Discovery Week at a Glance

Index

2/2/09 through 2/6/09

Subject	MONDAY 2-2-09	TUESDAY 2-3-2009	WEDNESDAY 2-4-2009	THURSDAY 2-5-2009	FRIDAY 2-6-2009
ENGLISH	Reading a Prompt Looking at Sample Essays Persuasive Essay assigned	Thesis statement due Brainstorm supporting details Write topic sentences	Topic sentences due Develop supporting details	Supporting details due Work on graphic organizer for first draft Work on first draft	Editing and Revising First draft of essay due on Monday
MATH	living room priject due today stem-&-leaf plots histograms	more statisitics	possible quiz on review packet	expressions equations	more statistics
READING	Textbook Reading Lesson	Textbook Reading Lesson	Non-fiction/CMT Discussion	Iqbal Masih Story and Questions	SSR
SCIENCE	Finish and Go over DR/SR	Power Calculations	Notes/Discussion; Power	Lab: A Powerful Workout	Lab: A Powerful Workout
SOCIAL STUDIES	"Colombian Crisis" case study Homework: Text - Read Chapter Four - Section Three (p. 90 - 95) Answer questions #'s 1-3 on p. 95	"Liberator" Simon Bolivar. Homework: Read "Simon Bolivar the Liberator" and answer the five questions.	mini-simulation "Coup Against Hugo Chavez" Homework: Read "Coup Against Hugo Chavez." Students should rank order the options and write a brief justification of their choice.	"Coup Against Hugo Chavez." Homework: Study for quiz on Caribbean South America (specifically Colombia and Venezuela)	Homework: TBA