Journal #2: How might your credit score impact your short-, medium-, and long-term goals; such as finding a job, buying a house or selecting a cell phone plan? … [Read more...]
Economics – Journal #1
Welcome to Economics! I look forward to spending an exciting semester with you! Here is your first journal assignment: How can making responsible financial decisions can lead to financial well-being over a lifetime? *Please write the question and label it Journal #1. … [Read more...]
05 February 2014 – Aim and Assignments
“Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world.” ― Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Aim: What were the causes of the Russian Revolution? Homework: - Write a 4 paragraph thematic essay on the Armenian Genocide as a Human Rights violation. Transcribe what you wrote in your template to a sheet of looseleaf, or type it and email it to me. DUE February 7th. - Russian Revolution and Post-W.W. I packet due February 10th. Additional Credit: go to this think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6peo16naLok - Watch the Animal Farm cartoon (or find a copy of the book and read it, even better!) - read some of the character analysis at this website: http://www.shmoop.com/animal-farm/napoleon-pig.html - Write a 3 paragraph … [Read more...]
Junior English Spring Term – HW#1 – Marking Period #1
AIM What are the 4 Types of Questions and how can they help us analyze and discuss the central ideas and themes in Macbeth? EXTENSION ACTIVITY / HOMEWORK HW #1: Students will complete every aspect of the 4 Types of Questions and hand it in on Thursday. … [Read more...]
2-4-14 Aim, Do Now, HOMEWORK#1
Aim: What are the main parts of a house and what are some common objects we find in it? Do Now: Copy the vocabulary Rooms of a house Around the house Places 1. la cocina 7. la ventana 15. en la ciudad 2. el baño 8. el sofá 16. en un edificio 3. la sala 9. la puerta 17. en un apartamento 4. el … [Read more...]
WELCOME BACK!
WELCOME BACK! SECOND SEMESTER- HOW TIME FLIES. Hello Freshman, Welcome to the second exciting semester of your ninth grade journey to wherever it leads. However, as we journey along, I want you to take along this quote by Alex Noble. "Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.” Alex Noble. This means a couple of things. First, it means that although the end results (grades) are important, the journey that we take along the way as we curiously and cautiously investigate the world around us, stretch our thinking, grow in character, and become a true community of learners is just as important as that end goal of … [Read more...]
Homework for second semester of Spanish 2
Welcome back to Spanish 2! Remember to study class notes everyday for 15 minutes! Part of learning a foreign language is through memorization and practice. Apply yourself! "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela … [Read more...]
04 February 2014 – Aim and Assignments
Aim: How do we analyze thematic essays on human rights? Homework: - Write a 4 paragraph thematic essay on the Armenian Genocide as a Human Rights violation. Transcribe what you wrote in your template to a sheet of looseleaf, or type it and email it to me. DUE February 7th. - Russian Revolution and Post-W.W. I packet due February 10th. Additional Credit: go to this think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6peo16naLok - Watch the Animal Farm cartoon (or find a copy of the book and read it, even better!) - read some of the character analysis at this website: http://www.shmoop.com/animal-farm/napoleon-pig.html - Write a 3 paragraph (6-8 sentences per paragraph) summary of the story - Describe the plot - draw comparisons … [Read more...]
POETRY UNIT PROJECT
Welcome to Term II of the 2013-14 school year. Presently, the 10th grade is immersed in the experience of poetry: listening and responding to poems, and writing original poetry independently. The students' final project will be a typed manuscript of 10 original poems by each student. The entire project will be due upon return from Winter Break in February. I am assigning each poem based on a class lesson The first poem was assigned before Regents Week: Poem # 1- Write a Sonnet about your Hopes & Dreams. Poem # 2 will be assigned Feb. 4- Write a free-verse poem that uses a geographic feature symbolically, and with descriptive imagery. I anticipate reading all my students' poetry this year; I hope this manuscript will be a … [Read more...]
Project: Famous athlete
Aim: What sports are played in Spanish speaking countries? Assigment: Write the bold information on a piece of paper, then complete it with the information about your athlete. Nombre completo: full name Edad: age Fecha de nacimiento: birth date Ciudad & País: city & country Deporte: sport (Equipo): team Para jugar necesita: to play they need (Name 2-3 items. If there aren’t many items you can add things they need to do. E.g. Levantar pesas – lift weights). (Número): number Los años que juega (jugó if not playing any more) deportes: years playing sport Lesiones: injuries Mejor(es) logro(s): (Trophies, medals, etc.) achievement (s) ¿Hechos? (Any other facts you would like to add) Tarea: Bring … [Read more...]