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Clare Golding
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Golding's Homework

Week of Nov.17th

Monday 11/17 thru Monday 11/24: Students are working on a project this week on the American Revolutionary War. While they will have time in class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday students will HAVE to work on some aspects of this project outside of class. This is their homework every night (except this Thursday). They should be working on one or more of the following (some of these are required while some are part of a list of things to choose from): a sumary of a battle, a report on a person, a timeline of ARW events in NC, a worksheet on the Declaration of Independence, writing a skit, creating a poltical cartoon, and/or writing an editorial on the causes of the ARW.

Week of Nov. 10th

Thursday: Students who didn't finish the Bell Ringer in class Wednesday should have finished that for homework (as always!). Tonight read Ch.5 172-176 and answer the three questions about this section on page 176.

For MONDAY - bring in a political cartoon from a newspaper or the internet. Please be careful and do not simply "google" the words political cartoon. There are a lot of poltical cartoons out there that are offense and many hate groups put out their own "cartoons." Choose your cartoon wisely and be able to explain what it means to me and the rest of the class.

Monday: As stated last week, I want students to hand in their required glossary on Wednesday with words from Ch.1 - 4. See below for further details. Ms.Andrews classes are collecting items for care packages to soldiers abroad and I have encouraged my students to bring in items as well. I suggested things like blank holiday cards, CDs, DVDs, toys, games, school supplies, packaged snacks, and their own cards of support. This website also has suggestions (don't forget we have many female troops as well!) just replace Memorial Day with Vetran's Day! http://www.ehow.com/how_2146764_create-memorial-day-care-package.html

This week's current event is to find a "political cartoon" and bring it to class to discuss (it will be due Monday 11/17)

Week of Nov. 5th

Wednesday: Current Event Due FRIDAY. Must have the 5Ws and 1H as well as a summary. The topic is open. Remember to choose something short!

New Glossary words: Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Provincial Congress, Tory and Whig.

Due NEXT WEDNESDAY 11/12: I will take up student's glossaries and expect to see an organized, together list of words going all the way back to the beginning of the year. This will count as a quiz grade.
Students who have lost track of or never really had a glossary, MUST create one by this deadline. This was a required document from the first day of classes and may be used on every test.
Unsure of what words are needed? Check below in schoolnotes and look back at the start of each chapter. While I don't ask for every word/term (not person!), the list at the beginning of each chapter covers 90% of what I have asked.

Week of Oct.27th

No weekend homework besides cleaning up notebooks!!

THURSDAY 10/23: ALL note there will be a Ch.4 Test THURSDAY be sure your glossary is up to date.
4th PD - Answer questions 1-6 on the Possible Assessment Questions sheet (see below if missing)

5th PD - WRITE two assessment questions based on YOUR topic (the one you presented on today in class). They can be multiple choice, True/False, short answer, or fill in the blank. If I choose one of your question for the test, you get a bonus point. ALSO, answer questions 1-6 on the Possible Assessment Questions sheet (see below if missing)

Possible Assessment Questions Chapter 4

  1. Who was the proprietor who refused to sell his share of land back to the crown and what was the area than called?

 

  1. How did North Carolina's geography impact the colonists? Did it help or hurt? How so? Was one area affect more than another? Why?

 

  1. At this time, what evidence can you give that shows the General Assembly is either effective or ineffective (is getting things done or not getting things done)?

 

  1. How did groups get to NC to settle it at this time?

 

  1. During the colonial period, there was a great deal of tension between the Albemarle region and which other region?

 

  1. Which group led a very structured, religious existence and belonged to groups known as choirs?

Week of Oct. 20th

THURSDAY 10/23: Tomorrow is our field trip to Bennett Place and the Duke Primate Center in Durham. We'll leave school at 9:30 and return at 1:30. Students will go to electives. There is no picnic area that could be arranged for a group our size at our sites in Durham, therefore students will be allowed to snack at various times but will officially eat lunch when we return to school. BRING SNACKS for the trip! Also note we'll be outside part of the time - DRESS APPROPRIATELY.

Wednesday 10/22: Most students have finished their glossary work in class today. Additionally they've been asked to look at the "Signs of the Times" on page 120-121 in their book. After reading them over, they must choose the one they think is most important, write it down, and write a brief explanation of WHY it is important.

Tuesday 10/21: The following words must be added to student's glossary by Thursday: immigrant, boycott, Granville District, frontier, backcountry, prairie, grist mill, toll, appropriate, Regulator, extortion, militia. Studenst must get the definitions from their book so that they have the correct context of the words.

Week of Oct. 13th

Wednesday 10/15: In order to prepare for our next Election Issues seminar/debate on Friday students got an article today that summarized the main ideas for each presidential candidate on: the economy, Iraq, health care, environment, and education. They must read the whole thing then choose TWO topics to focus on. For each topic they choose they need to pull out two factual/concrete plans that they AGREE with for either candidate (in some cases choosing a point from each and combining them might seem like the best idea). Students need to have this written down and in hand upon entering class on Friday as a "ticket" to participate in the debate (everyone must have this).  

Monday 10/13: Students must finish putting all the information from their two days of research and note taking into their 13 Colonies Foldable. There will be an open-note quiz on Ch.3 tomorrow after we go over the the key points in the foldable.

Thursday 10/9: There will be a notebook check on Monday. Students should take the opportunity to clean out and organize their notebooks. All handouts, notes, tests, etc. need to be IN separate sections between dividers as directed at the beginning of the year. Students should also take this opportunity to be sure their glossary is up to date! The last entry should be "naval stores."

There will be a Ch.3 quiz on Tuesday. We will not review the whole chapter before the quiz however students will be able to use their glossaries, certain notes and other materials on the quiz.

Wednesday 10/8: The Current Event is a free topic this week, though still no entertainment or sports stories please. Students have been reminded again to choose stories that are short and at their reading/comprehension level! But in an effort to work on summarizing skills, I've asked students to do the CE this week in two parts. Part 1 - write the 5Ws & 1H (who, what, when, where, why, and how?) for the news story. Part 2 - write a summary. The steps are read, understand, then summarize. The 5Ws and 1H help with understanding and also help students move away from copying things from the article. These can written in a list or key words. The final step of summarizing ought to be easier after the 5Ws and 1H have been examined.

Tuesday 10/7: Students should read the first two paragraphs on page 104 in their book. For each paragraph, write a "$1 summary." In this form of summary each word is worth ten cents. So summaries must be 10 words or less. Summaries must in complete sentences

Monday 10/6: Students should complete the Cary's Rebellion portion of the worksheet given out in class based on pages 106-107 in their book. Also, the following words should be added to their glossary: General Assembly, Navigation Acts, governor, teason.

There will be a Current Event due on Thursday. This week, in order to further help students avoid plagiarism and paraphrasing we'll be practing our summarization skills.
To that end, this week's current event should have TWO parts: write out the 5Ws & 1H of the story (who, what, when, where, why, and how) and then write a summary. Students should be careful to choose appropriate articles. If watching or listening - no more than 10 minutes. If reading, no more than 2 page articles.

Week of Sept. 29th

FRIDAY 10/3: READ Ch.3 section 3 only. Expect a reading check on Monday!

Students got interim grades today. Given the monster cold I've had for almost a week now, it is entirely within the realm of possibility that I made a mistake or two. If students find that a grade on the interim does not match a grade they have on a paper - please circle that grade and attach the paper. If parents would still sign the interim I'd appreciate it. I'll change grades accordingly and if parents wish to see the changed interim, I am happy to do so. Apologies in advance for the affects of Alka-seltzer cold plus on my transcribing abilities!

THURSDAY: Finish Ch.3 handout started in class today, including adding the words from the front of the packet to your glossary. NO current event this week.

If I don't post - there's no homework ... or, I'm sick, as I have been this week. There was one assignment, to fix the Ch.2 test if the grade was below a 58/75.

MONDAY: Students have been learning about the reasons people left their homes and families for the New World. They are to think about the follow question personally and in the present while keeping in mind what we've read in class about why people moved to the colonies.  Students are to write a complete answer to this question: What would it take for YOU to move away from your home and family with little chance of returning?


Week of Sept.19th

No specific homework Monday night. Study vocabulary, explorer trading cards and Roanoke colonies worksheet!

There is a test Thursday and Friday this week. Part one on Thursday will be open notebook and so serve as a notebook check. Friday will be closed notebook. the homework every night is to study.

For Monday 9/22: Students who did not finish their "explorer trading cards" should finish those for homework - I may allow them to be used on the test next week!
A worksheet was given out in class. Use Ch.2 Sec.4 to answer questions 1-5 only.

Week of September 15th

Wednesday 9/17 - Happy Constitution Day!
TWO ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY

#1 - The Current Event this week is on the U.S. Constitution! Students received a packet of articles to choose from in class today. They can read article #1, #2, OR #3 and summarize it OR they can read article #4 and answer the five questions at the end (in complete sentences). This is due FRIDAY.

#2 A second homework assignment, also due FRIDAY, is to take the worksheet given in class today and look at pages 72-75 in the textbook. Using this information, students need to complete the chart for THREE of the explorers (note there are 4 on the chart total).

Tuesday: NONE

Monday 9/15: All students must hand in their notes on their poster projects tomorrow immediately after their group presentation. These notes much cover all the requirements of the topic given (see notes and/or handout for requirements if you forgot!)

Week of September 8th

I updated this page on Wednesday last week but it seems not to have saved OR I didn't click the correct button. I apologize. These are part of the growing pains of the NEW Schoolnotes! As always, I'll be flexible with students as we all adjust.

THURSDAY 9/11: Still working on the poster project in class and preparing for our first seminar with Ms.Andrews social studies class tomorrow - we're debating issues of local importance this election year (raising the driving age, year-round school, and the economy)
Current Event is due at the beginning of class tomorrow. It can be on any news subject but no sports or entertainment stories unless they are front-page or leading stories on the news.
Some students are having trouble summarizing long news stories from the newspaper or the internet. My advice is to look for news geared towards their reading level or easier stories to get the hang of summarizing. Remember who?what?when?where?why? & how? are key summarizing ideas!

Here are some appropriate news sites:

WEDNESDAY 9/10: We're working on a project in class wherein students must take research notes on their assigned topic. I strongly recommend rewriting these notes tonight so they are legible and students are familiar with the material for their presentations. These notes will be handed in on the day projects are presented (some people will present Thursday, some on Monday)
**Students are reminded that the Current Event is due Friday. It can be on any news topic (no sports or entertainment).** 

TUESDAY 9/9: Add the following words to your glossary: primary source, secondary source, oral history, artifact, archaeologist, culture, dialect, clan, matrilineal, consensus, Pre-Columbian. KEEP IN MIND that you want the definition that fits best with history! Some of these words are in your book, some are in the handout from Friday and/or any dictionary.
**REMEMBER the next Current Event is due FRIDAY. It can be on any news topic (no sports or entertainment).**

MONDAY 9/8: The Current Event from last week is due today. There is no homework this evening except for students who were absent Friday AND/OR did not finish the post-quiz handout from Friday.