Mr. Glenn

Students have been learning about natural disasters in Social Studies and Science.  Students have been learning about the causes of the disasters in Science.  In Social Students students have been examining the impact natural disasters have on population of Latin American countries.  Students have been examining the effect of January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Homework

Imagine that you are a reporter interviewing a survivor of the Haiti earthquake.  Ask questions about their experience during the earthquake and their life since the earthquake happened.  Provide an introduction of the person you are interviewing.  Ask open-ended questions that allow for a detailed response.  You must have at least 10 questions with 10 detailed responses.

Eighth grade students have begun Project.  There are various assignment that students have to work on throughout the course of the weekend.  Students should work on their Fireside Chat.  Students should refer to the Fireside Chat Rubric to get the best possible grade.  The rubric was handed out Wednesday during class.  Students on a separate of paper need to right down of the New Deal Program they were assigned still exist.  Or students should find a program similar to their assigned New Deal Program.   Students should also begin working on a rough draft for their Then & Now.  The class has already discussed the learned about the causes of both economic crisis and the government’s response.  Students also have to reply to a blog that compares President Obama to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

This week seventh grade learned about principles of the three major philosophies in Ancient China–Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.

Homework

Students were given 6 scenarios that they have to react to as a follower of Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, and as themselves.

Students this week discuss how Latin American people adapted to survive in the environment.  Students learned about the Maya, Aztec, and Inca.

Homework:

1. Students will create illustrations of how the Maya, Aztec, and Inca altered their environment to be able to farm.
2. Students will create 3 separate foldables on the achievements of the Maya, Inca, & Aztec.  Foldables should include illustrations of the achievements.

Students are to answer the essential questions related to “ideas.”  No questions should be answered with a simple yes or a no.  The questions should answered in complete sentence.  The answer should be well-developed and detail responses that demonstrate both–insight and critical thinking skills.

Eighth grade Social Studies students discussed the United States’ transition to a consumer society.  Students are to create a chart of at least ten new innovations of the 1920s (i.e., radio, ready-to-eat food, cars, mass entertainment, mass advertisement, etc.).  The chart will also need to include how each innovation changed life in America in the 1920s.

Students are continuing to work on the Dynasty In-Depth Newscast.  Students each night need to work on the segment that they were assigned by their group.  In addition to the Dynasty In-Depth Newscast,  students should work on their questions for the quiz that will be administered to their classmates upon completion of their group’s newscast.

Students have been studying inventions from Ancient China.  Students are to create a slideshow of Chinese Inventions.  The slideshow should include: 1) Name of Invention; 2) Illustration of Invention (Ancient China); 3) How the invention was used in Ancient China; 4) Illustration of the modern equivalent of the  invention; and 5) How we use the invention today.

6th grade students last week and this week have being learning about the U.S. court system.  Students have been working to prepare for a mock trial.  It mock trial is based on an incident that occurred in Greek Mythology.  Students selected there cases and chose to be either a prosecutor, defendant, witness, or defense attorney.  Students have worked the past few days preparing for direct examination of their witnesses.

Students over the weekend need to finalize their preparation and study for a test on the U.S. court system on Wednesday.  Attorneys need to finalize questions and prepare and opening statement based on the format describe in class.  Attorneys also need to think about potential questions the other might decide to ask, and evidence they will present.  Witnesses should study over their myths and the answers to their questions.  Witnesses will be judge on the accuracy of the retelling of the events during testimony.  Students should refer to their mock trial rubric in order to get the best grade possible.  In preparation for the court system test students should study: 1) Court System Vocabulary; 2) Federal and State Courts; 3) Criminal and Civil Courts; and 4) District and Federal Courts.

Students also need to get their grade slips signed.

Ancient Greece Project

We have begun learning about Greek Mythology.  We have discussed the importance of Greek Myths, as well as, why Greek Mythology is important to study.  Now, we will begin studying Greek gods and goddesses.  You will complete a project on the Greek gods and goddesses.  This project is broking up into three activities.

 Activity 1 (25 points)

Students will complete the Greek Gods and Goddesses Webquest.

• Using different resources, research each god and goddess. (Students watch the following video in class (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP_NeirFIkM)

Activity 2 (25 points)

Students will create illustrations or use clip art to create a profile sheet of the Greek gods and goddess (All 12 of the Olympians).  In addition to the pic, students are to write one sentence about the god or goddess based on information found in their webquest.

Example

Apollo was the god of the sun, medicine, music, and prophecy.

Activity 3 (50 points)

 You are required to research one Greek god or goddess thoroughly.  After researching this god or goddess you are required to prepare a presentation. (see expectation sheet and rubric)

Project is due on 1/26/2011

The following link may be helpful for Activity 1:

http://www.schools.manatee.k12.fl.us/webdisk/652JHUFFINE/c__documents_and_settings_huffinej_my_documents_microsoft_powerpoint_-_introduction_to_greek_mythology.pdf