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Week in Review

 Week of December 2nd

thru

December 8th

 

Unit 3:

Westward Expansion (continued)

 

The westward expansion role-playing game continues...

       

*Due to a back injury, I will not be in the classroom until Thursday, December 5th. 

 

MondayStudents will complete the homework due on Tuesday, finish Sears catalog shopping, or read quietly if they are finished.

 

Tuesday: Students will watch the PBS documentary called "The Gold Rush."

 

Wednesday: Students will continue watching "The Gold Rush" and will be given a new homework assignment that is due the following Monday, December 10th.

 

Thursday & Friday:  The game continues. Teams will see how well they shopped based on information we learn about homesteading and life in the west.

 

 

THE HOMEWORK for this Week!!!

 

 

Students will read Chapter 19, Section 1 from their red textbooks then complete the  Guided Reading Questions.

 

 

This assignment is due:    

 

Monday- DECEMBER 10, 2007

 

-Quiz on Monday-

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 Week of November 25th

thru

December 1st

 

Unit 3:

Westward Expansion

 

This week students will begin their simulation/role-playing journey to the Great Plains and beyond.

       

Using reproduction copies of the Sears & Roebuck catalog from that era, students are shopping for whatever items and supplies they might need to become “Sodbusters” and Gold Miners. Once the “journey” begins on December 3rd, we will see how well they planned ahead when faced with dangers or unforeseen situations.

 

THE HOMEWORK for this Week!!!

 

 

Students will read Chapter 13, Section 4 from their red textbooks then complete the Reading Guide Questions

They were given on Wednesday of this week.

 

This assignment is due:    

 

Tuesday- DECEMBER 3rd, 2007