Monday, November 2, 2009

Monday, November 2

Science: All lab re-do's are due by Thursday, November 5 at the latest! Today we did an activity that helped students identify their learning styles (Howard Gardner) and got into new groups based on our learning styles. We will begin Unit 2: Newton's Laws of Motion later this week.

Geometry: Worked on practice test, it is homework. Chapter 3 test Wednesday, November 4.

Course 3: Austin- Students started to do the Chapter 2 practice test. We also went over 2.8 homework. Homework-finish practice test. Chapter 2 test on Wednesday.

Humanities: -Students completed a review of 5.3 with map work and a review of video clips on the French Indian War. There is no homework for this evening, but current events are due Wednesday and homework folders are due Thursday.

Language Arts: Journal #5 - Why are rules important to follow? Students broke out in discussion groups answering questions regarding the Harriet Tubman reading. Students need to finish their journals and study for their Harriet Tubman quiz Tuesday. (It is on the reading).

Journalism -
Students learned how to write a good headline. They had to write a headline on their own based on a fairy tale and also write a news lead. HW: finishing their headline and news leads.

Spanish 1: The students received their 1-2 vocabulary quizzes and chapter test back today. There will be a section retake of the exam Wednesday at lunch for those who want one. Tomorrow there is a small quiz on accents and students will present their "teatro" (the conversation based on the video transcript) on Wednesday and Thursday. In your free time, start reviewing and practicing the new vocabulary from p. 93.

Spanish 8:
Memorize your lines from the video of unit 1 chapter 1 or chapter 2. To prepare, please copy your lines on another piece of paper.