Monday, December 11, 2017

Our week in learning 12/11


 The last full week of the semester is here! Students are busy preparing to present their history 
units, state brochures, and "The Snowstorm" recitations. This week, we are wrapping up our 
science unit on mitosis, and have finished reading Where the Red Fern Grows and presenting
 the 100-point literature projects. Students will begin bringing home graded work to stay as they 
start cleaning out their desks for the end of the semester.

This week in science, students will review for and take their mitosis quiz, which will take place 
on Tuesday. Students will be expected to know the order of the stages of mitosis and what happens 
during each stage, as well as how mitosis differs from binary fission. On Thursday and Friday,
 students will conduct a bacteria-growing lab in which they will practice their scientific investigation 
skills.

In grammar this week, students will work on their persuasive essay final drafts and will participate
 in a writing workshop on Wednesday, going through each step of writing an essay and conferencing 
with a teacher after each step. They will use the AZMerit rubric as their guide. On Thursday and 
Friday, students will identify each other's arguments and persuasive techniques as they present 
their essays to the class. Next week students will take their cumulative roots quiz.


This week in History, students will be presenting their Feudal Japan chapters as a groups on Monday 
and Tuesday.


Students have finished the 50 states unit and will demonstrate their knowledge by creating 
a brochure for a randomly chosen state. States will be chosen and information given on Monday. 
Their final brochure is due for presentation on Wednesday, 12/13. We will present on their states 
until Winter break. We will present on a volunteer basis, so students who will be absent the last 
week of school must present on Thursday or Friday.

This week in Math, students find the area and perimeter of odd-shaped figures, explore the 
area of a triangle (½ x base x height), parallelograms, and the surface area of rectangular prism, 
cube, and cuboids. Their last test of the quarter will be on Monday, December 18th. There are  
no math groups this week.  

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