Team Update:
Progress reports will go home on Tuesday!
Class Updates:
Social Studies: Students completed their Roman research projects this week. Be sure to check the gradebook to see how you scored! This upcoming week will be the final week that we cover the Roman Empire. We will learn how the Roman Empire collapse and will start preparing for upcoming assessments.
Science: This week we figured out that resource availability affects populations. On Monday we pretended that we were deer looking for food, water and cover. We studied the populations of June suckers, Mountain Plovers and Hummingbirds. Click HERE to see more about what we are doing in class. Next week we will start answering our questions about interactions between organisms. We will start of the week with a quick assessment on how resource availability affects populations.
Literacy: Students learned about intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation when we looked at Omnictionary slides on Monday! Those who understand intrinsic motivation will take the constructive comments offered by classmates to improve their slide shows! We saw some great ideas! We also discussed rhetoric - and the devices that are used in famous, powerful speeches. We viewed a couple of very interesting performances of Rap - including the oldest one on record, Ya Got Trouble from The Music Man, set in 1912. Students later analyzed Lincoln's Gettysburg Address! Next week we'll tackle MLK's dream speech and get ready for Latin 8 test on Friday!
English: This week in English class the students continued working on their argument essays. Thesis statements were finalized early in the week, and then the students worked on their outlines to plan out their essays. The students also did some work with counter argument to learn how to strengthen their arguments by refuting the other side. The February independent reading project was assigned; this month we are focusing on historical fiction! Students should begin reading their historical fiction books over the weekend to get a jump on this project!
English: This week in English class the students continued working on their argument essays. Thesis statements were finalized early in the week, and then the students worked on their outlines to plan out their essays. The students also did some work with counter argument to learn how to strengthen their arguments by refuting the other side. The February independent reading project was assigned; this month we are focusing on historical fiction! Students should begin reading their historical fiction books over the weekend to get a jump on this project!
Math: Friday we wrapped up our equations unit. Anyone who didn't turn in their January Go Figures needs to do so quickly! Next week we are going to learn about inequalities! It's similar to equations but a little different. We will also be handing out February's Go Figure on Monday. It will be due Friday, February 23rd.
