Monday 12/11 Social Studies - Regional Differences in Colonies

Purpose:  I can describe and explain the reasons for regional differences in colonial America.

1. Whole Group: Advertisements and Billboards
2. Engagement: Complete Interactive Student Notebook page 38.
3. Link: Work on The American Colonies Vocabulary
• Define and visualize the YELLOW highlighted words.
• Use the textbook pages or the Glossary
4. Choose an article to read and comprehend from the "Life in Colonial America" text set @ ReadWorks: record 2-3 things you learned in the Book of Knowledge.

Monday 12/11 Reading - Practice Identifying Conflict

Purpose:  I can identify the conflicts within my reading to understand what drives the story.

1. Whole Group: The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 Conflicts
2. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading: "Describing Conflict" Response is due TOMORROW
• Identify at least two conflicts that are driving your plot.
• Describe the conflicts you identified by writing about who the struggles are between, why, and how they might be solved.
• Compose a paragraph using your outline.
3. Free Reading Time

Monday 12/11 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Monday Band Lessons: Check your lesson time
2. Have your Reading materials ready
3. Identifying Conflict Practice:
• Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
• Enter the 6-digit game code 050826 , and click "Proceed"
• Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
• You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
4. Free read quietly.

***Food Drive Reward Dodgeball 

TODAY from 8:45 - 9:00***

Friday 12/08 Writing - NaNoWriMo Workshop

Purpose:  I can use a workshop to respond critically to a piece of writing.

1. Make a copy of the Reader Review Worksheet.
2. Paste the first 500 or so words of your NaNoWriMo draft on the document.
3. Share your document with...
4. Work silently as you read, comment on the document, as well as fill-out the questions on the worksheet--BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE AGREED-UPON WORKSHOP EXPECTATIONS.
5. Meet with your partner to quietly discuss comments and questions.
6. Use your feedback to improve your novel.

Friday 12/08 Social Studies - Early English Settlements & Conflict

Purpose:  I can analyze the causes and consequences of European colonization by identifying conflicts for each early European settlement.

1. Whole Group: Conflict Review
• Man vs Self:  A struggle between a person and their feelings, conscience, or fear.
• Man vs Man:  A mental or physical struggle between two people.
• Man vs Nature:  A struggle between a person and Mother Nature.
• Man vs Society:  A struggle between a person and the laws or beliefs of a group.
2. Application: Examine Conflicts within the settlements
3. Extension: Interact with history at
• The Lost Colony of Roanoke
• The Jamestown Adventure
• Investigating the First Thanksgiving

Friday 12/08 Reading - Discuss Questions

Purpose: I can discuss questions with my book club to share what I am thinking about what I am reading in a text.

1. Have your "Questions" Response ready to share in a Book Club Meeting with Mr. Erickson or Mr. Peterson
2. Thinking & Writing About Your Reading: "Describing Conflict" Response is due Tuesday
• Identify at least two conflicts that are driving your plot.
• Describe the conflicts you identified by writing about who the struggles are between, why, and how they might be solved.
• Compose a paragraph using your outline.
3. Free Reading Time

Friday 12/08 Morning Warm-Up

***Learning Coach Help Request***

1. Turn-in and mark-off your Food Drive items under the table in the back. 
2. Read and comprehend "The Boy and a Wish" @ ReadWorks to practice thinking about a mystery. 
3. Have your Reading and Book Club materials ready then start reading.