Homework

Monday
Finish Analyzing Poetry and Making Connections (We worked on this in class with a partner as well!!)

Test on story and vocabulary


Bigotry
Racism
Disparity
Integration
Desegregation
Segregation
Equality/Inequality

Read the story!
 

http://scope.scholastic.com/resource/uploads_scope/issues/020114/pdfs/SCOPE-020114-PairedTexts.pdf


Tuesday
No Homework

Wednesday

http://www.scholastic.com/scopemagazine/PDFs/SCOPE-021113-Play.pdf

Homework 2-17-14

Monday
No homework


We are beginning our unit on Courageous Characters.  Tomorrow we will be reading and discussing "Imagine If This Was Your School."

http://scope.scholastic.com/resource/uploads_scope/issues/020114/pdfs/SCOPE-020114-PairedTexts.pdf


Fun Reading :) Sharks
http://scope.scholastic.com/resource/uploads_scope/issues/020114/pdfs/SCOPE-020114-Nonfiction.pdf

Wednesday
Core 2: Turn and Talk Write it down....1 paragraph

Students have so many questions about the Civil Rights Movement.  I found these two timelines that will help with any questions.  Feel free to look up facts on Civil Rights Movement!!
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/segregation5.html
 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html

Thursday:
Finish Analyzing Poetry 1-7

Homework

Monday
Students should review notes on Medusa's Head.  They should have the story map completed and journal response.  How is Perseus courageous?  Support your answers with textual evidence.  They will have a test tomorrow on Medusa's Head.

Medusa's Head I found online!  Takes a few minutes to load but it will load completely.  It is Medusa's Head by Olivia Coolidge

http://staff.4j.lane.edu/~loo/6thBlock/Medusa%27s%20head.PDF

Homework

Welcome Back!!

We are discussing courageous characters.  1st and 2nd Core are supposed to write about how Malala is courageous and use supporting textual evidence.  5 sentences.

Core 3& 4-
Students are supposed to explain how Lexi Youngberg is considered courageous or heroic.  There are other people in the story that also show courage and heroic actions.  Should be at least 10 sentences.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-112111-Lexi.pdf


Wednesday
Core 1: No Homework
Core 2-4: How is Lexi courageous? 

Thursday
 No homework UNLESS you owe me make up work :)