Thursday, October 29, 2009
High School World History!!
Students should reread their notes as well as pages 461-465 to be able to answer on Monday the following: Looking at Spain, Portugal and England's "invasion" or "exploration" of Africa, SW Asia and China be able to describe the reactions of the people and governments of each region.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Middle School Work for Week of Oct 26th
Middle School Language Arts: READ 20 MINUTES EVERY DAY/Work on your book project
Monday: **Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: malefactor, malicious, magnify, mattress, mesmerize, meteor, metric, mischievous, misgiving, modern Bonus
mystery, negligence
Tuesday and Wednesday’s homework: Work on your book project!!
Thursday: Spelling quiz: In class essay “What makes a great friend?”
Middle School World History:
Monday: Explanation of Asian Country project *Due Thurs. Nov 5
Tuesday: Work on project
Wednesday: Work on project
Thursday: Map quiz on Asia!! Bring project to class to be checked and so you can have it evaluated so far!
Middle School Cooking:
Thursday: In the kitchen; bring your favorite candy bar (King Sized)…without it you will not be able to participate!
Monday: **Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: malefactor, malicious, magnify, mattress, mesmerize, meteor, metric, mischievous, misgiving, modern Bonus
mystery, negligence
Tuesday and Wednesday’s homework: Work on your book project!!
Thursday: Spelling quiz: In class essay “What makes a great friend?”
Middle School World History:
Monday: Explanation of Asian Country project *Due Thurs. Nov 5
Tuesday: Work on project
Wednesday: Work on project
Thursday: Map quiz on Asia!! Bring project to class to be checked and so you can have it evaluated so far!
Middle School Cooking:
Thursday: In the kitchen; bring your favorite candy bar (King Sized)…without it you will not be able to participate!
HS Work for Week of OCt 26th
Davis Dispatch
October 26, 2009
High School International Problems: NEWS NOTES EVERY DAY!!
Monday: Continue presentations
Tuesday’s Homework: Overview of American responsibilities in the Middle East-After listening to the presentations of the major players in the Middle East, tell me what do you think is the is the American role in the Middle East? Minimum of 1 page reflection.
Wednesday’s Homework: Watch video on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. What do you think? React to the video as an American taxpayer. http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=israeli&TagID=3337729&MediaFormat=3360062&ID=130716
Thursday: News Quiz-Should it be all about Israel?
High School Language Arts: **READ 20 MINUTES A DAY-Book Project due 11/5
Monday: Final drafts of Diary Papers due today
**Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: enfranchise, filibuster, infrastructure, oligarchy, oxidize, soliloquy, usurp, vacuous, vortex, wrought, BONUS: nomenclature
Tuesday and Wednesday: Work on your book project!!
Thursday: Spelling test! Bring project to class!!
High School World History:
Monday: Impact on the Europeans on Africa
Tuesday Homework: Read page 456: Answer 1. Use specific quotations from the selection to write a paragraph that answers: “In what ways did Affonso’s conversion to Christianity made in his relations with King John of Portugal?
Wednesday's Homework: Write out your answers to the Objectives on page 457 by reading Section 3.
Thursday: Center of trade in the Asia
High School Leadership:
Monday: Planning our Pep Assembly!
Tuesday-Friday: Project work to continue
High School Cooking
Thursday: In the classroom: Bring a snack that is either black or orange.
October 26, 2009
High School International Problems: NEWS NOTES EVERY DAY!!
Monday: Continue presentations
Tuesday’s Homework: Overview of American responsibilities in the Middle East-After listening to the presentations of the major players in the Middle East, tell me what do you think is the is the American role in the Middle East? Minimum of 1 page reflection.
Wednesday’s Homework: Watch video on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. What do you think? React to the video as an American taxpayer. http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=israeli&TagID=3337729&MediaFormat=3360062&ID=130716
Thursday: News Quiz-Should it be all about Israel?
High School Language Arts: **READ 20 MINUTES A DAY-Book Project due 11/5
Monday: Final drafts of Diary Papers due today
**Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: enfranchise, filibuster, infrastructure, oligarchy, oxidize, soliloquy, usurp, vacuous, vortex, wrought, BONUS: nomenclature
Tuesday and Wednesday: Work on your book project!!
Thursday: Spelling test! Bring project to class!!
High School World History:
Monday: Impact on the Europeans on Africa
Tuesday Homework: Read page 456: Answer 1. Use specific quotations from the selection to write a paragraph that answers: “In what ways did Affonso’s conversion to Christianity made in his relations with King John of Portugal?
Wednesday's Homework: Write out your answers to the Objectives on page 457 by reading Section 3.
Thursday: Center of trade in the Asia
High School Leadership:
Monday: Planning our Pep Assembly!
Tuesday-Friday: Project work to continue
High School Cooking
Thursday: In the classroom: Bring a snack that is either black or orange.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Middle School Work for Week of October 19th
*I will be gone on Thursday please be aware that I will leave a sub plan that will continue our lessons.
Middle School Language Arts: READ 20 MINUTES EVERY DAY/PLOT
Monday: **Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: expedite, expenditure, extension, extract, extraordinary, exude, familiar, fastidious, fiend, flamboyant
Bonus accidentally
Tuesday: Read “Whitewashing the Fence “ by Mark Twain and answer the questions included at the end of the story.
Wednesday : Watch the video on Mark Twain at: http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=mark+twain&ID=141535 write a one page reflection on how his life was reflected in his writing that you read yesterday.
Thursday: Spelling quiz; in class discussion on Mark Twain
Middle School World History:
Monday: Middle Eastern Countries
Tuesday: Read pages 200-205; answer the Section 4 Assessment questions on page 205 * all but the Writing Activity*
Wednesday: Read pages 208-214; answer the “Country Profile” on page 211 and the Assessment question on page 214 (*only the (b) questions).
Thursday: Map quiz on Asia!! *This will cover all of the countries in Asia, both the SW Asia and the Pacific countries of Asia!
Middle School Cooking:
Thursday: In the classroom; bring your favorite snack to share! Nutritional activity!
Middle School Language Arts: READ 20 MINUTES EVERY DAY/PLOT
Monday: **Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: expedite, expenditure, extension, extract, extraordinary, exude, familiar, fastidious, fiend, flamboyant
Bonus accidentally
Tuesday: Read “Whitewashing the Fence “ by Mark Twain and answer the questions included at the end of the story.
Wednesday : Watch the video on Mark Twain at: http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=mark+twain&ID=141535 write a one page reflection on how his life was reflected in his writing that you read yesterday.
Thursday: Spelling quiz; in class discussion on Mark Twain
Middle School World History:
Monday: Middle Eastern Countries
Tuesday: Read pages 200-205; answer the Section 4 Assessment questions on page 205 * all but the Writing Activity*
Wednesday: Read pages 208-214; answer the “Country Profile” on page 211 and the Assessment question on page 214 (*only the (b) questions).
Thursday: Map quiz on Asia!! *This will cover all of the countries in Asia, both the SW Asia and the Pacific countries of Asia!
Middle School Cooking:
Thursday: In the classroom; bring your favorite snack to share! Nutritional activity!
High School Work for Week of October 19th
*I will be gone on Thursday please be aware that I will leave a sub plan that will continue our lessons.
High School International Problems: NEWS NOTES EVERY DAY!!
Monday: Ethnic Groups in the Middle East…how do we keep the peace?
Tuesday’s Homework: Sunni and Shiites; aren’t they both Muslim?
Wednesday’s Homework: Theocracies in the Middle East
**For both Tues/Weds: highlight and underline article to pull out major points! Write a minimum of 1 paragraph reaction to the article. Include things like: importance of information, impact on America and the world, possible cause and effects, etc.
Thursday: News Quiz –Middle Eastern reading and study of leaders
High School Language Arts: **READ 20 MINUTES A DAY/PLOT-SUMMARY
Monday: In class writing activity
**Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: auspicious, circumnavigate, deciduous, gerrymander, homogeneous, incognito, irony, kowtow, loquacious, plagiarize BONUS: tempestuous and vehement
Tuesday: Read “An Astrologer’s Day” by R.K. Narayan; answer “First Response”, “Talking it over” #’s 1, 3, 4, 6 and “Writing it down”
Wednesday: Creative Writing project: [Confess a Secret] Create a character who has a secret to confess, but who is afraid to confess it. Write the diary or journal entries that your character would write as she or he considers the secret, explores why it needs to be confessed, thinks about who will be affected if the secret is known, and considers why she or he is afraid. Write a series of diary or journal entries, as if they were written over a period of several days or a week. In the entries, you can incorporate the main character's interactions with others and explore the ways that the day-to-day events that the character experiences influence the way that she or he thinks about the secret and confession. Your character's decision to tell (or not) should be revealed in the final diary or journal entry. All the entries need to work together as a whole -- they should sound like the writings of a single person, and should show consistency from one entry to the next (for example, if the person writes in the diary that she is afraid of water in one journal entry, it would be inconsistent to have her mention that she had been water skiing in the entry written two days later).
Thursday: Spelling test! Bring rough draft of Creative Writing project to class! We will be practicing our Peer Editing process!!
High School World History:
Monday: Reading quiz on Search for Spices! Who was Christopher Columbus really?
Tuesday Homework: Portuguese and Spaniard Explorers: http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=explorers&TagID=3332719&GradeLevel=3360056&ID=129298
Write a one paragraph reflection on the competition between the two countries.
Wednesday's Homework: Do the “Geography Interactive” exercise on page 447 and “Navigating the World” on page 448-449. Answer questions 2-3 on page 447 and 1 and 2 on page 449.
Thursday: Introduction to the effect on Africa
High School Leadership:
Monday:Win/Win, win/lose, lose/lose
Tuesday-Friday: Project number one to be completed!
High School Cooking
Thursday: In the kitchen! Bring list of items of your favorite pizza toppings!!
High School International Problems: NEWS NOTES EVERY DAY!!
Monday: Ethnic Groups in the Middle East…how do we keep the peace?
Tuesday’s Homework: Sunni and Shiites; aren’t they both Muslim?
Wednesday’s Homework: Theocracies in the Middle East
**For both Tues/Weds: highlight and underline article to pull out major points! Write a minimum of 1 paragraph reaction to the article. Include things like: importance of information, impact on America and the world, possible cause and effects, etc.
Thursday: News Quiz –Middle Eastern reading and study of leaders
High School Language Arts: **READ 20 MINUTES A DAY/PLOT-SUMMARY
Monday: In class writing activity
**Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: auspicious, circumnavigate, deciduous, gerrymander, homogeneous, incognito, irony, kowtow, loquacious, plagiarize BONUS: tempestuous and vehement
Tuesday: Read “An Astrologer’s Day” by R.K. Narayan; answer “First Response”, “Talking it over” #’s 1, 3, 4, 6 and “Writing it down”
Wednesday: Creative Writing project: [Confess a Secret] Create a character who has a secret to confess, but who is afraid to confess it. Write the diary or journal entries that your character would write as she or he considers the secret, explores why it needs to be confessed, thinks about who will be affected if the secret is known, and considers why she or he is afraid. Write a series of diary or journal entries, as if they were written over a period of several days or a week. In the entries, you can incorporate the main character's interactions with others and explore the ways that the day-to-day events that the character experiences influence the way that she or he thinks about the secret and confession. Your character's decision to tell (or not) should be revealed in the final diary or journal entry. All the entries need to work together as a whole -- they should sound like the writings of a single person, and should show consistency from one entry to the next (for example, if the person writes in the diary that she is afraid of water in one journal entry, it would be inconsistent to have her mention that she had been water skiing in the entry written two days later).
Thursday: Spelling test! Bring rough draft of Creative Writing project to class! We will be practicing our Peer Editing process!!
High School World History:
Monday: Reading quiz on Search for Spices! Who was Christopher Columbus really?
Tuesday Homework: Portuguese and Spaniard Explorers: http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=explorers&TagID=3332719&GradeLevel=3360056&ID=129298
Write a one paragraph reflection on the competition between the two countries.
Wednesday's Homework: Do the “Geography Interactive” exercise on page 447 and “Navigating the World” on page 448-449. Answer questions 2-3 on page 447 and 1 and 2 on page 449.
Thursday: Introduction to the effect on Africa
High School Leadership:
Monday:Win/Win, win/lose, lose/lose
Tuesday-Friday: Project number one to be completed!
High School Cooking
Thursday: In the kitchen! Bring list of items of your favorite pizza toppings!!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Week of October 5th!
Davis Dispatch
October 5, 2009
*No School Next Week!! Please do assigned work for Oct 12-15 and turn in on Monday, October 19th all work for that week*
Work for 10/12-10/15 will be handed out on Thursday,October 8th!
High School International Problems: NEWS NOTES EVERY DAY!!
Monday: Middle East…what’s the big deal? Powerpoint presentation
Tuesday’s Homework: Middle East map and reading questions
Wednesday’s Homework: “Historical importance of oil” article and reflection
Thursday: News Quiz – Discussion on the Middle East
Week of 10/12-10/15: Select a country in the Middle East and research it’s interdependence with the United States. You should include trade, history, aid, governmental actions. This should be representative of a week’s worth of work. Feel free to do a powerpoint or essay.
*Focus News Notes on the Middle East for this week just so you can get a feel of the many events that occur!!
High School Language Arts: **READ 20 MINUTES A DAY/VOCABULARY-SUMMARY
Monday: Final essays due today…in class reading assignment
**Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: 1. Vehement 2. Auspicious, 3epiphany 4. Facetious, 5. Omnipotent, 6. Paradigm, 7. Reciprocal, 8. Filibuster, 9. Impeach 10. Laissez faire, bonus: totalitarian
Tuesday: Read “The Panther: A Bedtime Story“ and answer the questions: First Response, Talking it over 1-5, and Oral Tradition 1-3
Wednesday: Using the universal editing symbols; edit the handout given out in class.
Thursday: Spelling test!
Week of 10/12-10/15: Using a movie that has been made from a book that you have read (doesn’t have to be the same one you gave me) write a compare/contrast reflection on the two pieces. *I am figuring that watching the movie will take about 2 hours and then your reflection should take about that as well.
High School World History:
Monday: Continue Scientific Reformation: quick video on Galileo
Tuesday Homework: Reread pages 434-439 Answer questions 3-6 on page 438 and questions 1-2 on page 439
Wednesday's Homework: “Does the Earth Move?” worksheet
Thursday: In class quiz on Chapter 13 *See page 442 for questions!!** I have told the students that if they do the quiz they can bring that in for "notes" for the quiz! They can use those but no classroom notes!
Week of 10/12-10/15 : Read pages 446-451; go to PHSchool.com and enter nap-1411 for your webcode and go on the Audio tour; answer the following in paragraph form: 1. What were the Europeans’ motivations for exploring the seas 2. Analyze the Portuguese and Spanish exploration 3. Describe European searches for a direct route to Asia 4. Define the Terms, People, and Places on page 446
High School Leadership:
Monday: Leadership around HomeLink: school shirts and Community plan due today!
Tuesday-Friday: Work on Community Service Plan
Week of 10/12-10/15 Do activity regarding Chapter 4 of “Seven Habits”…bring to class examples of win/win, win/lose, and lose/lose situations.
High School Cooking
Thursday: In the classroom…Iron Chef
Week of 10/12-10/15
Cook at one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner and write up the menu, preparation and your family’s reaction. 1 page.
Middle School Language Arts: READ 20 MINUTES EVERY DAY/ Prediction
Monday: In class: Peer Editing exercise
**Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: stoop, petition, hardware, wreaking, tomatoes, hardware, sour grapes, neighbor, excitement, grocery Bonus beautiful and summertime
Tuesday: Read “City Green“ by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan and answer the questions included at the end of the story.
Wednesday : “My Name” handout
Thursday: Weekly spelling test!
Week of 10/12-10/15: Complete packet of work
Middle School World History:
Monday: Middle East geography exercise-mapping it out! Students may have items to finish at home if they did not finish in class!
Tuesday: Read pages 44-49 and do the key terms, questions 1-3 both (a) and (b) for each question **Parent and Students: The Davis Dispatch says to read pages 44-49 but since you only have pages 35-41 please do the questions on page 41 and I will make sure you have the readings for pages 44-48 on Thursday! Sorry for any mix ups!!
Wednesday: Do activity lcd-6203 at PHSchool.com (you may need assistance with your parents to understand the article). Explain your reasoning in paragraph form to answer Question #2
Thursday: Key points in the Middle East!
Week of 10/12-10/15: Complete packet of work in regards to “The Geography of Water”, “World Oil Reserves”, “Imbalance of Energy Consumption” and “Controversy in China”
Middle School Cooking:
Thursday: In the kitchen…breakfast for dinner!!
Week of 10/12-10/15: Cook at least one meal with the help of an adult and write up the menu, preparation and your family’s reaction. 1 page.
October 5, 2009
*No School Next Week!! Please do assigned work for Oct 12-15 and turn in on Monday, October 19th all work for that week*
Work for 10/12-10/15 will be handed out on Thursday,October 8th!
High School International Problems: NEWS NOTES EVERY DAY!!
Monday: Middle East…what’s the big deal? Powerpoint presentation
Tuesday’s Homework: Middle East map and reading questions
Wednesday’s Homework: “Historical importance of oil” article and reflection
Thursday: News Quiz – Discussion on the Middle East
Week of 10/12-10/15: Select a country in the Middle East and research it’s interdependence with the United States. You should include trade, history, aid, governmental actions. This should be representative of a week’s worth of work. Feel free to do a powerpoint or essay.
*Focus News Notes on the Middle East for this week just so you can get a feel of the many events that occur!!
High School Language Arts: **READ 20 MINUTES A DAY/VOCABULARY-SUMMARY
Monday: Final essays due today…in class reading assignment
**Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: 1. Vehement 2. Auspicious, 3epiphany 4. Facetious, 5. Omnipotent, 6. Paradigm, 7. Reciprocal, 8. Filibuster, 9. Impeach 10. Laissez faire, bonus: totalitarian
Tuesday: Read “The Panther: A Bedtime Story“ and answer the questions: First Response, Talking it over 1-5, and Oral Tradition 1-3
Wednesday: Using the universal editing symbols; edit the handout given out in class.
Thursday: Spelling test!
Week of 10/12-10/15: Using a movie that has been made from a book that you have read (doesn’t have to be the same one you gave me) write a compare/contrast reflection on the two pieces. *I am figuring that watching the movie will take about 2 hours and then your reflection should take about that as well.
High School World History:
Monday: Continue Scientific Reformation: quick video on Galileo
Tuesday Homework: Reread pages 434-439 Answer questions 3-6 on page 438 and questions 1-2 on page 439
Wednesday's Homework: “Does the Earth Move?” worksheet
Thursday: In class quiz on Chapter 13 *See page 442 for questions!!** I have told the students that if they do the quiz they can bring that in for "notes" for the quiz! They can use those but no classroom notes!
Week of 10/12-10/15 : Read pages 446-451; go to PHSchool.com and enter nap-1411 for your webcode and go on the Audio tour; answer the following in paragraph form: 1. What were the Europeans’ motivations for exploring the seas 2. Analyze the Portuguese and Spanish exploration 3. Describe European searches for a direct route to Asia 4. Define the Terms, People, and Places on page 446
High School Leadership:
Monday: Leadership around HomeLink: school shirts and Community plan due today!
Tuesday-Friday: Work on Community Service Plan
Week of 10/12-10/15 Do activity regarding Chapter 4 of “Seven Habits”…bring to class examples of win/win, win/lose, and lose/lose situations.
High School Cooking
Thursday: In the classroom…Iron Chef
Week of 10/12-10/15
Cook at one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner and write up the menu, preparation and your family’s reaction. 1 page.
Middle School Language Arts: READ 20 MINUTES EVERY DAY/ Prediction
Monday: In class: Peer Editing exercise
**Define and write one sentence for each of your vocabulary words for this week: stoop, petition, hardware, wreaking, tomatoes, hardware, sour grapes, neighbor, excitement, grocery Bonus beautiful and summertime
Tuesday: Read “City Green“ by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan and answer the questions included at the end of the story.
Wednesday : “My Name” handout
Thursday: Weekly spelling test!
Week of 10/12-10/15: Complete packet of work
Middle School World History:
Monday: Middle East geography exercise-mapping it out! Students may have items to finish at home if they did not finish in class!
Tuesday: Read pages 44-49 and do the key terms, questions 1-3 both (a) and (b) for each question **Parent and Students: The Davis Dispatch says to read pages 44-49 but since you only have pages 35-41 please do the questions on page 41 and I will make sure you have the readings for pages 44-48 on Thursday! Sorry for any mix ups!!
Wednesday: Do activity lcd-6203 at PHSchool.com (you may need assistance with your parents to understand the article). Explain your reasoning in paragraph form to answer Question #2
Thursday: Key points in the Middle East!
Week of 10/12-10/15: Complete packet of work in regards to “The Geography of Water”, “World Oil Reserves”, “Imbalance of Energy Consumption” and “Controversy in China”
Middle School Cooking:
Thursday: In the kitchen…breakfast for dinner!!
Week of 10/12-10/15: Cook at least one meal with the help of an adult and write up the menu, preparation and your family’s reaction. 1 page.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Weekend Homework 10/01
Parents:
Just a quick note about Language Arts: High School AND Middle School students have homework this weekend!! Sorry! There just is not quite enough time to finish what we needed to do!
High School: Type up FINAL draft of their 5 paragraph essay about being stranded on an island. **Some students didn't have this so you as the parent need to fill out their "Peer Editing Sheet" before they can turn their essay in~!
Middle School: They have a rough draft of their 5 paragraph essay on their "Favorite Place to be". Please go over this with them as a number of them have never written a 5 paragraph essay before. I have sent them home with a very basic template of what I expect. **We will be doing an in class editing exercise on Monday so it is VERY important for them to have this completed when they come to class.
This should not take any time as they all have done the bulk of the work in class but just wanted to give you all a heads up on the work that should be completed by Monday.
Thanks everyone!
Just a quick note about Language Arts: High School AND Middle School students have homework this weekend!! Sorry! There just is not quite enough time to finish what we needed to do!
High School: Type up FINAL draft of their 5 paragraph essay about being stranded on an island. **Some students didn't have this so you as the parent need to fill out their "Peer Editing Sheet" before they can turn their essay in~!
Middle School: They have a rough draft of their 5 paragraph essay on their "Favorite Place to be". Please go over this with them as a number of them have never written a 5 paragraph essay before. I have sent them home with a very basic template of what I expect. **We will be doing an in class editing exercise on Monday so it is VERY important for them to have this completed when they come to class.
This should not take any time as they all have done the bulk of the work in class but just wanted to give you all a heads up on the work that should be completed by Monday.
Thanks everyone!
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