Week 15 (05/26/09-05/29/09)

05/26/09

Aim: To prepare your oral presentation on the assigned amendment

Do Now:

• Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
• Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
• Read and copy ONE news summary
• On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities:

1. Create a poster for your presentation

• Copy the amendment on the poster
• glue the illustrations on the poster.

2. Prepare your presentation

• Talk to your audience
• Don't read from the paper.
• You have 5 minutes to present.
• Don't forget to ask your audience the questions .
• Here is the order of presentation
  1. Read the amendment out loud
  2. In your own words, explain what it means.
  3. Use a court case to explain the importance of the amendment.
  4. Ask the audience questions.
  5. Show the poster.

To prepare your talk show, you'll need to-

• read the amendment to your audience
• explain in your own words what it means
• talk about its history
• give an example( a court case)to illustrate its implementation in our daily life
• Prepare 3 questions to ask your audience
• Bonus:
  • Find/Create some graphics to illuistrate the Amendment of your choice.
  • Create a rap to explain your amendment and its importance.

HW#50 Practice your oral presentation.

05/27/09

Oral Presentation

05/28/09

Aim: How to find details to support your understanding of a poem?

Do Now:

• Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
• Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
• Read and copy ONE news summary
• On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activitiy

Read the poem Fat is Not a Fairy Tale and discuss what the poet's message is and how she expresses her meaning.

HW#51 Describe what the poet's message is and how she expresses her meaning.

05/29/09

Aim: What do numbers mean to you?

Do Now:

• Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
• Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
• Read and copy ONE news summary
• On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activitiy

1. Journal# 39 What imagery or concepts come to your mind when the word "numbers" is heard?

2. Read the poem Numbers and discuss

• what do numbers mean to the speaker ?
• how does she expresses her understanding about numbers?

HW#52 Write a fun poem about numbers using imagery and concepts that are associate with any number.