Week of Feb 23rd

ELA - Writers Workshop This Week - Q: Should Orcas be kept in Captivity?

Homework:

Mon. - Read in your new book club the pages you agreed on in your meeting
            Star Ideas and Quotes Paper (finish)
            Do 1/2 Formal Outline Handout

Tue. thru Th. (Read in Book Club book every night)

Thursday Night (Book Club Paper)



Soc. Studies - Egypt Geography, Tombs, Pyramids, The Afterlife


Homework:

Mon. /Friday- None

Week of Feb 9th

ELA:  Researching and Argument Writing this week.
           Topic:  Should Orcas be kept in captivity?

Homework:

Mon:  Finish book club novel by Friday
           Read and Highlight 2 articles about Orcas

Tue: Finish book club novel by Friday
         Voluntary Research: Orcas

Wed:  Socratic Paper and Pro/Con Box paper (Finish both)

Thurs:  Book Club Focus Paper / Also bring book back to turn in
             Marine Mammal Specialist Guest Speaker Closure Paper





Soc. St.: Focus on Ancient Egypt- Finish Hieroglyphics, Study Kings and Queens, Study Nile River

Homework:

Mon: Finish Kings and Queens Vocabulary Paper if not completed in class...

Tue: None

Wed: None

Thur: None

Week of Feb 2nd (Homework)


LANGUAGE ARTS:

Note:  We are doing research for our next argumentative essay...
           Question:  Should Orcas be kept in captivity?

Mon- 3rd week of Book Club (make sure you read the right amount of pages in your novel)

Tue- Book Club (read)

Wed- Book Club (read)

Th- Book Club (read) Also complete the Book Club Handout and be ready to meet Fri morning with your group for a discussion

Fri- None



SOCIAL STUDIES:

No Homework - We are working with Hieroglyphics and Ancient Egypt this week