Thursday, November 3, 2011

November 3, 2011

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Language Arts: Five paragraph essay: "Causes of Good Grades" due on Monday, November 14. Be sure to write at least 10 minutes every night on your essay. Watch your scores carefully. Students should have 3-4 paragraphs completed by now.
                  5.4 = 90/100 = "A"       4.8 = 80/100 = "B"       4.2 = 70/100 = "C"

Math: Homework pages 2-6/ 2-7 Due: 11/7


Soc. Studies: Egypt map due Tuesday. Most students have already completed this assignment in class.
Hand-written research notes Due Nov. 7. (minimum 1 page) DO NOT COPY from a website, book, or other source. Your notes must be IN YOUR OWN WORDS! You will turn your notes in to me on November 17.
Graphics/Text Due Nov. 9    1 Video/2 Pictures due Nov. 14    Finished GLOG Nov. 17
"Be A Teacher" assignment due Nov. 4 on edmodo  To earn the extra credit for your Glog, a quality project must be submitted on or before November 9. (The grade for the Glog will be for Term 2.)
Review the Glog rubric! Make sure that you are including ALL of the elements on your Glog for a score of 5 in each category. Remember that you are being HEAVILY graded on your research and writing. That is where you should be spending most of your time. Any text should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS! Make sure to include a place on your Glog where you list the websites/books/etc. that you used. Give credit where credit is due. DO NOT include your first and last name on your Glog. Use your first name/last initial only.