Week+of+10.24.2011

__ Monday, October 24, 2011 __ Personal Essay due at beginning of class. HW: Read article- “Why do People Migrate?” (found on Wiki). Finish wiki postings if not completed in class. Revise expository paragraph of choice. __ Tuesday, October 25, 2011 __ HW: **revise and type final copies of expository paragraph, due Thursday, 10.27.2011 at beginning of class.** __Wednesday, October 26, 2011__ __ Thursday, October 27, 2011 __ HW: Vocabulary list 4, word variations __Friday, October 28, 2011__ HW: **none.**
 * Literature: Discuss EQs according to migration. Brainstorm: why do people migrate? Share postings on wiki.
 * Writing: go back over expository paragraph format, **revised expository paragraph drafts due 10.25.2011 for peer editing.**
 * Literature: Create concept map of HW article- what are the key concepts found in “Why do People Migrate?” Group work on the following articles:
 * Who Migrates?
 * History of Immigration to the U.S.
 * Kinds of Migrants
 * Migration as a Key Theme in the U.S. and World
 * Writing: peer edit of revised expository paragraph with rubric.
 * Grammar: new vocabulary words, List Four, 1-10. Assignment: look for variations in words by using dictionary.
 * No class, Flex day.
 * Final copies of expository paragraph due **.
 * Literature: Continue with group work- groups to explain and discuss concept maps. Two viewpoints on immigration- read poems and watch videos. Groups to trade off concept maps and check.
 * Literature: Read John Smith's "Description of New England"
 * Writing: respond to Wiki posting.