Weekly Lesson Plans (09/10/12-09/14/12) Period

Monday Tuesday

Stds: 7.W.3, 7.W.4, 7.W.5; 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2 ; 7.L.2, 7.L.3; Jrnl Topic: If your life were a movie, what kind of movie would it be? Why? Developing a paragraph; Descriptive paragraph (pg. 99) and Sensory Detail

Stds: 7.W.3, 7.W.4, 7.W.5; 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2 ; 7.L.2, 7.L.3; Jrnl Topic: If you could live anywhere in the universe, where would you live? Why? Describe what that place would be like? Descriptive Writing (Ch. 6); Prewriting and drafting for descriptive paragraph for a short story setting. Inspiration: photograph

Period 2 (8th Science)

Period 3 (6th Science)

Stds: 8.3.d., e.; NGSS MS. PS.1.A.; S& G Jrnl Topic: The word "matter" has two different Stds: 8.3.d., e.; NGSS MS. meanings. Scientifically, "matter" PS.1.A.; S&G Jrnl Topic: Can we refers to anything that has measure God's blessings in our volume and mass. "Matter" can lives? How do we measure His also imply the significance or blessings? Or Find examples of value of something. How much do measurements in The Bible. we matter to God? How much Measurement conversions; does God matter to us? States of Recipe Activity Matter; Oobleck Experiment. Stds: 6.1.b., c.; NGSS MS. ESS.1.C., 2.B; S&G Jrnl Topic: Stds: 6.1.b., c.; NGSS MS. Read the creation story in Genesis ESS.1.C., 2.B; S&G Jrnl Topic: 1. Reflect upon what you know Can we measure God's blessings about the Earth's structure and in our lives? How do we measure the way the Bible describes its His blessings? Or Find examples creation. Inside the of measurements in The Bible. Earth (Ch. 6, pg. 136-139). Measurement conversions; Avocado Earth Model; Model of Recipe Activity Earth project Stds: 7.1.a.,b.; NGSS MS. LSSFIP.a., b., c.; S&G Jrnl Topic: Can we measure God's blessings in our lives? How do we measure His blessings? Or Find examples of measurements in The Bible. Measurement conversions; Recipe Activity

Period 4 (7th Science)

Stds: 7.1.a.,b.; NGSS MS. LSSFIP.a., b., c.; S&G Jrnl Topic: How do we define life, scientifically and otherwise? How does God define our lives? Characteristics of living things (pg. 36-41)

Period 5 (8th Writing) Period 6 (Prep)

Stds: 8.W.1, 8.W.4, 8.W.5; 8.SL.1; 8.L.5; Jrnl Topic:If your life were a movie, what kind of movie would it be? Why? Developing a paragraph; Descriptive paragraph (pg. 99) and Sensory Detail PREP Create instructions for Earth's Core model project (6th Grade); Make Nature of Science Test

Stds: 8.W.1, 8.W.4, 8.W.5; 8.SL.1; 8.L.5; Jrnl Topic: If you could live anywhere in the universe, where would you live? Why? Describe what this place is like? Descriptive Writing (Ch. 6); Prewriting and drafting for descriptive paragraph for a short story setting. Inspiration: photograph PREP

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sson Plans (09/10/12-09/14/12)

Wednesday Thursday Friday

Stds: 7.W.3, 7.W.4, 7.W.5; 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2; 7.L.2, 7.L.3; Jrnl Topic: Describe your life 15 years from now. Use as many adjectives as possible. Grammar: Adjectives (Ch. 16, pgs. 224-227)

Stds: 7.W.3, 7.W.4, 7.W.5; 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2; 7.L.2, 7.L.3; School buddies with 1st Grade: 50th Anniversary banners. Peer editing and revise drafts

Stds: 7.W.3, 7.W.4, 7.W.5; 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2; 7.L.2, 7.L.3; Jrnl Topic: If you were given the chance for a do-over? Would you take it? Why? Finish adjectives lesson (16.1) Revise descriptive paragraph draft.

Stds: 8.3.d., e.; NGSS MS. PS.1.A.; Test on Nature of Science/Unit Conversions

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Stds: 6.1.b., c.; NGSS MS. ESS.1.C., 2.B; Test on Nature of Science/Unit Conversions PREP

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Stds: 7.1.a.,b.; NGSS MS. LSSFIP.a., b., c.; Test on the Nature of Science/Unit Conversions

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Stds: 8.W.3, 8.W.4, 8.W.5; 8.SL.1, 8.SL.2; 8.L.2, 8.L.3; Jrnl Stds: 8.W.1, 8.W.4, 8.W.5; Stds: 8.W.3, 8.W.4, 8.W.5; Topic: If you were given the 8.SL.1; 8.L.5; Jrnl Topic: 8.SL.1, 8.SL.2; 8.L.2, 8.L.3; Jrnl chance for a do-over? Would Describe your life 15 years from Topic: If you were given the you take it? Why? Finish now. Use as many adjectives as chance for a do-over? Would adjectives lesson (16.1 cont.) possible. Grammar: Adjectives you take it? Why? Revise Revise descriptive paragraph (Ch. 16.1) descriptive paragraph draft. draft. PREP PREP PREP