• Our class will continue mini-debates this week, with presentations on Friday and Monday.
• We begin Westward Expansion later this week, then will write a narrative essay about their studies on the 16th.
• Quizzes on the Bill of are on Thursdays. Students have a study guide and notecards to study from.
• Students have Roots 1-12 quiz Tuesday, and they should study them a few minutes each evening. They will have Common Core Vocabulary 1 next week and should be studying from Tuesday on.

 

• Our class will continue their study of the U.S. Constitution, with a focus on the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments). Quizzes on the Bill of Rights will be on Thursdays. Students have a study guide and notecards to study from. Our studies this week will consist of looking more closely at the Constitution, whilst also covering the branches of government.
• Students have Roots 11 quiz today, and they should study them a few minutes each evening. They will have Roots 12 next week and should be studying.
• Students chose from Last Dance on Holliday Street, about a young lady who goes in search of her mother in Colorado during the early 1800s, or The Legend of Bass Reeves, based on a black sheriff named Bass Reeves in the old west. They will have daily assignments that will go along with their readings. These are homework if not completed in class.

 

• Our class is beginning their study of the U.S. Constitution, with a focus on the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments). Quizzes on the Bill of Rights will begin this week; Thursdays. Students will receive a study guide and have already taken a practice quiz. Our studies this week and next will consist of reviewing the three branches of government and their main functions.
• Students have Roots 1-9 quiz tomorrow, and they should study them a few minutes each evening. They will have Roots 10 next week, followed by 11 on the 26th.
• On the 18th, we begin our in-class Westward choice novel. Students will choose from Last Dance on Holliday Street, about a young lady who goes in search of her mother in Colorado during the early 1800s, or The Legend of Bass Reeves, based on a black sheriff named Bass Reeves in the old west. They will have daily assignments that will go along with their readings. These are homework if not completed in class.

 

Our class is beginning their study of the U.S. Constitution, with a focus on the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments). Quizzes on the Bill of Rights will begin next week; Thursdays. Students will receive a study guide and have already taken a practice quiz. Our studies this week will consist of reviewing Shay’s Rebellion, the Constitutional Convention, and how states should be represented in government through different compromises and plans. We will then continue on to the three branches of government and their main functions.

Students have Roots 9 quiz tomorrow, and they should study them a few minutes each evening. They will have Roots 1-9 next week.

Those who have not received 100% will continue to study the U.S. map and will be tested each Thursday. All others may take it if they so choose. Any student with a consistent 100% will no longer be required to take the quizzes.

Book Project is DUE Friday, January 15th.

We have begun our 2nd trimester!  We begin and finish a new novel before Winter Break. Nothing But The Truth, by Avi, takes place in a high school, with a 9th grade boy as the protagonist. It covers issues of free speech and perspective. Students will continue to apply their 8.1 analysis scale to the novel, as we discover what ramifications free speech may have on the entire community. This will culminate into a final essay due prior to break.

Students have Roots 1-6 Exam tomorrow, and they should study them a few minutes each evening. They will have Roots 7 next week, so should study those words after Tuesday’s quiz. They should be able to show you their notecards to study from, and if not, they should make them. They were given classtime to do this. Roots quizzes and exams will take place each Tuesday.

Students who have not received 100% will continue to study the U.S. map and will 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. Any student with a consistent 100% will no longer be required to take the quizzes.
 

End of the Trimester is Tuesday, November 24th: Have all work in by Friday, November 20th.
We have wrapped up the American Revolution. Students have studied primary and secondary sources, taken notes, watch video clips, and have discussions in order to discover what happened during this time period, giving their thoughts and claims on how they would have felt in this era. We will culminate these events into a narrative this week. They will complete this process and turn it in on Wednesday. 

Students have Roots 5 quiz tomorrow, and they should study them a few minutes each evening. They will have Roots 6 next week, so should study those words after Tuesday’s quiz. They should be able to show you their notecards to study from, and if not, they should make them. They were given classtime to do this. Roots quizzes and exams will take place each Tuesday. They will have Roots 7 as they go into break with a quiz when they return. However, they will not have DL on the 23rd and 24th.

Students continue to study the U.S. map and will be tested each Thursday, with a final on November 20th. Their quizzes have been sent to their Camas email, so they may see what they missed and what to study more. Any student with 100% will no longer be required to take the quizzes.

Book Projects are due November 23 & 24. Students will present their project. Please make sure they are ready to go. The project list is on my webpage under assignments.

We have wrapped up the American Revolution. Students have studied primary and secondary sources, taken notes, watch video clips, and have discussions in order to discover what happened during this time period, giving their thoughts and claims on how they would have felt in this era. We will culminate these events into short journal entries.

Students have Roots 4 quiz tomorrow, and they should study them a few minutes each evening. They will have Roots 5 next week, so should study those words after Tuesday’s quiz. They should be able to show you their notecards to study from, and if not, they should make them. They were given classtime to do this. Roots quizzes and exams will take place each Tuesday.
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Students continue to study the U.S. map and will be tested each Thursday, with a final on November 20th. Their quizzes have been sent to their Camas email, so they may see what they missed and what to study more.