Friday, November 1

November is finally here!

Today we started to review for the Unit 2 Test that students will take on Tuesday. I handed out a study guide to every student today with questions that will help them prepare for the upcoming test. I will not be collecting these study guides, therefore, the are not required. However, that being said I HIGHLY recommend that students complete them.

*HINT* I pull some questions straight from my study guide for the test. Everything that will be on the test is on the study guide. There should be no surprises! :)

Thursday, October 31

Today is HALLOWEEN! Students finished up their posters about their pioneers today in class. Any students who did not finish will needed to come in after school or take their poster home to finish. Posters will be due TOMORROW.

HW: Current events

Have fun trick-or-treating tonight! For all of you history buffs who are interested in the origins of the Halloween holiday, I found an excerpt about the holiday's history that you can read about in the link below. Enjoy! :)

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween.html

Wednesday, Oct 30

Students continued working on their pioneer posters. A few have finished but many are still in the cutting and glueing stage. We will continue working on these in class tomorrow so do not worry if you have not finished yet! The posters are not due until Friday :)

HW: Current events this week! Make sure you bring your article along with your summary, 3 details, and opinion ready to present!

Tuesday, October 29

Today we are working on putting ourselves in the shoes of a pioneer. Students began creating their own pioneer and making a poster. The poster will include: a picture of the student's pioneer (either hand drawn or using one of the coloring pages provided by Mrs. Shepherd), pioneer song that students wrote in class on Monday, and two journal entries written as if the student were their pioneer.

Posters are due on FRIDAY!

HW: Current events this week will be due on Friday. Come ready to present!

Monday, Oct 28

Today is the first day of term 2 which means that we can all start fresh!

In class today we finished talking about Mormon Migration. We looked at a couple of Pioneer songs that were sung on the trails and what their tones were. Students then began writing their own songs as if they were a pioneer walking the trails across the west. These songs will be 8 lines (sentences or phrases) long. The lines can rhyme but they do not have to.

HW:
Homework for tonight is to begin working on the current event for this week. Current events will be due on Friday. :)

Thursday, Oct 24

Today is the last day of the first term and that means, NO SCHOOL TOMORROW! YAY!

For class today we finished Ken Burn's episode about the pioneers and their westward migration.

Students turned in their essays about Father Escalante and his expedition.

HW:
NO HOMEWORK! Enjoy your three day weekend and do something fun! See you all on Monday!

Wednesday, Oct 23

Today we started Ken Burn's documentary about the West. We are watching the episode that discusses Manifest Destiny and pioneers which is what we are currently discussing in class.

HW:
Tonight's homework is to finish up the essays about Father Escalante's expedition. Tomorrow students will turn in their final drafts, their peer review rough drafts, and their outlines. For more information on these essays, look in the homework section of the blog.

Tuesday, October 22

Today we continued taking notes on Mormon Pioneers. We talked about the Advance Pioneer Company that paved the way for future companies to travel through the plains. We also talked about the Mormon Battalion and the role they played.

HW:
*Due Today: Project Proposals
*Nothing is due tomorrow but Father Escalante essays are due on Thursday. Students should bring with them on Thursday their original outline of their essay, their rough draft with their peer review, and their final draft copy.
*There is no school on Friday so we will not be doing Current Events this week.

Monday, October 21

Today we began our notes on Mormon Pioneers which we will be continuing for the next couple days. After notes, student wrote their topic proposals for their History Tribute Projects. They need to take these home and type them up to turn in tomorrow.

HW:
*Due Today: Calendar #7
*Due Tomorrow: Type up Project Proposals. Use outline and sample to help guide you.
*There is no school on Friday so there will not be any Current Events this week.

10/18/13

Today we did a peer review with our essays. Students will be fixing and apply their classmate's students to their essays.

There is no homework today. Have a good weekend!

Essay Outlines

Essay Outline Directions:

Get your thoughts about what you are going to write in your Father Escalante down on paper. Outline each of your paragraphs and what you are going to say (Paragraphs: Intro, Age of Exploration, Interactions between Whites and Natives, Conclusion).

Topic sentences, concluding sentences, and your thesis all need to be in complete sentences. Everything else in your outline can be short bullet points.

***Remember the examples I showed and that we did together in class.***