Language Arts:
Monday: Finished up with propaganda notes and went over the propaganda h.w. H.W.: Poss. noun sheet
Tuesday: Turned in the Poss. Noun sheet; Started working on The Outsiders advertisement poster. Finish poster for H.W.
Wednesday: Turned in the Ad. poster. Took notes on using "Voice" in a persuasive essay. Looked at two sample Persuasive essays. The first one had the parts analyzed and we discussed how they fit together. The second one, students had to break apart into pieces using a prewriting organizer. No H.W.
Thursday and Friday: We started our pre-writing and brainstorming for our persuasive essays. Tomorrow we will continue and finish pre-writing and move to drafting our Persuasive Essay.
Social Studies:
Monday: Finished the vocabulary, Traditional vs. Command vs. Market Economy sheet, and the Which is Which sheet.
Tuesday: Graded and reviewed work from Monday.
Wednesday: Did a Bead factory simulation lesson that focused on specialization, interdependence, and the 3 basic economic systems. No H.W.
Thursday: Today we wrote letters to veterans; debriefed our bead simulation from yesterday, and we watched a video on how culture shapes a country's economy.
Friday: We focused on trade. We read articles and completed graphic organizers on Economic Growth.
