Tuesday, December 18: Students completed the Hey King assignment on W. 62-64. They then completed the analogies on W. 65-66. Lastly, they started watching the movie Squanto.
Due: Current Event #4 In Class: W. 62-64, W. 65-66 Homework: None Thursday, December 20: Students continued the movie Squanto. Due: None In Class: No assignments Homework: Community Experience
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Monday, December 10: We finished watching Pocahontas and completed W. 43. Students then worked on W. 53-56 and started building their prototypes.
Due: None In Class: W. 43, W. 53-56 Homework: W. 53-56 Complete Wednesday, December 12: Students had 20 minutes to finish their prototypes. They then presented them to the class. Next, we took some notes on the French and Indian War on W. 60. The PowerPoint is on the documents page if absent. Due: W. 53-56 Complete In Class: Prototypes, W. 60 Homework: None Friday, December 14: Students completed the Cause and Effect chart on W. 61 with the information from the Causes of the Revolution Prezi. If absent, please get the notes from a peer and then RESEARCH what each event or act was. Due: None In Class: W. 61 Homework: Current Event #4 Tuesday, December 4: Today we finished Blood on the River (Chp. 26 to end). Then we continued the Design Thinking Project for Blood on the River. We completed W. 53-56. Some students began building their prototypes.
Due: Current Event #3 In Class: Finish BotR; W. 53-56 Homework: W. 53-56 Complete for Next Class Thursday, December 6: Class began with the final BotR quiz. Then students created their prototypes. If time, we started watching Pocahontas to compare it to what we have studied and our novel. Due: W. 53-56 In Class: BotR Quiz; Prototype Homework: Complete prototype Monday, November 26: Students reviewed for the midterm today and received the study guide. Then we finished the trading game on W. 51.
Due: None In Class: W. 51 Homework: Study for midterm next class Wednesday, November 28: Today was the midterm test. If absent, come to a lab ASAP to take it. Students then read Blood on the River. Due: None In Class: Midterm Test Homework: BotR 21-23 Friday, November 30: Today we read Chp. 24-25 of BotR. We then began the Design Thinking project, choosing a character from the book and completing W. 52-53. Due: BotR 21-23 read In Class: W. 52-53, BotR Chp. 24-25 Homework: Current Event #3; W. 52-53 complete Tuesday, November 20: Class began with a quiz on BotR Chp. 15-20. We then finished our Explorer Simulation. If time, students also had a chance to finish W. 48-49.
Due: Current Event #2 In Class: Quiz, W. 48-49 Homework: None Monday, November 12: Students wrote a DBQ Paragraph on W. 41 using W. 40 as the document. We then watched the Jamestown video we scored. Then we read BotR.
Due: BotR 9-11 In Class: W. 41 Homework: Read BotR 12-14 Wednesday, November 14: Class began with a quiz on BotR 9-14. We then took notes on Colonial Regions on W. 46-47 (see documents page if absent). Then we labeled the 13 Colonies Map on Ref C in the workbook, naming the colonies and coloring the regions. Then we read BotR. Due: BotR 12-14 In Class: W. 46-47, Ref C, Quiz Homework: Read BotR 15-17 Friday, November 16: We completed the 13 Colonies Spreadsheet on W. 44-45 (see documents page if absent). Students then used the accompanying packet (also on documents page) to complete the Colonial Economy assignment on W. 48-49. Then we read BotR. Due: BotR 15-17 In Class: W. 44-45, 48-49 Homework: Read BotR 18-20, Current Event #2 Tuesday, November 6: We took notes on Plymouth colony on W. 37. (Click here to access the Prezi). We then read Blood on the River, chapter 7-8. If time, we continued our explorer experience.
Due: BotR 5-6 Read, Current Event #1 In Class: Notes W. 37, BotR 7-8 Homework: Read BotR Chp. 7-8 Thursday, November 8: First we took a quiz on Blood on the River Chp. 1-8. Then we watched the first part of episode one of America: The Story of Us. We answered the questions on W. 42 as we watched (if absent, see Ms. Nay to watch the video or receive an alternate assignment. We then completed the explorer experience and began to read chp. 9-11 of BotR. Due: Workbook, BotR 7-8 Read In Class: W. 42, BotR 9-11 Homework: Finish BotR 9-11 Monday, October 29: Students took notes on Roanoke on W. 36 (Click here for Prezi). Students then completed W. 35 with their theory on what happened at Roanoke. A3 also read chp. 3-4 of Blood on the River. Due: All term 1 work In Class: W. 35-36 Homework: Final retakes until Thursday Wednesday, October 31: Students took notes on W. 36-37 on Jamestown (Click here for Prezi). They then completed the Jamestown Interactive (Click here for link). They then completed W. 38. We then read Blood on the River. Due: None In Class: W. 36-37 (Jamestown), W. 38 Homework: Read BotR chp. 3-4 Friday, November 2: Students completed W. 39, choosing songs to represent the events of Jamestown. The class voted on their favorites. We then read Blood on the River chp. 7-8 Due: BotR Chp. 3-4 read In Class. W. 39, BotR chp. 5-6 Homework: Current Event #1, BotR chp. 5-6 read Tuesday, October 23: Today we reviewed for the final next class. We also continued our explorer experience.
Due: Current Event #4 In Class: Final Review Homework: Study for Final; all work for term 1 due Monday Thursday, October 25: The quarter final test was today. If absent, see Ms. Nay ASAP to take the test (the deadline for make-ups/retakes is next Thursday). Students then received a copy of the novel Blood on the River and we read chapters 1 & 2. Due: None In Class: Quarter Final Test Homework: All work due Monday! Read Chp. 1-2 of Blood on the River if not completed in class Monday, October 1: Students wrote a small explanation of their experience in the trial. They then completed 30-31 using explorer trading cards. If absent, see Ms. Nay for the information. Lastly, they created their own explorer trading card.
Due: None In Class: Trial Response, W. 30-31 Notes, Trading Card Homework: Community Experience Wednesday, October 3: Students completed the notes on W. 24-28, Spain Builds an Empire (PowerPoint on Documents page if absent). We then continued our explorer simulation. Due: Community Experience, Workbook In Class: W. 24-28, Sim Journal Homework: None Friday, October 5: Students took notes about the Columbian Exchange on W. 29 (PowerPoint on Documents page if absent). We then continued our explorer simulation. Due: None In Class: W. 29, Sim Journal Homework: None |
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