Lesson Plans Dec 14-23 “A Christmas Carol”
Homework- Read AR Book for 30 minutes each night. Take 3 AR tests per marking period – we are in week 2. All students must take three AR tests by Jan 15, 2010.
Essential Questions – What tools do poets use to convey meaning and emotion? How does the setting affect the mood and tone of a story? How does a theme and conflict support the plot of a story?
This week: reading and listening to Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”.
Monday – Report cards given out
Challenge Day. Special lesson on Gingers for those in class.
Tuesday
- Test reviewed for “Hitchhiker” Makeups.
- “A Christmas Carol” Character map, setting map- discussed and filled in
- Reading and listening to the text.
- Themes (done with symbols and words) bells, chains, candle, fire, door, door knocker, ghosts, “Humbug”, dancing, broken heart
Wednesday
- “A Christmas Carol” review of concept, setting maps. Introduced the conflict map. Discussion about the three kinds of conflict.
- Reading and listening to the text.
- New themes, adding to the setting and character maps.
Thursday
- “A Christmas Carol” review conflict, setting and character maps.
- Read and listen to the text
- Discuss the conflict, story line and add to the character and setting maps.
Friday
- A Christmas Carol” review conflict, setting and character maps.
- Read and listen to the text
- Discuss the conflict, story line and add to the character and setting maps.
- Review questions for the test
Monday, Dec 21
- “Our Gift” song and sign.
- Review of Christmas Carol.
- Test
Tuesday, Dec 22
- Poem, “Twas the Night Before Christmas” history
- Choral reading
- Rewrite this using modern ideas
Wednesday, Dec 23
- Santa Naughty and Nice list
- Santa shuffle
- Sharing stories and treats
- Holiday homework: READ!
Social Studies
This is week 4 of this nine week class.
Essential Questions: How can we locate places on a map? What is the purpose? How do we use an atlas?
Homework: Watch and read world news. On Tuesdays and Thursdays be prepared to write about your news story. Due Monday, create a map of your neighborhood. Include streets, interesting topographical features such as trees and ponds, and anything else that makes your map interesting.
Monday – Challenge Day
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- NEWS REPORT: Watch CNN clip about glacier melting
- Student Atlas – creating 7 maps showing:
- World Continent Map – label the continents and oceans
- World Climate – color in the different zones: tropical, dry, warm temperate, cool temperate, polar and subartic, highland
- Political – label as best you can the countries, color
- Eastern Hemisphere- label countries
- Northern Hemisphere- color continents
- Southern Hemisphere – color continents
- Americas – color and label continents
- America Physical – color and label
Friday
- Continents of the World – movie and activity
Monday
- Test on Continents and maps
Tuesday
- South and north pole movie and activity
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