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Sept. 5 - Discuss the reading from p. 81-86. Turn in your work from p. 81-
86, 74-80, 68-72, and the reading quiz we took on p. 74-80. Do the northwest
passage side of the Columbus worksheet we got on Wednesday. Correct and turn
it in. Spend the remaining time putting the finishing touches on your
narrative poems. We'll present them on Monday, Sept. 8.
Sept. 4 - After taking a reading quiz, on p. 74-80, we discussed our
responses. For tomorrow, read p. 81-86. Then do Section Assessment, p. 86,
#6. Continue to work on narrative poems, which are due on Monday, Sept. 8
Sept. 3 - Begin with the worksheet, "Columbus's First Voyage." Then discuss
the work from p. 68-72. For tomorrow, read p. 74-80, and do Section
Assessment, p. 80, #7 and Critical Thinking and Writing, p. 98, #16.
Continue to work on narrative poems.
Sept. 2 - Fifth period, correct and turn in the wind/ocean current
worksheet. Read "The Highwayman" as an example of narrative poetry. Get
instructions for the explorer narrative poem and draw for explorers. Poems
are due on Monday, Sept. 8. We'll have some more time to work on them
tomorrow. Read p. 68-72 in the textbook and do the Section Assessment, p.
72, #5 and #8. It's due tomorrow.
August 29 - Discuss and turn in the work from p. 58-60. Fifth period also
took a reading quiz on p. 58-60. Do a worksheet on wind and ocean currents.
Third period finished and turned it in; fifth period will correct and turn it
in on Tuesday.
August 28 - Third period began by discussing the map-making experience, while
fifth period took a constitution pre-test. Both classes read p. 58-60.
Identify (write a sentence or two) how the following affected early
exploration: 1. the Crusades; 2. new navigational tools; 3. the invention of
the printing press; 4. Italian and Muslim merchants; 5. Prince Henry. It's
due tomorrow.
August 27 - Correct and turn in the texbook preview worksheet. With a pre-
assigned group, do a map-making activity. Fifth period finished, while third
period will turn theirs in tomorrow.
August 26 - Check out textbooks. Correct map and trivia quiz. Third period
also took a civics quiz. Go over the reference sections in the textbook.
Complete the textbook preview worksheet. It's due tomorrow.
August 25 - Go over disclosure statement, class procedures. Take map quiz
and American trivia quiz.
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