Current Events Introduce Ch 11 pgs 322 - 323 Watch CCC Video Navajo: Indians of the Southwest - video guide to go with clip Read Ch 11 Lesson 1 pgs 324 - 328 - read and discuss as a class by page
SSE.8.3 Describe the ways in which local, regional, and ethnic cultures may influence the everyday lives of people Current Events Ck Ch 11 Vocab Continue reading Ch 11 Lesson 1 pgs 324 - 328 - read and discuss as a class by page Assign Ch 11 People (8) Due Thursday Assign Wkst 76 - to be graded Wednesday
SSE.8.3 Describe the ways in which local, regional, and ethnic cultures may influence the everyday lives of people
SSB.8.2 Employ cause-and-effect arguments to demonstrate how significant events have influenced the past and the present in United States and world history
~~~~~~~~~~~~EARLY RELEASE~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ck Wkst 76 - for grade Read Ch 11 Lesson 2 pgs 332 - 335 - read and do Wkst 78 as they read, groups or individually (skip Alamo on pg 335) Assign Wkst - State Identifications w/ City and Water Clues - to be graded Thursday
SSA.8.7 Describe the movement of people, ideas, diseases, and products throughout the world SSB.8.10 Analyze examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among groups, societies, or nations
Current Events Ck Ch 11 People Ch Wkst - State Identifications Read Ch 11 Lesson 2 pg 335 Remember the Alamo! Read history of Alamo (print article) in groups and highlight important information http://www.history.com/topics/alamo/print
RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Current Events Continue reading history of the Alamo as a class if needed. Read Ch 11 Lesson 3 pgs 336 - 337 as a class and discuss
RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Current Events Read Ch 11 Lesson 3 pgs 338-343 - read sections as class and discuss Read pg 344-345 and discuss as a class (if time) Assign Wkst 79 - to be graded - due Tuesday
SSE.8.6 Describe and explain the influence of status, ethnic origin, race, gender, and age on the interactions of individuals
Current Events Ck Wkst 79 Start reading Background of a Cowboy, create +/- chart of being a cowboy (work in groups) http://woolaroc.org/caffeine/uploads/files/Cowboy%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf
RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent
Current Events Continue reading Background of a Cowboy creating a +/- chart of being a cowboy and discuss results If time, have students get computers and look at the National Cowboy Museum Website http://cowboykids.nationalcowboymuseum.org/index.html OR Read and discuss pgs 354 - 355 as a class (Literature - cowboy poem)
RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent
Current Events Read Ch 11 Lesson 4 pgs 346 - 348 Use computers. Find a picture of an aqueduct, reservoir, irrigation canal and dam in the Southwest. Create a google doc with a picture of each and explain what each does. - for a grade
RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Current Events Problem Solving Activity from page 349 of Teacher Edition (have students work in groups)
RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
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