​We are continuing our in-class novel, Blood on the River. We will complete our readings through ch17 this week. This will be in class, with some homework, such as vocab through the chapter we are working on, and true-false quizzes after each large section. They will have questions to answer thoroughly using text-based evidence, along with including their analysis of their thinking and citations. We will follow up with lessons on word choice.

Student have been studying the US map and will continue to be tested each Thursday. Their quizzes have been sent to their Camas email, so they may see what they missed and what to study more. 

We have also begun Roots. Students will have five words per week, each Tuesday. The following Tuesday they will have a quiz on these words. Every three weeks they will have a cumulative exam on all past words. These words should be in their composition notebook, as they are given time to work on these in class, with anything incomplete to be homework. They may also be found under my Roots tab on my webpage.

Welcome back! We are continuing our in-class novel, Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607 (BOTR) by Elisa Carbone. We will complete our readings through ch12 this week. This will be in class, with some homework, such as vocab through the chapter we are working on. They will have questions to answer thoroughly using text-based evidence, along with including their analysis of their thinking. We will follow up with lessons on word choice.

Students have already begun to study the U.S. map and will be tested each Thursday, to ensure that we all have the same foundation of basic geography as we study the different places in history. The first quiz was sent to their Camas email, so they may see what they missed and what to study more.

 

Welcome back! We are reading an in-class novel, Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607 (BOTR) by Elisa Carbone. This will mostly be in class with some homework.  Students begin with vocabulary today, then will move into reading. They will have questions to answer thoroughly using text-based evidence, along with including their analysis of their thinking.

Students have already begun to study the U.S. map and will be tested each Thursday, to ensure that we all have the same foundation of basic geography as we study the different places in history. They have also been assigned a team and one of the original 13 colonies. Now that they have researched the colony, students will employ a mix of facts, propaganda, and persuasive techniques to creatively convince other students to "move" to their colony. This is due on Wednesday, when they will present to one another, and decide which colony would be best for them. On Thursday, students will have the opportunity to investigate authentic replicas of colonial artifacts and create hypotheses regarding their purposes.