Tuesday, October 29, 2019 through Thursday, November 7, 2019

We will be working on Unit 2, PBT 1 through Monday, November 4 during class. It is on PowerSchool and should be submitted online. 

Create the front page of a newspaper including two articles and three pictures. Customize the title, headlines, layout to make it your own unique newspaper. One article will be on a topic about The Great Depression. The other will be about one of the New Deal Programs. Handouts with the specific requirements for each of these articles has been given to the students, and copies are provided below. Students were given hard copies of all documents on Tuesday, October 29th.

 A template of the newspaper has been provided for you to download and customize in Microsoft Word. You may adjust the layout, change the name of the paper, change the location, date, etc. It is YOUR newspaper. Just follow the guidelines stated in the outline. We will have 4 full days in class to work on this assignment. It must be turned in by Wednesday, November 6, to receive full credit.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Mr. Garner is out today.  We watched a 10-minute video on Goodwill's exploitation of the handicapped, then read an article called "Workers with Disabilities are Making Cents per Hour - and It's Legal."  Students then answers questions about the article on a handout.

Friday, October 25, 2019

Classwork: Students will take their first IO Assessment. This IS NOT A PRACTICE TEST. It is a formative assessment to determine you skill level in reading and understanding literature. IT IS A GRADE. When you are finished you may read or sit quietly until all are finished.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Our first of six visits from Junior Achievement was today.  Mrs. Burkamp spoke with students about problem solving skills on the job.

Tuesday/Wednesday, October 22-23, 2019

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Classwork: Students will complete a handout while viewing a PowerPoint Presentation about FDR’s New Deal. They will use this information for their Summative Assessment next week.
Notebook: Page 6 – Whose Fault?, Page 7 – Pick a Side, Page 8 – Sailing from Troy (pp. 759-761), Pages 9-10 “The Cyclopes” (pp.762-774), Page 11 – Before The Land of the Dead, Page 12 – The Land of the Dead, Page 13 – The Sirens/Pirates of the Caribbean Comparison, Page 14 – “Scylla and Charybdis,” Page 15 – “The Cattle of the Sun God.” Page 16 – The Odyssey, Part II.

Monday, October 21, 2019

Students set up their ePortfolio Page on PowerSchool.  This page has several purposes, but the most critical is to keep students planning and working on Pathways Graduation Requirements.  Keep this page up!  IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY, YOU WILL NEED TO GET AN SST PASS FROM ME AND COME IN ON THURSDAY MORNING TO CREATE YOUR ePORTFOLIO. 

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Classwork: Listen to Dust in the Wind by Kansas, view the Dust Bowl Video (5:55), and complete the activity with the lyrics. View the Child Labor clip (6:33), and complete the handout.
Notebook: Page 6 – Whose Fault?, Page 7 – Pick a Side, Page 8 – Sailing from Troy (pp. 759-761), Pages 9-10 “The Cyclopes” (pp.762-774), Page 11 – Before The Land of the Dead, Page 12 – The Land of the Dead, Page 13 – The Sirens/Pirates of the Caribbean Comparison, Page 14 – “Scylla and Charybdis,” Page 15 – “The Cattle of the Sun God.” Page 16 – The Odyssey, Part II.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Classwork: Analyze photographs from the great depression. These are on handouts 1-4. View video, “Stories from the Great Depression.” Discuss.
Notebook: Page 6 – Whose Fault?, Page 7 – Pick a Side, Page 8 – Sailing from Troy (pp. 759-761), Pages 9-10 “The Cyclopes” (pp.762-774), Page 11 – Before The Land of the Dead, Page 12 – The Land of the Dead, Page 13 – The Sirens/Pirates of the Caribbean Comparison, Page 14 – “Scylla and Charybdis,” Page 15 – “The Cattle of the Sun God.” Page 16 – The Odyssey, Part II.

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Classwork: View video, “1930’s Great Depression, The Dustbowl in Photographs.” Complete the entrance slip, “Image Schema vs. Cartoon Schema.” Analyze the Population Below Poverty Level handout with your partner and form two questions concerning the information. Analyze photographs with partners while completing the analysis questions.
Notebook: Page 6 – Whose Fault?, Page 7 – Pick a Side, Page 8 – Sailing from Troy (pp. 759-761), Pages 9-10 “The Cyclopes” (pp.762-774), Page 11 – Before The Land of the Dead, Page 12 – The Land of the Dead, Page 13 – The Sirens/Pirates of the Caribbean Comparison, Page 14 – “Scylla and Charybdis,” Page 15 – “The Cattle of the Sun God.” Page 16 – The Odyssey, Part II.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Classwork: Read pp. 308-315. Discuss and make connections with our previous reading. Analyze the photograph on p. 318, “Bread Line, New York City, 1932.” Share comments using Post It Notes. Complete the exit slip and turn in.
Notebook: Page 6 – Whose Fault?, Page 7 – Pick a Side, Page 8 – Sailing from Troy (pp. 759-761), Pages 9-10 “The Cyclopes” (pp.762-774), Page 11 – Before The Land of the Dead, Page 12 – The Land of the Dead, Page 13 – The Sirens/Pirates of the Caribbean Comparison, Page 14 – “Scylla and Charybdis,” Page 15 – “The Cattle of the Sun God.” Page 16 – The Odyssey, Part II.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Classwork: Continue reading The Great Depression on pp. 299-305 in our literature books. Identify key ideas and evidence as we read. Complete exit slip. Begin reading “Women in Breadlines” if time permits.
Notebook: Page 6 – Whose Fault?, Page 7 – Pick a Side, Page 8 – Sailing from Troy (pp. 759-761), Pages 9-10 “The Cyclopes” (pp.762-774), Page 11 – Before The Land of the Dead, Page 12 – The Land of the Dead, Page 13 – The Sirens/Pirates of the Caribbean Comparison, Page 14 – “Scylla and Charybdis,” Page 15 – “The Cattle of the Sun God.” Page 16 – The Odyssey, Part II.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - Monday, October 7, 2019

Classwork: Continue working on The Odyssey Map Project. Honors classes will have an additional writing assignment to accompany their map. If we use our time well, you will have until the end of the period on Monday. DO NOT WASTE TIME! THIS ASSIGNMENT IS ON POWERSCHOOL.
Notebook: Page 6 – Whose Fault?, Page 7 – Pick a Side, Page 8 – Sailing from Troy (pp. 759-761), Pages 9-10 “The Cyclopes” (pp.762-774), Page 11 – Before The Land of the Dead, Page 12 – The Land of the Dead, Page 13 – The Sirens/Pirates of the Caribbean Comparison, Page 14 – “Scylla and Charybdis,” Page 15 – “The Cattle of the Sun God.” Page 16 – The Odyssey, Part II.

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Classwork: Today we will view Part II of The Odyssey. Take notes on this on Page 16 of your notebook. Label this page as, The Odyssey, Part II. Take notes on each major event that happens in the movie. If were not here, you can access the movie at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S_l12WM_KM. Begin at 2:12:01. When finished, write down whether or not you think Odysseus was justified in killing the suitors. Why or who not?
Notebook: Page 6 – Whose Fault?, Page 7 – Pick a Side, Page 8 – Sailing from Troy (pp. 759-761), Pages 9-10 “The Cyclopes”(pp.762-774), Page 11 – Before The Land of the Dead, Page 12 – The Land of the Dead, Page 13 – The Sirens/Pirates of the Caribbean Comparison, Page 14 – “Scylla and Charybdis,” Page 15 – “The Cattle of the Sun God.” Page 16 – The Odyssey, Part II.