10th Grade American History
We are starting Chapter 8. It's all about the old west. It's one of my favorite things to teach. I created my own unit which covers all the material in the text, but also brings this section to life. It will take us a while to get through this chapter. I believe it's worth taking our time and doing a complete study. This is such an important part of American History. To understand who we are, this period must be explored.
I will embed an art project in this chapter, so students have something to enter in the art show.
9th Grade World History
We are beginning Chapter 20 British and American Revolutions. Students saw the backdrop of the Revolutionary War in our viewing of Roots. Now, they'll know the context for our study as we go into the details of the Revolution. I'll be using some movie clips from the HBO series JOHN ADAMS to show interpretations of events like the Boston Massacre. 
7th/8th Grade World History
We are beginning Chapter 12 The Rise of Medieval Europe. We are going to meet some interesting characters from history with names like Clovis and Pepin the Short. We'll watch a video about vikings! I love teaching this chapter. We'll take a virtual field trip and explore a castle, and we'll learn all about the medieval church.
11th/12th Media Design
All students/groups have a benchmark check on Monday. The date is non-negotiable, meaning if the student is absent, he/she must send in the evidence of their work anyway. Failure to do this will result in a zero. This will be the second grade in the grade book for this nine weeks. This week students will continue with their individual blogs on topics within the school. They will also be working, editing and creating their contest entries for the texting and driving projects. 
Sociology
We'll finish watching Lord of the Flies (about 15 minutes). We'll have a short discussion about the sociological themes of the film including leadership, character and bullying.
We will continue our reading of "A Child Called It". Grades come from daily worksheets on our reading. We will have tests periodically that cover several chapters at once. I will post an announcement (one week in advance for tests).
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