Date Homework
11/12/07 Veteran's Day;  no school
11/13/07 New seating chart; return tests
Warm up: Answering negative questions (Isn't today Monday?  No, it isn't.)
Collect Home Reading Logs
StampShare current events about Veteran's Day (Partner share);
"Current Events" (news) vs. "History"
Brainstorm: November
K-W-L chart for Thanksgiving
Issue Access History books.
    Preview parts of a textbook (title page, title, publisher, Table of Contents, units)
    Maps: Physical and Political
Begin Lesson 1: "The First Americans"
   In class: Read pp. 18-21
Homework: Read pp. 18-23
     Study the following vocabulary: political map, physical map, continents, resources, region, culture,
                                                  chart, column, & row
11/14/07 Warm up: True or false?  (political map, physical map, continents, etc.)
Pass out new Home Reading Logs
Behind the Mask by Ruth Heller (a book about prepositions)
Access History: The First Americans
   Read pp. 22-23; chart of regions (Where they lived; type of land; housing; food; other information)
Partner reading; complete chart; review together
Placement test for new student
Homework:  Fold and cut geography flashcards (physical features)
     Write the geography vocabulary in your Vocabulary Notebook
     Read pp. 18-23
11/15/07 Prepositions and rhyme:  first paragraph of Ruth Heller's book.  Underline prepositions & circle rhyming words.
WBW pp. 12-13 and group skits
   (Get in groups of three.  Prepare a skit including a greeting, an introduction, and making plans to do something fun.)
Geography dictation sentences

Homework: Practice your skit.  Memorize it.  Be prepared to present it tomorrow.
Read and practice geography dictation sentences.
Postponed:     Access History pp. 14-15.   Make flashcards for: elevation, compass rose, scale, legend/key.
                     Access History Activity Journal pp. 8-9
                    Steck-Vaughn lesson 2: "In the Shower with Andy"
                    cubicle, bail, reinforce, expel, abandon, impetuous, dilemma, resolutely
                     (caulk, faucet, washcloth)

Also postponed:Groupwork
Blue Visions Green Visions Red Visions
Vocabulary review: colors, numbers, school items pp. 26-27
Ch. 3 Reading & Writing pp. 38-41		 "Coyote" "Antarctic Adventure"
Independent work: WBW pp. 12-13 Everyday Conversation (Write a skit.)
& Editor in Chief		 Independent Work:
Writer's Log: pp. 6-7
WBW pp. 12-13 skit
& Editor in Chief		 Independent Work:
Writer's Log pp. 6-7
WBW pp. 12-13 skit
&
Editor in Chief
11/16/07 Warm-up: "Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant" by Jack Prelutsky
Present skits
Per. 3: Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Counts, & www.eslreadingsmart.com
Homework: Read 30 minutes, 5 days per week; Home Reading Logs due Monday.