Eng: Finishing "Crackling Day"

Today we reviewed MLA citation format and finished our discussion of the short story "Crackling Day."

History: Dec. 20

Student teams continued working on the map, timeline and info. pages which are all due on Friday.

Eng: A Trip to South Africa

Today we read a short story called "Crackling Day" and started on some questions.

History: Dec. 19

We continued to work on the Imperialism project. Map, timeline and info. page all due on Friday.

History: Dec. 18

I reviewed the 5 motives of Imperialism with the class and collected that assignment along with the Africa GDP map.

Then student groups began part I of the imperialism project. This week students are creating a timeline, a map, and filling out an informational page about a region that was a victim of Imperialism. All three elements will be due on Friday.

After Christmas break students will complete part II of the project by creating a presentation of some sort to teach the class about how Imperialism manifested itself in the region they chose.

History: Dec. 13, 14 and 17

Th. Dec. 13: Students worked on analyzing the 5 motives of Imperialism as well as a map that showed the GDP  per capita of African Nations. 

Fr. Dec. 14: We went to Carson Park. 

Mon. Dec. 17: Same activities as 12/13. 

Eng: PC Part 2

Today we continued the in-class essays we began Friday.

Eng: Persuasive Posters, Cont.

Today we continued our persuasive posters. They should be nearly complete by now. Tomorrow students will work on an in class persuasive essay with Mr. Lee.

Eng: Persuasion Cont.

Today we finished looking at the persuasive articles on cell phones in school and I collected the assignment. Tomorrow we will begin a short persuasive project.

History: Dec. 7 and Dec. 10

Students continued working on the I.R. newspaper "front page." Completed assignments were printed on Monday. There will be no more class time for this assignment.  "Front pages" and all other materials from the I.R. unit are now due. 

Eng: Persuasion Continued

Today we continued to look at the persuasive article assigned yesterday. Everyone should have their This I Believe essay in by now.

Eng: Persuasive Strategies

Today we started our look at persuasive writing with some notes on strategies of persuasion. Students also finished up This I Believe essays which are due now.

History Dec. 5

For the first half of class we went to assembly about Youth Relay for Life. During the 2nd half of class students finished AND TURNED IN the itinerary for the fictional week-long trip to England, Wales and Scotland.

History: Dec. 3 and 4

Monday: Healthy Focus group. Discussed pre-judging people.
Tuesday: Worked on fictional 7 day trip to Great Britain.

Eng: Essays Continued

Most students have finished typing their essays and some are on to revision at this point.

History Nov. 29

Today we continued working on the "Effects of the I.R." grid. We also attended the Tobacco awareness event in the Cafeteria.

History: Nov. 28

We finished the lecture on the Industrial Revolution and began working on a grid that organizes the positive and negative aspects of the I.R.

Eng: This I Believe Cont.

Today we continued work on the TIB essays we started before vacation. Students should be finished or nearly finished with their hand-written drafts by tomorrow in class.

History: Nov. 26

Welcome Back! Today we began talking about the industrial revolution. There was a brief lecture which outlined some themes of the I.R. and a reading guide.

Eng: TIB Essays Cont.

Today we continued our work on the essays we started yesterday. I collected work and will keep it here over the break.

History: Nov. 14, 15 & 16

Students have been working on the children's book about the French Revolution which will be due on Nov. 16.

Have a good break. Cheers.

Eng: This YOU Believe

Today students started their this I believe essays in class. Most brainstormed possible topics and outlined their papers. Some made a start on their introductions (students should write two different introductions for the same paper, using two of the five strategies we discussed in class, and then choose which is more effective).

History: Nov. 13

Today we started a project that will be due on Friday. Students are creating a storybook of the French Revolution using power point.

I collected and graded all the work from the unit on the French Revolution. Sacre' Bleu!

Homework: None (unless you still haven't turned in your packet).

Eng: This You Believe

Today we started our look at your own personal beliefs by examining some statements of belief and deciding where you fall and why.

Eng: Catcher Final Exam

Today we took the final exam for the Catcher in the Rye.

History: November 8

Today we watched a ten minute segment of a dvd titled "Cribs: Versailles." Then students took brief notes about the Reign of Terror and then began a map assignment about Europe in 1812.

Eng: This Holden Believes

Today students wrote an in-class essay about some central belief or value expressed by Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye.

Final exam on the novel tomorrow. You may use your notes.

Eng: Holden's Values

Today we began with a discussion of Holden's values in preparation for tomorrow's in-class essay, and then we finished the questions on the end of the book.

History 11/7

We attended an assembly that explained the origins of Veterans Day.

History : Tuesday Nov. 6

Today we translated the Tennis Court Oath into simpler terms and took notes on the Storming of the Bastille and the March on Versailles (two important events from the French Revolution).

Eng: Catcher No More

Today we finished The Catcher in the Rye and started discussion questions on the last few chapters.

There will be a two-part test on Catcher starting Thursday. You may use your notes.

English: Everyone was in Class!

I almost don't need to write this because everyone was in class today, but for form's sake... Today we talked about chapters 23 and 24 and embarked on our reading of the final two chapters, which we will finish tomorrow.

Eng: Chapters 23 &24

Today we finished the art project from yesterday and moved on to chapters 23 & 24 of Catcher.

English: The Catcher in the Rye

Today we finished chapter 22 and finally learned why the book is called The Catcher in the Rye. We then worked on an art assignment called "Picturing the Catcher in the Rye" which is available here if you'd like to work on it at home.

English: Catcher Continues

Today we finished chapters 20 & 21 and discussed them. We started chapter 22.

History: Halloween 2007

Students presented their powerpoints about Latin and Central American countries. Those not presenting took notes on the presentations given by others.

History: Tuesday Oct. 30

Sorry I missed a few days.....

Students have been working on power-points about different Latin and Central American countries. This project has been on-going for about a week.

English: Catcher Chapter 19

After reviewing chapter 18, we read chapter 19 aloud.

English: Catcher Ch. 17-18

Today we finished chapter 17 aloud and the read chapter 18 silently. Students who finished early check their grades in anticipation of the end of the quarter.

English: Review Review

Today we discussed the chapter13 to 16 review questions and started chapter 17 aloud in class.

Monday 10/22 and Tuesday 10/23

On Monday students continued working on the TIB iMovie projects.

On Tuesday students finished the TIB projects and completed a map that detailed the countries and capitols of South America.

English: After Elizabeth

After the movie, students worked on finishing chapter 16 of Catcher and writing up answers to the discussion questions for chapters 13 through 16 (available at th handout web page).

English: The Invasion Continues

Today we read chapter 15 of Catcher aloud in class, students read chapter 16 on their own. Don't forget to take notes!

English: Mr. Staiano Invades Brooks' Space

Today we took a vocab quiz and finished reading chapter 14 of Catcher in the Rye. Don't forget notes.

October 19, 2007

On Thursday and Friday students continued working on the "This I Believe" iMovie projects. Projects will be due on Tuesday.

No Homework

October 16 and 17

On Tuesday students finished a reading guide about the Enlightenment. I collected it at the end of class.

On Wednesday I put students in teams of two to begin creating an iMovie project about famous Enlightenment philosophers. Student teams answered questions about the figure and began writing a "This I Believe" statement from the perspective of that person.

October 15, 2007

We practiced using the application iMovie for an upcoming project.

October 11: Roots

Today we continued watching Roots.