Humanities 8

  • English:
    • Apr. 29: Superhero Story Writing (focus: dialogue)
    • Apr. 15-19: Superhero Story Writing (see attachment: "Story Graphic Organizer")
    • Apr. 5: Dialogue (see attached worksheets: "Quotation Marks for Dialogue," and "Dialogue Dilemma")
    • Apr. 4: Story Elements in Pixar Shorts (see attached worksheet). Use the Pixar short "Piper" to complete this worksheet.
    • Apr. 2-3: Writing/Grammar focus: Apostrophes, Commas, Capitalization
    • Mar. 8-15: The Outsiders final project (student's choice - see guidelines attached below). Final project is due Friday, Mar. 15th.
    • Mar. 7: The Outsiders, Chapter 12 and theme exit ticket. Final project work (student's choice - see guidelines attached below). Access the Chapter 12 read aloud here.
    • Mar. 6: The Outsiders, Chapter 11 and plot diagram. Final project work (student's choice - see guidelines attached below). Access the Chapter 11 read aloud here.
    • Mar. 1: The Outsiders, Chapter 10 and Exit Ticket (see attached). Access the Chapter 10 read aloud here.
    • Feb. 26: The Outsiders, Chapter 9 and Chapter 9 assignment (see attached). Access the Chapter 9 read aloud here.
    • Feb. 20: The Outsiders, Chapter 8. Access the Chapter 8 read aloud here.
    • Feb. 14-15: The Outsiders, Chapter 7 and Newpaper Article (see attached). Access the Chapter 7 read aloud here.
    • Feb. 9: The Outsiders, Chapter 6 and Chapter 6 Response Worksheet (attached). Access the Chapter 6 read aloud here.
    • Feb. 5-6: The Outsiders, Chapter 5 and Chapter 5 worksheet (attached). Access the Chapter 5 read aloud here.
    • Jan. 30: The Outsiders, Chapter 4 and Character Sketch (attached below). Access the Chapter 4 read aloud here.
    • Jan. 24: The Outsiders, Chapter 3. Access the Chapter 3 read aloud here.
    • Jan. 17 and 22: The Outsiders, Chapter 2 and Chapter Response (attached below). Access the Chapter 2 read aloud here.
    • Jan. 15-16: The Outsiders, Chapter 1 and Character Analysis (attached below). Access the Chapter 1 read aloud here.
    • Nov. 21-29: Essay Writing and Revision (see Nov. 20 notes below)
    • Nov. 20: Persuasive Writing. Please see the "Persuasive Writing Diamond Plan" and "Persuasive Writing Planning Sheet" (attached below). Please also see "What's The Hook" for examples of powerful introductions using a hook, bridge, and thesis statement.
      • Short story "The Gold Cadillac" by Mildred D. Taylor (also available on Audible)
        • Nov. 8: Theme + Text Evidence (attached below)
        • Nov. 3: Vocabulary: Context Clues in Text Evidence (attached below)
        • Nov. 1: Summarizing: Plot Diagram OR "Somebody Wanted But So Then" (both files attached below)
  • Social Studies:
    • Apr. 24: Ama's Journey Across the Middle Passage (see worksheet attached below).
    • Apr. 22: Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (please see the two worksheets attached below).
    • Apr. 9: Comparing Viewpoints - The Spanish in the Caribbean. Worksheet using text evidence (see "Comparing Viewpoints" worksheet and "Text_Pgs_320-321" attached below).
    • Apr. 8: Early European Exploration. Article "jigsaw" notes.
    • Feb. 29: Renaissance Practice Test 
    • Feb. 28: Renaissance review and test prep.
    • Feb. 27: Renaissance review and test prep (flash cards). See "Renaissance Terms" (attached below).
    • Feb. 22-23: The Northern Renaissance and the Impact of the Printing Press; Printing Press vs. Internet Debate; The Printing Press worksheet (see attachment below). 
    • Feb. 12-13: Leonardo da Vinci's Notebook (see attachment below).
    • Feb. 7-8: Renaissance Review and Quiz; Renaissance Personalities (worksheet attached below).
    • Jan. 31 - Feb. 1: Renaissance History Mystery 
    • Jan. 29: The Renaissance - Art Investigation (see attachment below).
    • Jan. 11-12: The Renaissance - Why Italy? (see attachments below: "Text -Renaissance Why Italy?" and "Renaissance Chapter Questions")
    • Jan. 10: Introduction to the Renaissance (see "The Renaissance" worksheet attached below)
    • Nov. 30: End of the Middle Ages (see Nov. 30 notes and "End of the Middle Ages" worksheet below)
    • Nov. 23: Causes and Consequences of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (notes attached below).
    • Nov. 9: Inventions in the Medieval Period
    • Nov. 7: The Crusade
    • Oct. 30 - Nov. 6: History Mystery Lab: The Black Death
      • Files can be accessed online here.

Band 7/8

 

File Attachment
Band Hoodie Order Form_0.pdf1.42 MB
PlotDiagram.pdf249.06 KB
Somebodywantedbutsothengraphicorganizer-1.pdf287.91 KB
VocabularyContextClues.pdf123.01 KB
Theme+TextEvidence.pdf120.65 KB
Medieval_Inventions.pdf201.3 KB
What'sTheHook.pdf552.38 KB
PersuasiveDiamondPlan.pdf396.63 KB
PersuasivePlanningSheet.pdf360.96 KB
Cause and Consequence_ Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.pdf196.38 KB
HowToWriteAConclusion.pdf195.26 KB
Persuasive Essay Rubric.pdf53.05 KB
Middle Ages.pdf233.54 KB
FallOfRome.pdf220.36 KB
Feudalism.pdf143.5 KB
EndofMiddleAges.pdf146.22 KB
Nov. 30 Notes.pdf198.35 KB
The_Renaissance.pdf142.46 KB
Text-Renaissance_Why_Italy_.pdf16.12 MB
Renaissance - Chapter Questions.pdf122.92 KB
The-Outsiders-Chapter-2- Response.pdf138.51 KB
The Outsiders - Character Analysis.pdf249.87 KB
Renaissance Art Investigation.pdf2.19 MB
The Outsiders Character Sketch.pdf207.54 KB
Outsider - Ch5Worksheet.pdf407.31 KB
The Outsiders Chapter 6 response.pdf74.43 KB
Renaissance_Personalities.pdf143.57 KB
The Outsiders Newspaper Article.pdf428.34 KB
Leonardo Da Vincis Notebook.pdf200.19 KB
The_Printing_Press.pdf181.68 KB
The_Outsiders_Ch_9_Assignment.pdf1.21 MB
Renaissance Terms.pdf32.1 KB
EXIT TICKET.pdf833.39 KB
The Outsiders FInal Project.pdf544.6 KB
quotationmarks-for-dialogue_QUOTE.pdf106.32 KB
Dialogue Dilemma.pdf120.03 KB
Story Elements in Pixar Shorts.pdf116.71 KB
Comparing Viewpoints.pdf32.21 KB
Text_Pgs_320-321.pdf17.77 MB
Story Graphic Organizer.pdf127.12 KB
Trans-Atlantic_Slave_Trade_Pt1.pdf152.52 KB
Trans-Atlantic_Slave_Trade_Pt2.pdf271.63 KB
Ama's Journey.pdf256.48 KB