1. Week #3 Quarter 2 (10/28-11/1) (calendar site) (calendar site) Monday, 10/28 Pick Up: Have out: Chapter 7 Notes Activities/Assignments: 1.Stamp for Chapter 7 Notes 2.Stamp for Cornell Notes 3.Discuss Homework Assignment 4.Work on Cladogram Worksheet 5.Complete Biological Classification Worksheet APES Learning Goal:  I can predict and analyze natural ecosystem change.  I can analyze natural selection and its effect on ecosystem biodiversity Daily Question: How does Earth naturally sustain itself? Homework:  “Zones of Time” & “What’s up?” w/s due Friday  The Gaia Controversy annotated article due Wed/Thurs (Quiz on Wed/Thurs)  Chapter 9 handout reading annotated due Friday (Quiz Friday)

2. APES Learning Goal:  I can predict and analyze natural ecosystem change.  I can analyze natural selection and its effect on ecosystem biodiversity

3. Week #3 Quarter 2 (10/28-11/1) (calendar site) (calendar site) Tuesday, 10/29 Pick Up: Flippin’ Pennies W/S Have out: Flippin’ Pennies Activity “Zones of Time” & “What’s up?” Activities/Assignments: 1.Finish & turn in Cladogram Worksheet (15 minutes) 2.Flippin’ Pennies Activity and Discussion APES Learning Goal:  I can predict and analyze natural ecosystem change.  I can analyze natural selection and its effect on ecosystem biodiversity Daily Question:  How does Earth naturally sustain itself? Homework:  The Gaia Controversy annotated article due Wed/Thurs (Quiz on Wed/Thurs)  Chapter 9 handout reading annotated due Friday (Quiz Friday)  “Zones of Time” & “What’s up?” w/s due Friday

4. APES Learning Goal:  I can predict and analyze natural ecosystem change.  I can analyze natural selection and its effect on ecosystem biodiversity

5. Week #1 Quarter 2 (10/28-11/1) (calendar site) (calendar site) Wed/Thurs, 10/30 & 10/31 Pick Up: Have out: The Gaia Controversy Eco-coulmn Packet Activities/Assignments: 1.Eco-column Tests 2.Discuss “Flippin’ Pennies” 3.Close Read – “The Gaia Controversy” 4.“The Gaia Controversy” Quiz APES Learning Goal:  I can predict and analyze natural ecosystem change.  I can analyze natural selection and its effect on ecosystem biodiversity  I can us models to comprehend how the Earth naturally sustains itself. Daily Question: How does Earth naturally sustain itself? Homework:  Flippin’ Pennies due Monday  “Zones of Time” & “What’s up?” w/s due Friday  Chapter 9 handout reading annotated due Friday (Quiz Friday)

6. Eco-column Labs  Today you are going plan your projects!  Build and test your  Aquatic chamber  See Chart on packet for initial tests  Make sure you have a hypothesis written  Decomposition chamber  See Chart on packet for initial tests  Make sure you have a hypothesis written  Terrestrial chamber  See Chart on packet for initial tests  Make sure you have a hypothesis written

7. Close Reading: Students read, write, and discuss Teacher models, students write and discuss Guided analysis, write and discuss Culminating writing task

8. Step 1: Student Reading Students should have read the passage on their own and annotated as they read as homework

9. Step 2: Student Processing Discuss with a shoulder partner the following questions:  What is the Gaia Controversy?  What are some important facts you need to know to understand the Gaia Controversy?  What are your thoughts on the Gaia Controversy? Back up ideas with support from the article. “Partner Talk”  compare impressions using annotations to support your impressions.

10. Step 3: Teacher Modeling I will read parts of the passage out loud to to you modeling expression and fluency and/or annotation (think-aloud). You will need to find something new to add to your annotations.

11. APES Learning Goal:  I can explain ecosystem Diversity

12. Step 4: Guided Analysis Take “The Gaia Controversy” article quiz Each question is worth 2 points making it a total of 8 points.

13. Week #3 Quarter 2 (10/28-11/1) (calendar site) (calendar site) Friday, 11/1 Pick Up: Have out:  Chapter 9 Reading Activities/Assignments: 1.Close Read – “Chapter 9 Reading” 2.“Chapter 9” Quiz APES Learning Goal:  I can predict and analyze natural ecosystem change.  I can analyze natural selection and its effect on ecosystem biodiversity  I can us models to comprehend how the Earth naturally sustains itself. Daily Question: What caused ecosystem diversity? Homework:

14. Close Reading: Students read, write, and discuss Teacher models, students write and discuss Guided analysis, write and discuss Culminating writing task

15. Step 1: Student Reading Students should have read the passage on their own and annotated as they read as homework

16. Step 2: Student Processing “Partner Talk” Compare impressions using annotations to support your impressions. What are some key vocabulary terms you need to know and why?

17. Step 3: Teacher Modeling I will read parts of the passage out loud to to you modeling expression and fluency and/or annotation (think-aloud). You will need to find something new to add to your annotations.

18. APES Learning Goal:  I can explain ecosystem Diversity

19. Step 4: Guided Analysis Take “The Chapter 9” reading quiz Each question is worth 2 points making it a total of 38 points. Step 5: Culminating Writing Task Answer the Free-response Question. (4 points; 1 point per bullet to be answered)