Sunday, December 15, 2013

Week of December 16, 2013: 1A-11 Mummies: Who owns the Dead?

1A-11  Mummies:  Who owns the Dead?

diversity -- enhance -- migration -- presume -- reveal

Achieve Readings
  1. The Heart of a Princess -- Generate Questions
  2. Two New Mummies --  Generate Questions
  3. One Very Old Shoe -- Activating Prior Knowledge
  4. Ancient Middle East:  King Tut Questions Answered -- Generating Questions

Video presentation on Otzi, the 5300 year old Iceman

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Week of December 9, 2013 - 1A-10 - STEROIDS - SUBSTANCE ABUSE


1A-10 - STEROIDS - SUBSTANCE ABUSE or INNOCENT BOOST FOR ATHLETES?

alter - compound - conflict - fundamental - substitute

Achieve Readings
  1. A New Test for Florida Students - Problem-Solution
  2. For Armstrong, A year to Forget --  Cause and Effect
  3. Is Testing Worth it?  -- Compare and Contrast
  4. Bikers Have Big Hearts  --  Cause and Effect

Link to 1A-10 Steroid Abuse - Vocabulary Writing Practice






Monday, December 2, 2013

Week of Dec 2, 2013: 1A-09 School Dress Codes: Not Strict Enough?


1A-09  School Dress Codes:  Not Strict Enough?

adjustment | exposure | modify | monitor | transition 

MMS Handbook- Dress Code

Achieve Readings

  1. Dressing Right for Work:  Problem / Solution
  2. It's Not Just the Clothes:  Compare and Contrast
  3. A Change of Clothes:   Cause and Effect