Past Assignments 2006-07

Due on 2/28/07 Completed African packet including Chap. 3 that students received today.

                  - Completed fact sheet on African countries

                  - Last current event - if you did not bring current events today you owe us four

Check out these web sites: maps.com - free stuff - Africa game and africaguide.com/afmap.htm

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Due on 2/14/07  Thanks to the lovely ladies that brought us treats!

We also worked very hard today. Due dates have changed since we have a field trip to the Science Center on 2/21.

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Excellent presentations by Austin and Aaron. Everyone did a nice job writing their in class summaries. Please remember we are having a Harvest Celebration on 11/8. Homework on A Separate Peace will be due in class on 11/15. I will have all first quarter worked ready to hand back to you on 11/15.

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Due on 10/25/07

We had an excellent themes class today with terrific presentations by Chloe, Kaleb, Brenna, Jorden, and Brendan.

Aaron and Austin will come ready to present next week. We will also write our in class Summary of the books that we individually read. We will hand out copies of A Separate Peace.

Hello from Themes 10/11/06

Jonathan, Nickolas, Brenna, Heidi and Austin need to write an excellent paragraph about their short article from the 1900's - 1920's. The rest of class came prepared today and did a nice job writing and reading their paragraphs.

Nickolas did an exceptionally good presentation on the Wright Brothers. Three cheers for him. Heidi did a nice first half on Truman and the A-bomb and will present the 2nd half next week.

Presentation on the 18th: Heidi, Colin, Spencer, Austin, Jonathan.

We are postponing the writing of our Children's story until next quarter. I want our students to really put their effort into writing this 5 paragraph essay and the presentation.

Don't forget to keep reading! We will write a summary of these books in class on Nov. 1st. 

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10/4/07

Today we read an article about the Civil Rights movement, separated out concrete details from commentary and talked about writing an excellent paragraph. We got the lap tops out and did some research on our various topics. Please help students to remember to bring outlines and all current work.

Homework –

Student should be reading their books. If they have finished them, pick another. 50 pages a week is minimum.

Students will “dissect” the articles that came home with them and write an excellent paragraph about it. (They have tools to help them do this).

Students are making progress on their “reports”.

 Report deadlines are: 10/11 – Nick, Jonathan, Chloe, Heidi

                        10/18 – Brendan, Colin, Spencer, Austin

                        10/25 – Kaleb, Brenna, Jorden, Aaron

 “The Report” is a five paragraph Essay about the article and particular historical event that each student choose.

 And the Presentation is a 5 to 15 minute teaching of that material. Students can read their essay out loud and/or show visual info about the event, do a skit; show a part of a video. This is very open ended, allowing for creative decision making.

CHECK LIST FOR PRESENTATION:

1. Do I have enough information?

2. Have I explained things clearly?

3. Do I have a well written paper?

4. Is my presentation visually interesting?

Questions? Call or email.

Thanks all!    Carol

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9/20/06

We had a wonderful day of themes. Home work for students:

Bring your library card # with you for a quick walking field trip over to the Carnation Library on 9/27.

Also, please find a book from the list if you have not done so- that is you Jonathan and Heidi.

Please read 50 pages a week.

Please write three, excellent sentences describing your book. 

We talked today about our two main assignments of this six week session where the 20th Century is our focus. The first assignment is based on an event featured in the book Profiles in Audacity. The students will receive a photo copy of their section of the book next week and they will take these home to read and study. Then, additional research will be completed at school and at home on these individual topics. Each student will then do a presentation covering the important information about the historical event. Students may use pictures, video etc… to accompany the required written portion. The second assignment of this theme is to write a children’s story based on the historical event that they choose or one of the historical figures that played a part in it.  More information will come home and be posted so everyone will be crystal clear on deadlines and expectations. For now, each student should be thinking about the piece of history that they choose today- the chapters that I hand out next week will help each student as they begin to search for additional research sources.

Thank you all.

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