Thursday and Friday, 1/11 1/12

7th Grade

Objective
I will analyze elements of an expository essay.
Agenda
Planner/prep
Bellwork: Write an acrostic poem using the word BALANCE or GEOLOGY
Lesson: Rotations

Create a new IAN page titled Big Rocks’ Balancing Act – Rotations, 1/10/18

Explain the three sections it will have, and show example. It’s okay that you will have different orders, as long as you end up with all the sections when you’re done and they’re labelled accordingly.

They will likely need a page extender. Page extenders and tape are available at the tall table.

Station A: Balance – An Art Project

With a black marker, draw the outline of a rock that is balancing on a plain horizon

Behind/above your balanced rock silhouette, with the black marker, draw patterns or words to fill in the sky.

Color in your sky around your rock silhouette.

Proceed to the sand station where you will first apply the glue stick to the “rock” then sprinkle with sand to fill it in.

Station B: Critical Vocab (page 176 in your textbook)

Write the subtitle Critical Vocabulary on your IAN page.

Write the 5 vocab words and their definitions.

Respond to the 5 questions on the top of page 167. (See example)

Station C: Latin Roots

Write the subtitle Latin Roots on your IAN page.

Read the section titled Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Roots on page 167.

In each of the 6 sentences in the Practice and Apply section, write the word that has the Latin root grad.

Then write what that term means (use a dictionary or one another’s knowledge)

Done? Hangman on the whiteboard with words from the article.

Station D: Prepositional Phrases

Write the subtitle Prepositional Phrases on your IAN page.

Read “Language Conventions: Prepositional Phrases” on page 168.

After you’ve read it, use the 6 prepositional phrases from the bottom section “Practice and Apply” to create sentences that tell information about Big Rocks’ Balancing Act.

Done? Wordsearch. 

Homework
none

8th Grade

Objective
I will identify methods of characterization in a biography.
Agenda
Planner/prep

Bellwork: Copy and Solve-

1. I am the rare case where today comes before yesterday. What am I?

2. I can be measured but never seen. What am I?

3. I occur twice in eternity and I am always within sight. What am I?

Lesson: Finish reading "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" and complete worksheet (see last blog post for link to worksheet)

Homework

Finish worksheet