HOMEWORK for U.S. History GATE (Periods 1 & 2)-- students should expect
approximately 20-30 minutes of homework Mondays-Thursdays.
This week's homework...
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th: Finish any incomplete "Background Information
Stations" (4 stations total, including the propaganda sign and the name tag) tonight;
this packet of Background Info., your colonial "Talking Points" (arguments) & the
Colonial Name Tag will be due on Tue. 11/10/09
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th: Remember the Colonial Debate will be on
Thursday, 11/12/09
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th: Read & enjoy the day!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12th: Read "Common Sense" article tonight (due
Fri. 11/13/09)
* Check your grades-- click on "GRADES", type in your last name and
under "Password" type in your Student ID#
* We're choosing our Americana Research topic Friday, November 13th in our
English classes.
* Americana Performances (for GATE History and GATE English) will be on
Thursday, Feb. 4th and Friday, Feb. 5th. (Please see the "Calendar" section of this
website for more dates.) We have a mandatory dress rehearsal all day Sat. Jan. 30th.
There will be other rehearsals during the Saturdays in January. Students will be
researching a historical era/group/person; the thesis statement & outline for the
research paper is due Tue. 11/24/09, the 3-4 page (typed) research paper rough draft
will be due Fri. 12/4/09 & the final draft will be due Thur. 12/10/09; the monologue that
students will write will be due Thur. 12/17/09.
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Last week's homework...
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd: Finish Lexington & Concord Newspaper Article
tonight (due Tue. 11/3); study your Study Guide & review ch. 5 vocabulary (the
Ch. 5 Test is on Wed. Nov. 3rd)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd: study for the Ch. 5 TEST ("Toward Independence")
whichwill be on Wed. 11/4/09; your Ch. 5 Packet of work is due on Wed. 11/4/09
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th: Finish Ch. 6 & 7 "Language of the Discipline"
(vocabulary), due by Fri. 11/6
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th: Finish your Ch. 6 & 7 "Language of the Discipline"
(vocab.) due Fri.; start preparing your arguments for the Colonial Debate
(which will be on Thursday, 11/12)
* If you've been absent, be sure you are reading chapter 5 from
History Alive to get more info. (since you've missed class discussions).
* Check your grades-- click on "GRADES", type in your last name and
under "Password" type in your Student ID#
* We're choosing our Americana Research topic Friday, November 13th in
GATE English classes.
* Americana Performances (for GATE History and GATE English) will be on
Thursday, Feb. 4th and Friday, Feb. 5th. (Please see the "Calendar" section of this
website for more dates.) We have a mandatory dress rehearsal all day Sat. Jan. 30th.
There will be other rehearsals during the Saturdays in January. Students will be
researching a historical era/group/person; the thesis statement & outline for the
research paper is due Tue. 11/24/09, the 3-4 page (typed) research paper rough draft
will be due Fri. 12/4/09 & the final draft will be due Thur. 12/10/09; the monologue that
students will write will be due Thur. 12/17/09.
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