for the week of 8/25/14-8/29/14

We are preparing for the Iowa test coming in September at the end of the month! Remember to ask the four questions
1. What is the question asking?
2. What do I need to know in order to answer the question?
3. What's the best answer?
4. Why is it the best answer?

Hispanic Awareness Papers are coming Soon!

Subject matter is first come first served ! Discover great Hispanic Americans and remember America is the melting pot and there are many sides to American history and it's our right to that journey...

The paper should be typed in AP style: double space, but remember do not double the double space. When you start a new paragraph remember to indent/12 font, times new roman
The paper should be at least 2 pages with a strong introduction (something exciting that will grab the attention of the reader/never start it with "He was born". The body should be more informative, and finally your conclusion should summarize the main points of the body.
We will spend time in the computer lab to help you along with your paper. All students should have a USB flash drive, Google Drive or any personal account that computer work can be saved on.
Papers will be graded with a rubric based on AP style typing, introduction, body and conclusion.

Important dates to remember: Subject turned in ASAP
First rough draft written due Sixth Grade- September 17, 2014
seventh grade-September 17, 2014  eighth grade September18, 2014
Second draft typed- sixth-October 8, 2014  seventh October 8, 2014 eighth grade October 9, 2014
Final draft  October 15th and seventh October 15th 2014 eighth grade October 16, 2014
Do not wait until the last minute!!!


Iowa Test Vocabulary words (so far):
abbreviate, adversity, aesthetic, amicable, anachronistic, anecdote, anonymous, antagonist, arid, assiduous, asylum, benevolent, camaraderie, clairvoyant, collaborate, compassion, compromise, condescending, conditional, conformist, congregation, convergence, demagogue, digression, diligent, discredit, disdain, divergent, empathy, emulate, enervating, enhance, ephemeral, evanescent, exasperation, exemplary, extenuating.

Sixth Social Studies:

Monday 8/25/14
Chapter one test prep and new vocabulary words, standardized work

seventh S.S.
check homework, chapter one test prep, vocab work, critical thinking, standardized work

Tuesday 8/26/14
eighth S.S.
check homework, read pg 22-27 section 4 "Europe before Transatlantic Travel"
Do pg 27 1-3 a,b,c/ class work -critical thinking exercise/chapter review pg 31 prepare for test on Thursday.

Wednesday 8/27/14
Sixth S.S.
"The Stone Ages and Early Cultures" pg 24-25 " The First people" pg 28-34 1-4 a,bc
new vocab

Seventh S.S. (see sixth)

 Thursday 8/28/14
Eighth S.S.
Chapter one review test/vocab words and standardized
pg 34 "New Empires" section one "European Set Sail" pg 38-41 1-3 a,b,c

Friday 8/29/14

Iowa Test work including map