Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Week of October 23 - 27, 2017

Thursday HW *** We did not have time to write the agenda out today.***
1.  Student Registration Verification sheet is past due.
2.  November 3 is Photo retake day.
3.  20 minutes of reading.
4.  Story of Stuff research.  This is an Inquiry project.  The organizer sheet was reviewed on Tuesday, but not handed out.  It will be distributed on Friday in class and collected at the end of each period so it can be handed in with the final project.

Wednesday HW
1.  Student Registration Verification sheet is past due.
2.  November 3 is Photo retake day.
3.  20 minutes of reading.
4.  Genre poster is due completed in class on Thursday morning.  We have had several periods in class to read about the genre assigned to each partner pair and to generate rough drafts.  Models of several kinds of genre posters were shared with the class as inspiration/activation rather than for straight copying.
5.  Story of Stuff research.  This is an Inquiry project.  The organizer sheet was reviewed on Tuesday, but not handed out.  It will be distributed by Friday  It should be handed in with the final project.


Tuesday HW
1.  Student Registration Verification sheet is past due.
2.  Order of Operations quiz tomorow.
3.  20 minutes of reading.
4.  Genre poster is due completed in class on Thursday morning.  We have had several periods in class to read about the genre assigned to each partner pair and to generate rough drafts.  Models of several kinds of genre posters were shared with the class as inspiration/activation rather than for straight copying.
5.  Story of Stuff research.  This is an Inquiry project.  Students received an organizer sheet today.
It should be handed in with the final project.

Monday HW
1.  Student Registration Verification sheet is past due.
2.  Order of Operations quiz on Wednesday.
3.  20 minutes of reading.
4.  MMS pages 2 and 3.  We started a new unit on Patterning today.  Students are encouraged to use a calculator in this unit.  I have provided calculators to each student for classroom use.  If they wish they can use one at home (just not the school one).  We have also done some practice in class with calculator use.
5.  Story of Stuff research.  This is an Inquiry project.  We have had access to laptop computers in class for two periods already.  Students received a topic sheet and watched an Introductory short documentary on the subject  (Annie Leonard's "Story of Stuff" on Youtube.  Students can watch it at home again or view it for the first tie if they were absent that day.)   Finally, students were taken through a sample for an iPhone that I shared with the class.  My sample is a model and is not the only way to present the Inquiry.