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Friday, October 29, 2010

November Assignments and Important Dates

Tentative assignments for November


Monday: (November 1st and 2nd) Chapter 6 and 7 Test


Wednesday: (November 3rd) Review Test


Thursday and Friday: (November 4th and 5th) In Class Reading Chapter 8 and 9


Monday: (November 8th) Continue Reading Chapter 8 and 9


Tuesday: (November 9th) Chapter Review Questions for Chapter 8 and 9 Due


Wednesday-Friday: (November 10th-12th) Review for Chapter Test


Monday-Tuesday: (November15th and 16th) Chapter Test


Wednesday-Friday: (November 17th-19th) PowerPoint Lecture and In-Class Notes for Chapter 10 and 11


Monday and Tuesday: (November 22nd and 23rd) Newspaper Project Rubric


Monday and Tuesday: (November 29th and 30th) Newspaper Project Checkpoints





Upcoming Due Date: December 6th – Newspaper Due



Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010

ALL CLASSES UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES

October 12th -- Class Meeting During Nutrition

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October 13th -- Guided Practice Due for Chapter 6

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October 11th-15th -- Community Awareness Week (Slaves to Ignorance Project)

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October 18th -- Slaves to Ignorance Project Due
Folders Due

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October 19th-22nd -- Whole School Assembly
Review Game/Smack Game/Study Guides/Sample Test

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October 26th -- Portfolio Check

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October 29th -- Chapter 6 and 7 TEST

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GOOD LUCK

Friday, October 1, 2010

Slaves to Ignorance Project

MANTRA:
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF

Proposal (25 pts)
--Short written introduction to your project
--Historical topic from the current chapter
--Historical topic from another time period in the book
--Contemporary issue
--Signature

Action Plan (50 pts)
--Proposal in progress
--Elements used
--How will you relate the three topics?
--Community Awareness Plan
--People you will target
--Resolution

Project Parts

A)
Historical Topic From Current Chapter
--Information Researched (Internet) and Bibliography (at least two different sources)
--Elements Used (at Least 2)
--Literary Document (Incorporate into your project)
--Action Plan (relate to other topics)

B)
Historical Topic from another time period in the book
--SAME AS ABOVE

C)
Contemporary issue or dilemma
--Information Researched (Internet) and Bibliography (at least two different sources)
--Elements Used (at Least 3)
--Literary Document (Incorporate into your project)
--FINAL ACTION PLAN (resolution and awareness)

Due after Project
*Journal Log (25 pts)
*Class Presentation

Elements to choose from:
-Visual
-Artistic
-Written
-Oral
-Media
-Community

Graded On:
*Organization and Effort
*Evidence of Knowledge
*Community Awareness