Writing Assignment: Would the Civil have been prevented if Abraham Lincoln ordered Major Anderson to leave Fort Sumter? … [Read more...]
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Spring Term FIRST Day!!!
We are excited to have everyone back!!! During the Spring Term we will be working with a range of material: metal, clay cardboard and plaster. We welcome Rachel Aisenson and Ann Lewis our new student teachers from School of Visual Art. They will be with us for 30 days. Rachel will teach a unit on print making and Ann will teach a unit on sketchbook/ journal making. For the next days we will finish our monogram plates and than: Unit Clay:Architectural elements Gargoyles Unit Print: Collograph printing Unit Sketchbook: Journal techniques of developing ideas. Unit Macbeth: Stage design, prop design. … [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...]
First Day of the New Term!
Welcome back! If you missed class today, check below for what happened: Geometry (Periods 1 & 5) AIM: How do we describe the characteristics of quadrilaterals? HW: Be prepared tomorrow with a MATH notebook and a writing utensil! Pre-Calculus (Period 6) AIM: How do we solve a system of equations? HW: Be prepared tomorrow with a MATH notebook and a writing utensil! … [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...]
Welcome back everyone, get ready for a new and exciting semester.
Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln cause southern secession and the formation of the Confederate States of America?
Writing Assignment: Was the South justified in seceding from the Union? … [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...]
Semester #2
Welcome to Semester#2 of Architectural preservation! We will be continuing the footing and foundation unit we started at the end of the first semester. This semester will also include hands-on activities!!!! … [Read more...]
Tuesday, 2/4/14
Aim: How do we solve systems of equations using the substitution method? Homework: Watch each video and write ALL notes. Solving linear systems using substitution Solving linear systems for real-world situations using substitution … [Read more...]