4/6/10 - TU

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* *   Leaving earlier than scheduled: please grab sack lunch or bring your own

 

 

 

social studies
I.  MEDIEVAL ENTERTAINMENT pckt
- read silently
- take Cornell-style notes on key information
- focus on Jousting and Tournaments

social studies
II.  KNIGHTS - card carousel
- memorize information on knights (cards 1-8)
- practice saying outloud
- walk about share with every member of class
- explain information on card while partner reads from card
- KNIGHTS QUIZ (group discussion/fill in the blank)

social studies
III.  KNIGHT'S TALE dvd
- view first part of film
- cover hook of film, premise of start
- point out internal motivation
- base needs versus higher thinking (food versus learning, for instance)
- themes of drive, achieving a dream, real hunger versus internal hunger for success
- Geoffrey Chaucer and the power of words
- Patents of Nobility/Heraldry
- Playing a Knight versus BEING a knight

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HOMEWORK

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___   VOCAB WEEK 12 Day 3 - self-correct (due Thursday)
___   continue Geography "Regions" review wksht (due Thursday)
___  continue to read IRB - Independent Reading Book 20-40 minutes