LANGUAGE ARTS:
Mon.
Skills Book: Reading Comprehension
Medea Creek Middle School: 7th Humanities: Mrs. Stein
Week 2: Quarter 3: 2-6-12 to 2-10-12
SOCIAL STUDIES:
STANDARD:
Ch. 8: Japan
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Read Lesson 2 w/ STAR notes
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Work on Menu
2/6
Summary Writing
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Introduction: Give packets
o Steps to writing a summary
o BrainPop- paraphrasing
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Practice: “To Make a Long Story Short”
Tues
.
Summary Writing
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Skills Book/AR
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Read “Bats” article and example
summary as a class
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Read “What It’s Like to be Color Blind”
in partners
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Work on “summarizing practice”
Ch. 8: Japan
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8.2 Quiz
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Check/Review 8.2 notes
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Read Lesson 3 w/ STAR notes
Summary Writing
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Read “What is a Samurai”? article
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Create outline with partner
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Write summary
Ch. 8: Japan
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8.3 Quiz
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Check/Review 8.3 notes
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Work on Menu/Portfolio
2/7
Wed.
2/8
*Distribute Work Packets: Parent Sig.
Thur
2/9
Fri.
2/10
Summary Writing
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Watch “Remembering Manzanar” 22 m
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Read “Japanese Internment at Manzanar
during World War II”
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Create Outline
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Start Rough draft of summary
Ch.8: Japan
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Collect Key Terms/Packet
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Share/Collect Activity “C”
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China/Japan Connections: Parent
Summary Writing
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Peer edit rough draft
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Write final draft
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Final Summary due at the end of class
Ch.8: Japan
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Share Activity “C”: Food
SUCCESS IS…
1. Be sure to use your planner.
2. Keep your weekly schedule.
3. Plan your work! Work your plan!
4. Use study strategies for success!
5. Use the learning strategies also!
6. Be organized!
QUOTE TO PONDER:
HOMEWORK:
SS 7.5.3: Describe the
values, social customs, and
traditions prescribed by the
lord-vassal system
consisting of shogun,
daimyo, and samurai and
the lasting influence of the
warrior code in the
twentieth century.
LA 2.5: Write summaries
of reading materials: a.
Include the main ideas and
most significant details.
LA: Skills Book Reading Comp Due 2/17
SS 7.5: Students analyze
the geographic, political,
economic, religious, and
social structures of the
civilizations of Medieval
Japan.
LA: Finish Samurai summary
LA 2.5 b.: Use the student’s
own words, except for
quotations.
SS: Finish Lesson 2 Notes
SS: Study for 8.2 Quiz
SS: Work on Menu: Due Thursday; Food
Menu Due Friday
LA: Finish “Summarizing Practice”
SS: Finish Lesson 3 notes
SS: Study for 8.3 Quiz
SS: Work on Menu: Due Thursday; Food
Menu Due Friday
SS: Be prepared to work on Digital
Portfolio: have selected pieces
SS: Complete Menu: Vocab Terms and “C”
due tomorrow (Food Menu Due Friday)
*Be prepared to work on Digital Portfolio
tomorrow: have selected pieces
*Parent Sig: Work Pkt due Friday
LA: Finish rough draft of Manzanar
summary
*Parent Sig. Work Pkt. due Friday
Digital Portfolio Work Time: if time
LA 2.5 c.: Reflect
underlying meaning, not
just the superficial details.
*Work on Portfolio: Follow deadlines on
my website
Digital Portfolio
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Work on Portfolio
"The reverse side also has a reverse
side.”
Japanese Proverb
LA: Read AR
REMINDERS:
2/20: No School
*Follow Portfolio
deadlines on my website
TESTS/ASSESSMENTS/DUE DATES:
2/17: Reading Comp Skills Due
2/24: Reading Comp Skills Test
3/6: STAR Writing Exam
3/23: Q3 AR Deadline