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Day 5: Week 1 Check: Routines That Last

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1. 10–15 min Morning meeting and current events SL.11-12.1

   1. Question of the day: What is one routine from this week that will help you most this year? Students name the routine and give one example of using it this week.
   2. News brief and one question.
   3. Agenda: vocabulary check, reading check, math check, pendulum lab and a timed paragraph.

2. 15–20 min Vocabulary and word study L.11-12.4b, L.11-12.5b

   1. Ten fill-in sentences with a word bank. Sample: The detective worked to ___ the alibi (verify). The jury returned its ___ after two hours (verdict).
   2. Sample: The ___ tourist believed the street vendor's map was ancient (credulous). Nurses must show their ___ before working (credentials).
   3. Students correct with a partner and write the root of each word next to it.
   4. Retake option: any word missed goes on a flashcard for next week's review.

3. 30–40 min Literature and texts RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2

   The Constitution of the Five Nations (Great Law of Peace), translated by Arthur C. Parker, 1916 (public domain)

   1. Read a one-page excerpt from the Great Law of Peace (Parker's 1916 translation) about planting the Tree of Peace and burying weapons beneath it.
   2. Students annotate with the class code, then write one analytical paragraph: what theme about peace or unity does the passage develop?
   3. The paragraph must include two integrated citations with paragraph or section numbers.
   4. Self-check against a three-point list: theme stated as a sentence, two citations, commentary longer than the evidence.

4. 40–50 min Algebra 2 HSA-REI.B.3, HSA-CED.A.4

   1. Items 1 to 4: 7 - 3(x - 2) = 4 (x = 3); 0.5(4x + 6) = 2x + 3 (all real numbers); 2(x + 1) = 2x + 5 (no solution); solve P = 2L + 2W for W (W = (P - 2L)/2).
   2. Items 5 to 8: 5 - 2x ≥ 11 (x ≤ -3); 1 < 3x - 2 ≤ 10 (1 < x ≤ 4); |x + 3| = 8 (x = 5 or -11); |2x - 1| > 5 (x < -2 or x > 3).
   3. Error to fix: a student solved -4x + 1 ≤ 9 and wrote x ≤ -2. Find the error and correct it (dividing by -4 flips the sign: x ≥ -2).
   4. Score, then each student lists the one skill to practice next week.

5. 30–40 min Physics HS-PS2-1, HSN-Q.A.3

   1. Hang one washer on a 0.50 m string (measured to the center of the washer) and pull it back about 10 degrees. Time 10 full swings and divide by 10. Repeat three times and average.
   2. Change only the mass (one, two and three washers) at 0.50 m, then change the length to 0.25 m with one washer. Record every trial in a data table with units.
   3. Compare to the formula T = 2π√(L/g) with g = 9.8 m/s²: 0.50 m predicts about 1.4 s (1.42 s) and 0.25 m predicts about 1.0 s.
   4. Percent difference example: measured 1.45 s versus 1.42 s is (0.03 ÷ 1.42) × 100 ≈ 2.1 percent. Conclusion: mass does not change the period; length does.

6. 25–35 min Writing W.11-12.1b, W.11-12.10

   1. Timed writing (20 minutes): write one claim, evidence, commentary paragraph about a theme in The World on the Turtle's Back or the Thanksgiving Address.
   2. Requirements: an arguable claim, two integrated quotations or close paraphrases with citations, and commentary that explains how.
   3. Partners swap and underline the claim once and the commentary twice, then return with one note.

7. 25–35 min Independent practice and projects

   1. Graph pendulum length versus period for your two lengths and describe the pattern.
   2. Redo any missed math item and write why the first answer was wrong.
   3. Make flashcards for any vocabulary words you missed.
   4. Reading log: record this week's pages and one sentence of response.

   Projects: keep the reading log current and build the analysis notebook toward the literary analysis essay.

   Device time (15 min): play Equation Engine on the Student games page.

   Today’s game: Equation Engine

8. 5–10 min Closing reflection SL.11-12.1

   1. Did your data support your Monday hypothesis about mass? Explain.
   2. Which routine will you keep using next week?
   3. What is one skill you will practice before Monday?

Short day? Keep the math check and the pendulum lab; move the timed paragraph to Monday's writing block.