Day Fourteen

English and Social Studies Grade 8 Block1 and/or 2
aka Eng/Soc Block
and
Social Studies 6
September 22th, 2011

Nuts and Bolts
Johnny Tremain Moodle Quiz
Read and get signature on Class Syllabus at District Website - 5 points

Attendance

Notebook Check
Blk 1 - MacDonald, Mathew and Michel
Blk 2 - Neil, Nelson and O’Neil

Moodle account info  http://moodle.nwesd.org
Class Blog - http://englishsocialsnelling.blogspot.com/

Geo Awardness - sunmoontides

Day        High      Tide     Height   Sunrise      Moon  Time      % Moon
          /Low      Time        Feet      Sunset                    Visible

   22      Low   6:48 AM     0.8     6:56 AM        Rise 12:59 AM      36
   22     High   2:39 PM     9.9     7:08 PM         Set  4:24 PM
   22      Low   8:26 PM     6.5



DOL 3

“All the lights are on, and there is a teacher gazing out the window of each classroom,” Isabelle Ingenuous continued.  

“I wish we were going to Marvelously Magic Magnet Middle School instead of this old, ordinary, insipid one,” groaned William Waggish, who was not his usual teasing, cheerful self.

insipid≈ tasteless

DOL 4

“Yeah,”  sighed Sam Sagacious, who was usually reserved behind his horn-rimmed glasses. “I hear the teachers there are great.”

 “ Yes, I  hear they don’t give much homework either,” added Olivia Otiose, who hated homework with a passion.

Analogy
senior:junior::toddler:__infant______
child  parent  infant  curious


Block 1 and 2

Read Aloud/Read Along 1
Johnny Tremain
Chapter 2 “The Pride of Your Power” (audio 1r  :54)
Character Development -

(Tag each entry you make with the page number and a score of plus 1 to 5 for positive events or a score of -1 to -5 for negative events.)

Block 2 only - Finish Map regions and landforms as homework - see Moodle web site for reference map

Read Aloud/Read Along 2
Blk 1 and 2 - A More Perfect Union - Chapter 1 lesson 2

Blk 1 & 2 - Desperate Crossing documentary - Blk 1  29:52 Blk 2 - 12:54
William Bradford - Of Plimoth Plantation - excerpt from Book 2



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Social Studies 6 -
Daily Oral Geography - GeoBee Question

1. Which state has a larger area - Connecticut or Oregon?

Answer - Oregon 25 times the size of Connecticut - Why are eastern states smaller than western states? - Discussion


New Question -
2. Which state is closer to the Pacific Ocean - ldaho or Kentucky?

Don’t forget to take both textbook quizzes on the Moodle site by Friday

Upcoming Group Projects -
Family Tree - demo in Google docs drawing - complete back to great grandparents?
Neighborhood Map - each student will use Google Maps to create a map of their neighborhood

History of the World in 100 Objects - part 2 - response in notebook - discussion after

Read Aloud
Ancient Agriculture - From Foraging to Farming - response and discussion