NAME: _______________________________________	HR/IG: _______________________________	
DATE: September 11, 2006 – September 20, 2006 	THEME: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler	

Essential Questions	NJCCCS	Class Activities	Homework	Assessment	
•	What is expected of me in this class?
•	How can I describe my summer reading experience?
•	What will MY social studies textbook look like?
•	How do geography, history, literature, and the humanities CONNECT?	3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 6.1, 6.3, 6.6	W-Daily Read-Aloud and/or Poem Activity
W/P/I-Describe your summer reading experience
W/I-Participate in class presentation to set up your personalized social studies textbook (remember that you’ll need your binder)
W-Class discussion: Geography and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (multiple days)	Hand in summer reading assignments	Exit Cards, Teacher Observation, Project Rubric	
Art Center
•	What did Michelangelo experience while painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling?	1.2, 1.4, 3.1, 3.2	I-Create your own masterpiece in the way of the master (follow all directions in center binder)	Complete Center	Center Rubric and Teacher Observation	
Map Reading Center
•	How can I use maps and timetables to get from one place to another?	3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 6.1, 6.3, 6.6	S/I-Use class resources to develop a route from Elizabeth to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (follow all directions in center binder)	Complete Center	Center Rubric and Teacher Observation	
Reading Center
•	What is the best way for me to choose a book?
•	What did this book make me feel or think?  Did I learn anything?	3.1, 3.2	I-Read a book of your choice during center-time and complete an exit slip (follow all directions in center binder)	Complete Center	Center Rubric and Teacher Observation	
Technology Center
•	What can I learn by observing a sculpture?
•	What symbols and clues do sculptors include in their work?	1.2, 1.4, 3.1, 3.2, 8.1	P/I-Observe the details of two sculptures and make predictions about them (follow all directions in center binder)	Complete Center	Center Rubric and Teacher Observation	
Writing Center
•	Which aspects of the novel did I find most interesting?
•	Can I identify the novel’s plot, main characters, and important events?	3.1, 3.2	I-Select an activity card and answer questions about the text (follow all directions in center binder)	Complete Center	Center Rubric and Teacher Observation	

W=Whole Group
S=Small Group      
P=Peer to Peer
I=Independent	Notes: 
In addition to other homework, all students are expected to read for at least thirty minutes each day above and beyond regular schoolwork.
Students should also expect a supply check within the next week.  Do not forget your ID card.