Jan
30
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies
At the beginning of the hour, I collected workbook page 59 and your timeline. We completed a map of Africa so that we could study for a short quiz on the countries of North Africa on Monday. If you did not complete your map in class today, please complete it for homework.
Homework: Complete political map of Africa, and study the countries of North Africa.
8th Grade Reading
The text structure test has been postponed until next Thursday. I wanted to be certain that we have a solid understanding of the information. After independent reading, we read "The Laundry Room" to discuss mood and tone. We underlined descriptive adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. On the back, we drew a picture of what the room looks like based on the details of the passage. If you did not complete this assignment in class today, please complete it for homework.
Have a restful weekend!
Jan
29
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies
Today we read pages 502-506 in our textbook. We also worked on page 59 of our workbook. If you were not able to complete this in class, please finish it for homework.
Homework: Complete workbook page 59.
Tell Mr. Kay: Lately, some of us have been forgetful….I hope you can remember this one. What African country was mentioned in class today as having a low literacy rate? Or what is the literacy rate of that country?
Jan
28
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies
After our Warm-up quiz today, we presented some of our Bedouin RAFT writing assignments. I can't wait to read them and imagine what life would be like as a Bedouin! You do not have any homework tonight!
Tell Mr. Kay: What term describes the policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948-1990?
8th Grade Reading
After independent reading, we reviewed text structure with a group activity. If you are not sure you can identify all the types of text structure, review your notes before the text structure test on Friday.
Have a great night!
Jan
27
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies
After discussing Herman's travels through North Africa, we continued to work on our Bedouin RAFT assignment. Remember to have it ready for tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing your creativity! We will also have a warm-up quiz tomorrow, so be sure that you have your warm-up sheet complete.
Homework: Complete RAFT assignment.
Tell Mr. Kay: What is the common language of the Bedouin?
Jan
26
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies
Today we began a RAFT writing project on the Bedouin. If you need the information sheet on the assignment, here it is. Download The Life of a Bedouin
We will continue to work on this tomorrow, and it is due on Wednesday.
Tell Mr. Kay: What country would you be in if you were at 20 degrees south and 30 degrees east?
8th Grade Reading
We turned in our "How's it Built?" that we worked on last Thursday. If you have not submitted it, please do so immediately. We also began preparing for our text structure competition by creating example sentences. We will compete on Wednesday as a review for the text structure test. The test will be on Friday.
Have a great night!
Jan
23
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies
We finished watching Slavery, Society and Apartheid today. We also presented our current events. I was pleased with the type of current events you found and the depth of understanding that many of you evidenced. You do not have any homework tonight!
Tell Mr. Kay: Who is the man in the picture? What country is he from? What did he do?
Jan
22
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies 
Today we viewed "Slavery, Society and Apartheid". I hope you took thorough notes! We will discuss the video and your notes tomorrow in class. Don't forget about your Current Event for tomorrow!
Homework: Current Event, summary, and response.
Tell Mr. Kay: Click on the map on the right. How many slaves were sent to the West Indies?
8th Grade Reading
We completed our text structure poster activity today. We also worked on "How is it Built?". This sheet will help you better understand the text structure and the main idea of a passage. If you did not complete this in class, please finish it for homework.
Have a great night!
Jan
21
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies
We began to look at some questions that will be appropriate for our video on Slavery, Society and Apartheid tomorrow. You also received feedback on your current event summary and response. Remember that your next current event is due on Friday!! Begin looking for a good current event tonight!
Tell Mr. Kay: What areas of Africa do you think were most affected by the slave trade?
Jan
20
2009
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Inauguration Day!
7th Grade Social Studies
Today was an exciting day for the United States and Social Studies. It is an amazing sight to see the peaceful transfer of power that takes place on Inauguration Day! We watched the swearing in ceremony and President Obama's Inaugural Address. We took notes on his speech, so if you did not submit your notes, be sure to give them to me tomorrow. There is no homework tonight.
Tell Mr. Kay: Who administered the oath of office to the new President?
8th Grade Reading
After independent reading and bookmarks, we worked on a text structure review project. We will finish this project on Thursday. We will have a short assessment on text structure on Thursday as well.
Have a great night!
Jan
16
2009
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7th Grade Social Studies
We completed some questions on traditional African religions. We also shared our favorite stories from the anthropologists journal. Lastly, we looked at the Arabian camel and the importance of the camel in Bedouin life. There is no homework this weekend!!
Tell Mr. Kay: What is one of the characteristics of the camel that allow it to survive the harsh environment of the desert? You can leave a comment with your answer.
Have a great long weekend!
