Day Fifty-Five

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

English/Social Studies 8
Blocks 1 and 2
Announcements and Attendance
CBA Introduction/Review

Notebooks

BLK 1 - Eckert(last call), Elliott and Fulton
BLK 2 - Aries, Babcock(last call) and Ball

DOL 34

The bell pealed, signaling the end of homeroom.  Although the group was going to the same place, Pauline Puerile got lost.  Things were not going well for her.

35.  
First, she became separated from her friends. Then, she turned her map upside down. Next, the size of the eighth-graders daunted her, and finally, she got lost.

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CBA - Classroom Based Assessment aka state test prep
Look at CBA 1 in detail
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AHOON
Blk 1 - chapter 2
Blk 2 - chapter 1 section 4 - page 22

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Finish CCC Documentary
Blk 1 = 21:31
Blk 2 = 14:25




Social Studies 6 - 6th period

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Moodle - My World History Quiz 4

My World History -
Chapter 2 - Review Assessment for chapter

History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor Director of the British Museum Narrates

King Den's Sandal Label

Human Family Tree - How DNA studies show ancient human movement across the earth (22:39 minutes done)

Group Project - Neighborhood geography maps - overdue



2nd quarter
Personalize Core Concepts - family and community and the Core Concepts - History and Geography, Citizenship and Economics and Culture
Take examples from your own life to show understanding of Core Concepts - family history, neighborhood geography, family and community citizenship, personal economics (chores and allowance) and family culture (lifestyle)
Do a rough draft document for yourself and then combine into a slide show for group
diagram of family tree - you at the top
1 inch x 1 inch drawing of each person
a date for each person approx birthday
shoot for 4 generations or more
full names - first and last
Map of your neighborhood -
½ mile on a side
Emphasize with color and labels e3 or 4 things in your neighborhood that mean something special to you
Other parts can be just sketched in
vegetation - all types of plants - colors or generic shapes
Use 250 feet to an inch as a approximate scale
Include key for all symbols
8 1/2 x 11 sheet - regular letter size
Landscape

Groups
Group 1 = Lexi, Ben, Alyssa, Bella
Group 2 = Josie, Hunter,  and Evan
Group 3 = Sierra, Domi, Adrian and Makeda
Group 4 = Julian, Bryanna, Kaitlyn,
Group 5 = Bailey, Elli and Shaylynn, Turner
Group 6 = Mitchel,Hannah and Anthony