Week of March 31-April 4

This week in social studies:

Monday:  Counselor visit!
Homework:  None

Tuesday:  Define all vocabulary for Scientific Revolution and put in notebook.  Complete a circle wheel organizer including each scientist.
Homework:  Complete circle wheel.

Wednesday:  Mix & Match activity.  Scientific Revolution guided reading questions will be assigned.
Homework:  Complete guided reading.

Thursday:  Grade guided reading together and review important people from the Renaissance and Reformation.
Homework:  Study for Scientific Revolution quiz on Friday.

Friday:  Scientific Revolution quiz.  Current event presentations.
Homework: None 

Week of March 24-28

NOTE:  The end of the quarter is this Thursday.  Make sure you do not have any missing assignments!

This week in social studies:
Monday:  Students will begin the second semester DBQ.  Samuaria and Knights: Were the Similarities Greater Than the Differences? 
Homework:Analyze all documents.

Tuesday:  Grade all document analysis.  Organize documents into "buckets" and write thesis statement.
Homework:  Be prepared to write the rough draft for the DBQ essay on Wednesday.

Wednesday:  Students will write the rough draft of the DBQ essay using the documents.
Homework:  Be prepared to type the DBQ essay on Thursday and Friday.

Thursday:   Students will learn text features using Chapter 15. They will take notes from a ppt to introduce the unit. Note: Students are typing the DBQ essays in English.
Homework:  None

 Friday:  Current event presentations.  Students will complete a circle chart on each of the scientists.
Homework:  None
 

Week of March 17-21

Hope everyone enjoyed their time off for spring break. It was great to spend time with family and just relax!
This week in Social Studies:

Monday:  We will begin our study of the Protestant Reformation. We will complete our Chapter 14 notes and vocabulary.
Homework:  Complete Reformation vocabulary.

Tuesday:  Meet in Computer Lab for a Reformation Web Search and analyzing a primary document of the 95 Thesis. 
Homework:  Complete Reformation Web Search

Wednesday:  We will review vocabulary.  Classroom assignment will be to answer questions using the Reformation Chapter Walk.
Homework:: Complete Reformation Chapter Walk

Thursday:  We will summarize meaning from text using Martin Luther's cartoons.  Students will create a Twitter profile and news feed based on the Martin Luther documents.
Homework:  Complete Twitter profile

Friday:  Current Event Presentations.  Reformation Quiz. 
Homework:  None

Week of March 4-6

Wow! Another snow day...crazy:)  Hope you all were safe and warm!
This week in Social Studies:

Tuesday:  We will identify the reasons the Renaissance spread north.  We will complete our notes for Lesson 3.  Take an open book quiz over Lesson 2. 
Homework:  Complete reading Ch. 13, Lesson 3

Wednesday:  We will examine a Timeline:  All About the Renaissance.  We will use an article about Leonardo Da Vinci to complete our 8 square notes (purple sheet).
Homework:  None

Thursday:  Renaissance Test (Open book because of snow day!)
Homework:  ENJOY SPRING BREAK!!