Week of November 2 - 6

Language Arts (Blocks 1 & 2):
--Students completed a Weekly Word Study and took a spelling test.
--On Friday, students completed a journal entry.
--I taught dictionary skills this week. Students completed a dictionary scavenger hunt.
--Book logs were due this week. I met individually with students to have a conference about their independent reading over the first trimester.
--Today is the last day of the 1st trimester.

Sim-Nation:
--Students participated in a simulation of the stock market crash of 1929.
--I gave notes on the Great Depression and showed an informational video.
--Thursday was ADI #3. We went to the Leaning Tree Museum of western art.
--We watched the movie King of the Hill, which was set during the time of the Great Depression.
--Final drafts of LTPs were due on Friday, November 6. I will return these on Monday.
--Presentations of Learning (POLs) will be on November 19 and 20.
--There will be a quiz on Friday over World War I and the Great Depression. Links to download the notes are below.

WWI%20notes.doc

Great%20Depression%20Notes.doc