Lesson Plans for Mr. Dave Jackowicz

Mr. J. may be contacted by phone at 586/574-3171 Ext. 20108
or email at Djackowi@mail.wcs.k12.mi.us

Announcements for parents & students...(Updated May 29)

Links to weekly plans...
Plans for the week of May 28 - June 1
Plans for the week of May 21
Plans for the week of May 14
Plans for the week of May 7
Plans for the week of April 30 - May 4
Plans for the week of April 23
Plans for the week of April 16
Spring Break - Week of April 9
Plans for the week of April 2

Resources

Web Design
English
Government
Miscellaneous  

For the week of May 28 through June 1, 2007

Web Design
For the week of May 28 - June 1, 2007

Monday Happy Memorial Day!
Tuesday CHS web page design
Wednesday CHS web page design
Thursday CHS web page design
Friday

Substitute in class...CHS web page design

English
For the week of May 28 - June 1, 2007


Monday

Happy Memorial Day!

Tuesday This week's focus is non-fiction literature.
Last Friday we jumped ahead and looked at two critical movie reviews of Star Wars...one from the release date and one written 20 years later. Students will continue - for many who were absent, they will begin - reading and writing assignmnets for this material.
Wednesday A look at Thomas Edison...written by Charles Edison.
Thursday Mr. J.'s world-famous "newspaper skills" assignment.
Friday Substitute in class...students will work on PRQs both hours.

Government
For the week of May 28 - June 1, 2007


Monday

Happy Memorial Day!

Tuesday Because of the need for lab time to work on the Michigan Constitution online, students will, today, complete their chapter 24 study questions on state government.
Wednesday Students will use the text Understanding Democracy to work through the material on local government.
Thursday Students will use the text Understanding Democracy to work through the material on local government.
Friday Substitute in class...video news notes.

Coming next week...Visiting the cities of Warren & Sterling Heights online. Don't miss it!


For the week of May 21, 2007

Web Design
For the week of May 21, 2007
Monday Students will complete page design that was started last Friday. They will design a Prom 2007 page and a Fitzpatrick Manufacturing field trip 2007 page.
Tuesday Students will learn to edit images using the photo software editor provided on the lab computers. They will continue page design.
Pages will be viewed by the class for evaluation.
Wednesday New page ideas will be proposed & designed following brief, but further, web site evaluation.
Thursday Continue page design.
Friday Continue page design.

English
For the week of May 21, 2007

Monday

3rd hour only:
Welcome to Short Story week! This week's focus will be short stories. Next week will look at non-fiction literature.
Note - Story selections are subject to change!

The Stolen Party

4th hour:
No Class.  PLC for staff members.
Tuesday The Scholarship Jacket
Wednesday Penelope's Web
Thursday Bobcat On the Run
Friday One Throw or A Mother in Manville

Government
For the week of May 21, 2007

Monday Students will begin reading text chapter 24...state government.
Tuesday Students will complete chapter 24 material and begin reinforcement study questions. Questions are posted in the resources section above.
Wednesday Complete study questions
Thursday Internet activity...The Michigan Constitution online. Access the study questions online here or from the resources section above.
Friday Continue & complete Internet activity...The Michigan Constitution online.

 


For the week of May 14, 2007

Web Design
For the week of May 14, 2007

Monday Last Friday students completed a quiz on the TAUG and the Teacher Handbook.

This week students will explore the Master's Degree Culminating Project entitled "Intellectual Property, Copyright & Fair Use: What You Need to Know." This project was designed by Mr. J., Christine Abbey & Christina Ellis. Visit the site!
Tuesday School web site design. The class will read & discuss "Why in the World Wide Web?" Note: This article appeared in the January, 1997 issue of Technology & Learning and is copyrighted by Jamie McKenzie.
Wednesday No class. Many students from CHS will be on the Fitzpatrick Manufacturing tour field trip. All remaining students will be involved in another activity on site.
Thursday Continue "Why in the World Wide Web?"
Friday School web site evaluations.

English
For the week of May 14, 2007

Monday 3rd hour only:
Today's class session will include the culminating writing activity for the novel The Outsiders.
4th hour:
No Class.  PLC for staff members.
Tuesday STAR writing activity...characteristics and qualities.
Introduction to formal business letter writing. See Prentice-Hall Grammar & Writing text for support material.
Wednesday 3rd hour only:
No class. Many students from CHS will be on the Fitzpatrick Manufacturing tour field trip. All remaining students will be involved in another activity on site.
4th hour:
Students will write formal business thank-you letters to Mike Fitzpatrick and to their individual tour guides. Students who did not attend will also write the letters, indicating their appreciation for making the opportunity available and for the CHS student body.
Thursday Short story...TBD
Friday Short story...TBD

Government
For the week of May 14, 2007

Monday TEST...The United States Constitution: Articles & Amendments
Tuesday TEST...The United States Constitution: Articles & Amendments
Wednesday Introduction to state level government. Online state constitution activity.
Thursday Continue state level government. Online state constitution activity.
Friday Cable video news & notes activity.

For the week of May 7, 2007

Web Design
For the week of May 7, 2007

Monday Noted in last week's plans: Review of school Acceptable Use Guidelines (AUG) information and an introduction to copyright and intellectual property. Students will discuss information provided by the district's Technology Director.
Today's focus will be the WCS AUG paper.
Tuesday

Today's focus will include a look at the brief letter by the district's technology director concerning software violations. The discussion will then shift to a look at Copyright and Intellectual property. Students will read and discuss the following:

"A Teacher Handbook: Intellectual Property, Software Piracy, Plagiarism and Copyright: Including a Practical Application Guide" written by Mr. J. during his graduate program.
Wednesday Students will explore the Master's Degree Culminating Project entitled "Intellectual Property, Copyright & Fair Use: What You Need to Know." This project was designed by Mr. J., Christine Abbey & Christina Ellis. Visit the site!
Thursday School web site design. The class will read & discuss "Why in the World Wide Web?" Note: This article appeared in the January, 1997 issue of Technology & Learning and is copyrighted by Jamie McKenzie.
Friday

Continue "Why in the World Wide Web?"

English
For the week of May 7, 2007

Monday

3rd hour only:
Continue novel...The Outsiders chapters 7 & 8.
4th hour:
No Class.  PLC for staff members.
Tuesday Continue novel...chapters 9 & 10.
Wednesday Continue novel...chapters 11 & 12.
Thursday The Outsiders follow-up activities.
Friday View video...The Outsiders.

Government
For the week of May 7, 2007

Monday

Last week's Article I study questions occupied Wednesday and Thursday; students viewed and wrote notes from a cable news video on Friday that presented both political and current issues.
Today students begin reading the Constitutional Amendments 1-27.

Tuesday Continue the amendments, including reinforcement study questions.
Wednesday Complete the amendments.
Begin Constitution test review.
Thursday Continue Constitution test review.
Friday Practical application of Constitutional ideas and principles, including a look at the Core Democratic Values (CDVs)


For the week of April 30 through May 4, 2007

Web Design
For the week of April 30 - May 4, 2007

Monday Introduction to Forms
Tuesday Continue forms...
Wednesday Continue forms...
Thursday School web site design is the new topic. Teacher-directed school web site analysis and introduction to "Web Site Evaluation" forms. Students will continue with practical application utilizing the forms.
Friday

Continue evaluation of school web site design.

Coming up: Review of school Acceptable Use Guidelines (AUG) information and an introduction to copyright and intellectual property. Students will discuss information provided by the district's Technology Director.

English
For the week of April 30 - May 4, 2007

Monday

3rd hour only:
Introduction to the novel The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton. To examine the alignment of this course project with the state of Michigan's "Grade Level Content Expectations," please go to the following website: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ELA11-14open1_142201_7.pdf. Strand 3, Literature & Culture, is the relevant section for you to view.
4th hour:
No Class.  PLC for staff members.
Tuesday Continue novel...
Wednesday Continue novel...
Thursday Continue novel...
Friday Continue novel...

Government
For the week of April 30 - May 4, 2007

Monday

Today's class work will focus on reading Article I of the United States Constitution.

Tuesday Students will begin and complete the reinforcement study questions for Article I.
Wednesday Begin reading the Amendments 1-27.
Thursday Continue the Amendments, including reinforcement study questions.
Friday Complete Article I and Amendments reinforcement study questions.


For the week of April 23, 2007

Web Design
For the week of April 23, 2007

Monday Major web site design project - Day 5
Tuesday Major web site design project - Day 6
Wednesday Major web site design project - Day 7
Thursday Major web site design project - Day 8 - Last day
Friday <Substitute in class> Project presentations on hold until following week. Today's lesson will include reading an article on web site development for high schools. Reinforcement study questions to follow.

English
For the week of April 23, 2007

Monday 3rd hour only:
Introduction to historical narrative selection Titanic. Oral reading with required notes. Note comparisons with "Spring Break" narrative writing assignment from the week of April 16.
4th hour:
No Class.  PLC for staff members.
Tuesday Continue reading Titanic. Begin follow-up study questions for reinforcement, comprehension and reading skill development.
Wednesday Continue & complete historical narrative.
Thursday Literature selection #2...TBD. Check back soon for details.
Friday <Substitute in class> Continue literature selection #2. Weekend HOMEWORK may be assigned.

Government
For the week of April 23, 2007

Monday

Today's class work is a comprehensive look at the United States Constitution: Article V. It involves an interactive PowerPoint presentation that allows students to comprehend the weighty text, to understand it practically and to see the connection to real-world math. Yes..."Math Matters"! Students will not only view the presentation; they will compute real-world math exercises directly from the Constitution. Check out the presentation.
Tuesday Complete all Study Questions from Articles II-VII.
Wednesday Begin reading Article I
Thursday Complete reading Article I. Begin reinforcement study questions.
Friday <Substitute in class> Complete study questions or view video pertaining to Constitution (with notes)

For the week of April 16, 2007

Web Design
For the week of April 16, 2007
Monday Introduction to major web site design project. Students will receive Guidelines & Rubric. The project incorporates all components of the course since the beginning of the semester.
Tuesday Continue project <Substitute teacher today>
Wednesday Continue project
Thursday Continue project
Friday Continue project

English
For the week of April 16, 2007

Monday 3rd hour only:
Students will receive the guidelines for writing their "Spring Break" narrative writing assignment and begin the composition.
4th hour:
No Class.  PLC for staff members.
Tuesday 3rd hour only: <Substitute teacher today>
Students will continue writing their "Spring Break" narrative writing assignment.
4th hour:
Final, brief review of model/sample persuasive essays obtained from online ACT writing test prep web site. Continue with the brainstorming process for a new persuasive essay topic...students will be encouraged to use Inspiration concept mapping software.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Spring Break narratives must be completed outside of class time in order to receive full credit.
Wednesday Students will compose a rough draft of a persuasive essay following the guidelines and rubric provided in class.
Thursday Students will participate in a teacher-led and independent-practice peer review of student essays. They will continue with essay compositions with any remaining time.
Friday Students will word process the final draft of their persuasive essays.

Government
For the week of April 16, 2007

Monday The class will conduct a final review of the informational text (pages 42 - 57) dealing with the time period following the Declaration of Independence and prior to the drafting of the United States Constitution.  See the week of April 2nd for specific content detail.

Students will begin reading Article II of the United States Constitution.
Tuesday Students will complete reading Article II of the United States Constitution and begin follow-up reinforcement material.
Wednesday The U.S. Constitution with follow-up reinforcement materials...Articles II-VI
Thursday The U.S. Constitution with follow-up reinforcement materials...Articles II-VI
Friday The U.S. Constitution with follow-up reinforcement materials...Articles II-VI

 

For the week of April 2, 2007

Web Design
For the week of April 2, 2007

Monday Continue "tables" development activities.  At this stage of table development, students need to use analytical thinking skills to achieve the desired web page results.
Tuesday Continue "tables" development activities - Reinforcement.
Wednesday Continue "tables" development activities - Reinforcement.
Thursday No Class.  CHS will be running hours 4, 5 & 6 today.  Students will be beginning a major web site development project when they return from spring break.
Friday No Class.  Spring Break.

English
For the week of April 2, 2007

Monday 3rd hour only:
Students will return to another unit focusing on writing skills.  The primary lesson today will involve completing a teacher-developed activity focusing on the identification of complete sentences, including basic punctuation, within several groupings of multiple sentences.  This is also known as "More Sentence Fun" #4.
4th hour:
No Class.  PLC for staff members.
Tuesday
  1. Students and the teacher will review yesterday's assignment if not completed on Monday.
  2. Students will review the 1-2-3-2-3-1 method of paragraph writing.  Teacher will model correct paragraph development, including brainstorming.
  3. Students will develop 1-2-3-2-3-1 paragraphs independently.
  4. The class will begin reviewing model/sample persuasive essays obtained from online ACT writing test prep web site.
Wednesday 3rd hour only:
Students will complete reviewing model/sample persuasive essays obtained from online ACT writing test prep web site.  Students will begin the brainstorming process for a new persuasive essay topic...students will be encouraged to use Inspiration concept mapping software.
4th hour:
No Class.  No class due to 1/2 day for Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Thursday 3rd hour class.  
No class session today.  CHS will be running hours 4, 5 & 6 today due to 1/2 day schedule.
4th hour class:
Students will continue the writing process by beginning a rough draft of their persuasive essays.
Friday No Class.  Spring Break.

Government
For the week of April 2, 2007

Monday Last week students completed a detailed reading of the Declaration of Independence, followed by an extensive quiz on the document.  They ended the week viewing the film "National Treasure."
Today students will begin reading informational text (pages 42 - 57) dealing with the time period following the Declaration of Independence and prior to the drafting of the United States Constitution.  This includes:
  • The Confederation Period
  • The Constitutional Convention
  • Plans & Compromises
  • The Struggle for Ratification
Tuesday Students will complete reading of the textbook material referenced above.  Students will begin Study Questions based on the material found on the pages referenced above.
Wednesday No Class.  1/2 day due to Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Thursday Complete Study Questions.
Friday No Class.  Spring Break.


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