Monday 10/08/2012

Tuesday 10/09/2012
Assessment: Investigations 1 and 2 Mid-Summative Exam

Wednesday 10/10/2012
Investigation 3-1: Day 1 Seasons and Sun S4C3PO1; S1C3PO4 Q: How Much Sunshine? OBJ: Collect data; determine seasonal variations in day length. Assignment: Daylight Calculation and Graph

Thursday 10/11/2012
Investigation 3-1: Day 2 Seasons and Sun S4C3PO1; S1C3PO4 Q: How Much Sunshine? OBJ: Collect data; determine seasonal variations in day length. Complete Graph Assignment Reading: Resource Text pp. 12-16

Friday 10/12/2012
Investigation 3-2: Sun-Earth System S6C2PO6 Q: Why does the Earth have Seasons? OBJ: Understand the angle of the Earths axis, orientation, rotation, and revolution. Reading: p. 17

Science

Unit 2 Assessment (4-1 through 4-9)

Mathematics

Anticipation Guide Data Summary Sheet Unit 5 Foldable

Getting Ready: M.C. Text p.247 Practice: p. 247

Lesson: 5-1 Rounding Fractions and Mixed Numbers CCSS: 6.NS.7 EQ: How can I use fraction operations in real life? Read and Anaylze Results p.248 Obj: Determine if fraction and mixed numbers are rounded to 0, , or 1. Activity: Operations with Fractions Foldable Practice: 5-1 Word Problem Packet

Lesson: 5-3 Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators CCSS: 6.NS.9 EQ: When does the denominator stay the same when adding or subtracting fractions? Obj: Solve adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators. Activity: Operations with Fractions Foldable Practice:5-3 Word Problem Packet

Quiz 1: (5-1 5-3) Lesson: 5-7and 5-6: Multiplying Fractions and Estimating Products of Fractions pp.276-279 EQ: How can we estimates products of fractions? Obj: Solve using multiplication, rounding and compatible numbers. Practice:5-7 and 5-6 Word Problem Packet Lesson: 1-3 The First Empires S2C2PO2 Question: What methods of attack did the Assyrians use during war? Objective: Determine and describe influencing factors of developing civilization Read: JAT pp.26-30 Assignment; Create an illustrated timeline from the date of Jericho to the fall of the Chaldean Empires. DOL: Day 31 & 32 Assessment: Vocabulary Unit 8 Spelling Unit 8 Reading: Summarize and use context to confirm meaning. Review of Vocabulary Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay Day 4:Revise and Edit

Social Studies

Lesson: 1-2 A Skilled People S2C2PO2;PO3 Question: What are some of the inventions that the Sumerians contributed to society? Objective: Determine and describe influencing factors of developing civilizations. Read: JAT pp.20-21 E.F. Assignment: The Epic of Gilgamesh

Lesson: 1-2 Sargon & Hammurabi S2C2PO8;S3C3PO1 Question: How did Hammarabi defeat his rivals? Objective: Descibe the impact of the Laws of Hammurabi and its relativity to current laws. Read: JAT pp. 22-25 Refelction & Practice: What was the Code of Hammurabi?

Quiz 1-2: Mesopotamia Sargon and Hammurabi Part 2 Objective: Descibe the impact of the Laws of Hammurabi and its relativity to current laws. Read: JAT pp. 22-25 Refelction & Practice: What was the Code of Hammurabi?

Community Building Assessment: Vocabulary Unit 7 Spelling Unit 7

DOL: Day 27 & 28 Grammar: Reading Selection: Strategy: Preview Story Selection Vocabulary Independent Reading

DOL: Day 29 & 30 Grammar: Reading: Read Aloud Strategy: Compare, connect and clarify Activity: Reading Elements Map Due: Unit 8 Spelling Packet Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay Day 3:Rough Draft

Language Arts

Assessment: Reading Comprehension

Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay Day 1: Prewriting

Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay Day 2: Prewriting and Flee Map

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