Changes since the first posting are in red.
Changes as of Friday, Feb 13th are in pink.
Don’t forget: Thursday is ART CLUB. We will be deciding on a mural for the wall between the nurse’s office and the staff lounge. Come and get involved! Also, please remember that all Daily Quizzes are OPEN NOTE, OPEN BOOK.
6th grade:
Essential Question: Describe each of the following: fascism, communism, nationalism, liberalism, and conservatism. This will be due sometime the week of Feb 23rd. The format will be paragraph descriptions (one for each topic). Please think about these as we're studying chapter 9 so you will be prepared when it comes time to write.
□ Ch. 8 Review Game (Monday in class)
□ Ch. 8 Test (Tuesday in class)
□ 9.1: terms, read, GR, reading checks (Tuesday night)
□ “-isms” and causes of WWI (Thursday in class)
□ edHelper “Causes of World War I” (Thursday night homework)
□ 9.1 Daily Quiz (Monday in class)
□ 9.2: terms, read, GR, reading checks (start Friday in class, finish over the weekend)
□ Discuss fascism and communism (Monday in class)
□ edHelper “What is Communism?” (Monday HW)
Looking ahead: we will continue with chapter 9.
7th grade:
Essential Question: What factors have slowed the economic development of the South African countries?
□ 23.1: terms, read, GR, reading checks, map (in class Monday)
□ Group: Southern Africa’s Physical Geography (in class Tuesday)
□ 23.1 Daily Quiz (in class Tuesday)
□ 23.2: terms, read, GR, reading checks, map (Tuesday night)
□ Group: “How, When, Where” (Wednesday in class)
□ 23.2 Daily Quiz (Wednesday in class)
□ 23.3: terms, read, GR, reading checks, map (Start Wednesday in class)
□ Video: South Africa (Thursday in class)
□ 23.3 Daily Quiz (weekend HW)
□ 23.4: terms, read, GR, reading checks, map (Thursday night)
□ 23.4 Daily Quiz (Weekend HW)
□ Answer the essential question (due Wednesday, Feb 18th)
Looking ahead: we’ll play the ch 23 review game in class Tuesday, and we’ll have the ch 23 test on Wednesday.
8th grade (revised from last week’s posting)
Essential Question: Why is it necessary to know and understand the U.S. Constitution in order to be a good citizen?
□ Finish discussing the Constitution and the “Exploring the Document” questions (in class Monday and Tuesday)
□ 8.2: read and GR (Thursday)
□ Discuss the Bill of Rights (Friday in class)
□ 8.2 Daily Quiz (Tuesday in class)
□ 8.3: read and GR (Weekend HW)
□ GROUP: make posters showing the responsibilities of citizens to hang in hallway (Tuesday in class)
□ 8.3 Daily Quiz (Tuesday HW)
□ Compose answer to essential question in short essay form (due Friday, Feb 20)
Looking ahead: next week we’ll conduct our survey.
