Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

9-12 English: Complete reading of The Alchemist. Prepare two discussion questions on the book to ask your classmates during class tomorrow.

Alaska History: Work on Alaska History Project - check next due date.

World Geography: Chapter 17 test - study section quizzes.

6-8 English : Answer questions on Junior Great books handed out in class:
Homework April 26, 2011

1.Summarize one of the Junior Great books’ stories.

2. Write a personal connection, opinion, or response to one of the main ideas or themes of the story.

3. Do a drawing to illustrate one scene from the story and write one or two sentences telling about the illustration.

Monday, April 25, 2011

April 25, 2011

9-12 Complete place names and terms on Alchemist study guide sheet
Read pages 142-153

Alaska History: Work on Alaska History Project. Tomorrow will be Ken Grant's presentation on Glacier Bay through the eyes of the Tlingit people. Be prepared to take notes.

World Geography: Read 17.5 and do section quiz

English 6-8: Tomorrow is the last day for Junior Great Books
Please gather your birth certificate info -where you were born, time of birth (time of day, hour), how much you weighed, how long you were, what the day was like, what your birth was like - You will be making a birth certificate as the beginning of your autobiography project.

Friday, April 22, 2011

April 22, 2011

Happy Easter!

9-12 English: Read The Alchemist pages 123-142
On Monday you will complete the DOL quiz

Alaska History: Be working on your Alaska History Project

Research notes 4/22 15 points

4. Research paper outline 4/22 20 points
(list sources)

5. Research paper draft 5/2 25 points
Monday will be project day in class

6-8 World Geography - No homework Make sure you have completed 17.1, 17.3 & 17.4

6-8 English - No homework Happy Easter!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 22, 2011

9-12 English
Alchemist paper due
Vocab due Friday
Everyone should be up to page 123 - there will be a couple questions on your quiz about the book
Spelling test

Alaska History: Final of persuasive paper on the death penalty
1/2 page summary of Governing Alaska
Native Citizenship and Land Issues
This Day/CE/Warm-up quiz

World Geography: Read Chapter 17, Section 4 and complete Section 4 quiz
This Day/CE quiz
Have country notes with you -

6-8 English: Vocab to be turned in
Spelling test
DOL quiz
Three poems need to be typed up for your anthology for Friday

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

April 20, 2011

9-12 English
Revise and edit Alchemist paper - final paper due Friday
Vocab due Friday
Reading for Thursday: Alchemist, p. 104-123

Alaska History: Due Thursday: draft of persuasive paper on the death penalty
Final paper due Friday

World Geography: Read Chapter 17, Section 3 and complete Section 3 quiz

6-8 English: Complete vocab
Three poems need to be typed up for your anthology for Friday

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

April 19, 2011

9-12 English: Chose one of the five topics on p. 1 of the Alchemist Study Guide and complete a one page (minimum) draft for tomorrow.

Alaska History: Complete Ups & Downs of Employment
and Econ Speak (Up Front)

World Geography:Complete Junior Scholastic United Kingdom questions on p. 14 and Ring of Fire questions on p. 22-23
Read Chapter 17, Section 1 and complete Section 1 quiz

6-8 English 3 pages vocab

Monday, April 18, 2011

April 18, 2011

9-12 English: Read The Alchemist p. 82-104
Write a response to "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes
What doe sit maean? Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

Alaska history: Read: What Rights to Land Have the Alaska Natives? by Willie Hensley - the link is: http://www.alaskool.org/projects/ancsa/WLH/WLH66_1.htm
Answer the following questions:
* What is the name of the treaty by which Alaska was purchased by the U.S. government in 1867?
* What was the status of Alaska Native tribes under the terms of this treaty?
* What was the concept of land ownership shared by Alaska Native cultures at the time of purchase?
* How did the 1867 treaty address the issue of Alaska Native land ownership?
* According to Mr. Hensley, what problems were created over the next 100 years by the lack of clarity in the Treaty of Cessation of 1867?

World Geography: Summarize one article in Junior Scholastic plus give your personal reflection.

6-8 English: 2 pages vocab. If you did not complete your in class poem on color, please finish it. Thanks!

Friday, April 15, 2011

April 15, 2011

9-12 English Read The Alchemist p. 59-82

Alaska History: Come prepared to work on your history project for the class period
Tuesday : Complete reading of Willie Hensley's writing about Alaska Native land issues and complete the questions

6-8 English - no homework
6-8 World Geography - Read three chapters about Asia for a test on Monday ! OOPS! JK!!
(Not really!!)

Thursday, April 14, 2011

April 14, 2011

9-12 English -Vocab
Vocab, DOL quiz, Spelling Test, Poetry questions
Who are the D.A.R.s? Thomas Paine?
Senior Reflection due on Friday

Alaska History - Read: What Rights to Land Have the Alaska Natives? by Willie Hensley - the link is: http://www.alaskool.org/projects/ancsa/WLH/WLH66_1.htm
Read pages 4-6 (on-line)Answer any of the following questions that are included in the reading.
Questions
* What is the name of the treaty by which Alaska was purchased by the U.S. government in 1867?
* What was the status of Alaska Native tribes under the terms of this treaty?
* What was the concept of land ownership shared by Alaska Native cultures at the time of purchase?
* How did the 1867 treaty address the issue of Alaska Native land ownership?
* According to Mr. Hensley, what problems were created over the next 100 years by the lack of clarity in the Treaty of Cessation of 1867.

This Day/CE /Warm-up Quiz
Paragraph & info related to project


6-8 World Geography - STUDY your European countries for your test on Friday!!!!
This Day/CE quiz


6-8 English -Vocab due, spelling test, DOL quiz
Bring a photo/anything else that you would like to send to your Greek e-pal.
Complete Greek e-pal Easter card

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

April 13, 2011

9-12 English -Vocab
Read to page 59 in The Alchemist
National Poetry Month Reflections – read including the poem
Theme of poem
Format of poem
Who are the D.A.R.s? Thomas Paine?
Senior Reflection due on Friday

Friday- Vocab due, DOL quiz, Spelling test, Poetry questions


Alaska History - Read: What Rights to Land Have the Alaska Natives? by Willie Hensley - the link is: http://www.alaskool.org/projects/ancsa/WLH/WLH66_1.htm
Read pages 1-4 Answer any of the following questions that are included in the reading.
Questions
* What is the name of the treaty by which Alaska was purchased by the U.S. government in 1867?
* What was the status of Alaska Native tribes under the terms of this treaty?
* What was the concept of land ownership shared by Alaska Native cultures at the time of purchase?
* How did the 1867 treaty address the issue of Alaska Native land ownership?
* According to Mr. Hensley, what problems were created over the next 100 years by the lack of clarity in the Treaty of Cessation of 1867.

In class Thursday - complete the above reading and questions
Due Friday: Paragraph & info related to project; This Day/CE Quiz

6-8 World Geography - a 3-D object or food representative of your country - we will have a feast! STUDY your European countries for your test on Friday!!!!


6-8 English - 2 pages vocab Bring a photo/anything else that you would like to send to your Greek e-pal.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

April 12, 2011

9-12 English - Read up to p. 42 in The Alchemist. Quiz at beginning of class.
Senior Reflection due.

Alaska History -Gold Rush newspaper article due at the beginning of class.

6-8 World Geography - Due Wednesday is a 3-D object representative of your country.If you are cooking, the food item is due on Thursday.

6-8 English - 3 pages vocab Bring a photo/anything else that you would like to send to your Greek e-pal.

Monday, April 11, 2011

April 11, 2011

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9-12 English - Read up to p. 21 in The Alchemist. Write 1/2 page of notes on this morning's field trip.

Alaska History - Write a second 1/2 page of notes on this morning's field trip (1 page total) Continue to work on the Alaska Gold Rush project
Choose topic for Alaska history project.

6-8 World Geography - Work on your eastern European country posters due by 4 PM Tuesday. Also due Wednesday is a 3-D object representative of your country.

6-8 English - 3 pages vocab Bring a photo/anything else that you would like to send to your Greek e-pal.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

April 8, 2011

Monday we will have English second period. Both period 2 & 3 will be a field trip with Greg Streveler. Please come dressed to be outdoors and hiking through wet areas.

9-12 English - Read up to p. 21 in The Alchemist. I will handout vocab on Monday.

Alaska History - no homework - Continue to work on the Alaska Gold Rush project
Choose topic for Alaska history project.

6-8 World Geography - no homework - We will work on your eastern European country posters Monday and Tuesday. Also due is a 3-D object representative of your country.

6-8 English - No homework

Note: on Monday 6-8 Geography will be first period and HS English will be period 2

Thursday, April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

9-12 English - no homework - if you have missing assignments please take this time to get them in

Alaska History - no homework - missing assignments? If so, please get them in
We will continue to work on the Alaska Gold Rush project on Friday -

6-8 World Geography - no homework - if you have missing assignments, please get them in. We will work on your eastern European country posters tomorrow.

6-8 English - Homework - Complete vocab, Spelling test, DOL quiz

Note: on Friday 6-8 Geography will be first period and HS English will be period 2.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

April 6, 2011

Testing tomorrow - Eat well, get a good night's rest, and we'll be ready to go in the morning.

9-12 English - no homework - if you have missing assignments please take this time to get them in

Alaska History - no homework - missing assignments? If so, please get them in
We will continue to work on the Alaska Gold Rush project on Friday -

6-8 World Geography - no homework - if you have missing assignments, please get them in

6-8 English - Homework - 2 pages of vocab //Complete your poem

Note: on Friday 6-8 Geography will be first period and HS English will be period 2.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

April 6, 2011

Testing tomorrow - Eat well, get a good night's rest, and we'll be ready to go in the morning.

9-12 English - no homework - if you have missing assignments please take this time to get them in

Alaska History - no homework - missing assignments? If so, please get them in
We will continue to work on the Alaska Gold Rush project on Friday -

6-8 World Geography - no homework - if you have missing assignments, please get them in

6-8 English - Homework - 2 pages of vocab

Note: on Friday 6-8 Geography will be first period and HS English will be period 2.

Monday, April 4, 2011

April 4, 2011

Testing tomorrow - Eat well, get a good night's rest, and we'll be ready to go in the morning.

9-12 English - no homework - if you have missing assignments please take this time to get them in

Alaska History - no homework - missing assignments? If so, please get them in
We will continue to work on the Alaska Gold Rush project on Friday -

6-8 World Geography - no homework - if you have missing assignments, please get them in

6-8 English - Homework - 2 pages of vocab

Saturday, April 2, 2011

April 1, 2011

March 30, 2011
9-12 English: 9th-10th Complete Writing Tests for SBA/HSQE
Spelling test, senior reflection rough draft due Monday

Alaska History: Work on gold rush presentation

6-8 World Geography: No homework

6-8 English: Check school e-mail for Greek e=pal letters

Have a great weekend!