Another productive week behind us :) The reminders for students were as follows:
Monday - Animal Farm needs to be completed so we can have our final book discussions and fill in the information on metaphors in the packets
Tuesday - The Animal Farm packet is due - this is an emphasis on page # support!!!
Wednesday - Final quiz on the Cycle of Power
We will watch Animal Farm the video on Tuesday and Wednesday
Choice book journals (worth 40 points) are due on October 11th - one week before the end of the quarter.
We had a blast with a "on-desk" Cycle of Power review --- the kids love the "slightly bad" nature of the activity --- I love that it is big...team oriented...and very effective ---- plus, I get my desks very clean!
We are continuing with our study of the foundations of government in America. The Declaration of Independence, the Article of Confederation and finally, The Constitution.
Up next....more work on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights (project coming soon :))
I am out of the classroom next Thursday and Monday. I'm travelling to Saskatchewan via Amtrak where I am looking forward to lectures on Lewis and Clark via a National Parks guide who is a member of the Mandan tribe. I hope to bring back new info for the students when we begin our study of Washington State History :)
Enjoy your weekend! Happy MAGAZINE selling!!!! Mrs. Walker
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Hello all! Happy first not-roasting-in-the-classroom day! :)
This week -
In English: We started Animal Farm by George Orwell. The students will be required to keep a log recording examples of how dictators control/abuse their power per their Cycle of Power handout (they will receive this on Wednesday or Thursday)
**** also - please inquire occasionally about their choice book dialectical journals - these are due one week before the end of each quarter. This quarter, that means October 11th.
In Civics: We took a quiz on Chapter 2 sections 1 and 2. Those scores should be entered today or tomorrow. The Cycle of Power for dictatorship vs democracy will be introduced this week - a quiz will follow our reading of Animal Farm. Look for a project on the Bill of Rights sometime next week.
In addition - we continue to look at citizenship. This week, I shared Steve Gleason's story with them. A documentary on his life, his battle with ALS and his tireless work with his Team Gleason/No White Flags foundation airs tonight on the NFL network. It should be very inspirational and begin to help the students start thinking about options for Night of the Notables.
Our key quote over the past week has been:
"A hero is a man who does what he can." Romain Rolland
This week -
In English: We started Animal Farm by George Orwell. The students will be required to keep a log recording examples of how dictators control/abuse their power per their Cycle of Power handout (they will receive this on Wednesday or Thursday)
**** also - please inquire occasionally about their choice book dialectical journals - these are due one week before the end of each quarter. This quarter, that means October 11th.
In Civics: We took a quiz on Chapter 2 sections 1 and 2. Those scores should be entered today or tomorrow. The Cycle of Power for dictatorship vs democracy will be introduced this week - a quiz will follow our reading of Animal Farm. Look for a project on the Bill of Rights sometime next week.
In addition - we continue to look at citizenship. This week, I shared Steve Gleason's story with them. A documentary on his life, his battle with ALS and his tireless work with his Team Gleason/No White Flags foundation airs tonight on the NFL network. It should be very inspirational and begin to help the students start thinking about options for Night of the Notables.
Our key quote over the past week has been:
"A hero is a man who does what he can." Romain Rolland
Monday, September 9, 2013
3rd week - still hot - but still learning (I hope!)
Happy September to you all! I have had some tech. difficulty with Skyward - hence the delay with grades being posted in a timely fashion - I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused! I'm hoping to get the glitches resolved within the week. (FYI - they are issues I am not "authorized" to resolve on my own)
In the meantime - In English we have Choice books with dialectical journals well underway --- these are due the week prior to the end of the semester on 10/18. Ask to see your student's sheet regarding this assignment.
We also are reviewing some basic concepts for English via short stories in our literature book - inference and theme are the concepts for the this week. Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, MLK Jr, and Colin Powel have provided our essays thus far. This week - we are delving into forms of government. Your student should have their Civics book at home and be able to share with you the ideas we are discussing in class (such as Syria). We are also spending time with current events via the Spokesman Review.
We had a short quiz on Ch. 1 sec 2 last week --- nearly all students did quite well! We have another quiz scheduled for Monday 9/16 --- this will cover the questions and terms they have completed for Chapter 2.
Next week, we will start our first novel, Animal Farm, and will focus on "The Cycle of Power" --- this should be very high interest for many of the students and provide a good tool for evaluating other countries and their governments.
Please contact me if you have any questions --- and FYI - if your student is absent, I would love for them to touch base via email so they can stay in the loop in regards to class.
Thanks for sharing great kids with me each and every day! I'm looking forward to meeting so many of you at Open House on Thursday evening :)
In the meantime - In English we have Choice books with dialectical journals well underway --- these are due the week prior to the end of the semester on 10/18. Ask to see your student's sheet regarding this assignment.
We also are reviewing some basic concepts for English via short stories in our literature book - inference and theme are the concepts for the this week. Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, MLK Jr, and Colin Powel have provided our essays thus far. This week - we are delving into forms of government. Your student should have their Civics book at home and be able to share with you the ideas we are discussing in class (such as Syria). We are also spending time with current events via the Spokesman Review.
We had a short quiz on Ch. 1 sec 2 last week --- nearly all students did quite well! We have another quiz scheduled for Monday 9/16 --- this will cover the questions and terms they have completed for Chapter 2.
Next week, we will start our first novel, Animal Farm, and will focus on "The Cycle of Power" --- this should be very high interest for many of the students and provide a good tool for evaluating other countries and their governments.
Please contact me if you have any questions --- and FYI - if your student is absent, I would love for them to touch base via email so they can stay in the loop in regards to class.
Thanks for sharing great kids with me each and every day! I'm looking forward to meeting so many of you at Open House on Thursday evening :)
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