Day Twenty-six

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

English/Social Studies 8

Notebooks
BLK 1 - Hall, Haywood(last call) and Jones
BLK 2 - Magney, Maltby and McGarry

DOL  10

“What a bizarre dean,” whispered Sam Sagacious sotto voce to William Waggish.  “You and I wouldn’t want to cross him nor meet him in a dark alley.”

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.

Analogy
flag:______::dove:peace
ripple   country   banner   patriotism



JT - Chapter 5 section 3 (3U 1:53)
Create a ½ page drawing of one scene from the two sections we read today - title the drawing “JT 10-12-11”

6 Trait and the 8th grade Writing Assessment
Ideas and Content
Organization and Transitions
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions

New Textbook for Social Studies - online

Classic American Documentary Film
John Adams
Blk 1 - Boston Massacre & Trial Scene - 19:40
Blk 2 - start
Group Profile Project

SS6
Geo Bee
12. Which state is farther east - Nebraska or South Carolina?

13. Which state borders only one other U.S. state - Maine or California?

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