Week of January 26th

Announcements:

** Last week for the shoe collection: Soles4Souls. Check out details of the non-profit -- soles4souls.org

** Author, Ken Thomasma, will be coming to classes on Thursday this week:)

** First week of Quarter 3!! Congrats to all on excellent and intriguing Family Trees. Many are hanging in the halls. PLEASE take them home and show your family!!!

** We are moving into Westward Expansion, which includes plenty of local History.

Agenda:

Monday:
1. Final Family Tree Presentations for students who have not presented.
2. We are in the Tech Lab finishing the Lewis and Clark United Streaming Web Activities.
HW for 3rd and 4th Period ONLY! - Geography of the Louisiana Purchase.

Tuesday:
3rd and 4th Periods will be taking the NAEP tests -All Middle School students will be taking this federally mandated test.
1. Geography of the Louisiana Purchase - Students familiarize themselves with the wide open spaces that confronted the first trappers and explorers who ventured into the Louisiana Territory.
2. Read Aloud from the journals of Lewis and Clark - Grizzly Encounters! This is a Primary Source Analysis.
3. Making Sense of the Information Gleaned from the Web Quest.
HW: Students begin to make a field observation, sketch a plant or animal and write a short description, mimicking the field notes of Lewis and Clark.

Wednesday:
1. Student News! First of the 3rd Quarter - Strategic Note-Taking
2. WhiteHouse.gov - Students check up on activity in the new administration.
3. Quiz - The basics of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Thursday:
Guest Speaker Ken Thomasma brings his wisdom, affect and many interactive artifacts to classes! The Truth about Sacajawea.

Friday:
We finish student field observations in class and present them to classmates, comparing them to actual L&C notes and drawings.

A Big Week for the History Books!

Announcements:

Student Council's Soles4Souls shoe drive will be ongoing until the end of January.

Quarterly Recognition on Friday - A Winter Carnival - Dress Appropriately;)

Grades close for Quarter 2 on Friday!

Congratulations to all who poured such great effort into their answers to the complex essay questions on the History Standard!! All test grades have been entered.


Agenda:

Monday: MLK Day
1. Questioning Activity with personal Whiteboards - Dr. King and Racial Equality Today

2. Read Aloud "Martin's Big Words"

3. I Have a Dream speech with Mr. Yazz' Class

Tuesday:

Inauguration Day! We watch the historic event live in 3rd period and taped in subsequent periods.

Read and discuss: Past inaugurations

The Constitution: Where does it mandate an inauguration proceeding?

Wednesday:
Presentation of Family Tree Projects! - Students share their research, stories and creative work with their peers. Together, we mark on a world map the cultural-ethnic origins of all 4 history classes.

Thursday and Friday:

Lewis and Clark/Louisiana Purchase WebQuest activity in the media center.
This is a United Streaming activity - Students identify and analyze the details of the expansion and subsequent exploration of the new nation.

Quarterly Recognition!