Monday Evolution by Natural Selection & Modeling Natural Selection Review

Respond to the following prompt silently in your notebook:

Why does knowing about the process of natural selection add more evidence to

support the theory of evolution?

7 questions on handout from Friday.

Bell-ringer

Homework Due Now:

1. Apply the concepts in Evolution by Natural Selection essay to the Modeling Natural Selection activity.

OBJECTIVES

1. Discuss BR2. Complete & discuss DEJ3. Pass back & review Evidence for

Evolution Assessment4. Wrap up

AGENDA

Due Wednesday• Read Evolution in Action p58. Complete #2 on

p59 and Analysis #1 on p60 as a take home assessment.

Due this week• Evidence for Evolution assessment retakes

must be completed before or after school.

HOMEWORK

Tuesday Strange Encounters

Respond to the following prompt silently in your notebook:

How can you tell whether or not an object you encounter is alive? Write down all your

criteria.

Bell-ringer

1. Begin to observe and describe the common characteristics that living things share.

OBJECTIVES

1. Discuss BR2. Watch & discuss DVD segment

“Unusual Creatures.” 3. Read What is It? And complete

ending to story.4. Wrap up.

AGENDA

Respond to the following prompt on a half sheet of paper:

What did you learn today about the common characteristics that living things share?

EXIT TICKET

Due Wednesday• Read Evolution in Action p58. Complete #2 on

p59 and Analysis #1 on p60 as a take home assessment.

Due this week• Evidence for Evolution assessment retakes

must be completed before or after school.

HOMEWORK

WednesdayKWL

List everything you learned about evolution in the L column of a KWL chart. When finished turn to the partner sitting next to you, share what you have

learned, and decide on one thing your pair wants to share with rest of class.

Questions #2 p59 & #1 p60 (take home assessment)

Bell-ringer

Homework Due Now:

1. Summarize what you have learned about evolution.

2. Begin to think about what you know and want to know about the diversity of life.

OBJECTIVES

1. Complete Evolution KWL2. Begin Diversity of Life KWL

chart3. Wrap up.

AGENDA

ThursdayMetaCognitive Reading Logs

Open your textbook to the reading Describing Life: An Impossible Challenge? on p121-127.

Preview the text. Make a prediction. What do you think the reading is going to be about?

What did you use to help you in your prediction?

Bell-ringer

What are 6 characteristics we can always use to determine if an unknown object

is alive?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Students will be able to……1. Apply a metacognitive reading

strategy to develop an understanding of the 6 unifying principles of biology

OBJECTIVES

1. Bell-ringer2. Review KWL3. Model metacognitive reading

logs4. Complete your reading log5. Exit ticket

AGENDA

CONVERSATIONLevel 0 = silence

HELP Raise hand Wait quietly

MOVEMENTAny leaving of seat must have permission.

PARTICIPATION Writing/taking notes SLANTing

TEACHER INSTRUCTION

1. Silently by your self finish reading the essay on p124-127.

2. Complete at least 6 more logs for this reading in your composition notebook.

3. Use the prompts on the back if you need help stimulating your thinking.

4. Will be checked by your teacher for completion at end of class.

DIRECTIONS

CONVERSATIONLevel 0 = silence

HELP•Raise hand•Wait patiently for teacher

MOVEMENT

None

PARTICIPATION Looking at work Writing or doing what

task requires Staying in seat

SILENT SUSTAINED READING

Respond to one of the following prompts on a half sheet of paper:

1. How did you decide what to put on the left side of the log? What makes you think it is important?

2. Were there things in the reading that you didn’t understand? How did you figure out what they meant?

3. What problems do you still have with the text or the reading log itself?

EXIT TICKET

The title of today’s reading is “Five Kingdoms.” List all the words that come to mind when you

think of the title. Then group the words into categories and label the categories.

Have your reading logs out from yesterday so I can stamp them.

Bell-ringer

Homework Due Now:

What are the 5 kingdoms scientists use to classify organisms?

What are the major differences/similarities between the 5

kingdoms?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Students will be able to……1. Take notes in a graphic

organizer while reading for understanding.

2. Use your graphic organizer to classify mystery organisms

OBJECTIVES

1. Bell-ringer2. Model graphic organizer3. Complete graphic organizer

while reading4. Exit ticket

AGENDA

CONVERSATIONLevel 0 = silence

HELP Raise hand Wait quietly

MOVEMENTAny leaving of seat must have permission.

PARTICIPATION Writing/taking notes SLANTing

TEACHER INSTRUCTION

CONVERSATION Level 2 = SOFT Only with partner about

work assigned

HELPRaise HandWait patiently

MOVEMENTAcceptable reasons:

None

PARTICIPATION Writing/doing what task

requires Working cooperatively

with partner

PAIR SHARE

Due Monday:• Complete front and back of handout.

HOMEWORK

Respond to the following prompt on a half sheet of paper:

Did the graphic organizer help your reading comprehension? Why or why not?

EXIT TICKET