Friday, October 4, 2013

Reminders:

NJHS- The next NJHS meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 6th  in Mrs. Pugliese's room. Bring a bag lunch and a writing utensil.
End of 1st Quarter- Tuesday, October 29th
5 Week Check-In : If your child is earning a D+ or lower in one of my classes, an email will be sent to you by Thursday, October 10th. 

ELA

Warm Up - Vocab Cards (3 new words)/Pass back papers 

Lesson 

-Complete notes on "Dead Words"

-Introduce "Narrative Essay" 

-Begin to "Brainstorm" ideas for narrative essay 

Homework - Begin to brainstorm for Narrative Essay

Goals: Compare and contrast the overall theme and moral of the reading to the video.

History

Warm Up - IPad President Game

 -Check section 5.3 and 5.4 (hang onto)

-Complete 5.5 for Monday
-If time, watch "America Story of Us"

Homework - Complete 5.5 for Monday 

Goals: Understand how America first developed through compare and contrast along with cause and effect. 

Debate

Warm Up - SSR 

Lesson 

- Finish and turn in "Parts of an Argument" wS

-Introduce "Team Debate" - Pick groups and pick topic

Homework -No HW 

Goals: Using FACTS to support opinions for supporting evidence in an argument.