WEEK OF December 3 - REGULATE PLASTIC

  New Word Generation topic:  

                   Should our use of paper or plastic be

regulated by the government?

  

              data -- research -- cite -- phase -- strategy

1. Achieve Readings
1. Due Mon,  Dec 3 -  "One City's Big Problem"
2. Due Tue.,  Dec 4 -  "Throw Old computers in the trash?  No Way!"
3. Due Wed., Dec 5--  "Garbage Has Got to Go"
4. ADDITIONAL READINGS:  
1. "Shhh.. Worms At Work" -- a reading to practice using context to understand vocabulary
2. "All About Trash" -- a practice reading on Summarization
2. In class pair work: Finding and citing evidence to justify a position.  
1. Thurs:  LA TIMES article "Vampire Bat Debate:  To Eliminate or Not to Eliminate"  From Harvey Daniel's 'Texts and Lessons for Content Area Reading'', (2011, Heinemann))
2. Friday:  Achieve:  "Wikipedia:  OK to Use?"

1. What is 'Regulating Plastic and Paper'?
1. Vocabulary: 10 Word Illustrations: 
2. Due Wednesday, Dec.6 online via Google Docs. -- Link to suggested topics for writing Word Illustrations  Read and respond in writing to these conversation prompts.  LINK.
3. Link to WG-Regulation of Paper and Plastic topic and vocabulary  files:  LINK

Week of November 26 - DEBATE IN SCHOOL

New Word Generation topic:  Should school be a place for debate?    

              controversy  --  justify  --  perspective  --  bias  -- debate

1. Achieve Readings
1. Due Tues,  Nov 27 -  "What would you do?"
2. Due Wed.,  Nov 28 -  "Use Your Voice"
3. Due Thur.,   Nov 29--  "A Water Battle"
4. ADDITIONAL READINGS:  
1. "A Camp For Change" -- a practice reading on Summarization
2. "Kids Still Love Barbie" -- a reading to practice using context to understand vocabulary
2. What is 'Debate In School'?

1. Vocabulary: 10 Word Illustrations: 
2. Due Wednesday, Nov. 28 online via Google Docs. -- Link to suggested topics for writing Word Illustrations  Read and respond in writing to these conversation prompts.  LINK.
3. Link to WG-Debate in School topic and vocabulary  files:  LINK

Week of November 19 - WIRETAPPING

Lady Liberty spying on Americans.

New Word Generation topic:  Should secret wiretapping be legal?

1. Achieve Readings
1. Due Mon.,  Nov 19 -  "What was 9/11 ? "
2. Due Tues,  Nov 20 -  "Smile!  You're On Camera! "
3. Due Wed.,  Nov 21 -  "Congress Renews Patriot Act"
4. ADDITIONAL READINGS:  "Cameras Help Nab Suspects"
2. What is 'secret wiretappiing'?

1. Vocabulary: 10 Word Illustrations: notwithstanding, suspicious, eliminate, source, wiretapping.    Due Wednesday, Nov. 21 online via Google Docs.
1. Link to suggested topics for writing Word Illustrations LINK
2. Link to WG-Wiretapping topic and vocabulary  files:  LINK
3. Research Questions Investigation...After Thanksgiving weekend

Week of November 12 - GENETIC TESTING - 2

Assignments -- this week:

1. Achieve Readings
1. Due Monday,  Nov 12 - "Looking at Lyme"
2. Due Tuesday, Nov 13 - "Were You Born to be a Sports Star?" 
3. Due Wednesday, Nov 14 - "An Hour a Day Keeps the Pounds Away"
2. In class this week
1. Words Their Way
1. Spelling and word formation rules

Week of November 5 - GENETIC TESTING - 1

• WKCE Testing - 8th grade - begin Tuesday, Nov 6th
• Parent conferences:  Nov 8th and 13th, 2012
• Writing:  Due:  Friday, Nov 9th.  Complete 10 word illustrations using the vocabulary from our new topic:  'Should the government regulate genetic testing?'  
• LINK to definitions and questions to use for your example illustrations.
• LINK to example illustrations.
• Begin New topic in Word Generation:  Should the Government regulate genetic testing? go to pages 57-65 in the Word Generation manual.   Topic pages and support LINK HERE.
• Two readings to be completed:
• Read 'Thoroughly Modern Medicine'  -  Achieve 3000 article. Due on Wednesday, Nov. 7th
• Read Achieve 3000 reading titled:  'Was Lincoln Sick?'  due Thursday, Nov. 8th.
• LINK TO photos of Abraham Lincoln

Examples of Word Illustrations - regulate, genetic, range, circumstance, conception

go pages 57-65 in the Word Generation manual

• Word families: range, regulate, circumstance, conception, genetic

Sample sentences:

• There is a range of food available to buy at the circus:  you can buy hot foods and cold foods;  you can buy ..
• The government creates traffic laws to regulate the safety of our roads and driving habits. 
• After the flooding, the family's circumstances were completely different than before the flood;  the family was now much poorer because the flood had destroyed all their possessions.
• We met together and conceived a new plan to build the house.  We didn't like the plan we had created earlier. 
• The genetic test given to me confirmed that I had a heart problem that will be made worse if I eat cheese.  What I choose to eat is important to my health.

Assignment for Monday, Nov 5: ACHIEVE 3000

Students will open Achieve 3000 from home or school to read this article:  "Army Families Get Cooking".  

COMPLETION DUE DATE:  Monday, November 5th.

STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE READING OUTSIDE OF REGULAR CLASS TIME.

This Achieve article can be found by doing a search.  Mr. Lindsay will send the article to your Achieve mailboxes on Wednesday, October 31.

Complete the article on your own.  Also complete the STRETCH version of the article. 

Be sure to summarize the first three paragraphs.