Monday, March 31, 2008

HISTORY CLASS

TCAP Preparation (Day 3) Objective for Today

  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.
  • Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the social studies facts and skills learned so far this year.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will make a list of three things you have learned this year in Mr. D's history class.
  2. Mr. D will show a short online demonstration of how to choose the right answers on multiple choice tests.
  3. We will go through several questions together as a class, using the CPS system.

READING CLASS

TCAP Preparation (Day 3) Objective for Today

  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.
  • Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the core reading skills learned so far this year.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will make a list of three things you have learned this year in Mr. D's reading class.
  2. We will take a short pop quiz on chapter 5 of Stepping on the Cracks.
  3. We will review the story we read in our TCAP prep books from last Friday.

Friday, March 28, 2008

HISTORY CLASS

TCAP Preparation (Day 2) Objective for Today

  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.
  • Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the social studies facts and skills learned so far this year.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will draw a picture of what you will feel like when your TCAP is over.
  2. We will go through several multiple choice questions that will help you understand what the TCAP will look like.

READING CLASS

TCAP Preparation (Day 2) Objective for Today

  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.
  • Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the core reading skills learned so far this year.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will read chapter 5 of Stepping on the Cracks and write three multiple choice questions for the chapter.
  2. You will read a selected reading from your TCAP prep book and answer the 7 questions that go with it.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

HISTORY CLASS

TCAP Preparation (Day 2)

Objective for Today

  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.
  • Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the social studies facts and skills learned so far this year.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will write out a friendly letter to 7th graders who will be taking this class next year, telling them what to expect and how to prepare for this class.
  2. We will go through several multiple choice questions that will help you understand what the TCAP will look like.


READING CLASS

TCAP Preparation (Day 2)

Objective for Today

  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.
  • Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the core reading skills learned so far this year.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will write out a friendly letter to 7th graders who will be taking this class next year, telling them what to expect and how to prepare for this class.
  2. We will go through several multiple choice questions that will help you understand what the TCAP will look like.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

HISTORY CLASS & READING CLASS

TCAP Preparation (Day 1)

Objective for Today
  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will spend 5 minutes studying for the quiz over rules and procedures.
  2. You will take a quiz over the rules and procedures.
  3. We will begin looking at strategies for answering multiple choice questions.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Welcome back! This is the first day of the final 9 weeks of your Middle School career.

HISTORY & READING CLASSES

Rules & Procedures Review

Objective for Today
  • Learners will be able to understand and implement the rules and procedures for Mr. Duncan's classes.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will come in, sit down, and write a one paragraph description of your Spring Break.
  2. Mr. D will go through a PowerPoint presentation of the rules and procedures.