Nations Projects - Schedule

December 14

1. Italy - Carmen, Emma, Vanessa
2. Portugal - Marco and Marcus
3. Philippines - Andre
4. Mexico - Philip
5. China - Jimmy & Franco
6. Italy - Dolce
7. Romania - Theresa
8. Philippines - Alex, Patricia, Gwyneth, Sabrina
9. Croatia - Lucas

December 15

1. Italy - Daniel, Cristiano, Adamo
2. Philippines - Marques, Jonally, Rosemarie, Konnor
3. Portugal - Kendra
4. Italy - Michael, Bronson, Nicolas
5. India - Nikita & Ashley
6. Myanmar - Mattea
7. Vietnam - Cindy

First Nations and Genesis project

Find project info here

Timeline:

Oct. 27 - Reading/Notes
Oct. 29 - Reading/Notes/Outline of presentation
Nov. 2 - Create presentation slides (Google slides or Prezi)
Nov. 4 - Finish creating slide show and script; practise
Nov. 6 - In-class presentations, hand everything in

Using Google for School

School Gmail accounts:

Example:

John Smith

User name: jsmith@myndrs.com
Password: mercury-1
Change your password.

Do this log-in and password change for homework.

May Info

We are wrapping up Renaissance projects and working on portfolio.

Need the rubric for the persuasive paragraph: Go here.

April update

What you need to be working on:

• poetry booklet (completing all pages of poems)
• study for poetry quiz (p. 8 of booklet)
• lyrics assignment (in process of marking)
• Renaissance project - presentations May 4
• novel presentation if not yet complete
• portfolio project info re portfolio project

May is coming soon!

April 7

• Worked on Inquiry Project
• Handouts available here
• Lit Circles and AR

Next Day: Creative Component Proposal Due

April 1

• poetry
• AR
• lit circles
• Renaissance - inquiry project intro
• See this video for inspiration.

March 24, 2015

Today:

• worked on Middle Ages legit cheat sheets
• worked on Moses study questions
• AR
• lit circles
• time to discuss Moses role play (Ten Commandments)

Next class:

• Middle Ages test (cheat sheets permitted, see details)
• Moses prep/role playing
• AR and lit circles

Cheat Sheets:

• Size: one half of a piece of 8.5 x 11 paper (fold in half then cut)
• must be written on by hand
• must be the writing of the student who is going to use it
• can include whatever information you feel is important
• make sure to use the study questions and Cornell pages
• can use both sides of the paper
• can write in whatever size you like

March 13

Worked on

• 10 Commandments
• Lit Circles
• AR
• Moses/Exodus notes
• Middle Ages notes
• Middle Ages test prep questions

Important Dates:

• March 26: Middle Ages test
• March 30: Moses test

Homework:

• finish poster if not done
• prepare for lit circles
• have notes done before tests (March 26 and 30)

March 5

Lit Circle work - Be sure to continue preparing for next day's lit circles.

Speeches - Last ones will be March 11.

10 Commandments - working on posters in pairs/threes

Middle Ages - working on notes

Upcoming tests:

March 26: Middle Ages
March 30: Moses

March 3

Today, we worked on Middle Ages notes, speeches, and Moses notes.

Speeches next day:

1. Tristan T.
2. Teresa J.
3. Kayla
4. Emma
5. Paul
6. Toni
7. Briggs
8. Jerri-Lee
9. Teresa N.
10. Lorenzo

Lit Circles start next day.

Feb. 25

• Prince of Egypt
• returned Joseph tests
• handed out Moses guided Cornell notes
• handed out High Middle Ages guided Cornell notes and study questions
• handed out rubrics for speeches
• started work on notes

Homework:

• solo notes for Middle Ages booklet due Friday
• Fantasy Island rough drafts due Friday
• speeches start Tuesday

Feb. 23

• Middle Ages power point (what we know so far and preview of what's to come)
• Joseph test
• AR
• work on Fantasy Island
• Speech info/work

Homework:

• Have Middle Ages solo notes finished by Friday.
• Have rough draft of Fantasy Island finished by Friday.
• Fix your speeches. We start speeches on Tuesday.

Feb. 19, 2015

SS

• finished group sharing of notes
• individual notes for homework (pp. 8-9, 12-13, 23-28)

CE

• What is Lent? Lenten promises
• Joseph non-verbal representation
• Joseph test questions and answers: Joseph Test Document
• Test is Monday, Feb. 23

EN

• AR time
• speeches and introductions - what makes an effective introduction?
• Fantasy Island - plot elements; share story outline

Homework

• be prepared for your turn leading class prayer
• CE test on Monday
• work on speech - fix up intro and body paragraphs and add a conclusion
• be sure to have an outline for your Fantasy Island story if you don't yet have one

Feb. 6, 2015

• Brain Break with Ms. Maz
• notes sharing
• Joseph non-verbal depictions
• Leading class prayer schedule: Class prayer schedule and criteria

HOMEWORK:

Using your outline and research, write your three body paragraphs that you will use for your speech. Be sure to keep accurate records of your sources. I will expect to see these three paragraphs on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

Feel free to share your work via Google Drive prior to Feb. 17: afilipovic-bajamic@myndrs.com.

Need reminders regarding the speech? See the Persuasive Speech Info Sheet 

Feb. 4, 2015

• sharing/presenting information (Middle Ages)
• Joseph work
• AR/speech work

Next day:

• Brain Break with Ms. Maz
• sharing Middle Ages
• Joseph
• showing me your outlines for your speeches

Remember, a rough draft of your three body paragraphs is needed Feb. 17.

Feb. 2, 2015

• AR
• group notes check
• current events check
• discussion of portfolio presentation/sample
• prayer criteria
• work on speeches

Homework:

• next class: groups to present their Middle Ages notes to class
• Joseph work
• continued speech work

See the link on the side for speech due dates. You may also find it here: Persuasive Speech Due Dates and Speech Order

Jan. 29

• brain break with Ms. Maz
• work on Joseph non-verbal representation
• work on Middle Ages notes
• AR
• ads
• choosing a topic for the speech

Homework:

• figure out three main points for your persuasive speech
• current event due Monday (select and summarize)
• finish the notes your group is responsible for if you haven't yet finished

Jan. 27

CE

• 5 minutes of silence (much improved from last time)
• Joseph notes (questions handed out)
• Joseph non-verbal representation assignment (self-chosen groups)
• Due Feb. 6

SS

• Middle Ages groupings
• Notes assigned to various groups
• Notes will be marked before you share them with your classmates.
• Not assigned for homework

EN

• AR
• Persuasive Essay and Topic Sentences - View and do the assignments here:
• Persuasive Essay                  Topic Sentences
• Choosing a topic for the persuasive speech

Homework

• ads due next class
• pick a speech topic
• current event selection and summary due Feb. 2

Jan. 21

• Joseph video
• Rome paragraph
• STAR Assessment
• worked on ad assignment

Fairy tale due Friday.

Block rotation on Friday.

Jan. 19

CE - Jacob Oral Test

SS

• recap of why Rome fell

next class: in-class paragraph on Rome for SS and EN marks

• video - Dark Ages (video and notes)

EN

• AR
• worked on fairy tale (due Friday)
• Ad assignment - Ads due Thursday, Jan. 29

Persuasive Techniques in ads

Homework:

• be prepared for in-class paragraph on Wednesday (open book)
• finish fairy tale by Friday
• finish ads by Thursday, Jan. 29

Jan. 15

• brain class with Ms. Maz
• AR
• worked on fairy tales
• video with notes (Dark Ages) Notes for Dark Ages

MONDAY:

• 15 AR points due
• oral test on Jacob

WEDNESDAY:

• in-class open book paragraph on Rome

Jan. 13

CE

• Jacob Open Notes test
• oral test Monday, Jan. 19 (see link on side for questions and answers)

SS

• worked on current event prezi as practice for the portfolio project at the end of the year
• assignment to select and summarize a current event by Feb. 2

EN

• AR
• assignment to type out All About Me by Feb. 20
• Fairy Tale group assignment: Select a fairy tale then rewrite it from the perspective of the antagonist.

HW

• study for Jacob test
• read
• select and summarize a current event by Feb. 2
• type out your All About Me and share via Google Drive by Feb. 20 - share with my myndrs account: afilipovic-bajamic@myndrs.com

Jan. 9, 2015

CE

• sharing journal responses in groups ("What I'm Grateful for")
• continuing note-taking:

Gen 32:23-32; 35:1-29

pp. 46-47

Notes

Review Questions p. 47

SS

• Rome: watch video and add to notes

• Current Events - in groups work on the short form for current events

Current Events stories

EN

• AR
• portfolios: compare the three different points of view then write three paragraphs from the different perspectives: All About Me

Homework

• Read.
• Finish incomplete work.

Next class: open notes test on Jacob for a note-taking mark.

Jan. 7

CE

• Jacob notes: Gen.27:1-46; 28:1-22, text pp. 45-46

SS

• Group activity: taking notes on reasons and ways Rome flourished/fell then exchanging information with other groups

EN

• AR
• Profiles - Write a profile (talents and best qualities) of your partner then about yourself.

HW

Have a family member write down what they perceive are your talents and best qualities, and bring these to class.

Jan. 5, 2015

CE

• Reflection: Think about what you did over Christmas break. Write a journal paragraph of 8-12 sentences with the following title: "What I'm Grateful for" (finish for HW if not done)
• Review of Abraham's Family Tree - down to Jacob and Esau
• Viewing: The Story of Jacob

Next day: reading and note-taking on Jacob

EN

• brief introduction to Pompeii
• reading: "The Dog of Pompeii"
• answering questions about the story (Focus, p. 10 q. 1-7)
• AR

SS

• All roads lead to ...
• examining a historical map and comparing it to a modern map
• Why and how did Rome flourish?
• Why and how did Rome fall?

HW

• read for AR
• complete journal if not finished
• complete Pompeii questions if not finished