December 20, 2012

END OF QUARTER is Friday!!! Be sure to get in any missing assignments. 

Congrats on Holiday Program!
9-12 English:Complete Huckleberry Finn
If you have any missing assignments, they must be in this Friday.

 9-11 US History: 

Complete test questions

 

6-8 English 

Light in the Forest  - complete book

 

 

 6-8 US History: Presentation by Marissa Uriarte on Health Care Internship in India

December 19, 2012

END OF QUARTER is Friday!!! Be sure to get in any missing assignments. 


Holiday Program tonight at 6:30 PM

9-12 English:No homework

If you have any missing assignments, they must be in this Friday.

 9-11 US History: 

17.3 - Marcuss and Clayton: be prepared for Section 3 

Know vocab for quizlet

 

6-8 English 

Light in the Forest  - read to page 99

 

 

 6-8 US History

Study questions on review sheet and vocab for test tomorrow.
I will give you the first 10 minutes of class as a review.

December 18, 2012

END OF QUARTER is Friday!!! Be sure to get in any missing assignments.

9-12 English: Vocabulary and spelling test 
Answer the following question on Huckleberry Finn: 

•Setting:

• Why might Twain have decided to set the novel in a time before the abolition of slavery, despite the fact that he published it in 1885, two decades after the end of the Civil War?

 

 9-11 US History: 

17.3 - Be prepared to tell about your part of section 3

 

6-8 English 

Light in the Forest  - read to page 92 

 

 

 6-8 US History

Complete Questions on Review sheet for Chapter 5 EXCEPT # 26 which we will do together in class.

Remember to do the last set which requires you to write a question based on the information given on the back of the sheet.

  

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December 17, 2012

English 9-12
Read and answer questions on handout re Mark Twain's use of satire

Late: 

Visual representation of an event or image from Alexie's work  Must have an accompanying explanation/description/poem  

  Questions on Native Student's Response to article on Wind River reservation

9-11 U.S. History -
Read 17.2 -
Due beginning of class on Tuesday:   3-D representation of Spanish American Wa

•Why it was started

•Who is fighting

•What type of weapons/boats

•Where

Famous individuals

•Description of the successes/failures of the fighting

•End result

6-8 English:
Read to page 70  in  Light in the Forest


6-8 History: 
Complete written questions on handout for 5.1

December 14, 2012

English 9-12
Due Friday: Visual representation of an event or image from Alexie's work  Must have an accompanying explanation/description/poem 

Late:
  Questions on Native Student's Response to article on Wind River reservation

9-11 U.S. History -
Read 17.2 -
Due end of class on Friday:  Create a 3-D representation of Spanish American War

•Why it was started

•Who is fighting

•What type of weapons/boats

•Where

Famous individuals

•Description of the successes/failures of the fighting

•End result

6-8 English:
Spelling test and Homonym quiz
Read to page 55  in  Light in the Forest


6-8 History: 
Finish presentation of displays
This Day/CE quiz
questions on Africa
Redo of debate question: Should there be single sex classes?

December 12, 2012

9-12 English:

Due Friday: Visual representation of an event or image from Alexie's work  Must have an accompanying explanation/description/poem 

Late:
  Questions on Native Student's Response to article on Wind River reservation

9-11 U.S. History -
Read 17.2 - have ideas and supplies ready for Thursday to create a 3-D representation of Spanish American War

•Understand the War

•Why it was started

•Who is fighting

•What type of weapons/boats

•Where

•Description of the successes/failures of the fighting

•End result

6-8 English:
3 pages vocab
Be sure your "Snowman" poem is ready to read for tomorrow

 You should be at p. 48 in  Light in the Forest


6-8 History: 
Create your displays:
Sugar Act –  Corinne and Sammy

 
Stamp Act  -  Alyssa
 
Townsend Act –
Quinn – tea
Stephen – lead
Bethany – paint

 Effigy:  Matthew, Cody

December 11, 2012

9-12 English: Vocab & spelling test due Wednesday
Due: Questions on Native Student's Response to article on Wind River reservation

Due Friday: Visual representation of an event or image from Alexie's work  Must have an accompanying explanation.

9-11 U.S. History - Wednesday: Christianne Vanderzanden presentation on Africa

Read 17.2 - have ideas and supplies ready for Thursday to create a 3-D representation of Spanish American War

•Understand the War

•Why it was started

•Who is fighting

•What type of weapons/boats

•Where

•Description of the successes/failures of the fighting

•End result

6-8 English:
3 pages vocab
Be sure your "Snowman" poem is ready to read for tomorrow
Read through "Star Trek Christmas" - Does anyone have costumes?

You should be at p. 48 in  Light in the Forest


6-8 History:  Bring in items for display
Sugar Act – 
Corinne – molasses, Sammy -sugar
 
Stamp Act  - 5 paper items - Alyssa
 
Townsend Act –
Quinn – tea
Stephen – lead
Bethany – paint
 effigy:  Matthew, Cody


 

December 10, 2012

Enjoy the Snow!!

9-12 English: Work to complete vocab - Vocab & spelling test due Wednesday
Ideas for holiday video


Late: Complete video questions and create poem for the people you belong to - emulating Alexie's poem

9-11 U.S. History -Complete questons 4, 5, and 6 on page 525


Late: Write a paragraph summary of  the three sections of Chapter 16

6-8 English:
2 pages vocab

You should be at p. 48 in  Light in the Forest


6-8 History:  Complete Chapter 5, Section 1 Quiz

 Late:
 Complete open book four questions quiz on Chapter 4

December 10, 2012

Enjoy the Snow!!

9-12 English: Respond to questions on the following article:

Read: Guest Post | A Native American Student Responds to a Times Article About His Home

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/guest-post-a-native-american-student-responds-to-a-times-article-about-his-home/

What does this post point out about how people often look at an Indian reservation?

How does Willow Pingree explain both the good and the bad of reservation life?

Late: Complete video questions and create poem for the people you belong to - emulating Alexie's poem

9-11 U.S. History - No new homework

Late: Write a paragraph summary of  the three sections of Chapter 16

6-8 English:  Read  Light in the Forest up to page 48

6-8
Illustrate the following terms from Chapter 5, Section 1

• Proclamation of  1763
• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act

Late: Complete open book four questions quiz on Chapter 4

December 6, 2012

9-12 English: Read "Gustavus in Winter" How does the author perceive Gustavus? Do you see Gustavus the same way?  Explain.

Late: Complete video questions and create poem for the people you belong to - emulating Alexie's poem

9-11 U.S. History -
This Day/CE Quiz
Draw the meaning of these words form 17.1

• imperialism
• protectorate
• Anglo-Saxonism
• the New Navy

Late: Write a paragraph summary of  the three sections of Chapter 16

6-8 English: Spelling test, Homonym quiz, Read  Light in the Forest up to page 37

6-8 History -This Day/CE quiz

Late: Complete open book four questions quiz on Chapter 4

December 4, 2012

9-12 English: DOL Group quiz
Discussion on Smoke Signals
Novels - print out

Late: Complete video questions and create poem for the people you belong to - emulating Alexie's poem

9-11 U.S. History -
Read Up Front page23  "Is it Too Easy to Get a Gun?"
Write a  paragraph stating your opinion strongly and clearly. Back it up with two persuasive arguments.


Late: Write a paragraph summary of  the three sections of Chapter 16

6-8 English: Complete 3 pages of vocab;Continue discussion of Light in the Forest

6-8 History - Read Junior Scholastic

•  Read page 14, Complete questions 1-5

Late: Complete open book four questions quiz on Chapter 4

December 3, 2012

9-12 English: Complete video questions and create poem for the people you belong to - emulating Alexie's poem

9-11 U.S. History -
Read Up Front pages 8-11

• For "Arctic Meltdown" - explain what the larger climate effects are
• For "Great Race"  Shrink to 10 (summarize in 10 words the main idea of this article)

We will finish PPT presentations.
Late: Write a paragraph summary of  the three sections of Chapter 16

6-8 English: Complete 2 pages of vocab

6-8 History - Read Junior Scholastic

•  Read pages 8-10; Do 5 questions on page 10
• Be ready to answer a question on your reading

Late: Complete open book four questions quiz on Chapter 4