Thursday, September 10th -- Day Two

Period One -- ELA 10
1. Homework check to make sure that each student was done the drafted paragraphs that were due today.....not all were done which needs to change if you want to be successful.
2. From the we worked our way through Steps #3 and #4 of the Writing Process; Editing and Peer Sharing. They were to look at their own work for any errors made or steps they could make in regards to improving their writing. After that they are to share their work with a minimum of two other people who are also looking for errors and steps to improve their writing.
3. The good copies of these paragraphs are due Monday.

Period Two -- History 20
1. We took some notes off of the overhead on terms and ideologies that should help students understand the events leading up to war. They are nationalism, radicalism, and ethnicity along with Social Darwinism, Imperialism and Marxism.
2. A handout was given that needs to be read entitled "The Balkan Powder Keg". This reading underlines the first actual steps leading up to the outbreak of World War I.
3. This handout needs to be read by tomorrow.

Period Three/Four -- ELA 9
1. A homework check was done to make sure that the students were done the concept webs as assigned. Some uncompleted assignments.....must finish to be successful.
2. Students then chose a topic from the three ideas they had generated. They are to write four paragraphs on the topic; a persuasive, a narrative, an informative, a descriptive. Students were given the remainder of these classes to work on the drafts, or rough copies of these paragraphs.

Period Five -- ELA 20
1. We finished reading Chapter One of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird". We had a discussion about what we learned from the first chapter, and what unanswered questions arose.
2. Using the description from the novel, as well as the image they developed in their mind during the reading, students were asked to produce a black and white sketch of what they believe the Radley home to look like.

Period Six -- LA 6
1. Spelling Test #1 (-er words) was given.
2. This took longer than anticipated so students were asked to read until 2:30 once the tests were collected.

Period Seven -- ELA 20
1. Students were given the period to complete their sketches of the Radley home. These are due on Monday but there is no guarantee of class time being given tomorrow.

Reminder to X-Country runners going to Cherrydale for the Run for Peace tomorrow that they need to be at the school by 8:00. Eligibility forms are also due. Good luck to all runners.

Have a good night.....