last item in the second line- basic timeline. Click The template appears on your document. Begin to fill it in with information. Try to place information with the date close to line, not on outside. Save in your H-drive, ESL folder with page numberslastblock#

How To Use the MLA Template Download the MLA template OR go to the student’s H-drive/ESL folder/MLA template Open the template Immediately save as to the H-drive, ESL folder naming the file with the name of the assignment and last and period. DO THIS. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. For example, TLOTMC#_#MCDOWELL3. On the document, change the date and the title. Begin on the line under the title, but make sure that this line is aligned left, not centered, and indented. Center the Chapter # Write the summary telling who, what, when, where, how, and why. Save in the ADB in gaggle in the folder that says TLOTM final chapter summaries. If you do not name the file correctly and place it in the correct folder, you do not receive credit. Do things correctly.

How to make a SMARTBOARD quiz 1. Open SMART Notebook 2. Go to VIEW/Gallery 3. Click on Lesson Activity Toolkit 4. Look down and click on INTERACTIVE AND MULTIMEDIA 5. Scroll through selections and pick a game on which you can put at least six items, one for each of your words. At the game, click on EDIT and place your information on the template SAVE AS Q#W#voc#esl8last into your ESL folder and then in GALLERY Open gaggle.net and place in Assignment Drop Box that correlates with the assignment.