Reminders:
1. On Friday, June 21, children can bring for $ 2.00 and dress in shorts (or any appropriate clothing) to benefit a mission established in Haiti. See Mr. Wood’s blog for details!
2. 12:00 Dismissal on Friday, June 21,
2013. All notebooks will be sent home today!
3. Please bring in some cleaning materials to clean desks on Monday,
6/24.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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Unit 6: WEEK 2
5th Grade Reading-
6/17/13- Final on Wednesday
Lesson Plans
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is The Little Prince by
Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Read the rest of the book.
REVIEW FOR FINAL
EXAM
1.
Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and Midterm Exam (Unit 1 and the Midterm
was sent home prior to the Midterm Exam).
2. Make
sure that you have The Little Prince, If You Lived When There Was Slavery in
America, and Walk Two Moons on the day of the Exam.
3.
Study Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Sept. – June, especially all words for
Unit 5 since you do not have a test to study from).
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6th Grade Reading- 6/17/13-
Final on Wednesday
Lesson Plans
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is The Westing Game by
Ellen Raskin.
Read Chapters 20-30 (finish the book).
REVIEW FOR FINAL
EXAM
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and Midterm Exam (Unit
1 and the Midterm was sent home prior to the Midterm Exam).
2. Make sure that you have Life After, Lyddie, and The Westing
Game on the day of the Exam.
3.
Study Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Sept. – June, especially all words for
Unit 5 since you do not have a test to study from).
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7th Grade
Reading 6/17/13- Final on Wednesday
Lesson Plans
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is A Wrinkle of Time by
Madeleine L’Engle
Read Chapters 10, 11, & 12(finish the book).
REVIEW FOR FINAL
EXAM
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and Midterm
Exam (Unit 1 and the Midterm was sent home prior to the Midterm Exam).
2. Make sure that you have The Dairy of a Young Girl (Anne Frank),
Call of the Wild, and A Wrinkle in Time on the day of the Exam.
3.
Study Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Sept. – June, especially all words for
Unit 5 since you do not have a test to study from).
7th Grade
Social Studies- Final on Thursday
Lesson Plans
REVIEW FOR FINAL
EXAM
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and Midterm Exam (Unit 1 and
the Midterm was sent home prior to the Midterm Exam).
2. Study Classwork Notebook (Sept. – June), and make sure you
study all of Unit 5 notes, since you do not have a test to study from.
3. You can also read the textbook if you need more explanation
about something.
ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR FINAL EXAM (Mrs. Darling’s Group 4 & 5)
1a. Why do we know so little about the Mound Builders'
civilization?
b. Why are Cahokia Mounds so remarkable?
Chapter 2 Checkup Question p. 33
2. What were the goals of the early Spanish explorers and why were the Spaniards able to build such a large empire in the New World?
Chapter 3 Checkup Question p. 67
3. What was Andrew Jackson's attitude toward each of the following:
a. Second Bank of the United States
b. the doctrine of nullification
c. the Indians
Chapter 11 Chapter Checkup p. 379
4. Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom.
Explain the circumstances and the results of the of the Dred Scott
case.
Chapter 14 Chapter Checkup p. 497
5. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam.
a. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
b. Explain its effects.
Chapter 15 Review Main Ideas/ Directed Study Question
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8th Grade
Reading 6/17/13 – Final Exam on Wednesday
Lesson Plans
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is A Raisin in the Sun by
Lorraine Hansberry.
Read Act III (up to pg. 151). Read the two pages about the
author at the end of the book.
REVIEW FOR FINAL
EXAM
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and Midterm
Exam (Unit 1 and the Midterm was sent home prior to the Midterm Exam).
2. Make sure that you have The Boys’ War, Vincent Van Gogh, and A
Raisin in the Sun on the day of the Exam.
3.
Study Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Sept. – June, especially all words for
Unit 5 since you do not have a test to study from).
8th Grade
Social Studies- Final Exam on Thursday
Lesson Plans
REVIEW FOR FINAL
EXAM
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and Midterm Exam (Unit 1
and the Midterm was sent home prior to the Midterm Exam).
2. Study Classwork Notebook (Sept. – June), and make sure you
study all of Unit 5 notes, since you do not have a test to study from.
3. You can also read the textbook if you need more explanation
about something.
ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR FINAL EXAM (Mrs. Darling’s Group 4 & 5)
1. Henry Ford wanted to produce cars that ordinary people could
afford to buy.
How did the mass production of inexpensive automobiles affect
American life?
Chapter 8 Chapter Checkup #1 p. 303
2. President Hoover and President Roosevelt approached the Great
Depression differently.
How did Hoover's approach differ from Roosevelt's toward the Great
Depression?
Chapter 9 Checkup Question #6 p. 327
3. How did economic conditions and increasing nationalism lead to the rise in dictatorships in Europe?
Chapter 10 Chapter Checkup #2 p. 355
4. After World War II, there was a building boom in the United States.
a. Explain how the 4 great shifts in population caused this boom.
b. Explain where these shifts took place.
Chapter 12 Chapter Checkup # 1 p. 443
5. There have been many changes in America since the 1960s.
Explain how conditions have changed since then for the following
groups:
a. Mexican Americans
b. Native Americans
c. Women
Chapter 14 pages
507, 508, 509, & 510
Have a
great week!
