12/12/13 - TH

I.  TRACKER CHECK
- where are we?  What homework did I have?
- review lists/make list of things you have to do;
- where am I on Vocab/Atlas/Middle Ages Book Rpt?

II.   ATLAS - Major Religions maps, page 42 and 163
- what observations can you make by looking at two maps on major religions?
- what do you learn or notice?
- three teacher examples
-  work in groups to complete as many statements as possible
- focus on strong sentences

III.  ISLAM - continued
- review Chapter 7; practice skimming and scanning skills
- review titles, pictures and captions, boldface words
   next
- preview History Alive Chapter 8: Muhammed
- what can we learn just by previewing chapter subtitles, pictures, bold face words
- reinforcing the idea that you can gain a great deal of knowledge by paying attention to form



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HOMEWORK - focus on MA book, Atlas, and Vocab
Due date for finishing Vocab now extended to FRI due to fire drill interruptions)
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____     finish VOCAB WEEK 9 D ALL 4 DAYS (wacky week -- all due FRI now)
            *MO -  finish D1 in class, D2 at home as HW
            * TU - finish D3 as HW
            * WE - finish D4 as HW (be ready to discuss/correct in class on Thurs)

____    review ATLAS pages 42 &; 163 ("Major Religions") - DUE FRI
            * 20 Observations from Major Religions maps
            * well-written, detailed sentences
            * typed or handwritten

____   finish Middle Ages Young Adult Historical Fiction Book
           * work on Bk rpt sheets (due Monday, but finish earlier!)
           __ I Am Poem (end of book poem)
           __ I Was Poem (beginning of book poem)
           __ Plot Events Sheet
           __ Comparison Sheet
           __ Themes and Values Sheet
           __ Things I Learned About the Middle Ages Poem OR
                I Can Comparison Poem