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September 28, 2005

Here are the assignments for this week. Keep in mind that this is just a three day week, and the plans have been adjusted.
Please be sure to check in with me if you are absent.
Thanks
Mrs. Suggs

PS - Our test for this chapter will be primarily over vocabulary for the chapter. We will be having our assessment on Monday. The students will be filling blanks in a story about Georgia's Prehistoric Past using the vocabulary from their chapter. They will be able to use the definitions to complete the activity. They will not be able to use their textbooks.

Monday & Tuesday - no school:-)

Wednesday: 1. Copy down and define the first 11 words for chapter 4
(archeaologist, Archaic Indians, artifact, atlatl,
bands, Beringia, carbon 14 dating, chiefdom,
context, culture, and ecofact)
2. Judge illustrations for chapter 4
3. Begin "A Hole In The Head" activity

Thursday: 1. Copy down and define next set of words for chapter 4:
excavate, hieroglyphics, Ice Age, midden, migration,
Mississippian Indians, moat, nomads, organic, Paleo
Indians
2. Finish "A Hole In The Head" activity
3. "What if" with a group
4. Brief discussion of chapter 4

Friday: 1. Copy down and define last set of vocabulary for
chapter 4: palisade, postmolds, prehistory,
projectile points, sherds, site, tradition, wattle
and daub, Woodland Indians
2. Complete chart of "Georgia Traditions" - the 4 Indian
periods in Georgia's past.
3. Notebook check on chapter 2 & 3 materials

**We will be testing over chapter 4 next week. Our test for this chapter will be primarily over vocabulary for the chapter. We will be having our assessment on Monday. The students will be filling blanks in a story about Georgia's Prehistoric Past using the vocabulary from their chapter. They will be able to use the definitions to complete the activity. They will not be able to use their textbooks.

Posted by Suggs at 01:42 PM

September 19, 2005

These are the tentative plans for this week. Everything has gotten bumped back a few days due to testing last week and our block party.
In order to get the lesson plans, highlight on the link below:-)
If you are absent, be sure to check in with me.
Content, objectives, and skills are listed in the link below for "exerpts".
Thanks
Mrs. Suggs

Monday and Tuesday - "I am an American" - from last week's plans.

Wednesday (Early Release) - Start chapter 3
a. intro. chapter with discussion of what is important to study in history - how do journalist decide what to write about and what is not really considered "news worthy."
b. why do we study history.
c. different ways to record history - primary vs. secondary sources.
d. Class/homework - time line/picture analysis wkst.

Thursday - 1. Go over worksheet from yesterday.
2. Discuss timelines - AD vs. BC in understanding how dates are recorded.
3. Class/homework - chapter 3 review pg. 41 (Reviewing Main Ideas - #1-7 and Sharpen Your Skills #1 - due tomorrow.

Friday - 1. Check homework (chapter review) from yesterday.
2. With a partner, complete chapter 3 Time Line Actvity. This will be taken as a quiz grade for the chapter. Students will be able to use their textbooks - if necessary.
3. Illustrate chapter 4. We will be looking at these on Monday.

Posted by Suggs at 04:12 PM

September 15, 2005

Due to the testing that has been going on this week and our "block party" on Friday, scheduling has been a nightmare. Therefore, some classes will begin the "I Am An American" activity, briefly, this week, and the rest will be picked on next week. Thanks for your flexibility.
Mrs. Suggs

Posted by Suggs at 02:07 PM

September 12, 2005

Natural Resource Project: The students are personifying some of Georgia's natural resources in an advertisement. They are to select whether to beg their users to stop using them (before they are all used up), or take the opposite approach and try to get people to make more use of them. We have talked about the Chick-fil-a and blue flame advertisements to help spur their minds. I am so impressed with the students' creativity:-)

Posted by Suggs at 12:31 PM

September 08, 2005

Attached are the lesson plans for this week. Be sure to click on the link below to view the assignments.

This week will be a crazy week due to ITBS testing. We will be having a block schedule, and therefore will not be seeing every class each day. You will really need to keep up with your assignments so as to not get behind (especially if you are absent).

Lesson Plans – week of Sept 12th – 16th

***This week is ITBS testing. We are on block scheduling, and therefore will not see every class each day. I have tried to plan accordingly (and to not overload 3rd period since I will see them everyday).

Monday: 3rd, 6th, and 7th periods
1. Finish natural resource activity – due on Wednesday.
2. Return chapter 2 Open Book test
3. Georgia Stories video (Georgia Stories I, program 1 Georgia’s geographic environment)

Tuessday: 3rd, 1st, and 2nd periods
**3rd period –
1. natural disaster story is due tomorrow.
2. complete Georgia’s products word search
3. read silently – SSR time
**1st & 2nd periods
1. Finish natural resource activity – due on Thursday.
2. Return chapter 2 Open Book test.
3. Georgia Stories video

Wednesday: 3rd, 6th, and 7th periods
3rd period:
1. Present natural resources project to the class – class judges the best for bonus points.
2. SSR
6th and 7th:
1. Present natural resources project to the class – class judges the best for bonus points.
2. Complete Georgia’s products word search.
3. Read silently.

Thursday: 3rd, 1st, and 2nd periods
3rd: Start “I Am An American” activity. This will be done individually. It will be due on Monday – to present to the class

1st and 2nd: complete Constitution Day activities (since won’t see these classes tomorrow.
1. Ask class what does the term “Constitution” mean to them. And, how is it important to all of us.
2. Discuss some of the history of our Constitution – state and national (we needed some sort of guidelines to follow once we got our independence from England. And, we needed some sort of guide within each state since our “center” of government was located so far away from us – and it is hard to manage too many people at one time. It was easier to break the US into little sub-units as far as organization and control. An example of this is: state government, city government, town government, county government, etc. )
3. Pose the following question, and have students record their answers in their notebooks: “If you were put in charge of drafting your state’s first constitution, what would be the key components of the document and the structure of the state government?” Have some of the students share their answers.
4. With a partner, complete “I Am An American” activity. This is a composition that needs to be written in ink on the provided paper. We will share these next week – on Monday. **3rd period needs to work alone since they have extra time.

Friday: 3rd, 6th, and 7th periods:
3rd: 1. Continue with “I Am An American “ essay.
2. SSR
6th and 7th periods:
Constitution Day activities
1. Ask class what does the term “Constitution” mean to them. And, how is it important to all of us.
2. Discuss some of the history of our Constitution – state and national (we needed some sort of guidelines to follow once we got our independence from England. And, we needed some sort of guide within each state since our “center” of government was located so far away from us – and it is hard to manage too many people at one time. It was easier to break the US into little sub-units as far as organization and control. An example of this is: state government, city government, town government, county government, etc. )
3. Pose the following question, and have students record their answers in their notebooks: “If you were put in charge of drafting your state’s first constitution, what would be the key components of the document and the structure of the state government?” Have some of the students share their answers.
4. With a partner, complete “I Am An American” activity. This is a composition that needs to be written in ink on the provided paper. We will share these next week – on Monday.

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Posted by Suggs at 02:53 PM

September 02, 2005

Here are the tentative plans for this week. Remember that plans may change based on testing times and regular day to day student understanding of concepts.
Be sure to check in with me if you are absent.
Thanks
Mrs. Suggs

Assignments:
Monday: NO SCHOOL!!! Labor Day Holiday - hang your American flag

Tuesday: 1. Return map tests from Friday
2. Share weather disaster stories and illustrations.
3. Read last section of chapter 2 and complete chapter review at end of chapter - open book test on Thursday.

Wednesday: Schedule change due to CogAt testing - only seeing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd period classes
1. Georgia Stories - video
2. Continue reading rest of chapter 2 and completing the chapter review.

Thursday: shortened classes due to testing - all classes will be seen
1. Open book test - chapter 2

Friday:
1. Finish open book test if not completed yesterday.
2. Depleting natural resource activity. This project will be due next week - be sure to check in with me on due date because we will not be seeing every class every day due to ITBS testing.

Posted by Suggs at 02:21 PM

I am very pleased with the scores on our Georgia maps test. I could definitely tell that some studying went on prior to the test.
Please check i-parent often to see your child's progress. I have posted all of the grades as of today (and will even have today's map test on it by Friday evening).
There were some changes to my lesson plans for this week - I have had to put off the depleting resource activity until next week. The students have gotten so involved in the weather disaster stories, that we didn't have time to work on another project during the same week:-) I think that it is fantastic to see such creative ideas coming from the students -written and artistic creations.
Remind your children to keep up with the gluing of materials into their notebooks. We had a notebook check this week, and a few were still lacking in some areas:-)(they just need a little bit of "tweaking."
Don't forget that we will taking the CogAt test next week, and the ITBS the following week.
Enjoy your long weekend - rest and relax!!!!!
Mrs. Suggs

Posted by Suggs at 02:13 PM