Medea Creek Middle School: 7Th Humanities: Ms. Casino

Medea Creek Middle School: 7th Humanities: Ms. Casino

Week 10: Quarter 1: 10-12-15 to 10-16-15

LANGUAGE ARTS: / SOCIAL STUDIES: / STANDARD: / HOMEWORK:
Mon.
10/12 / Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind:
·  Reading and work time Chapters 9-13
o  Lit circle job
o  Chapter summaries
o  Review questions / Ch. 4 Muslim States:
·  Begin 4.3 highlighting, annotating, review questions within reading / CCSS Read 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings / LA: Shabanu Ch 9-13 reading, questions &
Lit job due Thurs.
o  Summaries/Quiz: Friday
SS: Finish 4.3 highlighting/annotating,
review questions within reading
Tues.
10/13 / Skills Packet and Greek and Latin Roots Part 1: Review Test
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind:
·  Reading and work time Ch. 9-13
o  Lit circle job
o  Chapter summaries
o  Review questions / Ch. 4 Muslim States:
·  Check in 4.3 Highlighting & Annotating
·  4.3 Work: Review ?’s, Patterns Chart, Study Cards (8) / SS 7.2 .5: Describe the growth of cities and the est. of trade routes among Asia, Africa, and Europe, the products and inventions that traveled along these routes and the role of merchants in Arab society. / LA: Shabanu Ch 9-13 reading,
questions & Lit job due Thurs.
o  Summaries/Quiz: Friday
SS: Finish 4.3 work review questions,
chart, 8 cards)
Wed.
10/14 / Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind:
·  Reading and work time Ch. 9-13
o  Lit circle job
o  Chapter summaries
o  Review questions / Ch. 4 Muslim States:
Check in/discuss 4.3
Video Notes: “The Golden Age of Islam” / LA: Shabanu Ch 9-13 reading,
questions & Lit job due Thurs.
o  Summaries/Quiz: Friday
SS: Complete Video Notes
Thurs
10/15
Emergency
Preparedness Drill
Special Schedle / Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind:
o  Literature Circle Meeting (Ch. 9-13) / Ch. 4 Muslim States:
Check/Review video Notes
Discuss “Legacy of the Muslim Golden
Age” pages
Complete “Golden Age Advancements” Chart / SS 7.2.6: Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations… / LA: Summaries/Quiz tomorrow
SS: Complete “Golden Age
Advancements Chart
o  Study for tomorrow’s Test
Fri.
10/16
Last Day of
Quarter 1 / Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind:
·  QUIZ
·  Weekly Writing
·  Begin reading Ch. 14-18 / Chapter 4 Test:
GOOD LUCK! / CCSS Read 1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences / LA: Shabanu: Read Ch. 14-18.
begin working on summaries
SS: None
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS:
1.  Be sure to use your planner.
2.  Keep your weekly schedule.
3.  Plan your work! Work your plan!
4.  Use study & learning strategies for success!
5.  Be organized! / QUOTE TO PONDER:
“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” -Ayn Rand / REMINDERS:
*11/2-4: Catalina
*11/11: No School
*11/23-27: Thanksgiving Break / TESTS/ DUE DATES:
-  10/16: Shabanu Quiz
-  10/16: Chapter 4 Test
-  11/19: Skills II Work Due
-  12/4: Skills II Test