Wednesday, June 13, 2012

June 11, 2012

Block I
   All reading logs should be turned in at this point! If some of you forgot them on Friday, this is the day you need to turn them in! For Social Studies - any make up CBA presentations will occur today and tomorrow. Also, if there are any corrections to your final drafts, those need to be submitted by Wednesday of this week.

Period 3
    We are continuing with your persuasive presentations today and tomorrow. All reading logs should be turned in by tomorrow at the latest! Your final persuasive essays are being graded and will be returned to you by Wednesday.

Block 3
    All final assignments have been turned in! You will receive your final grades by Friday of this week. Your CBA's have been returned  and your presentation grades are in process. You should have those results back by this Friday (or maybe Thursday!)

Thursday, May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

All Classes:  Please remember that your Independent Reading Project is due Tuesday, June 5th, and your Reading Logs are all due on Friday, June 8th! Enjoy reading over the holiday weekend!  :)

Block 1
   CBA Due Friday --- tomorrow!

Period 3 
Persuasive Essay due Friday - tomorrow!

Block 2
   CBA due Friday!

Monday, May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Block I
   LA - Lit Circles will meet tomorrow! Make sure you have read the pages your group agreed on for tomorrow's meeting. Remember that you have an independent reading presentation due on June 5th and that your Reading Logs are due Friday, June 8th.
   SS  - Complete questions 1-4 on page 605 for tomorrow. Also, your CBA will be due this Friday, May 25th! Please review your peer editing and your scoring rubric and make any needed ajustments!

Period 3
    Lit Circles will meet tomorrow! Make sure you have read the pages your group agreed on for tomorrow's meeting. Remember that you have an independent reading presentation due on June 5th and that your Reading Logs are due Friday, June 8th.


Block 3
LA - Lit Circles will meet tomorrow! Make sure you have read the pages your group agreed on for tomorrow's meeting. Remember that you have an independent reading presentation due on June 5th and that your Reading Logs are due Friday, June 8th.

SS - Complete questions 1-4 on page 605 for tomorrow. Also, your CBA will be due this Friday, May 25th! Please review your peer editing and your scoring rubric and make any needed ajustments! Also, pay special attention to your Call to Action! It isn't in the top box on the scoring rubric, but for your class, it will be considered as if it is!






Thursday, May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012

Block 1
    For Social Studies - Read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on page 607 in your Social Studies book. Answer the two questions that are found on page 607.  Also, bring a printed copy of your CBA rough draft to class tomorrow for peer editing.
     For LA - keep up with your LitCircle group reading assignments. For tomorrow - be prepared for an in class timed write on your LitCircle books; this will be based on the discussion questions you talked about today in your LitCircles. There will be an oral spelling test on the 12 words we have been looking at for the last two weeks - Their, there, they're, your, you're, definitely, defiantly, character, caricature, precipice, precipitation and precipitous.

Finally, remember that your final Reading Presentations for your Independent Reading Program are due on Tuesday, June 5th. All reading logs, which MUST be completely and legibly filled out, are due on Friday, June 8th.


Period 3 -
 Keep up with your LitCircle group reading assignments. For tomorrow - be prepared for an in class timed write on your LitCircle books; this will be based on the discussion questions you talked about today in your LitCircles. There will be an oral spelling test on the 12 words we have been looking at for the last two weeks - Their, there, they're, your, you're, definitely, defiantly, character, caricature, precipice, precipitation and precipitous.

Finally, remember that your final Reading Presentations  for your Independent Reading Program are due on Tuesday, June 5th. All reading logs, which MUST be completely and legibly filled out, are due on Friday, June 8th.

Block 3
For Social Studies - Read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on page 607 in your Social Studies book. Answer the two questions that are found on page 607. In addition, answer the following questions:

  •     How did Lincoln demonstrate his desire for unification in this speech?

  •    How did Lincoln see the Civil War as an opportunity for the nation to bring forth a "new birth of freedom" (or liberty for all), and why was this necessary for the survival of American self-government?

  •       The Declaration of Independence says "all men are created equal" is a "self-evident" truth, suggesting that human equality is obvious to any unbiased person. Why does Lincoln at Gettysburg call human equality a "proposition," meaning something that needs to be proven? (Hint: What does the Civil War suggest about American convictions in the 1860s regarding human equality?)

Please bring a printed copy of your CBA rough draft to class tomorrow for peer editing.

For LA - keep up with your LitCircle group reading assignments. For tomorrow - be prepared for an in class timed write on your LitCircle books; this will be based on the discussion questions you talked about today in your LitCircles. There will be an oral spelling test on the 12 words we have been looking at for the last two weeks - Their, there, they're, your, you're, definitely, defiantly, character, caricature, precipice, precipitation and precipitous.

Finally, remember that your final Reading Presentations for your Independent Reading Program are due on Tuesday, June 5th. All reading logs, which MUST be completely and legibly filled out, are due on Friday, June 8th.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

May 9, 2012

Block 1
    Civil War battle maps were due today - turn in tomorrow if you were absent. We continued working on our CBA - your rough draft is due a week from Friday. We will have computer lab time tomorrow to work on this project. We also began viewing "Glory" - please fill out your vidoe guide up through question #4 if you didn't complete it in class.

Period 3
   We worked on our Persuasive Research papers - first draft is due a week from Friday.

Block 3
Civil War battle maps were due today - turn in tomorrow if you were absent. We continued working on our CBA - your rough draft is due a week from Friday. We will have computer lab time tomorrow to work on this project. We also began viewing "Glory" - please fill out your vidoe guide up through question #4 if you didn't complete it in class.


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

May 8th, 2012

Block 1 -
    Parent permission slips for your CBA should be turned in by today; Lit Circle permission slips should also all be turned in by now.

   In Social Studies - Your Civil War Battle Maps are due tomorrow (Wednesday);
   In Language Arts - Your CBA first draft is due NEXT FRIDAY (May 18! We will be peer editing in class, so make sure that you meet that deadline!

Period 3 -
   All parent permission slips for your LitCircle books should be turned in at this point. Today, you received the permission slips for your persuasive research essay. Those are due on Friday.
    Your Persuasive essay rough draft is due next Friday, May 18th. We will be peer editing in class, so make sure you are working to meet that deadline.

Block 3
Parent permission slips for your CBA should be turned in by today; Lit Circle permission slips should also all be turned in by now.

In Social Studies - Your Civil War Battle Maps are due tomorrow (Wednesday);
In Language Arts - Your CBA first draft is due NEXT FRIDAY (May 18! We will be peer editing in class, so make sure that you meet that deadline!







 

Friday, May 4, 2012

May 4, 2012

Block 1
   Parent permission slips for your LitCircle books should all be turned in! Please turn them in ASAP if you have not turned it in!
   For Social Studies: We are working on topic selection for our CBAs this week. We had computer lab time today to identify sources. Remember - all sources and in text citations MUST be in MLA format. We also took notes on Chapter 19.1 in our Social Studies books and identified the strengths and weaknesses of the North and the South going into the Civil War.

Period 3 -
   We worked on topic selection for our persuasive essays; also, you each received a permission slip for your lit circle books. Please have your parents sign these and return no later than Tuesday, May 7th.

Block 3
Parent permission slips for your LitCircle books should all be turned in! Please turn them in ASAP if you have not turned it in!

For Social Studies: We are working on topic selection for our CBAs this week. We had computer lab time today to identify sources. Remember - all sources and in text citations MUST be in MLA format. We also took notes on Chapter 19.1 in our Social Studies books and identified the strengths and weaknesses of the North and the South going into the Civil War.