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Week of  9/29/08

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Topic this Week

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Social Studies

Ms. Clifford

How did Americans create a government based on democratic ideals?  How have they transformed that government to better reflect changing interests, needs, and values?

How will your colonial character react to the British rules and actions (Proclamation of 1763, new tax laws, etc.)

Proclamation of 1763 response due Monday (C, F) and Tuesday (B, E)

 

Science

 

Mr. Price

Science ask questions about cause and effects which can be answered with experience.

 

This week we will measure and experiment with volume and mass.

 

Note book organization this week. Progress report this week

 

English

Ms. Sullivan-Flynn

Fishbowls continued!

Checking in with Challenge Work

Analyzing speeches from this 2008 Election season

Be prepared for your fishbowl

We'll have an end of book assessment at the end of the week

Next week: Beginning speech writing

 

WR2

 

Ms. DuBock

 

Justice Talking Pre-Search Continues
We'll try a few research skills such as: paperless notes, previewing, adjusting reading rate, running an effective search, and skim/scan.

  Legal Warm-Up - 21st Century Justice
  Victorian Kids in Trouble with the Law
  Symbols & Clip Art
  Cartoon Scavenger Hunt

  Skim/Scan/Skim - Kids on death row
  Paperless Notes: Meet Paula Cooper &   other kids on death row
 Running an Effective Search - What happened to Ronald Ward?

All work is done in class.
See the WR2 Homepage  for more info.

 

Essential Question
How do you research a question that has no easy answers?