Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Week of Monday April 28 - Friday May 2

Students are working on an on-going historical fiction project involving individuals, small groups, and large groups.

On Friday, students must submit the following:
1) Individual, 1-page story
2) 2-page, small group story
3) 5-page large group story with a cover page that includes a title, author, and front-jacket graphic.

We will also discuss Current Events on Friday which will be in your mailboxes by Thursday afternoon.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Friday, April 25

In class, students discussed aEuropean return to coal as an energy source during CurrentEvents (led by Zack).

HW: read DKMAH handout on the crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Wednesday, April 23

In class, students viewed The Great Train Robbery and completed group projects on the Roaring Twenties.

HW due Friday: Current events articles in your mailboxes!

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Tuesday, April 22

In class, students completed notes on WWI and worked in small groups on assigned aspects of the Roaring 20s.

HW due Wed: Read text pgs 733-738, 740-745.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Monday, April 21

Welcome back from Spring Break!

HW due Tuesday: Read text pages 720-725, 728-top 733.