6th Grade: 1. All classes take vocabulary test. See previous blog for the words. 2. Keep up Haiti Earthquake Journal - 2 items per day, 2 different sources. Cut & paste is not acceptable for this assignment nor any others. 3. First draft of report due Monday-Tuesday.
8th Grade: 1. Vocabulary test on Monday. 2. First draft research paper due Monday with a correct MLA bibliography & credits.
10th Grade: Read page 31-42 "Jews in Hiding." 2. Answer questions 1-3 page 42.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Homework Assigned on Jan. 26 & 27, 2010
6th Grade - All: 1. Add two Haiti Earthquake Aftermath entries to your Earthquake Journal per day until further notice. You should have a total of 14 by Wednesday, Jan. 27. You must use a minimum of 2 different sources each day & write the source next to the entry.
6V: Due Friday - Write a list of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. State what each one was, where it was located, & approximately when it was built. Cite your source. You may use an encyclopedia or the internet.
Vocabulary words for the week: 1. Hammurabi 2. seige 3. aqueduct 4. bas-relief 5. Assyria 6. Nineveh 7. Babylon 8. Babylonia (the Babylonian Empire) 9. Neo-Babylonian Empire (also know what "neo" means) 10. Nebuchadnezar II 11. astronomy 12. Name & know the dates of the height of the 4 major Mesopotamian empires ( Akkadian Empire - 2300 BCE, Babylonian Empire - 1750 BCE, Assyrian Empire - 650 BCE, Neo-Babylonian Empire - 600 BCE)
Vocabulary test on Friday. UPDATE: Re-scheduled to Monday.
8th Grade: Continue with you Haiti Earthquake Diary - daily entires, two or more sources cited.
Vocabulary - Test Friday: 1. legend 2. Tenochititlan 3. empire 4. mercenary 5. alliance 6. plaza 7. causeway 8. aviary 9. dike 10. chinampas 11. tzompantli 12. tribute PLUS know the dates of the Aztec Empire's height of power.
9th Grade: 1. Research Baroque Music & Classical Music. Find & read brief biographies of Mozart, Bach, and Handel. 2. Continue to keep your Haitian Earthquake Event Diary.
10th Grade: 1. Read pages 19-29, "The German Blitzkreig in Poland." Answer questions 1-3 page 30. 2. Continue to keep your Haitian Earthquake event Diary.
6V: Due Friday - Write a list of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. State what each one was, where it was located, & approximately when it was built. Cite your source. You may use an encyclopedia or the internet.
Vocabulary words for the week: 1. Hammurabi 2. seige 3. aqueduct 4. bas-relief 5. Assyria 6. Nineveh 7. Babylon 8. Babylonia (the Babylonian Empire) 9. Neo-Babylonian Empire (also know what "neo" means) 10. Nebuchadnezar II 11. astronomy 12. Name & know the dates of the height of the 4 major Mesopotamian empires ( Akkadian Empire - 2300 BCE, Babylonian Empire - 1750 BCE, Assyrian Empire - 650 BCE, Neo-Babylonian Empire - 600 BCE)
Vocabulary test on Friday. UPDATE: Re-scheduled to Monday.
8th Grade: Continue with you Haiti Earthquake Diary - daily entires, two or more sources cited.
Vocabulary - Test Friday: 1. legend 2. Tenochititlan 3. empire 4. mercenary 5. alliance 6. plaza 7. causeway 8. aviary 9. dike 10. chinampas 11. tzompantli 12. tribute PLUS know the dates of the Aztec Empire's height of power.
9th Grade: 1. Research Baroque Music & Classical Music. Find & read brief biographies of Mozart, Bach, and Handel. 2. Continue to keep your Haitian Earthquake Event Diary.
10th Grade: 1. Read pages 19-29, "The German Blitzkreig in Poland." Answer questions 1-3 page 30. 2. Continue to keep your Haitian Earthquake event Diary.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Homework Assigned on Thursday, January
6th Grade: Homework: Keep a "Haiti Earthquake Disaster" Diary. Add 2 things that happened in Haiti per day. Minimum 2 sentences each entry, with a minimum of 4 days of entries commencing Thursday - total of 8 events. You must state your sources for each day's entries. DUE MONDAY.
8th Grade: Keep a "Haiti Earthquake Event Diary." You should have a minimum of two entries per day. State your sources, which should be from TV, radio, & newspapers. Each separate entry should be a minimum of 4 sentences long. DUE MONDAY.
9th Grade: 1) Keep a "Haiti Earthquake Event" Diary. Add a minimum of two entries per day & state your source. Sources must be the news - radio or TV and newspapers. Sources must vary each day. You may discuss anything related to the Haiti Earthquake. Each entry is to be a minimum of 4-5 complete sentences long. Due Tuesday. 2) Read "Shake Rattle & Roll" Earthquake Disaster Booklet. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday. 3) Reports continue.
10th Grade: Keep a "Haiti Earthquake Event" diary or daily log. Add a minimumn of 3 entries per day & state your sources (use more than 1 source each day). Sources must be radio, TV, & newspapers. Your topic may be anything related to the Haiti Earthquake(s). Each entry to be a minimum of 4-5 complete sentences. Due Monday.
8th Grade: Keep a "Haiti Earthquake Event Diary." You should have a minimum of two entries per day. State your sources, which should be from TV, radio, & newspapers. Each separate entry should be a minimum of 4 sentences long. DUE MONDAY.
9th Grade: 1) Keep a "Haiti Earthquake Event" Diary. Add a minimum of two entries per day & state your source. Sources must be the news - radio or TV and newspapers. Sources must vary each day. You may discuss anything related to the Haiti Earthquake. Each entry is to be a minimum of 4-5 complete sentences long. Due Tuesday. 2) Read "Shake Rattle & Roll" Earthquake Disaster Booklet. Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday. 3) Reports continue.
10th Grade: Keep a "Haiti Earthquake Event" diary or daily log. Add a minimumn of 3 entries per day & state your sources (use more than 1 source each day). Sources must be radio, TV, & newspapers. Your topic may be anything related to the Haiti Earthquake(s). Each entry to be a minimum of 4-5 complete sentences. Due Monday.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Homework Assigned on Wednesday, January
6th Grade: Make an Earthquake Diary & write down 10 facts about the present situation in Haiti or any or all of the current earthquakes in Haiti, the Cayman Islands, or elsewhere that are related to the Haitian Earthquake Event. Write 1-2 facts per day & date each entry. You should watch the daily news on TV for this assignment. Due Monday.
6 E: Vocabulary test on Thursday. See Monday's blog for the words. Spell, define, & be able to use use all seven words correctly in a sentence.
9th Grade: Reports - 1. Erika - continued 2. Olivia - Galloway's Plan 3. Sasha - Ethan Allen & the Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga 4. Ramy - Second Continental Congress
ALL CLASSES: Watch the news tonight & start an Earthquake Diary
6 E: Vocabulary test on Thursday. See Monday's blog for the words. Spell, define, & be able to use use all seven words correctly in a sentence.
9th Grade: Reports - 1. Erika - continued 2. Olivia - Galloway's Plan 3. Sasha - Ethan Allen & the Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga 4. Ramy - Second Continental Congress
ALL CLASSES: Watch the news tonight & start an Earthquake Diary
Monday, January 18, 2010
Homework Assigned on Monday, January 18, 2010
6th Grade: Short vocab. test this week. 6 V on Wednesday, 6 E on Thursday.
Vocabulary words for the week: 1. lyre 2. arch 3. empire 4. Akkadian Empire 5. Sargon 6. capital 7. tribute
9th Grade: Oral Reports - 1. Ali - The First Continental Congress 2. Olivia - Galloway's Plan rejected 3. Dane - The Rides of Paul Revere & William Dawes 4. Erika - Minutemen clash with Redcoats at Lexington & Concord, Battles of Lexington & Concord
Vocabulary words for the week: 1. lyre 2. arch 3. empire 4. Akkadian Empire 5. Sargon 6. capital 7. tribute
9th Grade: Oral Reports - 1. Ali - The First Continental Congress 2. Olivia - Galloway's Plan rejected 3. Dane - The Rides of Paul Revere & William Dawes 4. Erika - Minutemen clash with Redcoats at Lexington & Concord, Battles of Lexington & Concord
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Homework Assigned on January 14, 2010
6th Grade: Study for Friday's vocabulary test.
Due Monday: Final outlines for your paper due.
8th Grade: No homework for Thursday.
Homework due on Monday: 1. Read page 264-265 in text. 2. Take notes in notebook on what you have read.
Vocabulary Test on Monday-spell it, define it, be able to use it correctly in a sentence.
1. culture 2. class structure 3. family life 4. religious beliefs and practices 5. agricultural techniques 6. Mesoamerica 7. heiroglyphic 8. social pyramid 9. ritual 10. coming of age ceremony 11. sacrifice 12. pok-a-tok 13. slash and burn agriculture 14. agrarian
9th Grade: No homework for Thursday.
Tuesday oral reports - Ali - First Continental Congress 2. Dane - The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes 3. Erika - The Minutemen and The Battles of Lexington and Concord.
10th Grade: Study for your essay test on the Diary of a Young Girl on Friday.
No homework Friday. We start a new book on Monday.
Due Monday: Final outlines for your paper due.
8th Grade: No homework for Thursday.
Homework due on Monday: 1. Read page 264-265 in text. 2. Take notes in notebook on what you have read.
Vocabulary Test on Monday-spell it, define it, be able to use it correctly in a sentence.
1. culture 2. class structure 3. family life 4. religious beliefs and practices 5. agricultural techniques 6. Mesoamerica 7. heiroglyphic 8. social pyramid 9. ritual 10. coming of age ceremony 11. sacrifice 12. pok-a-tok 13. slash and burn agriculture 14. agrarian
9th Grade: No homework for Thursday.
Tuesday oral reports - Ali - First Continental Congress 2. Dane - The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes 3. Erika - The Minutemen and The Battles of Lexington and Concord.
10th Grade: Study for your essay test on the Diary of a Young Girl on Friday.
No homework Friday. We start a new book on Monday.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Homework Assigned on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
6th Grade: Do Part 4 of your History report outline-Conclusion. 3 sentences on the best or most favorite things you learned followed by 3 sentences telling me how you have "proved" your thesis statement.
Vocabulary Test on Friday: Spell, define, use correctly in a sentence!
1. irrigation
2. Levee
3. stele
4. culture
5. two
6. social structure
7. technology
8. status
9. chariots
10. priest-king
8th Grade: Vocabulary test on Friday. Spell, define, use correctly in a sentence. These are in your book!
1. culture 2. class structure 3. family life 4. religious beliefs and practices 5. agricultural techniques 6. Mesoamerica 7. heiroglyphic 8. social pyramid 9. ritual 10. coming of age ceremony 11. sacrifice 12. pok-a-tok 13. slash and burn agriculture 14. agrarian
9th Grade: Acts Leading to the American Revolution continues. Thursday: Molly-Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia, 10 Oct 1774, Chris-The Association, 20 Oct 1774, Olivia-Galloway's Plan Rejected, 24 Oct 1774.
10th Grade: Study for your test Friday on the Diary of a Young Girl & historical events surrounding The Holocaust.
Vocabulary Test on Friday: Spell, define, use correctly in a sentence!
1. irrigation
2. Levee
3. stele
4. culture
5. two
6. social structure
7. technology
8. status
9. chariots
10. priest-king
8th Grade: Vocabulary test on Friday. Spell, define, use correctly in a sentence. These are in your book!
1. culture 2. class structure 3. family life 4. religious beliefs and practices 5. agricultural techniques 6. Mesoamerica 7. heiroglyphic 8. social pyramid 9. ritual 10. coming of age ceremony 11. sacrifice 12. pok-a-tok 13. slash and burn agriculture 14. agrarian
9th Grade: Acts Leading to the American Revolution continues. Thursday: Molly-Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia, 10 Oct 1774, Chris-The Association, 20 Oct 1774, Olivia-Galloway's Plan Rejected, 24 Oct 1774.
10th Grade: Study for your test Friday on the Diary of a Young Girl & historical events surrounding The Holocaust.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Homework Assigned on Thursday, January 7, 2010
6th Grade: Vocabulary Test. Spell it, define it, use each word in a sentence.
8th Grade: 1. Read pages 266-269 in your history text & take notes on the important parts in your notebook. 2. Bring your books & notes for your research paper to class. We will do research in the library.
9th Grade: Reports for Friday - 1. Eben - Boston Port Act of March 31, 1774 2. Erika - Administration of Justice Act of May 20, 1774 3. Alice - Chestertown Tea Party of May 23, 1774
10th Grade: 1. Quiz on pages 170-263, Diary of a Young Girl. 2. Make sure you have read the entire book including the Afterward, pages 268-283, for the test on Monday.
8th Grade: 1. Read pages 266-269 in your history text & take notes on the important parts in your notebook. 2. Bring your books & notes for your research paper to class. We will do research in the library.
9th Grade: Reports for Friday - 1. Eben - Boston Port Act of March 31, 1774 2. Erika - Administration of Justice Act of May 20, 1774 3. Alice - Chestertown Tea Party of May 23, 1774
10th Grade: 1. Quiz on pages 170-263, Diary of a Young Girl. 2. Make sure you have read the entire book including the Afterward, pages 268-283, for the test on Monday.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Homework Assigned on Wednesday, January 6, 2010
6th Grade: 1. Begin writing your outline for your research paper. We will continue to discuss the outlines in class. 2. Your outlines will be due on Monday.
Weekly vocabulary words - Test on Friday. Be able to spell, define, & use correctly in a sentence.
1. opposite 2. civilization (civilisation) 3. city-state
4. ziggurat 5. polytheism 6. pictographs 7. cuneiform
8. scribes 9. goddesses 10. to alloy (verb) 11. alloy (noun)
8th Grade: 1. Read pages 262-265 in text. 2. Take notes on the main points in your notebook.
3. 2nd draft of essays due now! (Josh, Sebastian, Trevor, Bryan, Barney, Mac)
9th Grade: 1. Read text pages 456-459, Britain at Mid-Century 2. Answer questions 1, 2, 3 ,4 ,5, 7 page 458. If you forgot to answer the question on the Real Robinson Crusoe last night, page 455 (see yesterday's blog), please add it to this assignment.
Oral reports due on Thursday: Hana-The Boston Tea Party, Eben-The Boston Port Act, Erika-The Administration of Justice Act
Oral reports due on Friday: Erika-The Quartering Act of 1774, Alice-Chestertown Tea Party
10th Grade: 1. Quiz on Diary of a Young Girl, pages 100-179. 2. Friday you will have a quiz on the remainder of the book. 3. Test on Monday.
Weekly vocabulary words - Test on Friday. Be able to spell, define, & use correctly in a sentence.
1. opposite 2. civilization (civilisation) 3. city-state
4. ziggurat 5. polytheism 6. pictographs 7. cuneiform
8. scribes 9. goddesses 10. to alloy (verb) 11. alloy (noun)
8th Grade: 1. Read pages 262-265 in text. 2. Take notes on the main points in your notebook.
3. 2nd draft of essays due now! (Josh, Sebastian, Trevor, Bryan, Barney, Mac)
9th Grade: 1. Read text pages 456-459, Britain at Mid-Century 2. Answer questions 1, 2, 3 ,4 ,5, 7 page 458. If you forgot to answer the question on the Real Robinson Crusoe last night, page 455 (see yesterday's blog), please add it to this assignment.
Oral reports due on Thursday: Hana-The Boston Tea Party, Eben-The Boston Port Act, Erika-The Administration of Justice Act
Oral reports due on Friday: Erika-The Quartering Act of 1774, Alice-Chestertown Tea Party
10th Grade: 1. Quiz on Diary of a Young Girl, pages 100-179. 2. Friday you will have a quiz on the remainder of the book. 3. Test on Monday.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Homework Assigned on Tuesday, January 5, 2009
6th Grade: Decide what your ancient history report topic will be by the next class. Use all the criteria we have discussed.
8th Grade: Explorer Research Paper Topics:
Zheng He - Erin
Ibn Battuta - Amani
Sir John Hawkins - Macden
Sir Francis Drake - Beth
Christopher Columbus - Kitty
John Cabot - Barney
Ferdinand Magellan - Bryan
Henry Hudson - Lucien
Vasco Nunez de Balboa - Joseph
Hernan Cortes - Sebastien
Juan Ponce de Leon - Trevor
Francisco Pizarro - Xante
Johannes Gutenberg - Austin
Leif Erickson - Cameron
Read the books & articles you have checked out of the library. Take notes on what you read.
9th Grade: Read page 453-455. Answer question 7 and The Real Robinson Crusoe, page 455. Due Wednesday.
Wednesday reports on Acts Leading up to the American Revolution:
1. Kyle - The Gaspe Affair
2. Ramy - The Tea Act
10th Grade: Finish Diary of a Young Girl. Quiz on the book up to page 100 on Wednesday.
8th Grade: Explorer Research Paper Topics:
Zheng He - Erin
Ibn Battuta - Amani
Sir John Hawkins - Macden
Sir Francis Drake - Beth
Christopher Columbus - Kitty
John Cabot - Barney
Ferdinand Magellan - Bryan
Henry Hudson - Lucien
Vasco Nunez de Balboa - Joseph
Hernan Cortes - Sebastien
Juan Ponce de Leon - Trevor
Francisco Pizarro - Xante
Johannes Gutenberg - Austin
Leif Erickson - Cameron
Read the books & articles you have checked out of the library. Take notes on what you read.
9th Grade: Read page 453-455. Answer question 7 and The Real Robinson Crusoe, page 455. Due Wednesday.
Wednesday reports on Acts Leading up to the American Revolution:
1. Kyle - The Gaspe Affair
2. Ramy - The Tea Act
10th Grade: Finish Diary of a Young Girl. Quiz on the book up to page 100 on Wednesday.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Homework Assigned on Monday, January 4, 2010
6th Grade: Finish reading your book in preparation for writing your report. Report format will be assigned on Tuesday, January 5. Reports are due on Monday, January 11.
8th Grade: See homework assigned on December 12 for research report topics. You will choose a resourch report topic this week.
9th Grade: Bring your text book to class on Tuesday. Reports to be given on Tuesday are 1. William-The Townshend Revenue Act 2. Rory-The Boston Massacre. Reports to be given on Wednesday: 1. Kyle-The Gaspee Affair 2. Ramy-The Tea Act 3. Hana-The Boston Tea Party.
10th Grade: Finish reading Diary of a Young Girl. Quiz on Wednesday on pages 50-99. The book must be completed by Friday, 8 January. There will be a test on the entire book on Monday, January 11.
8th Grade: See homework assigned on December 12 for research report topics. You will choose a resourch report topic this week.
9th Grade: Bring your text book to class on Tuesday. Reports to be given on Tuesday are 1. William-The Townshend Revenue Act 2. Rory-The Boston Massacre. Reports to be given on Wednesday: 1. Kyle-The Gaspee Affair 2. Ramy-The Tea Act 3. Hana-The Boston Tea Party.
10th Grade: Finish reading Diary of a Young Girl. Quiz on Wednesday on pages 50-99. The book must be completed by Friday, 8 January. There will be a test on the entire book on Monday, January 11.
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