World War I quiz graded.
It is reported in Infinite Campus.
We launched into the Roaring 20s with a project.
Project Due Thursday March 28
Students were assigned a personality from the 1920s to create a "Quickshare" Project about. Students will have Thursday March 21, Friday March 22 and some time in the library on Tuesday March 26 to work on various aspects of the project.
Material below is expected in the Quickshare Project.
***Birth date:
*** Death Date:
***Age at Death:
*** Where he lived:
*** Famous for:
***Achievements/Interesting Facts:
***Quotes/Samples of Work/Artwork:
***List of Website Address/Website Names used below:
English: Tuesday March 26, 2013
HOMEWORK 3/26: Page 1: Brainstorm Setting
Students were issued their STORY-KIT.
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.
Note: Grades for 2nd Trimester close March 15.
All grades as of 3/18 are for the 3rd trimester!
Social Studies: Monday March 18, 2013
WARNING: TEST BELOW
A) I hope to give a World War I Focus Question Test ON MONDAY MARCH 18. 1st grade of new trimester.
Students should be prepared to answer any focus question we reviewed in class.
So far we have read Sections I, II, III & IV. All Done.
B) Propaganda Poster Project was worked on in class Monday March 11. Returned to students with graded Wednesday March 13
Students may work alone or in pairs.
All work, done or not, will be submitted/turned in Friday March 8 at the end of class.
Any students wishing to improve their products may do so before Weds March 13, however if the student worked in a "pair," the improvement is a SOLO responsibility.
Self Practice: EXPLORE THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE FROM THE WAR YEARS 1914-1918. PRACTICE NAVIGATING PAGES AND COPYING ARTICLES USING THE "CLIP IMAGE" FEATURE. THIS WILL BETTER PREPARE YOU FOR AN IN-CLASS PROJECT TO BE DONE ON LAPTOPS AFTER VACATION.
SEE LINK BELOW TO ACCESS NEWSPAPER FREE.
Historical Newspaper Search Aid
INTERESTING LINKS BELOW:
World War I Primary Sources (Cool)
Flanders Poetry
Letters etc Primary Source
World War I Letters: Primary Source
Audio, Video and Photos of World War 1
first world war .COM
Class Zone Animations
ENGLISH:Test Prep Monday 3/18,
Adjective Test Tues 3/19
Beginning a quick unit on UNDERSTANDING ADJECTIVES. Read a section of John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath and determined:
A) where the 3rd person omniscient narrator was used
B) What ADJECTIVES he used in the same excerpt.
See STEINBECK NARRATOR AND ADJECT on Right.
See Adjective Handouts on right as well.
Covered in Class Thurs 3/14 and Fri 3/15.
