Monday, June 6, 2011

WEEK OF JUNE 6-10

MON.  NO SS CLASS AWARDS ASSEMBLY AND TEAM ASSEMBLY

TUES. NO SS  CLASS - APOLLO 13 MOVIE IN MORNING  VIEWING GUIDE- GO OVER IN THE AFTERNOON AND JR . SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE RAINFOREST

WED.  FIELD DAY IN THE AM
LOCKER CLEAN OUT TURN IN LOCKS
YOU CAN'T GROW HOME AGAIN VIDEO AND GUIDE

THURS. VARIETY SHOW IN THE AM   AUCTION PM

FRI.  RAINFOREST POSTERS AND WHAT ELSE CAN S. AMERICA BE COMPETITIONS
NEWS GAME


I HAVE HAD A GREAT YEAR WITH THESE STUDENTS.  I HOPE THIS WEBSITE HELPED YOU KEEP UP WITH ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!

Friday, May 27, 2011

WEEK OF MAY 30-JUNE 3

BUY BACKS ARE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THIS WEEK

AT HOME SS BOOKS NEED TO BE RETURNED- LOST BOOKS WILL BE $20.00

NOTEBOOK CHECK FOR TEST GRADE IS TUESDAY-  STUDENTS RECEIVED THEIR LIST LAST WEEK!!

LAST CURRENT EVENT ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK!!


MON-  MEMORIAL DAY-  REMEMBER TO THANK VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE.  THIS IS A DAY SET ASIDE TO HONOR VETERANS AND TO HELP REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED FOR OUR COUNTRY BY CLEANING AND DECORATING THEIR GRAVESITES.  THIS TRADITION DATES BACK TO THE 1860'S. 

TUES.  NOTEBOOK CHECK FOR TEST GRADE-
AFTER NEWS GAME

HW- GOOD NIGHT TO DO CURRENT EVENT FOR FRIDAY

WED.  SOUTH AMERICA SEARCH

HW- CE

THURS.  FINISH AND CHECK S.A. SEARCH  (MODIFIED SCHEDULE PAWS INCENTIVE DANCE IN THE AFTERNOON)

HW- CE - LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR.

FRI-  NEWS GAME-  SOUTH AMERICA ACTIVITIES

(SOME STUDENTS WILL BE IN CTE TESTING IN THE AM (KEYBOARDING) AND THERE WILL BE A REHEARSAL FOR AWARDS DAY ON MONDAY IN THE AFTERNOON)

Friday, May 20, 2011

WEEK OF MAY 23-27

TEST FRIDAY  5/27 ON ALL OF SOUTH AMERICA
NOTEBOOK CHECK FOR TEST GRADE ON TUESDAY 5/31


MON.  NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
CHAPTER 17 CLASSWORK 171-3 REVIEW SHEETS

HW- NB CHECK #25
17 1-3 10 QUESTION REVIEWS DUE ON WED.  ON 17-2 TRUE AND FALSE STUDENTS NEED TO UNDERLINE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT MAKES THE STATEMENT FALSE

TUES,  INCA NOTETAKING ACTIVITY
UNITED STREAMING  ELIDA'S STORY
NB CHECK #25
GAVE NOTEBOOK LIST FOR NOTEBOOK CHECK FOR TEST GRADE NEXT TUESDAY

HW- 17 1-3 10 QUESTION DUE NEXT TOMORROW.

WED.  COLLECT 17-1-3 10 QUESTION
UNITED STREAMING FRANCISCO PIZZARO AND THE INCAS
WORK ON TEST CHAPTER 17

HW- TAKE HOME TEST CHAPTER 17 FINISH IF NOT DONE IN CLASS
S. A. DO YOU KNOWS FOR TEST ON FRIDAY

THURS.- GO OVER SOUTH AMERICA DO YOU KNOWS AND QUESTIONS
PLAY REVIEW GAME FOR S.A. UNIT TEST TOMORROW

HW-  STUDY FOR TEST TOMORROW
CE FOR TOMORROW

FRI.  S. A. UNIT TEST
S.A. WORDSEARCH

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK FOR TEST GRADE ON TUESDAY

Monday, May 16, 2011

WEEK OF MAY 16-20

I SENT AN INTERIM HOME LAST THURSDAY.  STUDENTS HAD THE CHANCE TO RETURN ON FRIDAY FOR 100 EXTRA CREDIT GRADE. 
MONDAY -90
TUESDAY 80

MON.  NO NOTEBOOK CHECK THIS WEEK DUE TO EOG'S LAST WEEK
30 MINUTES TO WORK ON COUNTRY PROJECTS WITH PARTNERS
CHAPTER 16 CLASSWORK

HW- CHAPTER 16-1 - 16-4 10 QUESTION FOLLOW UPS  DUE THURSDAY.
ON T/F UNDERLINE THE WORD OR PHRASE IN THE FALSE STATEMENTS THAT MAKES THE STATEMENT FLASE

TUES-  SIDEWALK CHART ART- TO PRESENT COUNTRY (WEATHER PERMITTING)  IF IT IS RAINING TODAY, WE WILL DO THE FIRST AVAILABLE DAY.  WE WILL CONT. TO WORK ON CHAPTER 16 CLASSWORK

HW-  16-1 - 16-4 10 QUESTION FOLLOW UPS DUE ON THURSDAY


WED.  CHAPTER 16 CLASSWORK

HW-  CHAPTER 16-1 -16-4 10 QUESTION FOLLOW UPS ARE DUE TOMORROW

THURS.  COLLECT 10 QUESTION FINISH CHPATER 16 CLASSWORK IF NECESSARY
TAKE HOME TEST ON CHAPTER 16
BEGIN CHAPTER 17 CLASSWORK

HW- TAKE HOME TEST CHAPTER 16 FINISH IF NOT DONE IN CLASS

FRI.  VIDEO ON THE INCAS OF PERU AND VIDEO GUIDE

NEWS GAME

HW- CHAPTER 17 1-17-3 10 QUESTION FOLLOW UPS DUE ON WED.

UNIT TEST ON ALL SOUTH AMERICA IS NEXT FRIDAY

Friday, May 6, 2011

WEEK OF MAY 9-13

EOG TESTING THIS WEEK!!  CLASSES WILL MEET EVERYDAY BUT SOME DAYS WILL BE SHORTENED!!

I AM PLANNING TO SEND AN INTERIM HOME THIS WEEK WHICH WILL HAVE THE NUMBER OF CURRENT EVENTS TURNED IN SO FAR.  GRADES ARE POSTED ON SPAN.


MON..  NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
NAME THE COUNTRIES - RELATIVE LOCATION WS
WORK ON ART PROJECT PRESENTED FRIDAY IN CLASS- STUDENTS ARE TO TO USE THE ART PAPER SUPPLIED TO DRAW A PLANT OR AN ANIMAL THAT LIVES IN EACH OF THE 4 LAYERS OF THE RAINFOREST.  THIS IS A QUIZ GRADE.  WE WILL BE MAKING A TROPICAL RAINFOREST. IN MY ROOM.

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK #24

TUES.  NOTEBOOK CHECK #24 
VIDEO AND GUIDE BRAZIL AND THE NORTHERN COUNTRIES
CONT. WORKING ON ART PROJECT

HW- NONE (CURRENT EVENT FOR FRIDAY)

WED.  ART PROJECT FINISH AND BEGIN WORK WITH ASSIGNED PARTNERS ON RESEARCHING ASSIGNED COUNTRIES.  USE THE COUNTRY FACT SHEET.  STUDENTS WILL BE DOING A SIDEWALK CHALK ART PROJECT NEXT WEEK TO CREATE DRAWINGS THAT REPRESENT THE INFORMATION THEY LEARNED ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY.

HW- NONE
\
THURS.  CONT. COUNTRY RESEARCH WITH PARTNER.  ABSOLUTE LAST DAY TO SHOW LAYERS OF THE RIANFOREST ART PROJECT.

HW-  CURRENT EVENT   (STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT TURNED IN ANY CURRENT EVENTS SO FAR HAVE NO MORE WEEKS TO WASTE IN ORDER TO GET THE 5 THEY NEED FOR A 100 TEST GRADE.

FRI.  NEWS GAME 
PARTNER COUNTRY PROJECT

HW- NONE

Monday, May 2, 2011

WEEK OF MAY 2-6

STUDENTS CAN TURN IN 2 CURRENT EVENTS THIS FRIDAY!!!!! 
SPAN WAS UPDATED ON FRIDAY AND DUE TO THE STUDENTS NOW HAVING AT LEAST ONE GRADE IN ALL CATEGORIES IS NO LONGER SKEWED. (PERECENTAGES ARE CORRECT)


MONDAY- NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
FINISH LANDFORMS QUESTIONS ON SOUTH AMERICA
15-1 AND 15-2 REVIEW SHEETS IN CLASS

HW- 15-1 AND 15-2 10 QUESTION SHEETS-  ON 15-2 TRUE FALSE STUDENTS MUST UNDERLINE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT MAKES THE STATEMENT FALSE.

NOTEBOOK CHECK #23

TUES.- NOTEBOOK CHECK #23
15-3 AND 15-4 REVIEW SHEETS

HW- 10 QUESTION 15-3 AND 15-4

WED.  TREASURES OF SOUTH AMERICA VIDEO QUESTION

COLLECT 15-3 AND 15-4 REVIEW SHEET

HW- CHAPTER 15 TAKE HOME TEST

THURS.- COLLECT TAKE HOME TEST
READINGS AND QUESTIONS ON THE LEVELS OF THE RAIN FOREST AND LIFE IN THE RAINFOREST
BEGIN VIDEO CLIPS ON RAINFOREST??

HW-  2 CURRENT EVENTS

FRI. NEWS GAME
 PROLOGUE READING AND CHECK LIST PRODUCTS OF THE RAINFOREST

VIDEO CLIPS FROM UNITED STREAMING ON THE RAINFOREST

INTRODUCTION TO LAYERS OF THE RAINFOREST DRAWINGS

HW- USE CHECKLIST TO SEE WHAT PRODUCTS YOU HAVE AT HOME THAT COME FROM THE RAINFOREST (INFORMAL)

Friday, April 15, 2011

Week of April 25-29

**** I HAVE POSTED GRADES ON SPAN.  PLEASE REALIZE THAT THESE GRADES ARE SKEWED BECAUSE THE STUDENTS HAVE HAD ONLY ONE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT AND THERE ARE NO QUIZ GRADES SO FAR.  ALSO STUDENTS HAD THE CHANCE TO TURN IN GRADE SHEETS FOR AN EXTRA CREDIT HOMEWORK GRADE THAT HAS THE GRADES SKEWED.  I JUST WANTED TO POST THE GRADES THAT STUDENTS HAD SO FAR!!******

WE WILL BE STARTING SOUTH AMERICA THIS WEEK.  I HAVE OPENED THIS FOLDER ON MY WEBSITE.

MON.  NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
GO OVER 9-5
CHAPTER 14 LASER DISC ON 1950'S

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK  ( GOOD NIGHT TO WORK ON CURRENT EVENT)

TUES.  NOTEBOOK CHECK #22
BLUE DIAMONDS 4 AND 5 USING THE BOOK
MAP OF SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES, CAPITALS AND REGIONS.

HW- WS 39 ON SOUTH AMERICA

WED.  WORK ON LANDFORMS READING QUESTIONS
REVIEW COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS FOR QUIZ ON FRIDAY.
COLLECT WS 39

HW- STUDY FOR QUIZ ON FRIDAY ON COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS OF S.A.

THURS.  FIELD TRIP TO PLANETARIUM
HW- CURRENT EVENT

FRI.- QUIZ ON COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS
AFTER QUIZ WE WILL BE BEGINNING  CHAPTER 15 1-4 REVIEW SHEETS-  STUDENTS WILL DO THE REVIEW SHEETS WITH ME IN CLASS AND THEN HAVE 10 QUESTION FOLLOW UP ASSIGNMENTS.

HW- 15-1 10 QUESTION FILL IN THE BLANK

Monday, April 11, 2011

WEEK OF APRIL 11-15

TEST THURSDAY ON WW II

MON.  NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
FINISH EVALUATION OF "DER FUEHRER'S FACE"
RATION CARD AND TELEGRAM EVALUATION
BEGIN WWII FROM YESTERDAY , TODAY AND TOMORROW BOOKS

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK #21
REVIEW SHEETS FOR TEST DUE ON WED.  I DON'T EXPECT EVERY SINGLE QUESTION TO BE DONE, BUT STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A MAJORITY OF IT DONE

TUES.  NOTEBOOK CHECK #21
FINISH MATH ACTIVITY AND CHECK FROM FRIDAY
YTT WORK ON WW II
PROPAGANDA POSTERS WWII

HW- REVIEW SHEET DUE TOMORROW - MAJORITY DONE

WED.  CHECK REVIEW SHEET
PLAY REVIEW GAME

HW- STUDY FOR TEST


THURS.- TEST ON WWII
AFTER TEST 9-5 REVIEW SHEET

HW- FINISH 9-5  CURRENT EVENT



FRI.  NEWS GAME 
TEST CORRECTIONS ON WWII TEST
BLUE DIAMOND ON WWII

HW-  NONE  HAVE AN "EGGS" ELLENT SPRING BREAK

Monday, April 4, 2011

WEEK OF APRIL4-8

MON.  NOTEBOOK CHECK READY IN CLASS
P. 28 IN BOOKLETS AND TURN IN BOOKLETS FOR FINAL CHECK
CONT. WWII VIDEO AT 1943 AND GUIDE

HW- NB CHECK #20  GOOD NIGHT TO WORK ON CURRENT EVENT FOR FRIDAY
GRADE SHEETS SIGNED FOR 100 EXTRA CREDIT

TUES.  NOTEBOOK CHECK #20
FINISH VIDEO AND GUIDE
POSTER WALK WORK WITH WWII POSTERS

HW-  WORK ON COMPLETING POSTER WALK WORK

WED.  COMPLETE POSTER WALK IN CLASS
CHAPTERS 13 AND 14 OF HISTORY IN MOTION
WS ON JAPANESE INTERNMENT
READ LETTER FROM INTERNEE
GROUPS TO DO HAIKU POEM BASED ON PICTURES AND QUOTATIONS FROM JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS.

HW- REVIEW SHEET 9-4

THURS.  TEST NEXT THURSDAY ON WWII
FINISH HAIKU POEMS IF NEEDED
EVALUATE THE DOCUMENT  MUSIC FROM THE 1940'S CARTOON "DER FUEHRER'S FACE"
ALSO RATION CARD AND TELEGRAMS

COLLECT 9-4

HW- CURRENT EVENT

FRI.  EARLY RELEASE
ALL 6TH GRADE WILL BE WATCHING AND DOING A LANGUAGE AND MATH ACTIVITY ON THE MOVIE "THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC"

HW- NONE  TEST NEXT THURSDAY ON WWII

Monday, March 28, 2011

WEEK OF MARCH 28-APRIL 1

BUY BACKS ARE THIS WEEK.  I AM TRYING TO DO THEM IN THE MORNING AND AT LUNCH INSTEAD OF CLASS TIME.

MON- VIDEO CLIPS ON DARFUR- MODERN DAY GENOCIDE- COMPARE WITH THE GENOCIDE OF WWII-  3 WAY TIE ACTIVITY

CHAPTERS 10-12 LASER DISC-  WE ONLY SAW CHAPTER 10

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK FOR TEST GRADE TOMORROW

TUES.- (REVISED) NOTEBOOK CHECK TEST GRADE-   CLEANED OUT STARTED OVER
HISTORY IN MOTION LASER DISC- Reviewed chapter 10 of History in Motion Laser Disc
PP. 19,20 IN BOOKLET

HW- PP. 21 AND 23 (WE HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED 22 IN CLASS)

WED.-  (REVISED)  CHAPTERS 10-12 LASER DISC FINISH

P. 24, 25 IN CLASS
WWII VIDEO GUIDE -START AT 1942


HW- PP. 26,27  LAST CURRENT EVENT FOR THE NINE WEEKS TOMORROW.

THURS  (REVISED)  DUE TO MRS. CHILCOTT BEING ILL TODAY, WE SWITCHED CLASSES AND MRS. LAWLER CAME TO HER ROOM FOR 7TH GRADE REGISTRATION.
STUDENTS FILL IN GRADE SHEET
NEWS GAME
BEGIN BACK WWII VIDEO GUIDE AT 1942
HW- NONE  BOOKLET PP. COMPLETE - I WILL BE COLLECTING MONDAY AFTER WE DO P. 28 IN CLASS.

Monday, March 21, 2011

WEEK OF MARCH 21-25

MON.  NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
FINISH WATCHING PEARL HARBOR VIDEO CLIPS
GALLERY WALK HOLOCAUST POSTERS PRIMARY SOURCE
P. 22 ON HOLOCAUST IN WW II BOOKLET

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK #19
QUIZ TOMORROW ON FIRST 1/2 OF WWII

TUES.- NOTEBOOK CHECK #19
REVIEW ACTIVITY FOR QUIZ
QUIZ FIRST 1/2 OF WWII
GO OVER GALLERY WALK
PP. 13,14 IN BOOKLET

HW-  PP.  11-18 IN BOOKLET WILL BE DUE ON THURSDAY

WED.  GATES OFAUSCHWITZ READING AND EVALUATE AND VIDEO CLIP FROM UNITED STREAMING.
QUIZ CORRECTIONS IN CLASS

HW- CURRENT EVENT- WORK ON BOOKLET PAGES

THURS-  VIDEO CLIP FROM HOLOCAUST MUSEUM COMPARE HOLOCAUST WITH CURRENT SITUATION IN DARFUR
CHILDREN'S TILE WALL
HOLOCAUST CINQUIAN AND TILE
COLLECT BOOKLETS

HW- HOLOCAUST CINQUIAN POEM AND TILE

Monday, March 14, 2011

WEEK OF MARCH 14-18

MON.  NO NOTEBOOK CHECK THIS WEEK ONLY 2 ITEMS ADDED
PDS. 3 AND 7 HAD TO FINISH GOING OVER 9-2
ALL CLASSES DID CHART ON WWII "ISMS"  COMMUNISM, FASCISM AND NAZISM LOOKING FOR WAYS THEY ARE ALIKE AND DIFFERENT
UNITED STREAMING VIDEO CLIPS ON RISE OF NATIONALISM IN WWII ( ONLY WORKED IN FIRST CORE, WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW.)
3-2-1 ASSESSMENT ON ISMS OF WW II

HW- NONE (GOOD NIGHT TO DO CURRENT EVENT FOR FRIDAY)  PP. 3 AND 4 IN BOOKLET IF NOT DONE OVER THE WEEKEND.

TUES.- CHAPTERS 8 AND 9 LASER DISC HISTORY IN MOTION
MAP OF EUROPE AT BEG. OF WWII AND FIGHTING FRONTS  COMPARE WITH MAP OF WWI 
BEGIN VIDEO OF WWII AND VIDEO GUIDE (1919-1939)

HW  PP. 5 AND 6 IN BOOKLET-  ON PAGE 6 USE THE NUMBERS OF THE UNSCRAMBLED COUNTRY TO LABEL THE MAP.

WED.  FINISH VIDEO THROUGH 1941 AND U.S. INVOLVEMENT


HW-  PP. 6,7,8 IN BOOKLET.  I WILL BE COLLECTING BOOKLETS TO GRADE TOMORROW AFER WE DO PP. 9 AND 10 IN CLASS.  I WILL BE GRADING PP. 1-10.  WE WILL HAVE DONE PP. 1,2,9,10 IN CLASS, SO STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWERS.

THURS.  PP. 9,10 IN BOOKLET AND COLLECT BOOKLETS
FINISH VIDEO GUIDE THROUGHT 1941
EVALUATE THE DOCUMENT - DAY OF INFAMY SPEECH

HW- CURRENT EVENT

FRI.- FINISH VIDEO CLIPS OF PEARL HARBOR - PEARL HARBOR VIDEO CLIPS FROM NATIONAL GEO. 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR (PRIMARY SOURCE- INTERVIEWS WITH SURVIVORS)

NEWS GAME


HW.  PP. 11 AND 12 BOOKLETS

Monday, March 7, 2011

WEEK OF MARCH 7-11

MON.- NOTEBOOK CHECK READY #18
3,6,7 FINISH JIGSAW AND PARAGRAPH ON LIFE OF A SOLDIER
HIM LASER DISC CHAPTER 1 ON WWI
CHALK TALK GROUP ACTIVITY WITH WW I PHOTGRAPHS

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK #18
HAVE ALL MATERIALS HERE F0R TAKE HOME TEST TOMORROW

TUES.  NB CHECK #18
2ND PERIOD FINISH HIM LASER DISC
3,6,7, FINISH CHALK TALK ACTIVITY
OPEN NOTE TAKE HOME TEST ON WWI
9-2 REVIEW SHEET AFTER TEST-  USE PP. 178-181 

HW- FINISH TEST , 9-2

WED.  CHECK 9-2 TRANSITION TO WW II
WATCH HIM ON 1920'S AND GREAT DEPRESSION
GRANNY'S MILK CARTONS SONG
TURN IN TEST

HW- NONE- GOOD NIGHT TO WORK ON CURRENT EVENT FOR FRIDAY
STUDENTS WHO SAID THEY COULD PRINT A WW II BOOKLET AT HOME NEED TO HAVE IT HERE TOMORROW.


THURS- CAREER FAIR- SHORT CLASSES-  
BEGIN WWII BOOKLETS WITH VOCABULARY P. 1
P. 2 IN BOOKLET
CHART  OF COMMUNISM, FACISM AND NAZISM COMPARE/ CONTRAST
IF TIME VIDEO CLIP FROM UNITED STREAMING ON RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE AND ASIA
GERMANY, ITALY, RUSSIA, JAPAN

HW- TEST CORRECTIONS ON NOTEBOOK PAPER
  CURRENT EVENT

FRI.  COLLECT TEST CORRECTIONS
EARLY RELEASE 30 MINUTE CLASSES
NEWS GAME
WORK ON PP. 3,4 BOOKLET

HW- FINISH PP. 3,4

Monday, February 28, 2011

WEEK OF FEB. 28-MAR. 4

MON.  NO NOTEBOOK CHECK THIS WEEK ONLY 2 ITEMS ADDED LAST WEEK.
P. 16 BOOKLET ON PROPAGANDA
USE EVALUATION SHEET FOR WW I PROPAGANDA POSTERS

HW- CORRECT QUIZZES FROM FRIDAY
PP. 17,18,19 BOOKLET ( COMPLETED BOOKLET DUE FRIDAY

TUES. P. 20 IN BOOKLET
FINISH VIDEO ON WW I IN CLASS

HW- BOOKLET PP. 21,22,23

TEST NEXT TUESDAY ON WWI WILL BE OPE NOTE AND TAKE HOME.  WILL START IN CLASS ON TUESDAY TO BE TURNED IN ON WED.

WED.  PP. 24,25.  FINISH VIDEO AND GUIDE.  VIDEO CLIPS, RED BARON AND SNOOPY AND THE RED BARON.  2 SONGS ABOUT SNOOPY AND THE RED BARON


HW. PP. 26,27 BOOKLETS DUE ON FRIDAY
STUDENTS CAN GET INTERIM SIGNED FOR 100 EXTRA CREDIT HOMEWORK GRADE.

THURS.   JIGSAW ACTIVITY  ON NC SOLDIERS IN WW I GROUP ACTIVITY
FINISH P. 28

HW- BOOLETS DUE TOMORROW

FRI.  FINISH JIGSAW ACTIVITY AND WRITE A CLASS SUMMARY
HISTORY IN MOTION LASER DISC CH. 1
TURN IN BOOKLETS
NEWS GAME

HW- NONE
NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE STARTING WW II- WE WILL HAVE A BOOKLET.  I AM ASKING ANY STUDENT WHO CAN PRINT ONE FROM HOME TO DO SO.  I WILL BE ACTIVATING MY WWII FOLDER ON MY WEBSITE THIS WEEK.

Monday, February 21, 2011

WEEK OF FEB. 21-25

STUDENTS MAY TURN IN 2 CURRENT EVENTS ON FRIDAY!!!



MONDAY- TEACHER'S WORKDAY

STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE PP. 1-8 OF THEIR WWI BOOKLET COMPLETE TOMORROW.  WE WILL DO THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ON PP. 6-8 IN CLASS TOMORROW BEFORE THEY TURN THEM IN.


TUES.- NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
COLLECT BOOKLETS
CHECK BTW WORK ON WWI
BEGIN VIDEO AND GUIDE ON WWI

HW- 2 CURRENT EVENTS
NOTEBOOK CHECK #17

WED. P. 9 IN BOOKLET
NOTEBOOK CHECK #17
CONT. VIDEO AND GUIDE

HW BOOKLET PP. 10 AND 11

THURS.  P. 12 IN CLASS (ALSO P. 28 EVERYTHING COVERED SO FAR)

CONT. VIDEO AND GUIDE IN CLASS
REVIEW FOR QUIZ TOMORROW FOR 1/2 WAY POINT

HW-  PP. 13,14,15,  QUIZ TOMORROW ON WWI  HALFWAY POINT
2 CURRENT EVENTS

FRI.  COLLECT BOOKLETS PP. 10-15 TO CHECK
ASSEMBLY- SHORT SCHEDULE

QUIZ ON WW I

NEWS GAME

HW- NONE

Monday, February 14, 2011

WEEK OF FEB. 14-18

WE WILL BE BEGINNING OUR STUDY OF WW I THIS WEEK.  I HAVE ACTIVATED MY WWI FOLDER ON MY SITE.  THERE IS A BOOKLET THAT WE WILL BE USING.  STUDENTS TOLD ME TODAY IF THEY COULD PRINT ONE FROM HOME AND HAVE IT HERE ON THURSDAY.




MON.-  NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
              CHECK REVIEW SHEET
              PLAY JEOPARDY
HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK #16
        STUDY FOR TEST

TUES.  NOTEBOOK CHECK #16
             TEST ON CHAPTER 8
             AFTER TEST 9-1 REVIEW SHEET

HW-  FINISH 9-1 REVIEW SHEET

WED.  TEST CORRECTIONS
            CHECK 9-1
            WW I WORK FROM BETWEEN TWO WARS BOOK

HW- GOOD NIGHT TO WORK ON CURRENT EVENTS

THURS.- CHECK BTW WORK ON WWI
UNITED STREAMING VIDEO AND ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS OF WWI AND ITS AFTERMATH
BOOKLET PP.  1-4

HW- FINISH BOOKLET PP. 1-4 AND CURRENT EVENT

FRI. NEWS GAME
MAP P. 5 (BIGGER) WWI COUNTRIES SIDES
PP. 6,7,8 BOOKLET

HW- FINISH PP. 6,7,8

Monday, February 7, 2011

WEEK OF FEB. 7-11

TEST NEXT TUESDAY ON CHAPTER 8


MON. NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
COLLECT 8-2 AND 8-1 CORRECTIONS

NOTES ON ENLIGHTENMENT AND FACTORS OF REVOLUTION

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK #15

TUES. NOTEBOOK CHECK #15

REVIEW WAYS CAUSE AND EFFECT OF EVENTS

8-3 REVIEW SHEET IN CLASS

HW- CORRECT 8-2 FOR 1/2 CREDIT
8-3 10 QUESTION MULTIPLE CHOICE

WED.  COLLECT 8-3 AND CORRECTED 8-2
VIDEO ON THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND VIDEO GUIDE

HW- NONE- A GOOD NIGHT TO WORK ON CURRENT EVENTS

THURSDAY- 8-4 REVIEW SHEET IN CLASS
INDEX CARD- GREATEST INVENTION OF ALL TIME - 3 REASONS WHY

WHAT WOULD YOU INVENT??

HW- 8-4 10 QUESTION T/F  STUDENTS MUST UNDERLINE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT MAKES THE STATEMENT FALSE.
CORRECT 8-3 FOR 1/2 CREDIT
CURRENT EVENT

FRIDAY- 1/2 DAY EARLY RELEASE 
COLLECT 8-4 AND CORRECTED 8-3
NEWS GAME 

HW- REVIEW SHEET FOR CHAPTER 8
REMEMBER TEST IS TUESDAY !!!

Monday, January 31, 2011

WEEK OF JAN. 31-FEB. 4

I HAVE MADE THE CHAPTER 8 FOLDER AVAILABLE ON MY SITE.

MON.  NO NOTEBOOK CHECK (ONLY ADDED 3 ITEMS LAST WEEK)   ALL SIXTH GRADERS WILL BE VIEWING FEBRUARY 1 VIDEO AND COMPLETING THE VIDEO GUIDE.


HW- VOCABULARY CHAPTER 8 QUIZ ON WED. 
CORRECT TAKE HOME QUIZ FOR 1/2 CREDIT

TUES.  FINISH FEB. 1 VIDEO AND GUIDE
BLUE DIAMOND #2

HW. VOCABULARY CHAPTER 8  QUIZ TOMORROW

WED.  VOCABULARY QUIZ CHAPTER 8
BEGIN 8-1 REVIEW SHEET IN CLASS (2PAGER)

HW- 8-1 10 QUESTION FILL IN THE BLANK

THURS.  ENLIGHTENMENT, REVOLUTION, CONSTITUTION RELAY GAME
COLLECT 8-1 10 QUESTION

BEGIN 8-2 REVIEW SHEET IF TIME

HW- CURRENT EVENT 
CORRECT VOCABULARY QUIZ FOR 1/2 CREDIT

FRI.- NEWS AND GEO. GAME
8-2 REVIEW SHEET (2 PAGER)

HW-  CORRECT 8-1 10 QUESTION FOR 1/2 CREDIT
8-2 10 QUESTION MATCHING

Monday, January 24, 2011

Week of Jan 24-28

BEGINNING OF THE NEW NINE WEEKS.  CURRENT EVENTS START OVER.  STUDENTS NEED 5 IN ORDER TO MAKE A 100 AS A TEST GRADE.

MON-  TEACHER'S WORKDAY

HW- STUDENTS HAVE REVIEW SHEET 7-3 FROM FRIDAY-  USE PP. 137-143


TUES. NOTEBOOK CHECK READY
COLLECT 7-3
FINISH VIDEO GUIDE ON REFORMATION
VIDEO-  AGE OF DISCOVERY

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK #14
GRADE SHEETS SIGNED FOR EXTRA CREDIT- EXCELLENT NIGHT TO WORK ON CURRENT EVENT FRO FRIDAY

WED. FINISH GOING OVER VIDEO GUIDE ON AGE OF DISCOVERY
NOTEBOOK CHECK #14
READ PLAY -" EXPLORERS WHO ABUSED THE INDIANS AND GOT AWAY WITH IT"



HW-  CURRENT EVENT FOR FRIDAY
REDO 7-3


THURS.  FINISH PLAY ON EXPLORERS WHO ABUSED THE INDIANS

BEGIN TAKE HOME TEST IN CLASS

HW- TAKE HOME TEST, CURRENT EVENT

TAKE HOME TEST IS DUE BEFORE THE END OF CLASS TOMORROW.  WE WILL HAVE A SHORTENED SCHEDULE FOR THE AUCTION (ONLY 30 MINUTES OF CLASS).  STUDENTS WHO FINISH THE TEST AT HOME WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WORK ON THEIR HW FOR TOMORROW- VOCAB. CH. 8


FRI.  TAKE HOME TEST TURNED IN BY THE END OF CLASS.  STUDENTS WHO ARE FINISHED WORK ON VOCAB. CH. 8

HW- VOCABULARY CHAPTER 8-  QUIZ NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Week 17-21

BUY BACKS THIS WEEK   
LAST CURRENT EVENT FOR THE NINE WEEKS

Monday - Holiday Thank History

Tues.- In class  Notebook Check for test grade  Clean out
Last class day to work on Leonardo / Michaelangelo Projects

HW-  Project presentations on Thursday
Work on Current Event for Friday
Questions pp. 137-143  (given last Thursday)


Wed.  Open HW Quiz pp. 137-143
Begin Play / Lotus Diagram on Martin Luther / Reformation Play

HW- Project Presentations tomorrow

Thurs.  Present Projects in groups
Finish Play and Lotus
Begin Video on the Reformation and Guide

HW- Current Event

Fri.  Grade Sheets in Class
Finish Video and guide on Reformation
Begin Review Sheet 7-3 in class

HW- Finish 7-3 if necessary

 

Monday, January 10, 2011

WEEK OF JAN 10-JAN. 14

  I HAVE  MODIFIED  ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER

MON.  (EARLY RELEASE)-  CLASSWORK- NOTEBOOK CHECK #13 READY
FINISH HIGH RENAISSANCE VIDEO AND GUIDE


HW-NOTEBOOK CHECK #13      
SECRET CODE
NOTEBOOK CHECK FOR TEST GRADE LIST GIVEN WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY, JAN 18
.   
TUES. SNOW DAY

WED.    2 HOUR DELAY NOTEBOOK CHECK #13
BEGIN WORK ON GROUP PROJECT ON LEONARDO AND MICHAELANGELO

HW- 7-2 REVIEW SHEET

THURS..  CONTINUE TO WORK ON PROJECTS
COLLECT 7-2

HW-  QUESTIONS PP. 137-143  DUE ON TUESDAY


FRI.  CONTINUE TO WORK ON GROUP PROJECTS  BEGIN PRESENTATIONS??

HW- QUESTIONS PP. 137-143 DUE TUESDAY
 NOTEBOOK CHECK FOR TEST GRADE DUE ON TUESDAY

Monday, January 3, 2011

Week Jan. 3-7

WELCOME BACK!!   I HAVE UPDATED MY BLACKBOARD SITE BY DEACTIVATING SOME FOLDERS AND ITEMS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SCROLL AS MUCH.  I ALSO ACTIVITATED THE NEW FOLDER FOR THE RENAISSANCE THAT WE ARE STARTING TODAY.


MON.  NOTEBOOK CHECK #12  READY
ILLUMINATED LETTERS.  I SHOWED THE STUDENTS SOME EXAMPLES OF ILLUMINATED LETTERS AND TALKED ABOUT THE HISTORY.  (GOOGLE ILLUMINATED LETTERS)

HW- NOTEBOOK CHECK #12
QUESTIONS PP. 131-136 2 SECTIONS ON NEW INTERESTS AND IDEAS AND THE CREATIVE SPIRIT.
ONE PAGER RESUBMITS ARE DUE TOMORROW FROM THE FESTIVAL.  THIS IS A TEST GRADE.  ANY STUDENT WHO MADE LESS THAN AN 80 ON THEIR ORIGINAL PROJECT NEEDS TO RESUBMIT.  THEY RECEIVED THIS WORK ON MONDAY, DEC. 20.


TUES. NOTEBOOK CHECK #12-
FINISH ILLUMINATED LETTERS
TURN IN RESUBMITTED ONE PAGERS
OPEN HW QUIZ ON SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF QUESTIONS PP. 131-136
BEGAN EXPLORING THE RENAISSANCE VIDEO AND GUIDE

HW- FINISH QUESTIONS PP. 131-136 RENAISSANCE / DAILY LIFE

WED.  OPEN HW QUIZ ON LAST 2 SECTIONS OF QUESTIONS PP. 131-136
CHECK ALL QUESTIONS
FINISH EXPLORING RENAISSANCE VIDEO AND GUIDE

HW- READ LEONARDO DA VINCI READING

THURS. DO GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS IN GROUPS ON LEAONARDO DA VINCI READING
SHARE INFORMATION

BEGIN LEONARDO VIDEO AND GUIDE

HW- TOP 10 LIST OF WHY LEONARDO DA VINCI IS A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN
CURRENT EVENT!!!

FRI. COLLECT TOP 10 LIST
UNITED STREAMING VIDEO ON THE HIGH RENAISSANCE
BEGIN GROUP PROJECTS ON LEONARDO / MICHAELANGELO

HW- NONE