LA & SS Plans for Week of April 23rd

LA: Students have been actively working on writing their Realistic Fiction Stories. Students began typing their stories in class on Friday and will need to have the story completed and turned in by the end of the hour Monday 4/23. Students will have the entire hour Monday to complete the typing. The Realistic Fiction Story is counted as a test grade. Tuesday through Friday students will continue reading our new classroom novel, Soldier's Heart, written by Gary Paulsen. Homework will probably be assigned Tuesday and Thursday evenings. SS: Students will be taking their Reform (Cht. 18 Quiz) on Monday. They will need to be able to identify the major reforms, list at least 2 major leaders of the reforms, and describe what reforms/changes were made. Tuesday and Wednesday we will be reading and taking notes over Chapter 19. Vocabulary homework will probably be assigned for Wed. night. There will be no quiz on Chpt. 19. Thursday and Friday we will begin our Civil War studies (Chpt. 20)

LA and SS Plans for Week of Apr. 16th

FYI: This week, most students received their end of year Michigan Adventure Field Trip permission and information sheet. The trip is scheduled for Friday, June 1st. Students can secure their spot on the trip as soon as Monday.

LA: Students have been working hard at writing their realistic fiction stories. The rough drafts are due when they walk into class on Monday. Students will revise the work on Monday and Tuesday. Final drafts will be typed on Friday and are due Tuesday, Apr. 24th. Students will also receive their next classroom novel. They will be handed out on Wed. 25th.

SS: Students are finishing up Chpt. 17. There is no assessment given to this chapter. We will begin Chpt. 18, An Era of Reform on Monday. Vocab. will be assigned as homework on Monday and is due Tuesday. Tuesday and Wednesday will be Reading notes and chpt. investigations. Thursday and Friday will be review and Chpt. 18 Quiz will be on Monday, 23rd.