November 30th

SOCIAL
-UNIT TEST ON TUESDAY. Review guide was distributed today. This should be mostly completed for Monday. We will only have 40 minutes to complete this in class.

LA
-Movie Reviews due Wednesday. We will continue to work on them in class on Monday and Tuesday.

November 29th

SOCIAL
- we have been wrapping up and reviewing the Renaissance in class.
- students should have finished reading chapters 1- 6
- students should have their Western World maps completed as well as their Renaissance worlview charts. Today we worked on our Western worldview charts, focusing on similarities between the Renaissance worldview and the Western worldview.
- test at the beginning of next week.


LA
- working on Movie Reviews.
- Idea Diagrams should be completed.

November 21st

SOCIAL
- finish Recording answers in Renaissance chart. At least SOMETHING in each box. Complete LOCATING INFORMATION chart.
-should be finished reading chapetr 5 and well into chapter 6.
-we will soon have our unit test.

LA
- projects due Tuesday

November 20th

SOCIAL
-complete "Western World" map
-locate answers for questions on handout. Record page numbers or dates (for notes in class)

LA
-project due Tuesday

November 19th

LA
- work on completing projects.

Social
- should have completed reading chapter 5 by now.

November 16th

Report cards went home on Wednesday. Please return with a parent signature ASAP!
TUESDAY'S PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW CONFIRMATION TIMES WERE SENT HOME TODAY.

LA 8A and LA 8D
- Monday will be the last day we have class time to work on our Outsiders projects. Tuesday we will be reading the first chapter of one of Sigmund Brouwer's novels. If you finish early, youwill have the remainder of Tuesday's period as well. The project will not be collected until Tuesday, November 27th. This is the first day back after the long weekend.

SOCIAL 8A
- "7 essential questions" charts (from September) should be updated.

SOCIAL 8C
- "7 essential questions" charts (from September) should be updated.

November 15th

LA
- finish reading chapter 12


SOCIAL
- use rubric to make any necessary changes to your map
- should be almost finished reading chapter 5

November 14th

Report cards went home. Please return with a parent signature ASAP!

SOCIAL - Explorer Maps due tomorrow

LA - mood and tone anssignments will be collected tomorrow

November 13th

REPORT CARDS GO HOME TOMORROW

LA 8D
- come with a plan for your Outsiders project
- Mood and Tone assignment will be collected on Thursday

LA 8A
- come with a plan for your Outsiders project
- Mood and Tone assignment will be collected on Thursday

SOCIAL 8C and 8A
- bring materials to complete your Explorers Map in class tomorrow.

November 12th

LA 8A
- begin planning your Outsiders presentation format and the information you will need to cover.

LA 8D
- begin planning your Outsiders presentation format and the information you will need to cover.

November 8th

LA 8A
- update character sketches and picture timelines

LA 8D
- Canadian Essay due Friday.

November 7th

LA 8D
- Canadian Essays due Friday

LA 8A
- Canadian Essays will be collected tomorrow.
- completed Mood asignment due tomorrow.

SOCIAL 8A
- update seven essential questions chart

November 6th

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY AT 9:00 a.m.

LA 8D
- finish good copy of Outsiders essay

SOCIAL 8C
- If you did not complete your review guide during the two periods in school today, make sure it is finished before the first period tomorrow or you will not be able to write your test.

November 5th

LA 8A
- finish reading chapter 9
- chapter 8 mood assignment


SOCIAL 8A
- study guide must be completed by tomorrow. They will be checked during first period. Students who do not complete the study guide cannot write the quiz.

November 2

REMINDER: Marks for report cards are entered next week. If you have any INComplete assignments or NHIs, they must be handed in by Monday.

LA 8A
- idea diagram outline for Canadian Essay is due tomorrow.

SOCIAL 8A
- finish study guide. Chapter 2 test on Tuesday. Study Guide must be completed before you may write the test.

SOCIAL 8C
- Chapter 2 test on Wednesday. Study Guide must be completed before you may write the test.

LA 8D
- idea diagram outline for Canadian Essay is due tomorrow.