Day Twenty-two

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

English and Social Studies Grade 8 Block1 and/or 2
aka Eng/Soc Block
and
Social Studies 6

Nuts and Bolts

Moodle Notes
JT chapter 3 quiz and AMPU chapter 1 lesson 3
Chapter 1 lesson 3 textbook chapter is online at moodle site
Read and get signature on Class Syllabus at District Website - 5 points

Attendance

Notebook Check
Blk 1 - Drechsel, Eckert and Elliot
Blk 2 -Aries (last call), Babcock and Ball

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

No DOL today either


Read Aloud/Read Along
    Johnny Tremain
    Blk 1 and 2 - Chapter 4 (IV),“The Rising Eye”, section 4 and 5
Finish and clearly label “JT Setting” - Description of the setting (time and place) of this novel
Use two specific examples of place and one of time




American History Documentary Film
           
Blk 1 & 2 - Desperate Crossing documentary - Blk 1  1:23:09 Blk 2 - 1:05:08
   
William Bradford - Of Plimoth Plantation - excerpt from Book 2

Group Profile Project - Due starting the week of October 17th - 21st



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Thursday,  October 6, 2011

SS6
Moodle Quizzes - 1st 3 quizzes on 1st 3 lessons in chapter 1 of A Message of Ancient Days closed

D.O.G.
Today
9. The Appalachian Mountains cover much of which state - Pennsylvania or Kansas?

Tomorrow
10. Washington, D.C. borders which state - Virginia or South Carolina?

New Textbook - Connect - Experience - Understand  page xxx? (double page spread after page xxix)
The Core Concepts Handbook page 1

The History of the World in 100 Objects - part 4 - response in notebook and discussion
Finish “Swimming Reindeer” - Story of a 13,000 year old carving of two swimming reindeer on a mastodon tusk