Greetings:
I enjoyed meeting some of the parents at Conferences today. If any parent was not able to make it to conferences, but would still like to meet with me about their student, please feel free to e-mail me at kfink@discoveryschool.edu.hn.
FYI: I will not be at school next week (I will be chaperoning Discovery students on a Medical Brigade with Cape Cares.) I hope to have access to my e-mail via BlackBerry, but who knows :)
Meanwhile, students, this is what you will be doing with the sub: (a little more detailed than usual, since I will not be around to answer any questions)
6th Grade:
Monday: Intro to the Aztecs: Pages 1-2 in your Aztec packet (some of you might be surprised at the grades on the Maya packets. Please be sure you are giving your WHOLE effort on these packets--they will be a major part of your Quarter 2 grade.)
Tuesday: Aztec writing: Writing was a 2-person job for the Aztecs, so, in pairs you will be making symbols based on the Aztec language, then writing a sentence using the symbols you created.
Wednesday: Aztec creation story: you will be looking at the beginnings of the Ancient Aztec religion, and creating a short book based on the creation story
Thursday: Aztec Mythology Mystery and the Spanish invade!
Friday: Interview with Moctezuma and Cortés. You will be working with a partner to re-enact the historic meeting between the Conquistador and the Aztec King! (These will be presented to the class on Monday, when I return.)
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7th Grade:
Monday: Did you know that, even after all these years, India still follows the Caste system to stratify their society? You will use Internet-based resources to answer a series of questions about the Caste system in 2010. Questions assigned last Friday will be due!
Tuesday: The Harappan city of Mohenjo-Daro was built using a grid pattern, with streets running either north and south or east and west (rather different than our own beautiful city of Tegucigalpa!) Using a city map of Mohenjo-Daro as your guide (and a city map of Tegucigalpa as a "what not to do") you will be creating a 15x15 grid ancient city, much like Mohenjo-Daro!
Wednesday: Continue working on your city. Be sure you follow the rubric to get all the points!
Thursday: Following the Aryans, the Mauryans and Guptas took over Ancient India. You will be comparing and contrasting these civilizations, much like you did with the Harappans and Aryans last week.
Friday: So many things happened in the history of Ancient India that it might be hard to keep track of them all. So, you will spend your Friday organizing the 25 major events into a Timeline! Don't worry...this isn't due on Monday! :)
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8th Grade:
Monday: Remember the Greek Life Project topics you chose in class on Thursday? Well, now is the time to start working with them. You will be in the computer lab every day this week (except Thursday) to give you time to research your topic, answer the questions, and begin to complete your collage and prepare for your in-class presentation!
Tuesday: Continue working in the lab. Don't forget that how you use your class time is part of your grade...the sub will be leaving me detailed notes, so please use your time wisely so I can give you all the participation points!
Wednesday: To the lab again. Hopefully by this point you will have all your questions answered and may have collected some excellent images for your collage.
Thursday: Work in the classroom on your collage. You may cut images from magazines or those you have gotten from the Internet or drawn yourself. Be sure to follow the rubric to get all the points possible!
Friday: Back to the lab for one final day of research and preparation. You will be presenting to the class on Monday!
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Senior Communications:
Thursday: You will be working on your speech conclusions, the 2nd most important part of the speech! Make sure you go back over what you talked about in your conclusion...and end with a bang! :)
Friday: More conclusion work, and prep for the following week when you will present your persuasive speeches!!! :)
I hope you all have a great week, and I will be looking forward to being back with you the 2nd week of November!
KF
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