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