Thursday, May 29, 2014

Reminders:

History - Did you forget your textbook or ISN (Interactive Student Notebook) at school? Have no fear! Just go to www.teachtci.com or click TCI under my links on the righthand side.

8th Grade Awards Night - May 29th at 7:00pm

History Final Exam- Thursday, June 5th

ELA Final Exam - the completion of their Argumentative Essay (worth 135 pts) is now due on Thursday, May 29th 

ELA

Warm Up-  Turn in essay

Lesson 

-Intro "Soundtrack to My Life" project

-complete Sountrack List by tomorrow 

Homework -  Soundtrack List

Daily Goal(s): Understand how to write an argumentative paper

Long Term Goal(s): Students will research reliable facts as supportive evidence on an argumentative topic, utilizing MLA format. 

 History

Warm Up- Discussion Question/Answer Final Exam Question 

Lesson-   

- Clip from "America Story of US"

- "Reconstruction Timeline" - due on June 2nd  

Homework -Final Exam is on June 5th (a study guide was given on 5/12)

Daily Goal(s): Analyze the causes of the Civil War

Long Term Goal(s): Students will understand the causes and effects of the Civil War. 

Debate

Warm Up - SSR/speaking activity 

Lesson 

-Work-It-Out Wednesday   

Homework: All cards should be completed by the day of your debate

Daily Goal(s): Utilizing reliable sources

Long Term Goal(s): Utilizing facts in a debate to back-up your opinion.