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7th Grade Osprey Team
1st Quarter
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English Language
Arts: Madigan
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| Week of October 29th: |
| Research Project on Beverely Naidoo,
author of Journey to Jo'burg. Use of internet, sessions with Mrs.
Bourdeau; Comments placed on author's webboard about the novel. |
| Week of November 5th: |
| "Journey to Jo'burg" Group
Discussion; Students receive new ZPD's; Memorization Skill:
"Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening", Robert Frost; Vocabulary
Quiz (Cores 2, 3, and 4) Test: "Rip Van Winkle," (Core 1); New AR
book (to be read in 16 days) |
| Week of November 12th: |
| Disguise a Turkey Contest;
Vocabulary Sentences; Identification of the Turning Point in a
Story; Explanation of a Dedication in a novel; Reward Activity:
African Art and Dance. |
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General Math:
Brown
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| Week of October 29th: |
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among different representations of algebraic expressions, equations,
and inequalities. |
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Pre-Algebra: Brown
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| Week of October 29th: |
| Translate
among different algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities. |
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Science: Blevins
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| Week of October 29th: |
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relationship between air pressure and wind direction. Describe
global and local wind patterns. |
| Week of November 5th: |
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made sources of air pollution. Compare primary and secondary air
pollutants. Identify role of man made pollution in the
depletion of ozone layer. |
| Week of November 12th: |
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assigned Tic tac toe weather differentiated assignment.
Presentations begin on Dec. 4. Students will learn how water
moves through the water cycle, how relative humidity is affected by
temperature,list the three cloud types, identify four main types of
precipitation. |
| Week of November 19th: |
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identify four types of air masses, four types of fronts, explain how
fronts change weather, and explain how high and low pressure affects
weather. |
| Week of November 26th: |
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will learn how lightning , thunderstorms, tornados and hurricanes
form. Students will explain how to stay safe during severe weather. |
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Social Studies:
Burke
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| Week of October 29th: |
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Students will
present their passport projects to the class |
| Week of November 5th: |
| Students will conclude
their passport project presentations. |
| Week of November 12th: |
| Students will study the
East Africa region of the continent focusing on Ethiopia and Kenya. |
| Week of November 19th: |
| Students will conclude
their study of East Africa with a formal assessment. |
| Week of November 26th: |
| Students will begin their
study of West Africa with a Map Study. Their study will
proceed to focus on the countries of Nigeria and Mali |
| Week of December 3rd: |
| Our study of West Africa
will conclude this week with a formal assessment. Students
will then begin working on Passport Project #2 focusing on countries
of either East or West Africa. |
| Week of December 10th: |
| Students will spend time
in the library and the computer lab researching a country for their
project and preparing a powerpoint presentation. |
| Week of December 17th: |
| Projects will be concluded
during this short week. |
| Week of December 24th: |
| No School |
| Week of December 31st: |
| Students will review the
work completed prior to the holiday in preparation to present their
projects to the class |
| Week of January 7th: |
| Students will present
their Passport Project #2 to their classmates, take their "Big Quiz"
and award stamps. We will begin our study of North Africa at
the end of the week. |
| Week of January 14th: |
| We will continue our study
of North Africa this week focusing on the countries of Egypt and
Mali. Students will have the opportunity to take a map test on
all of the countries of the continent of Africa to earn extra
points. |
| Week of January 21st: |
| We will switch gears
entirely this week and begin studying Asia. Our focus this
week will be the overall geography of the continent. We will
use atlases to learn about the continent and review basic map
skills. |
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Math:
Salter |
| Week of October 29th: |
| Lessons 7.1 thru 7.6. Translate
equations, inequalities and Functions. |
| Week of November 5th: |
| Review on Monday, Tuesday -Practice Test
(any student who has a note that says they reviewed with a parent
and signature earns 5 points toward test). Wednesday will be
test. Then we will continue with equations. |
| Week of November 12th: |
| Monday is Veteran's Day Holiday.
Work on Equations. Start Functions. |
| Week of November 19th: |
| Monday and Tuesday work with inequalities
and functions. Wednesday is an early release day.
Thursday be Thankful and enjoy family time. Friday continue. |
| Week of November 26th: |
| Review with chapter review page 362-362.
Remember with a note that they reviewed with a parent and signature,
students earn 5 points toward test. Then work with
inequalities. |
| Week of December 3rd: |
| Work with worksheets on functions and
graphing. Students need to learn to substitute in for x. |
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