1. Dr. Harper’s Plans and Agendas Language Arts, Social Studies, and Study Skills October 29 – November 2, 2012

2. Language Arts Monday, October 29, 2012 Target Learning: Word of the Day: Confer – carry on a discussion or deliberation. Sentence for Confer: My teacher and parents want to confer with me about my social studies project.

3. Language Arts Monday, October 29, 2012 Writing Prompt: On this day in 1929, the Stock Market crashed. A lot of people lost money and lives were changed forever. Explain what you would do with $1,000. Prompt created by: www.theteacherscorner.net © 2006 Photo: © http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=776400

4. Language Arts Monday, October 29, 2012 Proofreading Sentences: 29. a. which machine in you’re house is the less useful of all b. now that the use of calculaters are allowed, less students do math without them

5. Language Arts Monday, October 29, 2012 Target Learning Instruction: I can identify words in a sentence that signal comparisons and contrasts. Review Friday Activities: ◦ Share article from accident on the 15 freeway that resulted in my absence and the loss of a life. ◦ Check/discuss: Emperor’s New Clothes plot and vocabulary work. ◦ Emperor’s New Clothes comprehension test? If no…then complete. ◦ Share Figurative Language Posters. Independent Practice: Critical Reading Transparencies 89 - 90; Sentence completion.  Select the word(s) that best complete the sentence.  Explain your choice in writing.  Trade/grade.

6. Social Studies Monday, October 29, 2012 Target Learning: I can explain how rivers of Southwest Asia supported the growth of civilization and how new farming techniques led to the growth of cities. (3:1 Main Ideas 1 and 2). Review chapter 3:1 study guide work on proposals. Complete and turn-in. Chapter 3:1 Test?—complete. History and Geography: A Fertile Land, worksheet, pp. 23-24. Review chapter work using table of contents. Anything missing???

7. Language Arts Tuesday, October 30, 2012 ◦ Target Learning: I can explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction. ◦ Word of the Day: Table groups create verb flash-cards and study (three days). Total verb words= 21. ◦ Do you have all of the words recorded in your journal? ◦ Peer writing journal check: Friday, November 2 nd.

8. Language Arts Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Writing Prompt: John Adams, the 2 nd President of the United States, was born on this day in 1735. What do you think it would have been like to be just the second President of the United States? How would it have been different from today? Prompt created by: www.theteacherscorner.net © 2006 Photo: © http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=384524

9. Language Arts Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Proofreading Sentences: 30. a. in the united states there’s subway systems in new york washington DC boston and san francisco b. when lillian morrison the poet worked at the new york public libery she offen use to take the subway

10. Language Arts Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Target Learning Instruction: ◦ Non-Fiction Reading and Writing PPT*: Cornell Notes. ◦ Slides #1-19:  Strategies:  Note taking  Think Pair Share  Independent Practice  Assessment of TL: Complete response frame—next slide…

11. Fiction & Non-Fiction Response Frame 1.In my own words, the difference between fiction and non-fiction is. 2.The purpose of fiction writing is. 3.An example of fiction writing is. 4.The purpose of non-fiction writing is. 5.An example of non-fiction writing is.

12. Social Studies Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Target Learning: I can explain how Sumerians created the world’s first complex, advanced society. Guided Reading and Cornell Notes,

13. Language Arts Wednesday, October 31, 2012 ◦ Target Learning: I can compare and contrast informational, persuasive, and argumentative texts using their primary features. ◦ Word of the Day: Table groups create verb flash-cards and study (four days). Total verb words = 21. ◦ Do you have all of the words recorded in your journal? ◦ Peer writing journal check: Friday, November 2 nd.

14. Language Arts Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Writing Prompt: Juliette Gordon Low, the woman who started Girl Scouting in the United States, was born on this day in 1860. The Girl Scouts are an organization that helps others. Explain why it’s important that kids get involved with helping others. Prompt created by: www.theteacherscorner.net © 2006 Photo: © http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=555117

15. Language Arts Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Proofreading Sentences: 31. a. them cloven feets make gotes good at climing mountins b. i cant beelieve that aaron would of selled his pet

16. Language Arts Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Target Learning Instruction: ◦ Non-Fiction Reading and Writing PPT: Cornell Notes. ◦ Slides #20-41:  Strategies:  Note taking  Think Pair Share  Independent Practice  Assessment of TL: Complete response frame—next slide…

17. Informational Texts Response Frame In my own words, informational texts/writing is. The purpose of informational texts/writing is to __________________________________. An example of informational text or writing is.

18. Social Studies Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Target Learning: I can explain how religion played a major role in Sumerian society. Assessment questions, p.

19. Language Arts Thursday, November1, 2012 ◦ Target Learning: I can identify various kinds of nonfiction texts from examples provided in the Target Learning Instruction. ◦ Word of the Day: Table groups create verb flash-cards and study (four days). Total verb words = 21. TEST Tomorrow!! ◦ Do you have all of the words recorded in your journal? ◦ Peer writing journal check: Friday, November 2 nd.

20. Language Arts Thursday, November1, 2012 Writing Prompt: November 1 st is “National Family Literacy Day.” Tonight you will have the chance to complete a literacy activity with your family. Plan one of the following: Think about your favorite picture book. Read the book aloud with your family. Plan on who will read which pages. You may want to plan a craft that your family could also complete. Think about a story that your family could write together. You will want to have a setting, plot, and characters. Don’t forget to include some illustrations! Prompt created by: www.theteacherscorner.net © 2006 Photo: © http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=532444

21. Language Arts Thursday, November1, 2012 Proofreading Sentences: Check/turn- in. 29. a. Which machine in your house is the least useful of all ? b. Now that the use of calculators is allowed, fewer students do math without them.

22. Language Arts Thursday, November1, 2012 30. a. In the United States there are subway systems in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and San Francisco. b. When Lillian Morrison, the poet, worked at the New York Public Library, she often used to take the subway. 31. a. Their cloven feet make goats good at climbing mountains. b. I can’t believe that Aaron would have sold his pet!

23. Language Arts Thursday, November1, 2012 Target Learning Instruction: I can compare and contrast the features of persuasive and argumentative writing. ◦ Non-Fiction Reading and Writing PPT: Cornell Notes. ◦ Slides #42-52:  Strategies:  Note taking  Think Pair Share  Independent Practice: Venn Diagram  Assessment of TL: Complete response frame—next slide…

24. Persuasive and Argumentative Response Frame In my own words, argumentative means __________. The purpose of argumentative writing is to ____________________________________. An example of argumentative writing is. The purpose of persuasive writing is to. An example of persuasive writing is.

25. Social Studies Thursday, November 1, 2012 Target Learning: I can explain how Sumerian society was divided into classes based on religion, government, and daily needs of the people. Study Guide, pp. 16-17 ◦ CHALLENGE ACTIVITY  Critical Thinking: Drawing Inferences– You are a servant to the king of a Sumerian city-state. Write down an account of the king’s instructions to the city’s priests asking them to make offerings to the gods in order to protect the farms from a possible flood. Chapter 3:2 Test Review.

26. Language Arts Friday, November2, 2012 Target Learning: I can demonstrate my understanding of fiction and non-fiction texts. Word of the Day: Verb Test. Write the word that matches the definition read by the teacher. Peer Writing Journal Evaluation ◦ Trade with a partner in your table group. ◦ Score journal using the Peer Writing Journal Rubric.

27. Language Arts Friday, November2, 2012 Writing Prompt: On November 2, 1734, frontiersman, Daniel Boone was born. Boone was most well known for his exploration and settlement of the area that later became the state of Kentucky. As a boy, Boone did not attend much school. Do you think it was important for the children of the early Pioneer times to attend school? Why or why not? Prompt created by: www.theteacherscorner.net © 2006 Photo: © http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=469721

28. Language Arts Friday, November2, 2012 Target Learning Instruction: Wrap-up/review fiction and non-fiction, informative writing, persuasive writing, and argumentative writing target learning objectives. District 3 week benchmark assessment:

29. Social Studies Friday, November2, 2012 Target Learing: I can explain the features of and the information found on physical maps. Chapter 3:2 Review & Test. Interpreting maps, worksheet p. 27. Independent Reading chapter 3, section 3.

30. Word of the Day Test: VERBS  Accelerate  Accommodate  Accompany  Accumulate  Achieve  Attract  Attend  Remember  Attempt  Refer  Attack  Occur  Complete  Acquire  Require  Credit  Cancel  Maintain  Hitchhike  Pursue  Confer