Mr. Glenn

I will not be in tomorrow for personal reasons.  Students are still expected and required to work diligently in the time allotted.  It is the end of the year and everyone needs to finish the year strong.  I will be available via email, and you may contact me by cell phone if you require any additional assistance.

Students will take a quiz based upon the reading from class on Wednesday.  Students will read stories about Attila the Hun, Vikings, and Charlemagne.  After students have finished reading each story, they will complete the worksheet that accompanies each reading.  The worksheets are both front and back.  Students for extra-credit can create a manuscript summarizing one of the stories they have read.  Manuscripts were written with elegant, elaborate letters.  Manuscripts were written using precious minerals and gold.  Manuscripts should be written in a way that they are reflective of the manner in which they were written. 

Students should come to class ready to proceed with step two of writing their article. Based upon your research determine whether European Imperialism was justified or not.  From there you will create a thesis statement that will fuel your editorial.  Next, create an outline that will help you write your editorial.  Once your outline is complete you should begin writing your news article.

Eighth grade students will work on their Civil War Project.  Students by now should have signatures on all their paperwork.  Students need to map-out the dates by which they intend to complete each assignment.  Students should use their time wisely.   

Students have another Healthful Living project due Thursday February 19, 2009. 

·     Students have three goals to accomplish.

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  • Build a higher level of self-esteem.
  • Make the three keys of self-esteem part of their character.
    • Having integrity
      • means being honest  with self and others
    • Respecting yourself
      • doing the right thing
    • Being assertive
      • acting on your thought and values without hurting others
  • Concentrate on my strengths and make a plan to overcome my weaknesses.
• Students by improving their self-esteem will improve their overall character and attitude.  Students will feel good about themselves as a person and will have more confidence.
• Students will list the values that will help them achieve their goals.
• Students will create a plan to help them to achieve their goals.
• Students will use their Health Journal to keep a log of actions they took to fulfill their Health Behavior Contract.  Every week I will evaluate their Health Journal.  Each week will account for 25% of their grade.

Wednesday January 21, 2009, Student have two current event mini-news casts due and also the Fatah VS Hamas Worksheet.

·     Newscasts should cover any news relating to the current Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

·     Students should have an appropriate introduction.

·     The newscasts should cover the 5Ws.

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  • When the event took place?
  • Where the event too place?
  • Who was involved?
  • What happened?
  • Why did it happen?
• Students should add their personal analysis of the recent events.
• Students should have an appropriate introduction.

Students will address the nation as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 

·     Students should have an introduction.

·     Students should clearly explain three programs from the New Deal.

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  • Why is the program needed?
  • What will the program do?
  • How will the program help people?
  • Who will the program help?
  • What part of the country will the program help?
  • When will the program start?  When will it end if applicable?
• Students will also be grade on the delivery of their speech.
• Students should have an appropriate closing.

Students will create a picture book telling the store of their “companion spirit”.  (Mayans believe when you are born there is an animal born too.  This animal lives the same life that its human counter-part does.)  Students can use illustrations, clip art, and magazine clipping.

• Books should be a minimum of 6-8 pages long.
• Title page
• Story should have a clear beginning, middle, and ending.
• Story should be original and creative.
• There should be two to three sentences to accompany each page of illustration.
• Story should reflect the Spanish and Native American culture of Central America.
• Story should be neat, presentable, and free of spelling and grammatical errors.

• Self-esteem is the measure of how much you respect yourself; how you value yourself, and hou self-confident you are.
• You decide how much you like and respect yourself.
• Self-esteem affects the decisions you make; the friends you choose; and the way you deal with disappointment.
• Media communicates with large audiences.
• A person who has positive self-esteem is hopeful and confident.
• Body-image is how you see your body.
• Personality is a person’s charcterisitics, behaviors, and attitudes.
• Self-esteem is how much you value yourself.
• A person with negative (low) self-esteem is not hopeful or confident.

All students received grade slips from Social Studies and Healthful Living today.  The grade slips are to be reviewed, signed, and returned to school with your son.  Students will receive a homework grade for having their slips signed.  Students will also receive a homework grade for returning a signed classroom discipline contract.  The classroom discipline contract is to be signed by both, the parent and student.  Students who do not return the classroom discipline contract and grade slip will receive a zero as a homework grade.  Thank you.