Humanities Assignment archive
Fourth Quarter
Tuesday April 14
Reading WASL
PM class: start notes about Constitution
 
Wednesday April 15
Math WASL
PM class: continue notes about Constitution
 
Thursday April 16
Science WASL
AM and PM switch 6th period
AM class: start notes about Constitution
 
Friday April 17
AM class: continue notes about Constitution
 
 
 
 
 
Third Quarter: Jan. 26, 2009--April 3, 2009
Daily homework assignment: Read 15-20 minutes.
Wednesday Mar. 4: Midterm page check
Wednesday April 1: End of quarter page check
 
Monday Mar. 30
Start updating reading record sheet.
Start Caught'ya Sentences Week #14
Continue group activity with history ch. 7 and 8 reading notes
 
 Tuesday Mar. 31
Goals due: two minimum, at least one academic
Progress reports and writing project details returned with parent signature today earn extra credit
Continue history activity with ch. 8 notes
 
Wednesday April 1
Signed progress reports are due for credit today
**3rd Quarter reading page check: Reading record sheet must be up-to-date today. Mrs. Wells will not be in class Thursday or Friday.
 
Thursday April 2
History test covering Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War, Constitutional Convention; students may use Declaration of Independence translation worksheet, ch.7 reading notes, ch 8. reading notes during the test
 
Friday April 3
No work due
Students will be watching National Treasure. They should be able to answer: How many facts about the Declaration of Independence and early colonial history are historically accurate in the movie?


 
 
 
Monday Mar. 23
*Quick Write #73 AM, 74 PM (IQIA)
¸ Read 8.1 on p. 103 in your history book. Then answer the following questions:
¸ What did the “Articles of Confederation” create?
¸ What powers did they give Congress?
¸ How did they limit those powers?
Students who were absent Friday may turn in more writing today. All other writing is due according to my notes to you. Otherwise, no new writing is due.
  
Tuesday Mar. 24
*Goals due (Write at least two goals in your planner. One must be academic.)
¸ Quick Write #74 AM, 75 PM(IQIA)
¸ Review 8.2 on p. 104 in your history book. Then answer the following questions:
¸ What one thing did Congress get the states to agree upon under the Articles of Confederation?
¸ What population was needed for a territory to elect a legislature?
¸ What could a territory do when its population reached 60,000?
¸ What was banned in the Northwest Territory?
 
Capital counselors here today to register 8th graders for high school.

Wednesday Mar. 25
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Thursday Mar. 26
*Lit letter to friend in opposite side of team: gem, aha, lots of thought required.
*Chapter 8 history reading notes due
 
Friday Mar. 20
•Answer lit letters
 
 
Monday Mar. 16
*This is going to be the last week of writing for third quarter in the format we've been following all quarter. •Grades will be based on 7 weeks of points and 2/3 of the final drafting for each grade.
*History: Chapter 7 reading notes due today
•Late work due (Caught'ya sentences, lit letters to Mrs. Wells)
*Monday's starter: Review figures of speech, plot outline and labels (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, setting, conflict etc.)
 
Parent Night at Capital High School (Details on CHS website)
  
Tuesday Mar. 17
*Goals due (Write at least two goals in your planner. One must be academic.)
*Tuesday's starter: Review types of conflict, characterization

Wednesday Mar. 18
*CHS registration packet due today (We will spend class time checking that all pieces are filled out and parent signatures are on the appropriate pages.)
*Wednesday's starter: Tone, emotion, irony

Thursday Mar. 19
*Reading MAP test today (scores will be used in high school English/Reading class placements)

Friday Mar. 20
•Last day to turn in writing; any drafts ready for teacher edit may be turned into final drafts and turned in next week.
 
 
Monday Mar. 9
*Writing is due any day of the week.
*Week #19 Starters: Quick Write #71 (IQIA)
What did you think of Major Hunt's presentation Thursday? What did you learn? What surprised you? Other thoughts? (minimum 50 words)
*Writing is due any day of the week.  THIS WEEK'S WRITING WILL BE ADDED TO LAST WEEK'S. THE END OF QUARTER TOTAL WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
 *Declaration of Independence translation due today
PM Class only: Work due Thursday which you couldn't finish due to the length of the presentation may be turned in today for full credit.

Tuesday Mar. 10
*Goals due (Write at least two goals in your planner. One must be academic.)
*Start History Ch. 7. Do reading notes while you are reading the chapter. Due Monday, Mar. 16.
Wednesday Mar. 11

Thursday Mar. 12
*Lit letter to Mrs. Wells due today. Remember to include a gem, aha, and your thoughts about your book.
*FIELD TRIP TO CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL 9-11:30 TODAY.
 
Friday Mar. 13
*Writing is due today
*CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE AT MARSHALL TO START HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION.

 
Monday Mar. 2
*Writing is due any day of the week.
*Quick Write #68 (IQIA)
Read all of p. 82 in your history text. Then answer the following question:
What was the difference between the Olive Branch Petition and Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense? Explain.
 
Tuesday Mar. 3
*Goals due (Write at least two goals in your planner. One must be academic.)
*Quick Write #69 (IQIA)
Open your history book to the Declaration of Independence on pg. 480. Read the bold headings in the side margins on pg. 480 and 482. Write them in order here.
*Start Declaration of Independence translation (Handout required) which will be due next Monday, extra credit if turned in early AND done well
 
Wednesday Mar. 4
Midterm reading page check
 
Thursday Mar. 5
*Lit letter to friend due today. Reponses to lit letters due today as well.
*Last day to turn in writing for the week. By today, students earning A's and B's should have 132 points, one final draft, a second piece word processed and ready for teacher edit. Students earning C's should have 108 points and one final draft.
*Quick Write #70 (IQIA)
Why was the Declaration of Independence important in 1776? Why is it still important today? (minimum 50 words)
 
Friday Mar. 6
Teacher Workshop Day, no school for students

 
Monday 2/23
Writing is due any day of the week.

Quick Write #65 (IQIA)
Read p. 78 in your history text. Then answer the following questions:
How did colonists respond to the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord?
What did Patrick Henry have to say?

Tuesday 2/24
Two goals for the week written in the planner due today, at least one must be academic.
 
Quick Write #66 (IQIA)
Read “The Battle of Bunker Hill” on p. 80 in your history text. Then answer the following questions:
What should the battle be named?
What ended the battle?
Compare the British and American casualties.

Wednesday 2/25
Quick Write #67 (IQIA)
Read all of p. 81 in your history text. Then answer the following questions:
When George Washington took command of the American  army, what rumor did he start and why?
How did the Americans prepare for the siege of Boston?
How did the British respond?

Thursday 2/26 (two hour delayed start)
No quick write today 
Lit letter to a friend due
 
Friday 2/27
Last day to turn in writing this week
Respond to friend's lit letter

 
Monday 2/16
Presidents' Day Holiday
 
Tuesday 2/17
Writing is due any day of the week. Students trying to earn A's and B's should have between 60 and 66 total points and should be turning in pieces which have reached the final draft form this week.
 
Start reading history text pages 74-77. Take notes in 2-column format (we will review the format) using the Rule of 5.
 
Wednesday 2/18
Two goals for the week written in the planner due today, at least one must be academic.

Thursday 2/19
Signed progress reports due today (Early received extra credit yesterday.)
History notes due
 
Friday 2/20
Last day to turn in writing this week
 
 
 
 
 
Monday 2/9
Writing is due any day of the week. It may be prewriting, drafting, revising, conferencing, editing, and final drafts. Students will be allowed to choose for themselves as long as work is turned in weekly. Students trying to earn A's should be turning in drafts to be teacher edited by now.
Tuesday 2/10
Two goals for the week written in the planner due today, at least one must be academic.
 
Wednesday 2/11
Thursday 2/12
Lit letter to Mrs. Wells is due, must include a gem and an aha, explanations, thoughts about the plot
 
Friday 2/13 No School, midwinter break
 
 
Monday 2/2
Writing is due any day of the week. It may be prewriting, drafting, revising, conferencing, editing, and final drafts. Students will be allowed to choose for themselves as long as work is turned in weekly.

Tuesday 2/3
Two goals for the week written in the planner due today, at least one must be academic. (I will be checking last weeks goals at the same time.)
Wednesday 2/4
Thursday 2/5
Lit letter to a friend is due, must include a gem and an aha, explanations, thoughts about the plot

Friday 2/6 (Early release today)
 Last chance to turn in writing for the week
Respond to lit letters today
 
 
Monday 1/26
Writing is due any day of the week. It may be prewriting, drafting, revising, conferencing, editing, and final drafts. Students will be allowed to choose for themselves as long as work is turned in weekly.

Tuesday 1/27
Last day to turn in signed 3rd quarter writing requirement handouts for any credit
Two goals for the week written in the planner due today, at least one must be academic

Wednesday 1/28
Thursday 1/29
Lit letter to a friend is due, must include a gem and an aha, explanations, thoughts about the plot

Friday 1/30
 Last chance to turn in writing for the week
Respond to lit letters today

 
 
Second Quarter: Nov. 10, 2008-Jan. 23, 2009 
Daily homework assignment: Read 15-20 minutes.
 
 
Monday 1/19 No School
Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
Tuesday 1/20
Watch Inauguration, take notes, be able to discuss, turn notes in
Take home progress report, 3rd Quarter Writing Requirement sheet

Wednesday 1/21
Goals for this week due: 1 academic, 1 academic or other, more than 2 goals = extra credit

Thursday 1/22
Signed progress report due
Reading assignment (instead of a lit letter)--Prompt on Week #15 Starter page

Friday 1/23
Signed 3rd Quarter Writing Paper
End of 2nd Quarter Reading Page total check
Starter for Week #15 due
 
Monday 1/12
Writing due: This should be either revising or editing (no new drafting). Editing: word processed, double spaced, corrected for spelling, punctuation, grammar, paragraphs, capitals etc.
 
Tuesday 1/13
Goals for this week due: 1 academic, 1 academic or other, more than 2 goals = extra credit

Wednesday 1/14

Thursday 1/15
Lit letter to friend is due: must include both a gem and an aha, an explanation for both as well as thoughts about the book you are reading.

Friday 1/16
Responses to friends letters due
 
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Monday 1/5 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Late Writing due (from week before vacation)
Late Map due (from week before vacation)
 
Tuesday 1/6
Goals for this week due: 1 academic, 1 academic or other, more than 2 goals = extra credit

Wednesday 1/7

Thursday 1/8 

Friday 1/9 
The lit letter to Mrs. Wells assigned before break is due: must include both a gem and an aha, an explanation for both as well as thoughts about the book you are reading.
 
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Monday 12/15 (2 hour delayed start)
Writing due, must equal 10 pages, may be a combination of drafting and revising
 
Tuesday 12/16
Goals due

Wednesday 12/17 (NO SCHOOL due to snow)
Late Writing due
Late Map due
 
Thursday 12/18 (NO SCHOOL due to snow)

 
Friday 12/19 (NO SCHOOL due to snow)
Lit letter to Mrs. Wells due, must include both a gem and an aha, an explanation for both as well as thoughts about the book you are reading.
 
 
Athletic eligibility check this week.
 
Monday 12/8
Week #13 Starter: Quick write #45 This is going to be a review of Figures of Speech.
Writing due, must equal 10 pages, may be a combination of drafting and revising
Start 13 colony map
 
Tuesday 12/9
Caught'ya sentence
Start next writing assignment, explanation in class

Wednesday 12/10
 Caught'ya sentence
 
Thursday 12/11
Caught'ya sentence, Sentences for the week due
Lit letter to a friend due, aha required
 
Friday 12/12
Midterm reading page check, should be half way to quarter goal
Respond to friend's lit letter
13 colony map due 
 
 
 
Monday 12/1
Week #13 Starter: Quick write #43 Describe your Thanksgiving dinner without using the words "good" or "nice." (Minimum 50 words,IQIA)
 Start writing due next Monday, must equal 10 pages, may be a combination of drafting and revising
 
Tuesday 12/2
Caught'ya sentence

Wednesday 12/3
 Caught'ya sentence
Signed progress reports returned today earn extra credit.
 
Thursday 12/4
Caught'ya sentence, Sentences for the week due
Lit letter to a friend due, "aha" required
Ch. 2 History test: Students may have one page (front and back) of notes in his/her own handwriting during the  test.
Signed progress reports due
 
Friday 12/5
Quick write #44: In Full Tilt, Blake said, "I've always been on this ride. From the moment that Cassandra, in her bright orange car, cut in front of the bus and sent it spinning out of control, . . . I've been riding since I was seven years old" (187). What does he mean? How is this possible?
Response to friend's lit letter due
Late progress reports due
 
 
 
 
 
Monday 11/24
Starter: Caught'ya Sentence #13 (Week #5--available on Assignment Handouts page)
Current piece of writing: word processing should be finished today; 2nd peer conference due by Wednesday
 
Tuesday 11/25
Starter: Caught'ya Sentence #14
Peer conference with word processed piece, work together on more possible revisions, go ahead and look at conventions (editing)
 
Wednesday 11/26
Starter: Caught'ya Sentence #15
Turn in word processed piece. Be confident it is revised and edited to your satisfaction.
  
Thursday 11/27 Thanksgiving Day
 

Friday 11/28
 
 
 
Monday 11/17
Week #12 Starters begin with Quick Write #38 this week. How did disease contribute to the following: 1. the introduction of African slavery to America? 2.  the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas?
History Reading Notes 2.2
Continue revising pieces due last Friday
 
Tuesday 11/18
History Reading Notes 2.3
Quick Write #39: Compare and contrast the relationship the Spanish missionaries and conquistadors. Similarities? Differences?  (You may want to use a Venn Diagram.)
Minimum of two goals written in planner (at least one academic)
Continue revising pieces due last Friday
 
Wednesday 11/19
History Reading Notes 2.4
Quick Write #40: Compare and contrast the relationship the French had with the Hurons and the Iroquois. (Venn diagram)
Continue revising (peer conferences)
  
Thursday 11/20
History Reading Notes 2.5
Quick Write #41: Who was Pocahontas? How did she help Jamestown? (minimum 2 ways)
Lit letter to friend due (must include at least one correctly cited gem)
Start word processing revised pieces--edit as you word process (word processed, edited draft due Monday, 11/24)  Guidelines for word processed pieces are in the Assignment Handouts section.

Friday 11/21
History Reading Notes 2.6
Quick Write #42: What relationship did the Dutch have with the Native Americans in their colony, New Netherlands?
Answer lit letters from friends
Continue word processing
 
 

 
 
 
Monday 11/10
Week #11 Starters  this week. Quick Write #34: Why do we celebrate Veteran's Day? What does it mean to you? (minimum 50 words)

Veteran's Day Assembly today: Band, Choir, Orchestra dismissed btw 8:20 and 8:30 (14 students remained in AM humanities class)
 
Tuesday 11/11
Veterans Day Holiday
 
Wednesday 11/12
Quick write #35
Write a a minimum of two goals in your planner; one must be academic
Start working hard on revising a piece of your choice.
Start your lit letter. This week's lit letter is a response to a letter Mrs. Wells is writing to you. Your response must include a "gem." (Yes, this will be taught in class.)
 
Thursday 11/13
Quick Write #36

Friday 11/14
Quick Write #37
Lit Letter due today: must include a gem, respond to Mrs. Wells's letter
Revising due today: Must include first draft, revisions should be clearly written, may include spider legs etc.
 
Monday 11/3
Starters will be labeled Week #10 this week. Week #7 covered three weeks.
Writing due this week is a position paper, specific guidelines can be found in Assignment Handouts page.
The electoral college quiz will be handed back today. Retakes are due by Friday.
We are voting today. (Marshall has 7 electoral votes compared to Washington's 15.)
 
Tuesday 11/4
Two goals written in planners are due.
Late lit letters are due.
IVF Summary review (End of quarter quiz on Thursday)
 
Wednesday 11/5
Late position papers are due.
Caught'ya quiz--sentence punctuation and vocabulary
 
Thursday 11/6
IVF Summary quiz
 
Friday 11/7--Last day of first quarter
Reading page goal check (Record sheet in binder should be up to date)
 
 
 
Monday 10/27
Continue Week #7 starters, add Quick Write #28 
10 pages of drafting are due; we are still working on sloppy copies.
Last day to turn in late Electoral College  worksheets and still get credit
 
Tuesday 10/28
Start Caught'ya Sentences Week #4, sentences 10-12
Late lit letters due for credit
Two goals written in your planner due: one academic, one academic or other, more than earns extra star
Start Presidential candidate position papers
 
Wednesday 10/29
Electoral College quiz
Late drafting due for credit
 
Thursday 10/30
New lit letters due end of the period, write to someone on other half of team
 
Friday 10/31
Special event--star sheet reward
 
 
Monday 10/20
Continue Week #7 starters, add Quick Write #27 
5 pages of drafting are due; we are still working on sloppy copies.
Bring in all presidential and vice presidential debate notes and info.
Start Electoral College assignment. Web addresses and text pages are on the work sheet.
 
Tuesday 10/21
Start Caught'ya Sentences Week #3, sentences 7-9
Continue Electoral College assignment in the computer lab.
Class work time choices:
    Continue Electoral College WS which is due tomorrow
    Work on your lit letter which is due Thursday when class starts.
        AM write to Mrs. Wells, PM write to a friend (friends assigned today)
   
Start the 10 pages of drafting due next Monday.
Read 
 
Wednesday 10/22
Continue Caught'ya Sentences with sentence #8
Discuss Electoral College assignment
Class work time choices:
     Lit letter, drafting, read (Start: How do you know if you're thinking while you read?)
 
Thursday 10/23 
Finish Caught'ya Sentences for the week; turn them in.
AM turn in lit letters to Mrs. Wells, PM answer lit letters from your friends.
Today's event: Solar Power Dedication Ceremony during 2nd period
 
Friday 10/24
No school