October 12 through October 15
English: 1. Vocabulary #3; Quiz on Friday, October 15.
2. Show Not Tell:
A. The Puppy Was a Terror due October 13
B. The Drive in the Car Was Uncomfortable due October 15
Social Studies: 1. Finish your Arabic Name ringed with Islamic design on the
borders.
2. Vocabulary Test on Islamic Words (From the list you
designed the Vocabulary Chart for this unit.
A. Matching definition to the word
B. All words are tested
Enjoy your Friday break. Read your book. The book report is due next Thursday.
October 19 through 23:
English: Book Report: Oral and Art due October 22.
1. Check your Student Handbook on pages 30 for a
beginning outline and page 33 for the rubric.
2. I gave you a model outline last week. Use it to
pattern your outline.
Social Studies: Time Line of Islamic Civilization. This will begin in the
classroom. Use ink to go over pencil marks and draw small
drawings in color to represent the event in history.
Due October 23.
Social Studies Long Term Project. You will select a Middle Eastern
or North African country to create a brochure. The directions
will be given in class. Research in the library. This
project will be due November 13. Models of previous projects
will help you understand how to do it!
October 26 through October 30
English: 1. Vocabulary Test covering packets # 1, 2, and 3.
Friday, October 30.
2. Medallion of the character each student selected for
their Third Book Report THE ILIAD. On their medallion
each student will print the character's name in the
outer border, centered in the middle. A passage
from the book that describes the character will be on
the lower half of the outer border. The narrow stripe
circling around the larger border will be colored in a
color that complements the drawing in the center. The
center drawing is of the character in the book. The
medallion is due October 29, Thursday.
Social Studies: 1. Read the Chapter from Across the Centuries pages 95
through page 100. Read the sidebars and captions
under the pictures or beside the pictures. Answer
questions: 1, 2, 3, and 4. Restate the question in
the answer, for example: 1. The Islamic culture
influenced Spain......(you write your answer)
Due October 29, Thursday.
Homework for the Week of November 2 through November 6
A. English:
1. Write a summary of the, no more than 2/3 or 3/4 of a page in size 12 font.
You will add it to the summary of the prologue you wrote earlier. Revise and
edit the prologue. Some wrote a long prologue, and you may want to cut it
down. See The Iliad booklet for added information on how to write the paper.
Next week, the assignment will be to write a paragraph describing your
character and to develop your thesis for the rest of the paper.
The summary of the Iliad is due November 6
The final written paper is due November 20
B. Social Studies:
1. Prepare for the final test in the Islamic Empire. The test will begin on
Thursday and completed on Friday. It is an open notebook test, therefore, you
need to have all the papers in the notebook organized according to the Table
of Content. The notebooks will graded on the weekend of November 7 and 8. If
you have all of your papers, you should be successful.
The test will begin November 5 and completed on November 6 in class.
Homework: November 9 through 13
English: The Iliad
1. Write a full description of the character you followed in the reading. Think about
appearances, actions, thoughts, development of the individual throughout timer.
2. Develop a thesis about the three attributes you want to focus on in the body of the
paper. Do Not say: Achilles was strong, brave, and valiant. Develop each idea, making
a three sentence development of the ideas. One sentence for each.
3. Vary sentence beginnings as you should throughout the final paper:
A. Use participial phrases, prepositional, and infinitive phrases to introduce a
main clause.
B. Reread the paragraph over and over to eliminate: very, nice, just, lots, got, get, and
gotten. Check your Writer's Handbook page 2.
C. Eliminate forms of to be for active verbs: is, was, were, etc.
Social Studies: Middle East/African Brochure
1. Turn in two copies of your completed brochure.
2. Revise and edit the work you have developed.
3. Size 10 font
4. Fill all empty spaces with pictures of the region. No blank spaces.
5. Check you assignment packet for other specific directions.
Homework: November 16 through 20
English: The Iliad Due November 20
1. Complete The Iliad project: a written book report.
2. Check the handbook given for ideas in revision.
a. Develop the three-chunk paragraphs using the sheets provided in class
b. Revise, revise, revise...., then edit for those pesky, small grammatical errors
Social Studies: Africa Due November 20
1. Create an African Vocabulary poster using the list of vocabulary words provided on
Monday, November 16.
a. use the paper provided
b. the poster is vertical not horizontal
c. see models in class of the Islamic posters.
Remember: Work can be turned in ahead of time
Pace yourself throughout the week to complete your work on time.
November 30 through December 4
English:
1. Vocabulary #4, remember there is a quiz on Friday. Due December 4
Social Studies:
1. History Alive! This work is on Chapter 12. Early Societies of West Africa
a. Read the textbook pages carefully
b. Complete the handout in detail. Print neatly or use cursive script neatly
2. A long term assignment: Ethnic Group Newsletter. Research is in the classroom and on the
internet at home. A handout will be given on Tuesday, December 1. The project will be due
December 15.
Homework: December 7 through 11
English:
1. Vocabulary # 5; quiz December 11. The homework due December 11
2. Preview: Next Week: The Odyssey book report due December 17 for oral reports
December 18 for art and written reports
Social Studies:
1. African Map Test: Friday, December 11
Use map from your notebook, the list of countries (don't forget islands)
and the blank map to study.
2. Preview: Next Week: The Ethnic Group Newsletter (back to back) due December 15 or the
latest December 17. See directions and rubric passed out Wednesday,
December 9!
Welcome to the new year 2010!
English: 1. Find a reading book about the time period, the character, or another character that lived
at the same time to read for the second book of this trimester. This selection should
help you better understand the character you are researching for your History Day
character. Check your Student Handbook for the due date.
2. Show Not Tell: The Winter Break Was Best Ever. Due Thursday, January 7.
Social Studies: A new unit: Medieval Europe.
1. Vocabulary Chart from a list of words. Be sure to follow the directions precisely as shown
by the model on the front and back of the sheet of instructions. Large sized word, picture
to fill a circular, inner space, and a well-developed sentence that relates to the Medieval
period of European history. Your name is to be TYPED and glued to the lower right hand
corner. All typed work is of large print to be seen from a distance. Due Friday, January 8.
2. We will begin research on your historical character for History Day in the library. A
schedule and a packet will be given on Tuesday, January 5. We will follow the Cultural
Model to gain the broadest understanding of the time the individual lived.