Diary of a Wimpy Kid Second half of page 10, Lesson Plan

 Today is Thursday in Greg's journal and now he is telling us about his summer.  I hope that your summer was better than his!!  Let's read and find out!

To review  the last few lessons, 

let's watch the Cheese Touch!! 

Questions about the video: 

What was the reason that the cheese was there? 

What questions does the video answer that the book does not? 

Who took the Cheese Touch away?  In the book? In the video? 

Now let's read the second part of page 10. 

: 

seriously - very 

getting used to - getting a routine

get off  -  to start something

Grammar  CVC words that double the last letter when the verb is changed into the Present Progressive.

get, stop, cut, hop,  sit,  run 

Example 

Present tense                             Present Progressive

get                                             getting

______                                        _________

______                                        _________

______                                        _________

______                                        _________

______                                        _________

Now write sentences using the Present Progressive: 

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

Idioms that use the word get, in the past tense the form of the verb doesn't change. 

I got used to sleeping late during the summer.

We  got off the bus. 

You will get used to going back to school.

They got off to a good start and got a good grade on the spelling test.  

Now it is your turn to write sentences with get used to and get off. 

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

Questions: 

Who is Roderick? 

What does Greg have to do now that he didn't have to during the summer? 

What is difficult for you to get used to about going to school? 

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September 11, 2001, Lesson Plan

 This was a day that I will never forget. It was in the afternoon in Jerusalem, and I got a call from my father in Washington DC.  It was not our ususal telephone time, and he told me to make sure that I was sitting down. He then told me what happened. A complete shock.  

Go here for a time line of the day 

September 11, 2001

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/09/9-11-timeline-visualized-america-september-terror-attacks/

Homework:

You are reporting on the Twin Tower diaster.  Tell about the events and how President Bush reacted to the news. 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, page 10, Lesson Plan

 Greg is in middle school, and it not the heaven he thought it would be when he was in Elementary School. 

Vocabulary: 

 fingers crossed - put the 2nd finger over the first one.  

handwriting - the art of writing by hand with a pencil or pen

moved away - go to another city or state to live

stress - pressure about a certain subject 

Spelling 

put in the missing letters

f_ng_rs       h_ndwr_t_ng    st_ess 

Put in the missing word:  Use the vocabulary words  

I don't need that kind of ____________ in my life anymore. 

I kept my ____________  ______________ so I would not get the Cheese Touch. 

He _______________  ________________ and took the Cheese Touch with him. 

Write your own sentences: 

Word bank:  touch, writing, hand,  moved away,  fingers crossed. 

Questions: 

What happened with the Cheese? Who started it?  What happens if you touch the cheese?

How does it make the kids behave?  What does Greg think about it? 

What type of "games" does your class do? 

Homework: 

Write a diary entry for what happened at school today!

Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait, Lesson Plan

First read The Story of the World book 4 pages 406-409

Then watch this video: 

For more information go here: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iraq-invades-kuwait

https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/history/pages/the%20gulf%20war%20-%201991.aspx

Questions

What was the first reason that Saddam Hussein got upset at Kuwait? 

What did he do? 

Where else did he send rockets? 

Which countries helped to fight Iraq? 

What is effects today? 

Homework: 

You are a reporter during the first attack into Kuwait: What happened?  Why was this a surprise? 

How long did it take for the war to end? 

 

End of the Cold War, Lesson Plan

The Cold War affected the United States and the whole world.  Sometimes it heated up and there were proxy wars, like in Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East. It got to a point that Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, each in his own country to try something different. 

Let's do a review of the Cold War with this video: 

The read The Story of the World Book 4 pages 394-396

And a history of the End of The Soviet Union here: https://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/collapse_soviet_union.php

Do the quiz at the bottom of that page

Qustions for discussion:

 https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/series/lesson-plans-european-history/cold-war

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Julius Ceasar Crosses the Rubicon, Lesson Plan

 This event is a turning point in Roman history. When Ceasar crossed the Rubicon, he could have been starting a civil war. . . 

First we read in our book: Story of the World Book 1: pages 204-205 

To get an appreication of the biography of Julius Ceasar let's go and read more about him: https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/julius_caesar.php

 Questions: 

Who were Ceasars allies? 

Who were his enemies? 

What had he spent the last four years doing before he came back to Rome?

Why was the Rubicon River so important? 

What did Ceasar do when he came to the river? 

What happened as a result of him crossing the river? 

Homework: 

You are a historian embedded in the 13th Roman Legion.  Write an account of the crossing of the Rubicon River. 

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Plants, seeds, and how they grow, Lesson Plan

 Plants, seeds, and how they grow. 

First we will study in Wonders Grade 1 Unit 3 Reading and Writing Workshop pages 46-49

Now we can go to this cute video: 

Questions

What are seeds? 

What are the parts of a plant? 

What function does the flower do? 

What does the stem do?

What do the leaves provide for the plant? 

How do the roots help the plant, you can name two ways!

Which plants do you see in your neighborhood? 

Which plants do you like to eat for food? 

What part of the plant do you eat? 

Give examples of different plants and the parts that you use everyday!

Homework: 

Write about a specific plant and its parts.  

Draw a picture of the parts of a plant. 

Extra credit: Plant a seed and watch it for a month, draw a picture of the changes that the plant goes through.  Write the dates on each picture.  

The Chernobyl reactor melts down April 1986

 First we need to read in Story of the World Book 3 pages 390-393

Next watch this video:

Then choose from this FAQ which interests you the most: 

FAQ about Chernobyl

Questions: 

What happened at Chernobyl?

How many people died at the beginning? 

How many people were evacuated and not allowed to return? 

When will this area be able to be lived in again? 

What were the design flaws that caused the diaster? 

How was the reactor contained? 

Did this work? 

What further work remains to be done? 

Homework: 

You are preparing a talk about nuclear power.  Tell about the pros and cons. 

The World Wide Web, The Internet, Lesson Plan

 We use the Internet everyday, so why not learn about it's history? 

First we read in the Big Fat Book of American History page 493, then go to this video: 

Then if you have more questions: https://www.ducksters.com/science/electronic_communications.php

and if you want lots of detail go here: https://webfoundation.org/about/vision/history-of-the-web/

Questions: 

What was the earliest use of computers? 

What was a problem that scientists had when they wanted to share their data? 

How did Tim Berners-Lee propose to solve the problem? 

Why is the Internet decentralized? 

Who controls the Internet? 

How often do you use the Internet? 

What do you use it for most of the time? 

Homework: 

How did the Internet change the modern world? 

Interview a person who was born before 1970. Ask that person what life was like before the Internet.  

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, page 6, Lesson Plan

 Greg is explaining more about Middle School, as compared to Elementary School: 

Read Page 6

Vocabulary: 

Man, - used this way it is a idiom, show a small bit of annoyance. 

complicated  - many different parts

a cute butt - the buttocks of a person 

scratching their heads: idiom that means you don't know what is happening 

what the heck -  swear word for kids 

stinks - idiom for something not nice 

 come around - started to think the same way 

Spelling: Put in the correct letters: 

com_licated      c_te     sti_ks     h_ads    arou_d 

Put in the correct word in the sentence, there are more words than you need: come around  scratching my head, stinks, complicated, man, 

______  I don't know WHAT is going on today! 

I got only 60 out of 100 on the quiz, that really _______!

I would like to go swimming this afternoon, but it's ___________________. 

I'm still __________________, I don't understand the girl's behavior. 

Write your own sentences with these words: 

complicated, stinks, man, scratching my head, come around

_______________________

_______________________

______________________

Questions: 

How did a boy get to be popular in elementary school?

What has changed? 

What does Greg think about girls? 

What did Brice Anderson think in the past? What does he think now? 

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The Death of John F. Kennedy, Lesson Plan

  This is a subject that still holds our attention 58 years later. Who really killed JFK?  If he would have been re-elected would history still be the same?  Vietnam war?  Watergate?  We will never know. 

To study: Please read The Story of the World pages 350-354

https://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/johnfkennedy.php

Take the quiz at the bottom of the page. 

Questions for discussion: 

Why was JFK such a popular president? 

What was the effect of Jackie Kennedy on the USA? 

What events during his presidency were most important? 

Why did people forgive Kennedy about the Bay of Pigs? 

How did he deal with the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis? 

Why did he go to Dallas in 1963? 

  

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The Administration of Jimmy Carter

 Jimmy Carter's presidential adminstration started with the defeat of Gerald Ford.  He was also trying to fix the problems that Ford couldn't. 

He helped to ease the energy crisis with OPEC, and helped to organized the "Peace between Israel and Egypt . 

Study in the Big Fat Notebook of American History pages 476-478

https://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/jimmycarter.php

Take the Quiz at the bottom of the page. 

Questions for discussion: 

What was Jimmy Carter best known for before he became President?  

What has his most impressive achievement? 

What were the long term effects of this? 

What was the effects of the Cold War on his human rights stance? 

Homework: You are a newspaper reporter from the New York Times, reporting on the Iran Hostage crisis. Tell what happened, how the USA tried to rescue the hostages, and the aftermath. 

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid, page 5, Lesson Plan

 Now we are on page 5 of the Wimpy Kid,   Greg is telling us secrets about how to choose seats for the year in each class. 

Vocabulary 

luckily 

the last second

Next period

bunch

hot girls 

dork

late 

Spelling Put in the missing first letter

_ uckily 

_ econd

_unch

_irls

Put the correct word in the sentence: 

Jason Brill came in______  but______ I stopped that from happening __________.

Write your own sentences with the vocabulary words: 

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

Questions 

Where do you like to sit in a class? 

How does your school put the students? 

If you are next to a friend, do you talk to him/her? 

The Freedom of Belgian Congo, Lesson Plan

 Racial tensions in the Belgian Congo 

Study: 

Story of the World pages 335-338

Now we study here: https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/congo-civil-war-1960-1964/

https://www.ducksters.com/geography/country.php?country=Congo,%20Republic%20of%20the

Questions

How did Belgium gain control of the Congo?  How were the native peoples treated? What did they produce? 

Who came to live in the area?  Why? 

Why did the native people want independence? 

What happened when they gained their goal? 

Who were the refugees and what did they want? 

What is the situation now? 

Homework: 

You are a newspaper reporter.  Write your newspaper column and include facts about the recent Congo independence. 

Gerald Ford and the Nixon Pardon, Lesson Plan

 Gerald Ford and the Nixon Pardon, Lesson Plan 

Gerald Ford was America's only unelected President, but in the long run he was the right man for the time. 

Read the Big Fat Notebook of American History pages: 475-476

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/gerald-r-ford/

https://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/geraldford.php

Do the quiz at the bottom of the page

Questions for discussion

How did Gerald Ford become president? 

Why did people like him at the beginning of  his presidency? 

What were the major factors that caused him to lose the next election? 

For more information go to this link: 

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Page 4, Lesson Plan

 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Page 4 

Vocabulary 

waiting around 

hurry up

seating chart

got to be real careful

plunk your stuff down

Spelling put in the missing letter from the vocabulary list:

hur_y  c_art  car_eful do_n  

 

Put in the correct words from the vocabulary list: 

Today is the first day of school, and right now we’re just ______ for the teacher to_____ and finish the_______ . So I figured I might as well write in this book to pass the time.  

By the way, let me give you some good advice.  On the first day of school, you ________ where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just _________  on any old desk and the next thing you know the teacher is saying I hope you like your seats! 

Make your own sentences with these words 

waiting around _______________

hurry up           ______________

seating chart    _______________

got to be real careful  _______________

plunk your stuff down  _______________

Questions 

How does greg feel about his seat mates? 

What is he doing while waiting for the teacher? 

Argentina, Juan Peron, Lesson Plan

 

Juan Peron second term ends in Civil War!!! Well almost. 

We will first study the Story of the World Book 4 Argentina Juan Peron and his wife. 

pages 330-334

Now for an indepth biography: 

https://biography.yourdictionary.com/juan-domingo-peron

Discussion questions: 

How did Peron orginally gain power? 

Which group of people were his power base? 

What main events made him lose popularity? 

What influence did the church have? 

Homework: 

You are a newspaper reporter: Report about the effects of Evita's death on the country of Argentina. 

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The Korean War, Lesson Plan, Story of the World Book 4, Big Fat Notebook of World History

 The Korean War 

This was the first proxy war between the USSR and the United States after WWII. 

The Story of the World Book 4 is a good source of information pages 325-328

The Big Fat Notebook of World History pages 466 and the map on page 467

More information here: 

https://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/korean_war.php

Do the quiz at the bottom of the page!! 

Discussion Questions

Which source gives a better overview of the Korean War? 

Why were the World leaders willing to go to war again so soon after WWII?

What was the different viewpoints of President Truman and President Eisenhower?

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The Vietnam War, Lesson Plan

 Why did America fight the Vietnam War? 

This is a very clear video that explains this: 

Let's study in the Big Fat Notebook of American History

pages 455-465

https://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/vietnam_war.php

Discussion Questions

Why did America send advisors to Vietnam in the 1950's? 

Why did they send the army in? 

What were the problems with fighting in Vietnam? 

What did North Vietnam want? 

What was the reaction of people back in the United States? 

How and why did the war end? 

Homework 

The Pentagon papers reported some facts about the Vietnam war.  You write a newspaper report for your local newspaper based on these facts. 

Rachael Alice Orbach 

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Inuit peoples of the Arctic , Lesson Plan

 The native peoples of the Far North used to be called Eskimos, but now they like to be called by their own tribal names: one of the most popular name is now Inuit. 

Here is an Inuit song: 

More information about the Inuit

Let's do a Map Quest!  https://slideplayer.com/slide/14966383/

https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/inuit_peoples.php

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