Week of 9/28-10/2

Update: Essay due in Google Classroom by Friday. 

Videos for forensic pathology unit: TedTalk (8.5)  or What Role do Anthropologist Have in Solving Crime (2.5 minutes)

Simulation -

Your homework for the whole week is to read your classic literature book for at least 20 minutes each night. During warm-ups or at the end of class, you will be required to respond to questions about the content, style, and theme of your book. Please prepare by reading each night.

Monday:
Essential Question: What is Forensic Anthropology and why is the work relevant? (Go beyond the obvious!)

• Launch Forensic Pathology Unit with video/Quickwrite/KWL chart

• Partner work on Forensic Anthropology simulation

Tuesday:

Performance Series period 1-3

Quickwrite Forensic Anthropology and KWL

Wednesday:

Performance Series period 6-7

Quickwrite Forensic Anthropology Quick Write

Thursday:

• Break into pre-assigned reading groups and read the first article "What is Forensic Anthropology?" http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2008-04-04/608464/
• Re-read the article and annotate to find important details, significant events, author's purpose, recurring images, and text features
• Work together in small groups to create central ideas for the article. Copy graphic organizer in notebook and fill in: https://docs.google.com/a/chccs.k12.nc.us/document/d/1cq7Iw53AX6Ii4LlCMy5j-GwuA8ngMd0uHuN4c9dHA5U/edit?usp=sharing
• As an exit ticket, independently write a paragraph to defend your central idea using specific evidence from the text. I will review the exit tickets so that I can determine which kids have mastered finding central idea and which kids need extra support. 

ELA— I’m still making comments on final draft. Sorry to tell you I’m extending final due date to this Friday. Thank you for your hard work on this essay!

*Don’t worry if your essay is showing up as “Late” in Google Classroom. I’m still fiddling with the dates to get the extension updated.

**If you don’t have a literary classic for independent reading, you need to get one. Check one out from the Culbreth library or see me for help finding one. You must bring your classic to class with you every single day! No more excuses!

Most of the vocabulary quiz grades are in PowerSchool. If you scored below an 80, you have an opportunity for a retake on Friday, October 2nd. The average of your two scores will become your test grade. If you scored between 80 and 90, you can do test corrections. See me at lunch asap.