The week of February 19-22/2013

Congratulations to the girls varsity basketball team for making it to the elite eight for the fourth straight year. We lost to the eventual city champs! 

African Awareness Emphasis

Discussion of slavery/ inventors/famous A.A./ politics (note taking and discussion)

African Awareness Paper and Speech  Due date February 25, 2013
Final date to turn in subject person is Feb. 1, 2013
 Feb. 11, 2013 rough draft and web due
AP style-two pgs, 12 font, times roman, double space (do not double the double space) Indent the beginning of all paragraphs.
Heading-name,date, teachers name, title centered at the top of the page.

Index cards for speech (5 minutes 8th) (4 minutes 7th) (3 minutes 6th) Write it in topic headings not complete sentence.
Rubric-Intro 25 pts (exciting moment in the life of subject) body 25 pts, speech presentation, 40pts, conclusion 10 pts Total 100 pts.

Sixth/Seventh/ Eighth

Work on African Awareness Papers and Speeches

 African American Studies/ note taking for daily quiz/ Video

Tuesday 2/19/13
Wednesday 2/20/13
Thursday 2/21/13
Friday 2/22/13

A.A.S. daily quiz/ notes and discussion

A.A.S. daily quiz/ notes and discussion/ video

A.A.S. weekly exam over the discussions

A.A. S. notes and discussion/ video

Due to shorten week test will be on Friday 2/22/13

Seventh Grade Grammar
Vocab Unit 11

Chapter 8
section one and two
exercise one and two