Mrs. Stevens-- La Colina Junior High

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HOMEWORK for U.S. History GATE (Periods 1 & 2)-- students should expect 
approximately 20-30 minutes of homework Mondays-Thursdays.

This week's homework...
   MONDAY, DECEMBER 7th: Work on revising/editing your Americana Research 
Paper (the final draft is due on Thursday, Dec. 10th). You will need to turn in your 
Notes Packet, Outline, Thesis Statement, and Rough Draft of this day as well for credit. 
(The Research Paper will count for both an English and a History grade.)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th: Finish Ch. 8.3 Questions (Shays' Rebellion) (due Wed.)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9th: Finish Ethnographer Questions (due Thur.)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10th: Write Constitutional Convention Journal Entry
tonight (due Fri.)

* The Ch. 8 Creating the Constitution (Constitutional History) Test will be on 
Thursday, December 17th. The Ch. 8 packet of work will also be due on Thur. 
12/17/09.

* If you've been absent, be sure you are reading chapter 8 ("Creating the Constitution")  
from History Alive to get more info. (since you've missed class discussions).

* The Final Draft of the Americana Research Paper is due Thur. 12/10/09. You will need 
to turn in your Notes Packet, Outline, Thesis Statement, and Rough Draft of this day as 
well for credit. (The Research Paper will count for both an English and a History grade.)

* Auditions for Americana speeches will be on Thur. 12/10 and Fri. 12/11 at lunch. The 
Americana Performances will be Thur. Feb. 4th and Fri. Feb. 5th. (There is a mandatory 
rehearsal Sat. 1/30 all day.) With Americana, it is important to get involved, to challenge 
yourself, and to have fun while learning!

* Americana Monologues will be presented on Wed. 12/16 and Thur. 12/17 in 
Eng.8G classes.

* Check your grades-- click on "GRADES", type in your last name and under "Password" 
type in your Student ID#
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Next week's homework...

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14th: Read & mark "State Constitutions" article and 
answer the questions tonight (due Tue.); review your Study Guide and 
ch. 8 vocabulary ("Language of the Discipline") tonight

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15th: Complete "Compromises of the Constitutional Convention" 
worksheet tonight (due Wed. 12/16)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16th: Study for the Ch. 8 (Constitutional History) Test which
will be on Dec. 17th; make sure your Ch. 8 packet of work is complete (it is due 
Thur. 12/17/09)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17th: Read your independent reading book (and record in your
English reading log)

* The Ch. 8 Creating the Constitution (Constitutional History) Test will be on 
Thursday, December 17th. The Ch. 8 packet of work will also be due on Thur. 
12/17/09.

* If you've been absent this week, be sure you are reading chapter 8 ("Creating the Constitution")  
from History Alive to get more info. (since you've missed class discussions). Focus
on ch. 8.4 to the end of ch. 8.

* The Americana Performances will be Thur. Feb. 4th and Fri. Feb. 5th. (There is a mandatory 
rehearsal Sat. 1/30 all day.) With Americana, it is important to get involved, to challenge 
yourself, and to have fun while learning!

* Americana Monologues will be presented on Wed. 12/16 and Thur. 12/17 in 
Eng.8G classes.

* Check your grades-- click on "GRADES", type in your last name and under "Password" 
type in your Student ID#
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Mrs. Stevens-- La Colina Junior High

Per. 1 & 2 SS8 GATE HOMEWORK