Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Period 1 -2
We answered question #2 on page 625 in our Social Studies book (definitions, people and facts about the Reconstruction following the Civil War)
We completed the reading about SpiderMan in our Lit Book and answered questions 1-4 on page 891

Period 3
We read silently in our Independent Reading books, brainstormed dream jobs and read about Spiderman in our lit books. Questions 1-4 on page 891 due tomorrow.

Period 5 - 6
We finally finished Glory! Period 6 - Honor Society Induction....every one of you attended!

Monday, May 24, 2010

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Period 1 - 2
Final Reading and Reflection for To be a Slave
Social STudies Chapter 19.5 - ppt in class

Period 3
FInished presentations!! Completed final reading and reflection for To be a Slave

Period 5 - 6
Finished presentations; Social Studies 19.4 - 19.5 (ppt); Viewed portion of the movie, "Glory"

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

All classes:

Presentations continued today - don't forget the Independent Reading project due June 2 and the final reading logs that will be due on June 11th!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Tueday, May 18th, 2010

Period 1 - 2
We continued with Social Studies presentations; we watched the next segment of the Civil War movie, Glory.We also received handouts explaining our final Independent Reading project and the due date for our reading pages.
Period 3 -Presentations; We also received handouts explaining our final Independent Reading project and the due date for our reading pages.

Period 5 - 6
Presentations;
We also received handouts explaining our final Independent Reading project and the due date for our reading pages.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Period 1 - 2
We worked on completing our Social Studies battle maps of the Civil War; began watching Glory; worked in the computer lab on our papers and presentations - papers due tomorrow!

Period 3
We discussed MLA formatting for our Works Cited page and the requirements for our oral presentations. Final persuasive papers due tomorrow!

Period 5 = 6
We watched Glory - and worked in the lab on our Classroom Based Assesments.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

May 6, 2010

Period 1 - 2
We read Chapter 19 Section 1 in Social Studies and answered question #3 on page 584.
We continued to work on our rough drafts for our CBAs - Drafts due tomorrow!

Period 3 -
We read our class novel - To be a Slave and wrote reflections; we worked on our first drafts for our persuasive essays; due in class tomorrow for editing

Period 5 - 6
We worked in the library to prepare our rough drafts for tomorrow; editing in class!
We read pages 610 and 611 in our SS books, and completed the grid (#3 on page 584) listing the advantages, disadvantages and strategies of the North and South going into the Civil War. Grids due tomorrow!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

May 5, 2010

Period 1 - 2
We worked on mapping the two sides in the Civil War; the Union and the Confederacy.
We also continued working on our CBA's in the computer lab.

Period 3 -
Persuasive writing lab - rough drafts due Friday for peer editing!

Period 5 - 6
We reviewed or Social Studies test for Chapter 18 - mapped the two sides for the Civil War; CBA writing lab.....rough drafts due this Friday for peer editing.