Day Twenty-seven

Thursday, October 13, 2011

English/Social Studies 8

Notebooks
BLK 1 - Kinata, Li and MacDonald
BLK 2 - McGarry(last call), Middlebrook and Moreno


DOL 11

“From what mausoleum did he crawl out, Sam?” murmured William Waggish surreptitiously so no one else could hear.  

“Hey, William, look at the other weird teachers standing against the wall,” whispered always observant Sam Sagacious as he surveyed the room.

DOL 12

As Sam uttered this last statement, Dean Dread suddenly appeared and loomed menacingly over the two boys.

“Loquacious ones, eh? You two, come here,”  the dean ordered. His voice took the flatness of a cockroach crunching under a shoe.  

Analogy
galaxy:star::_metropolis_:building
house  windows  metropolis  domicile



JT - Chapter 6
Connecting to the text
In notebook - title “connection”
Describe one way that the story in this section connects with your life.





Classic American Documentary Film
John Adams
Blk 1 - Boston Massacre & Trial Scene - 31:26
Blk 2 - start
In notebook - title “John Adams trial scene”
Describe one thing you found interesting, suprising, strange, confusing or otherwise noticeable in this reenactment of a moment in early American history.

Group Profile Project
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SS6
Geo Bee

14. Which state is closer to the Atlantic Ocean - Minnesota or Tennessee?

The Core Concepts Handbook
Core Concept 1 - History and Geography - page 1

Monday
Core Concept 1.1 - Measuring Time - pages 4 & 5

Core Concept 1.2 - Historical Sources - pages 6 & 7

Tuesday and Wednesday
Core Concept 1.3 - Archaeology and Other Sources - pages 8 & 9

Core Concept 1.4 - Geography’s Five Themes - pages 10 & 11

Core Concept 1.5 - Understanding Maps - pages 12 & 13
Core Concept 1.6 - Historical Maps - pages 14 & 15

Thursday
Assessment - in notebooks - questions pages 16 & 17