SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies Final on Tuesday June 11
World War I, Roaring 20s, Great Depression, World War II, and perhaps a little Cold War
will be on the multiple choice final. Use your online SS book and notes to review main ideas, names, country information etc.
ANY MAKE UP TESTS OR IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE TURNED IN THE WEEK OF MONDAY JUNE 2 TO FRIDAY JUNE 7TH.
ANYTHING TURNED IN AFTER THAT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A PARENT CONTACT EXPLAINING EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE. ALL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN REPEATED WARNED IF THEY HAVE BEEN FAILING IN EITHER OF MY CLASSES. THE VERY LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL CAN BE VERY BUSY AND THE TIME TO PROPERLY ASSESS AND GRADE LATE WORK WILL HAVE PASSED BY THEN.
Why NOT to drop the A-Bombs
Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki!
Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2
Time Lapse of Atomic Bomb Tests 1945 - 1998
Why NOT to drop the A-Bombs
Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki!
Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2
Time Lapse of Atomic Bomb Tests 1945 - 1998
English Final was a writing Prompt
It is on Wednesday June 5. We are reviewing essay format to prepare.
ANY MAKE UP TESTS OR IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE TURNED IN THE WEEK OF MONDAY JUNE 2 TO FRIDAY JUNE 7TH.
ANYTHING TURNED IN AFTER THAT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A PARENT CONTACT EXPLAINING EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE. ALL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN REPEATED WARNED IF THEY HAVE BEEN FAILING IN EITHER OF MY CLASSES. THE VERY LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL CAN BE VERY BUSY AND THE TIME TO PROPERLY ASSESS AND GRADE LATE WORK WILL HAVE PASSED BY THEN.
LAPTOPS MAY NOT GO HOME AS OF
WEDNESDAY MAY 22
Thursday May 30: Students DEBATE whether or not the A-Bombs were necessary/right to use on Hiroshima and Nagasaki using the posters they developed.
Wednesday May 29: Collect Posters and Watch a Video Clip on Hiroshima
Tuesday May 28: Students use entire class to work on the Propaganda Poster Project
Thursday May 23: Students use the entire class to work on Propaganda Poster Project (see right)
solo or in groups of 2 or 3.
Wednesday May 22: Finished reading Section 5 of Chapter 26 on The end of World War II.
Introduced the Propaganda Poster Project to students.
Code Talkers (Navajo Language)
May 21st: Students encouraged to collect information to support their point of view regarding use of A-Bombs in WWII.
ENGLISH STORY-KIT ASSIGNMENTS AND DUE DATES
DUE COLLECTED MONDAY MAY 20
Story-Kits have been collected 5/20
5/21 :Students edited their paper copies of storykit one last time. Reading some aloud as time permits.
WARNING: We had 9 days of silent sustained writing. Students who fell far short of their goal of finishing SHOULD continue to work in Advisory or email/"pendrive" the material home for additional work. Very short stories will receive partial grade due to lack of sufficient writing sample used to demonstrate proficiency in various areas of style and structure/
Students were issued their STORY-KIT week of 3/18.
HOMEWORK :
NOTE: STORY-KITS TO BE COLLECTED FOR CREDIT ON THURSDAY 4/11. Students should be caught up on all the pages we have completed at that time.
3/26: Page 1: Brainstorm Setting Complete
3/27: Page 2: MAP
3/28: Firedrill held us up. Discussed Islands. Try to work on your map just a little more. Will finish in class on Friday and color.
3/29: Maps should be done and colored by Monday April 1
4/1: Students wrote their paragraphs about their setting today in class. (Page 3: both sheets) DUE THURSDAY April 4
4/2 and 4/3 no class due to NWEA testing
4/4: Read our setting paragraphs aloud and did a group brainstorm of a fictional protagonist I named ESPY O'NAGE in order to model the level of detail students will put into their Protagonist brainstorm on page 4.
4/5: Students will brainstorm an interesting Protagonist for their story in-class. Due completed by Monday 4/8.
4/8: Worked on Drawing the protagonist on PAGE 5
4/9: Finish drawing protagonist and all "catch up" pages 1-5
4/10 Write 3 paragraphs with general description of protagonist's body, clothes & stuff, and personality on page 6. Include important details.
4/11: Students will discuss the characteristics of the ANTAGONIST on page 7.
COLLECT STORY-KIT 4/11
AND GRADED PAGES 1-6 over vacation
4/22: Students got back their story-kits with grades and comments.
4/22: Students worked on their choice of either page 7 or page 8 dealing with brainstorming or drawing their ANTAGONIST for their story. Should consider how this character will work against the Protagonist in a conflict.
4/23: Finished pages 1-8 in Story-kit. Students should have designed an antagonist on page 7 using a brainstorm, and on page 8 in a picture with labels. Should complete both pages 7 & 8 for HOMEWORK Tuesday April 23.
4/24: Students will write clear, well-organized paragraphs about their antagonist in class.
4/25: Worked on understanding pages 9-12
4/26: Students should complete pages 1-12 in storykit(pg 10 if possible) for collection early next week.
4/29: Devoted a class to expectations for writing the Main events:
1: PAST TENSE VERBS used to write the simple sentences
2: Each SCENE numbered & written in Chronological Order
3: Scenes should be CONFLICT DRIVEN.
4: A LOCATION from your map chosen for each scene!
5: use CHARACTER NAMES in EACH main event.
6: Any flashbacks should be labelled as such.
4/30: Students penciled in their rough draft of main events.
5/1: Students type quality main events (in RED) into a document in their laptops. Name the document as follows:
Last Name First Name Storykit Project
5/2: Time to draft Main events Outline (PG 13)
5/3: Mr Ezzard will COLLECT pages 1-13 with a typed version of the main events printed and inserted in the yellow folder.
5/6 Silent Sustained writing
5/7 Silent Sustained Writing
5/8 No class due to MEA Testing
5/9: Shortened class due to MEQA testing
5/10 Silent Sustained writing on story-Kit.
5/13 - 5/17 Silent Sustained Writing.
5/20: Completed story due for collection
This is a project that should last over a month and will have to be worked on daily beginning next week. A notice went home for parents to sign making parents aware of the project and it's expectations.
Notice is due signed by Tuesday March 26.
Late signed notices will be collected for reduced point value.
