Weekend of February 27 & 28

STUDENTS!!!!

Remember that your Black History Project is due next Thursday, March 4th!
Use your time wisely this weekend and make some serious progress at getting this project completed!
Also remember to tell your parents you need a piece of posterboard in order to put your project together. Don’t wait until Tuesday or Wednesday night before getting your posterboard!

Plan your work and then work your plan! Good words to live by!!

Have a terrific weekend!

Week of February 22-26

MONDAY
February 22nd
Chapter 29, Section 2 (pgs. 844-847)
Guided Reading 29-2
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
define Key Terms for Section 2 located on pg. 844: poverty line, Medicare, Medicaid

TUESDAY
February 23rd
Group activity for Chapter 29, Section 2 “Kennedy & Johnson Administrations”
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
If you did not finish Guided Reading 29-2 or your “Kennedy & Johnson Administrations” group activity, have it ready for Wednesday!

WEDNESDAY
February 24
Quiz on Chapter 29, Sections 1 & 2
Class will begin work on Section 3 – “The Struggle Continues”
Introduction of Black History Month Project;
project requirement sheets were given to students today!!!
BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROJECT DUE DATE IS
NEXT THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010

~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

THURSDAY
February 25th
Guided Reading 29-3
Cooperative Learning Activity
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
define Key Terms from Section 3, pg. 848: sit-in, interstate

FRIDAY
February 26th
Enrichment Activity 29-3
Video on United Streaming, “The Civil Rights Movement: The Role of Youth in the Struggle” (video notes)

Work on your Black History Month Projects this weekend! Remember to tell your parents you need one half of a posterboard so you can get to work on this project!
Remember…..your project is due next Thursday, March 4th!!

Have a great weekend!!!!

Week of February 15 – 19

MONDAY
February 15th
Presidents Day Webquest in Computer Lab
~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~
none

TUESDAY
February 16th
We will begin our study of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States with Chapter 29 (pg. 836-837)
~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~
define Key Terms for Ch. 29, Section 1 (pg. 838):
segregation, integrate, boycott, civil disobedience

WEDNESDAY
February 17th
Continue with Ch. 29, Section 1
Review of Primary Documents – Civil Rights Era – Brown v. Board of Education
~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~
none

THURSDAY
February 18th
Class discussion of the Montgomery Bus Boycott; introduction to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in the Civil Rights Movement
~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~
none

FRIDAY
February 19th
Quiz on Chapter 29, Section 1
Graphic Organizer on Causes/Effects of the Movement Toward Equality
~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~
none

February 8-12, 2010

We are ending our study of World War II this week with a MAJOR test on Friday, February 12th!!

Students were given an exhaustive study guide today in class. This study guide needs to be completed and ready for checking on Thursday, February 11th. Students have plenty of resources available to them to complete the study guide including their textbooks (Chapter 26), vocabulary definitions, class handouts and class notes.

WORLD WAR II test this FRIDAY, February 12th!!!!!!!!
Study hard and good luck!!