Thursday, March 29, 2012

March 29, 2012

Block 1
Outline pages 370-373 in your Social Studies book for tomorrow. Also - keep working on your Westward Expansion project; it is due Thursday, April 5, for everyone! If you are in Band, you may take extra time on your other assignment but that one needs to be in by Thursday!
In LA, study for your vocab test and begin working on your Tom Sawyer Unit Focus Questions.
Period 3 - Study for your vocab test tomorrow and begin working on your Tom Sawyer Unit Focus Questions.

Block 3
Outline pages 370-373 in your Social Studies book for tomorrow. Also - keep working on your Westward Expansion project; it is due Thursday, April 5, for everyone! If you are in Band, you may take extra time on your other assignment but that one needs to be in by Thursday!
In LA, study for your vocab test and begin working on your Tom Sawyer Unit Focus Questions.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

March 28, 2012

Block 1
Social Studies - For tomorrow - complete questions 1 and 2 on page 366 and questions 2 and 3 on page 367. Also, continue working on your Westward Expansion assignment, due April 5 (Thursday of next week!)Also, continue to answer and look for quotes for your Tom Sawyer Unit Focus Questions.

Period 3
Tom Sawyer Unit Focus Questions; continue to work on your answers to those questions and look for quotations from your novel to back them up - those questions will be due the week after Spring Break - stay tuned for a final due date and a schedule for your scored discussions.

Block 3

Social Studies - For tomorrow - complete questions 1 and 2 on page 366 and questions 2 and 3 on page 367. Also, continue working on your Westward Expansion assignment, due April 5 (Thursday of next week). For LA: Work on your Tom Sawyer Unit Focus Questions; continue to work on your answers to those questions and look for quotations from your novel to back them up - those questions will be due the week after Spring Break - stay tuned for a final due date and a schedule for your scored discussions.

Monday, March 26, 2012

March 26, 2012

Block I
For tomorrow - Complete reading through Chapter 15 in Tom Sawyer. Complete the worksheet on Victims; find reasons why each of the four characters is a victim and then back up those reasons with four quotes (with page numbers). Also, complete the first person narrative paragraph (you will choose ONE of the four characters for this part of the assignment) and be ready to share it in class tomorrow.
For Social Studies, you will have a lab period tomorrow to work on your Westward Expansion project paragraphs. Be prepared with a flash drive if you need it to save your writing.

Period 3
For tomorrow - Complete reading through Chapter 15 in Tom Sawyer. Complete the worksheet on Victims; find reasons why each of the four characters is a victim and then back up those reasons with four quotes (with page numbers). Also, complete the first person narrative paragraph (you will choose ONE of the four characters for this part of the assignment) and be ready to share it in class tomorrow.

Block 3
For tomorrow -Complete the worksheet on Victims; find reasons why each of the four characters is a victim and then back up those reasons with four quotes (with page numbers). Also, complete the first person narrative paragraph (you will choose ONE of the four characters for this part of the assignment) and be ready to share it in class tomorrow.

For Social Studies, you will have a lab period tomorrow to work on your Westward Expansion project paragraphs. Be prepared with a flash drive if you need it to save your writing

Thursday, March 22, 2012

March 22, 2012

Block I
For tomorrow - read Chapter 14 in Tom Sawyer; study for vocab test #20! Here are the words and definitions:
Vocab Word List #20
Magnanimity – generosity
Tempestuous – stormy or turbulent
Sublime – Superb ; excellent (awesome)
Obtrude – to intrude or impose
Venerate – to honor or revere
Reconcile – To re-establish a relationship
Relish – to take great pleasure in something
Zephyr – a gentle breeze

Complete reading Chapter 14 in Tom Sawyer. Also, remember to bring your independent reading book to class tomorrow!

For Social Studies - answer questions 1&2 on page 346 and 1&3 on page 349.

Period 3

For tomorrow; finishs reading Chapter 13 in Tom Sawyer and study for vocab test #20! Here are the words and definitions:
Vocab Word List #20
Magnanimity – generosity
Tempestuous – stormy or turbulent
Sublime – Superb ; excellent (awesome)
Obtrude – to intrude or impose
Venerate – to honor or revere
Reconcile – To re-establish a relationship
Relish – to take great pleasure in something
Zephyr – a gentle breeze

Remember to bring your independent reading book to class tomorrow!

Block 3 -
Marbery vs. Madison was turned in today - please turn in tomorrow if you were absent!
For tomorrow - read Chapter 14 in Tom Sawyer; study for vocab test #20! Here are the words and definitions:
Vocab Word List #20
Magnanimity – generosity
Tempestuous – stormy or turbulent
Sublime – Superb ; excellent (awesome)
Obtrude – to intrude or impose
Venerate – to honor or revere
Reconcile – To re-establish a relationship
Relish – to take great pleasure in something
Zephyr – a gentle breeze

Complete reading Chapter 14 in Tom Sawyer. Also, remember to bring your independent reading book to class tomorrow!

For Social Studies - answer questions 1&2 on page 346 and 1&3 on page 349.

March 21, 2012

Block I
New assignment - Westward Expansion -- handed out in class today! This assignment is due on April 5, 2012. We will have three work periods in the lab for typing your analysis paragraphs and some time in class for working on the mapping portion. Please record the due date in your planners!
For LA, we created vocab skits from our Tom Sawyer Vocab List #20 --test this Friday!

Period 3
We created vocab skits from our Tom Sawyer Vocab List #20 --test this Friday! We also finished up our 5 minute ProveIts!

Block 2
New assignment - Westward Expansion -- handed out in class today! This assignment is due on April 5, 2012. We will have three work periods in the lab for typing your analysis paragraphs and some time in class for working on the mapping portion. Please record the due date in your planners!
For LA, we created vocab skits from our Tom Sawyer Vocab List #20 --test this Friday!

Friday, March 16, 2012

March 16, 2012

Happy End of Trimester 2!
For all classes: I will be working on finalizing grades for all classes - you will not see your final grade posted until Tuesday; I will put a message on this blog when all grades are final and posted to Gradebook online. For those of you, due to snow days and assemblies, did NOT get to present their books, those presentation and question sessions will take place on Monday and Tuesday of this coming week.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

March 8, 2012

Block 1
Vocab Test tomorrow! We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 8 in class today and worked on our political parties. Your reading pages are due on Monday, March 12 - we will also be presenting our Prove it! books starting on Monday.

Block 2
Vocab Test tomorrow! We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 8 in class today. Your reading pages are due on Monday, March 12 - we will also be presenting our Prove it! books starting on Monday.

Block 3
Vocab Test tomorrow! We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 8 in class today and worked on our political parties. Your reading pages are due on Monday, March 12 - we will also be presenting our Prove it! books starting on Monday.Tentative due date for Political Party presentations in Tuesday, March 13!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

March 1, 2012

Block 1
Study for your vocab test tomorrow!If you were absent, please complete Tom Sawyer Chapter 4 and determine the characteristics, with support from the text, of Sid, Polly and Becky.
Period 3 - Study for your vocab test!

Block 3
Study for your vocab test; complete the story pyramid of you were absent; remember to turn in your Warriors Don't Cry book if you didn't return it on Thursday; complete reading Chapter 2 in Tom Sawyer.