Monthly Archives: November 2009

Due Tuesday:

Have a Happy Happy Thanksgiving!

There is no Core homework so rest up, have fun with your families and loved ones, and take it easy!

-Momii

P.S.

On Monday in Core All we will have a Socratic Seminar based on the “Who Freed the Slaves” essays.  Please be sure to bring in your annotations that you completed last week for this seminar.  Thanks!

***If you haven’t emailed Sarah your Celebrations poem she needs it ASAP, please!! Sbarlow@lrei.org

Due Monday:

• Lincoln & TBAS: Read ch. 7 in Lincoln (7 pages) and ch. 7 and the epilogue in TBAS (11 pages) to prepare for an in-class writing.
• Civil War book–finish it this weekend!

Due Tuesday, November 24:

• Your 5th and  final Civil War Letter! 🙂 2 copies at 8:20!  Remember, your last letter must discuss the book’s ending and in it, say goodbye to your partner.
• Socratic Seminar Preparation: Annotation and writing on “Who Freed the Slaves?” You need your Lincoln book to complete the first part of  this. WhoFreedtheSlavessocsem.

THANKSGIVING BREAK HW: Eat, drink, and be merry! And, of course, give thanks.  🙂

Due Friday:

IMPORTANT HW CHANGE: THE ONLY HW IS TO COMPLETE YOUR ESSAY. (The Who Freed the Slaves? Packet is due Tuesday AND so is your final letter so please, please plan ahead!)
Final draft of TBAS essay! Be sure you turn it in with your rough draft with teacher’s comments and your final copy has been proofread, speal chceicked (ha ha) and edited! Due printed-out at 8:20AM!
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Finish your Civil War book this weekend!
Due Tuesday, November 24:

Your 5th and final Civil War Letter! 🙂 2 copies at 8:20!
Socratic Seminar Preparation: Annotation and writing on “Who Freed the Slaves?” You need your Lincoln book to complete this. WhoFreedtheSlavessocsem.

Due Friday:

• IMPORTANT HW CHANGE: THE ONLY HW IS TO COMPLETE YOUR ESSAY. (The Who Freed the Slaves? Packet is due Tuesday AND so is your final letter so please, please plan ahead!)

• Final draft of TBAS essay! Be sure you turn it in with your rough draft with teacher’s comments and that it is has been proofread, speal chceicked (ha ha) and edited! Due printed-out at 8:20AM!

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• Finish your Civil War book this weekend!

• Due Tuesday, November 24:

1. Your 5th and final Civil War Letter! 🙂 2 copies at 8:20!
2. Socratic Seminar Preparation: Annotation and writing on “Who Freed the Slaves?” (The handout is posted earlier this week). You need your Lincoln book to complete this.

Due Thursday:

* Civil War Letter #4! Make sure you are keeping up with the reading!~

Due Friday:

* Socratic Seminar Preparation and writing on “Who Freed the Slaves?” WhoFreedtheSlavesSocSem

* Final draft of TBAS essay (we will work on this in class Tuesday and Friday)

Due Tuesday, November 24: Your final Civil War Letter! 🙂

Due Wednesday:

NOTE: There will be no IWP on Wednesday, so plan accordingly.

* Lincoln–Finish reading ch. 6 (105-115) for a reading quiz.

Due Thursday:

* Civil War Letter #4! Make sure you are keeping up with the reading!~

Due Friday:

* Socratic Seminar Preparation and writing on “Who Freed the Slaves?” WhoFreedtheSlavesSocSem

* Final draft of TBAS essay (we will work on this in class Tuesday and Friday)

Due Tuesday, November 24: Your final Civil War Letter! 🙂

Due Monday:

1. Lincoln ch. 5- Second half and complete the questions, and do only one of the thought questions! The handout is posted earlier in the week, if you don’t have the questions.Lincoln5

2. TBAS-Ch. 6–complete reading this chapter and select a quotation for which you will make a symbolic representation. If you were absent, here is the handout we did together in class to prepare for the assignment. ch. 6 Symbolic Rep. You will have time to start this in class on Monday.

3. Continue reading your Civil War book so you are on track!

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Tuesday, November 17: TBAS ch. 6 Symbolic Representation of Emancipation.

Thursday, November 19: Letter #4 to your partner. Remember, use your packet to see the checklist and proper format. 1 1/2 pages, 1.5 spacing, typed due at 8:20 with 2 copies!

Due Wednesday:

1. Read approximately half of Chapter 5, Lincoln, from 67-80.  Complete the comprehension questions on the handout number 1-7.

2. Complete an entry in your writer’s notebook on the prompt that you selected last week.

Due Thursday:

1. Study for chapter Lincoln chapter 3 and 4 vocabulary quiz

2. Letter #3 to your Civil War Independent Book partner

Below are the words that will be on the vocab quiz:

Abolitionist, degradation, drawing-room, homespun, eminent, enumerated, floundered, inauguration, modestly, popular sovereignty, propriety, race-baiting, rigged, seceded, shrewd, sovereign, sprawling, tyranny, vivacious, Whig.