Discovery Week at a Glance

Index

12-8 through 12-12

Subject	MONDAY 12-8-08	TUESDAY 12-9-2008	WEDNESDAY 12-10-2008	THURSDAY 12-11-2008	FRIDAY 12-12-2008
ENGLISH	Color description due Writing/revising a descriptive paragraph HW: Spelling Sentences	Christmas Carol Trip *see reminders posted as a document on the team webpage	Describing a Photograph HW: Final draft of descriptive paragraph due Fri.	Review of Blue Ribbon II results Targeting individual weaknesses HW: Descriptive Paragraph	Use of commas Final draft of a descriptive paragraph due
MATH	proportions, rates, ratios	Christmas Carol Trip	proportions, rates, ratios take home test due today	continue work with proportions, rates, ratios	Quiz Ratios & Rates continue work with proportions, rates, ratios
READING	Mini Lesson - perspective Group work with Latin America Novels	Christmas Carol Trip	Group work and word stem review	Word Stem Quiz! Group work after quiz.	Mini-lesson on conflict - Group work with novels-identify a conflict.
SCIENCE	Notes/Discussion: Organization of living things	Christmas Carol Trip	Notes/Discussion: Organization of Living Things	Diffusion and Osmosis	Diffusion, Osmosis, Active and Passive Transport
SOCIAL STUDIES	Read the handout distributed in class entitled "Mexico After Independence." Complete the 3 attached questions. Due Wednesday, December 10, 2008.	Christmas Carol Trip	Students are to study for their quiz on Mexico on Thursday.	Read the handout distributed in class entitled "Toussaint L'Ouverture and Haiti." Complete the 5 attached questions.	Read the handouts distributed in class about modern day Haiti. Complete the attached questions.