Week of Apr. 30-May 4 Period 5

Period 5
4/30/12
DROP

5/1/12
0.  King Corn quiz:  http://quiz.thefullwiki.org/King_Corn_%28film)
1. Warm-up: 10-minute writing: Using the vocab. from the flipchart, discuss how corn came to dominate US farm production.
2. Display corn ingredient products
3. Seminar on King Corn
4. Homework: Complete Ch. 7 practice test

5/2/12
Sections of King Corn
Discussion of implication of over-production of corn crop
Homework:  Do Ch. 7 practice test
5/3/12
1. Warmup: selected Ch. 7 multiple choice questions.
2. Finish King Corn and discussion
3. Homework: Review Ch. 7 "Answers for Free-Response Questions"

5/4/12
1. Warm-up: King Corn quiz
2. Ch. 7 vocab game
3. Homework: Study Ch. 7 for test Monday; answer essay questions