BCMA Weekly Instructional Agenda for 9/30/13-10/04/13
Please be advised that Friday 10/04/13 is the last day of the 1st Six Weeks Grading Period!
This week in Reading, we will:



Review figurative language and author’s style/purpose for 6-weeks Unit Test
Take Unit Test – Thursday, 10-3-13
Identify/apply figurative language to poetry and its meaning
Prepare for reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
This week in Language Arts, we will:






Finish revising and editing personal narrative
Conference with teacher about personal narrative
Prepare final copy of personal narrative to turn in
o --Mrs. Atwood’s classes – personal narrative is due Wednesday
Review connotation and denotation
Discuss elements of poetry and apply to “Who’s Who”
Write a frame poem
This week in Science, we will:
09/30/2013- Monday


Complete the lesson outline to understand the location and properties of metals.
Have H.W- Concept builder on metals
10/01/2013- Tuesday


Complete the lesson outline to understand the location and properties of nonmetals and metalloids.
Have H.W – Key concept builder – nonmetals and metalloids.
10/02/2013- Wednesday



Watch a BrainPop – Metals/nonmetals/metalloids followed by quiz. .
Work on study guide given on metals/nonmetals and metalloids
Have H.W –cinch learning- metals/nonmetals and metalloids
10/03/2013- Thursday

Work on study guide given on metals/nonmetals and metalloids
Have H.W – Review -> cinch learning- metals/nonmetals, metalloids
Review – Fundamental Questions.
10/04/2013- FridayTake a TEST – METALS/NONMETALS AND METALLOIDS
Fundamental Questions
for Week – 6
1.
How does the position of an element in the periodic table allow you to determine if the element is a
metal?
2.
What are the properties of metals?
3. Where are nonmetals and metalloids on the periodic table?
4. What are the properties of nonmetals and metalloids?
5. Summary on the periodic table.
This week in Neuroscience, we will:
•
Understand the parts and functions of the respiratory system and how it interacts with other
body systems.
•
Create a model of lungs demonstrating the process of breathing.
•
Review for the 6 weeks test from Neuroscience study guide 1 and 2 (handed out to students on
9/20 and 9/27 respectively).
•
Take a test on Wednesday /Thursday 10/2 and 10/3
•
Complete the body systems posters.
•
Have Homework- Body Systems Tic –Tac-Toe (To be passed out on Monday 09/30 and is due by
Friday 10/04)
•
 GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT to parents for helping us with the chicken wing dissection last week.
We look forward to your help in the future. Thank you so much !!!
This week in World Cultures, we will:



Make budgeting plans
Participate in a Socratic seminar on culture
Learn basic political terminology

Study for Unit Test 2

*Unit Test 2: Monday October 7
This week in Math, we will:





Review and correct our quizzes from last week - Monday, 9/30
Multiply and divide fractions - Tuesday, 10/1
Solve word problems by adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions - Wednesday, 10/2
Take a Six Weeks Test over concepts covered throughout the six weeks - Thursday, 10/3
Explore positive and negative integers - Friday, 10/4
This week in Latin, we will be:




9/30: expanding our vocabulary
10/1: meeting three Latin declension
10/2-3: practicing our new declensions in translation
10/4: taking a vocab quiz!