Piedmont Middle School

Mr. Curry's LA/SS Core Class
Week 29 -- April 14-18, 2008

Technologically Enriched
Cooperative Learning

Standards Based
Project Based Learning

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6.4 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Ancient Greece.
Chapter 8 Section 2: Greek Philosophy & History
Read 392-397 NTG Review 134-138

Chapter 8 Section 2 Review

Chapter 8.2 Review/ Test Prep

Country Report Project
Students will finish planning and researching their Country Report. See the Country Report Link for more information.

This week, we will guide students in researching their country.

Look at the attributes of an autobiography

The narrator is first person, speaking about his or her own life.
It is non-fiction, meaning it is real.

	Chapter 5 Text Book Link Standards (Hover cursor on bear for info) 1.4 \| 2.3 \| 3.5 \| 1.0 Brother by Maya Angelou Class Tutorial for this story Author Biography Projects and Activities Literature Links

YouTube video with Dr. Angelou reciting her poem, "And Still I Rise"
Alternate version of "And Still I Rise" video
Read and listen to an interview with Maya Angelou.
Literature

❑ Before You Read p. 262
❑ Brother pp. 262–268
❑ Focus On: questions and activities p. 267 (response scaffolded guide)
❑ Vocabulary: Antonyms and Finding Synonyms p. 268
Informational Material
❑ Connecting and Clarifying Main Ideas: Brother and The Brother I Never Had pp. 269–273
❑ Reading Informational Materials pp. 269–270
❑ Focus On: questions p. 272
❑ Grammar Link: Modifiers p. 273

Spelling: Unit 28 Words with Prefixes and Suffixes Word Scramble | Crossword

disagreeable
disagreement
unsuccessful
reaction

reconstruction
renewal
repayment
replacement

reproduction
uncomfortable
unusually
unemployment

unexpectedly
unfortunately
unlikely
unpredictable

	Social Studies	Language Arts
Monday April 14 hr-3-4-5-6-1-2	❑ Section 8.2 Read 392-394 Philosophers ❑HW: NTG 134-135 ❑Work on Country Report	❑ Spelling Pretest ❑ Before You Read p. 262 ❑ Start reading Brother pp. 262–268 ❑HW: Spelling Packet
Tuesday April 15 hr--2-3-4-5-6-1	❑Read 395-397 ❑HW: NTG 135-136 ❑Work on Country Report	❑ Finish reading Brother pp. 262–268 ❑ Focus On: questions and activities p. 267 ❑ QuizLab: Brother ❑HW: Spelling Packet
Wednesday April 16 hr-1-2-3-4-5-6	❑Read 397 Historians ❑ NTG 137-138 ❑Work on Country Report	❑ Focus On: questions and activities p. 267 ❑ Vocabulary: Antonyms and Finding Synonyms p. 268 ❑HW: Spelling Packet
Thursday April 17 6-1-2-3-4-5	❑Review 8.2 ❑ QL: SS 8.2 HW:❑ Country Report	❑ Connecting and Clarifying Main Ideas: Brother and The Brother I Never Had pp. 269–273 ❑ Reading Informational Materials pp. 269–270 ❑ Focus On: questions p. 272 ❑ Grammar Link: Modifiers p. 273
Friday April 18 hr--5-6-1-2-3-4	Country Outline Due ❑Work on Country Report ❑ QL: SS8.2	❑Spelling Post-Test ❑ Adjective Quiz ❑ QuizLab: Brother