Week 6 - Onward

Our students continue to press forward, growing in their understanding of the world around them and in the self-belief and discipline necessary to achieve the learning objectives of this course. The ability to block out all distractions and focus on the task at hand is not easily achieved, but I sincerely believe that our students are making positive strides toward that destination. I will continue to bid them onward in their quest to reach the shores of self-actualization.

Economics

Upcoming Tests: Friday (9/20) (On Unit 2: Pages 26 – 68)

Monday – “Supporting Economic Growth.” (Pages 57 – 61)

Tuesday – “Public Goods & Externalities.” (Pages 62 – 68)

Wednesday – Students Work on Florida Topic 2 Assessment

Thursday – Students Continue Working on Florida Topic 2 Assessment. Early Finishers Study for Test Tomorrow.

Friday – Unit 2 Test. (Pages 26 – 68)

World History

Upcoming Tests: Tuesday (9/24) (On Ancient Empires & Ancient Greece)

Monday – Greece; “The Heroic Age (1600 B.C. – 1200 B.C.) & Dark Age (1200 B.C. – 800 B.C.)” (Pages 106 – 109)

Tuesday – Greek Culture & Government (Pages 110 – 112)

Wednesday – Sparta & Athens (Pages 113 – 120)

Thursday – The Persian Wars & The Age of Pericles (Pages 121 – 124)

Friday – The Peloponnesian War (Pages 124 & 125)

American History

Upcoming Tests: Tuesday (9/24) (On Chapter 3) (Pages 64 – 93)

Monday – “Southern Colonies.” Read Pages 84 – 89. Complete Check Your Progress Questions on page 89.

HW: (Due on Wednesday) “Spanish Colonies on the Borderlands.” Read pages 90 – 93 and complete Check Your Progress Questions (1 – 4) in complete sentences.

Tuesday – PowerPoint on the 13 Colonies. Students will complete guided reading notes and turn in at the end of the period.

Wednesday – Teacher will model how to evaluate a primary source and students will complete Primary Source Activity on page 94. Students will begin working on Chapter 3 Review & Assessment on pages 96 & 97.

Thursday – Students will continue working on Chapter 3 Review & Assessment on pages 96 & 97.

HW: Finish Chapter 3 Review & Assessment if not completed in class.

Friday – Introduction to Chapter 4: Life in the Colonies

Reading

Upcoming Quiz: Wednesday (9/18), "Flowers For Algernon"

Monday – Complete Making Meaning Questions (#1 - #8) and the Reading Check Questions (A – E) both on page 74 of the reading textbook. The Questions are on the second part of the “Flowers for Algernon” story. Students who finish early should quietly review the story. We will have a quiz on the “Flowers for Algernon” (Part 1 & 2) on Wednesday.

HW: Finish Making Meaning Questions (#1 - #8) and Reading Check Questions (A – E) both on page 74 of the reading textbook, if not finished in class.

Tuesday – Students will be handed a work packet titled “Summarizing Informational Texts.” Teacher will review how to summarize informational texts and class will begin working on the packet together.

HW: (Due Friday) Students will finish “Summarizing Informational Texts” packet. They may turn in as soon as they are finished.

Wednesday – Quiz on “Flowers for Algernon” (Part 1 & 2). Students who finish early should read silently in their silent reading books.

Thursday – Class will begin watching “Flowers for Algernon” movie.

Friday – Class will finish watching “Flowers for Algernon” movie.