Thursday, January 20th

Parents and students! I am so pleased with the progress my students are making with their Pearl Harbor essays! We have an exceptional group of creative writers this year!

Today was our “final draft” day and students turned their essays in at the end of class. I did give my students an assignment toward the end of class. Their assignment was to define all the Key Terms for every section of Chapter 26. There are 5 sections to this chapter. I TOLD ALL STUDENTS THAT THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS NOT FOR HOMEWORK. I want students to work on all the key terms at their own pace with the knowledge that I WILL CHECK ALL KEY TERMS NEXT TUESDAY AND IT WILL BE FOR A GRADE. I have put this information on my homework chart in our classroom as well as verbally announcing it to students each period.

To make sure I am clear on this assignment, ALL VOCABULARY FOR THE ENTIRE CHAPTER 26, ALL 5 SECTIONS WILL BE CHECKED FOR A GRADE NEXT TUESDAY, JANUARY 25TH. Students should have these Key Terms defined in the Vocabulary section of their Social Studies notebook. I do not want students to tear them out. I will come around to each student’s notebook and check it on Tuesday, January 25th.

If you have any questions about this assignment, please email me at shorton@shelbyed.k12.al.us