9/25 - FR

FIELD DAY!

>>>   9/28 MO - ROME POEM (final copy due)
>>>  10/1  TH - MINI ILLUSTRATED BOOKLETS due
>>>  10/1  TH - LIBRARY DAY (will check out new books)

 * * CE Articles due today (list of difficult or challenging words)

organization for student success
I.  TIME TRACKER SELF-GRADE
- Points for listing agenda in each class, listing month and days,
   keeping a homework list EACH night; also for setting goals,
   writing notes, and listing "-- NO HW --" when applicable

social studies
II.  ANCIENT ROME POEM
- work on paged and text design;  getting it "right"
- reminders to proofread, proofread, proofread
* this is a fractured sentence poem intended to get students to focus on key ideas,
or key elements of a themed poem.


reading
III.  FREE CHOICE READ

- chose books/read silently (25 minutes)
- discuss/share in partners (accountability/reflections)




PLEASE NOTE:  Monday we will be backwards planning to ensure that MIB's are completed by Thursday.  We WILL cover introduction, conclusion, references, maps and timelines in class.  Students should still plan to complete them on their own, however.

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HOMEWORK

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___  finish Ancient Rome Poem (if didn't finish in class)
___  strive to get to at least half way completion on MIB chapters!

PAST DUE:

___  Co-, Col-, Com- Vocab sheets
___  CE Articles Word Lists (don't read them, just scan them for hard words)