Assignments
Week 1
Chapter 17 - The Civil War Continued
Essential Questions:
- Why does conflict develop?
Monday, January 23rd
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commas for Formatting - Pre Test
- Finish Johnny Tremain Book Project
- History: Read Chapter 18 lesson 1 and take notes (key ideas and vocabulary)
Tuesday, January 24th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commas for Formatting - Practice
- History: Read Chapter 18 lesson 2 and take notes
Wednesday, January 25th
DUE:
- Spelling Power 17 and 18
- Vocabulary Builder
- Johnny Tremain Movie Packet and Assignment
In Class:
- Daily Gram
- Introduce: The Most Dangerous Game
- Spelling Power 19 assigned
- Civil War Review
- Vocabulary Builder for Chapter 18
- Current Event - Presidential Inauguration
Thursday, January 26th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commas for Formatting- Quiz
- History: Read Chapter 18 lesson 3-4 and take notes
Friday, January 27th
DUE:
- History Chapter 18 lesson 1-4 notes
- Daily Gram
- The Most Dangerous Game
- Socratic Seminar on the Causes of the Civil War
- Elijah, Jonathan, Luis, Noah, Melissa
Chapter 18 - The Reconstruction
Essential Questions
KINDNESS WEEK!
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
― Mark Twain
Monday, January 30th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commonly Confused Words II - Pre Test
- History: Read Chapter 19 lesson 1 and take notes (key ideas and vocabulary)
- Re-Read: The Most Dangerous Game and answer the questions for Part II
Tuesday, January 31st
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commonly Confused Words II - Practice
- History: Read Chapter 19 lesson 2 and take notes
Wednesday, February 1st
DUE:
- Spelling Power 19
- Current Even
In Class:
- Daily Gram
- The Most Dangerous Game
- Spelling Power 20 assigned
- Response to Literature - Short Story
- Civil War Review/Reconstruction
- Current Event - The new Supreme Court nominee: Neil Gorsuch
Thursday, February 2nd
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commonly Confused Words II- Quiz
- History: Read Chapter 19 lesson 3-4 and take notes
Friday, February 3rd
DUE:
- History Chapter 19 lesson 1-4 notes
- Daily Gram
Chapter 19 - Opening the West
Essential Questions:
Monday, February 6th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Components of a Sentence II - Pre Test
- History: Read Chapter 20 lesson 1 and take notes (key ideas and vocabulary)
Tuesday, February 7th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Components of Sentence - Practice
- History: Read Chapter 20 lesson 2 and take notes
Wednesday, February 8th
DUE:
- Spelling Power 20
- Current Event
In Class:
- Daily Gram
- The Most Dangerous Game
- Spelling Power 21 assigned
- Response to Literature - Short Story
- Current Event: Black History Month
Thursday, February 9th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Components of a Sentence- Quiz
- History: Read Chapter 20 lesson 3-4 and take notes
- Transcontinental Railroad Video
Friday, February 10th
DUE:
- History Chapter 20 lesson 1-4 notes
- Daily Gram
- Socratic Seminar: Native Americans and the Transcontinental Railroad (Isabella, Sylvia, Luis and Shaun)
Week 4
Chapter 20 - The Industrial Age
Essential Questions:
Monday, February 13th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Identifying Parts of Speech III - Pre Test
- History: Read Chapter 21 lesson 1 and take notes (key ideas and vocabulary)
- Google Classroom assignment on the Transcontinental Railroad
Tuesday, February 14th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Identifying Parts of Speech III- Practice
- History: Read Chapter 21 lesson 2 and take notes
- Finish watching the video on the Transcontinental Railroad started in class. Complete the note taking chart.
Wednesday, February 15th
DUE:
- Spelling Power 21
- Note Taking Chart on the Transcontinental Railroad
In Class:
- Daily Gram
- The Most Dangerous Game
- Spelling Power 22 assigned
- Current Event Assigned: Oroville Dam
Thursday, February 16th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Identifying Parts of Speech III - Quiz
- History: Read Chapter 21 lesson 3 and take notes
Friday, February 17th
No School
Week 5
Chapter 21 - An Urban Society
Monday, February 20th
No School
Tuesday, February 21st
DO:
- No Red Ink - Lists Pre-Test
- History: Read Chapter 22 Lesson 1 and take notes
Wednesday, February 22nd
DUE:
- Spelling Power 22
- History Note-Taker for Chapter 21
- Vocabulary Builder
- Daily Gram
- Finish, The Most Dangerous Game handouts
- The Most Dangerous Game Response to Literature Assignment
- The Most Dangerous Game Story Map
- Spelling Power 23 assigned
- Current Event: Equality for Women
- Vocabulary Builder
DO:
- No Red Ink - Lists Practice and Quiz
- History Chapter 22 Lesson 2-3 and take notes
DUE:
- The Most Dangerous Game Movie/Book Comparison
In Class:
- Daily Gram
- Socratic Seminar on The Most Dangerous Game
- Short Story Quiz
- Writing Assignment and Project for Meeting Week
- History: An Urban Society Review
Week 6 Meeting Week
No Red Ink -Vague Pronouns
Monday, February 27th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Vague Pronouns Pre Test
- The Most Dangerous Game Essay - Submit to Google Classroom
DO:
- No Red Ink - Vague Pronouns Practice
- History Urban Society Vocabulary Builder
DO:
- Extra Credit Assignment
- Current Event:
DO:
- No Red Ink - Vague Pronouns Quiz
DO:
- Research Kindertransport and be prepared to discuss on in class