Entry: 1) Choose from your Personal Spelling List and Write your 5 spelling words in the first column on your Weekly Spelling Study Sheet. 2) What are persuasive strategies?
Take notes on paper copies of yesterday's links to answer our questions.
Wednesday 10/15
Take notes on paper copies of yesterday's links to answer our questions. Write a gist statement on your global warming notes. Panel discussion at 11:20.
Discuss:
How have the people and animals living in the arctic Beaufort Sea area adapted to their extreme environments?
And:
Will what we do affect the polar environments?
Brainstorm how you think these changes may ultimately affect us.
Write a draft of your ideas so far. Use paragraphs.
- What animal is your research about?
- How does your animal survive the Arctic?
- How is global warming affecting your animal?
- How are we as humans contributing to your animal's problem?
- How is the problem of global warming affecting us?
Will what we do change the polar environments?
How do you think these changes may ultimately affect us?
Thursday 10/16 Spelling Tests
Continue taking notes on global warming.
Partner Conferences: Scientists share research -- what will you learn from your partner? Write a gist statement for both research results.
Friday 10/17
Entry: Partner Conferences-- talk to another scientist: Scientists share research -- what will you learn from your partner? Write a gist statement for both research results.
Share previous gist statements. What do we know? What do we still need to know?
Review Student Expectations:
http://msedwards.pbwiki.com/Student-Contract
Monday 10/20
Entry: Base words -- elect, vote, inform, search, represent
Write a second draft of your ideas so far. Use paragraphs with specific details.
- What animal is your research about?
- How does your animal survive the Arctic?
- How is global warming affecting your animal?
- How are we as humans contributing to your animal's problem?
- How is the problem of global warming affecting us?
Will what we do change the polar environments?
How do you think these changes may ultimately affect us?
If time: Intro to Election Project
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Election-Project
What do you know about the election process? Video: Presidential Election -- notes/ discussion; Ballot and Letter Home
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