SOCIAL 8A and 8C
- Renaissance Worldview Project due Wednesday
- Rubric was distributed today

LA 8A
- Outsiders Character Sketch Project due Tuesday

LA 8D
- Outsiders Character Sketch Project due Wednesday

LA 7D
- working on transitions and expository writing

Progress reports for LA and SOCIAL were distributed today. Please sign and return them ASAP.

LA 8A
Outsiders project due Tues

SOCIAL 8A
Renaissance and Medieval project due Wednesday

LA 8D
Outsiders project due Tues

SOCIAL 8C
Renaissance and Medieval project due Wednesday

LA 7D
Edited Voice Projects due Tomorrow
Began Expository Writing today

LA 8D
finish reading The Outsiders

LA 7D
"A Day As A..." Voice Assignments are due tomorrow

LA 8A
Outsiders Character Sketch projects due Monday

SOCIAL 8C
working on "What was the Renaissance Worldview?" Critical Challenge.
distributed citeria today

SOCIAL 8A
working on "What was the Renaissance Worldview?" Critical Challenge.
distributed citeria today

LA 8A
- finished The Outsiders today
- character sketch assignment will be due on Thursday, October 30th, 2008

LA 7D
- working on voice assignment

SOCIAL 8A
- viewed renaissance and medieval music
- assigned What Was The Renaissance Worldview? today.
- students should have read chapter 1 and 2 in their textbooks by now.

SOCIAL 8C
- viewed renaissance and medieval architecture and sculpture

LA 8D
- Read chapters 7 and 8
- checked bitstrips against criteria today. Will collect final product during 6th period tomorrow.

LA 8A
- Read chapters 8 and 9
- checked bitstrips against criteria today. Will collect final product during 4th period tomorrow.

LA 7D
- will begin voice assignment in class tomorrow

SOCIAL 8
- Returned Worldview Project Rubrics
- Examining characteristics of the Medieval and Renaissance Periods

LA 7D
- examining voice

LA 8
- finishing comics

LA 7D
- we are working on creating voice in our writing

LA 8D and 8A
- working on creating satirical comics related to our novel study

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
- introducing the Renaissance
- students are beginning to look at the Renaissance Worldview

October 9th

SOCIAL
- finish mapping assignment for Tuesday

LA
- essays were due today

October 8th

SOCIAL 8A
mapping assignment due Tuesday

LA 8A
contrast essay due tomorrow

LA 8D
contrast essay due tomorrow

October 7th

SOCIAL
- finish cover page, questions 1 and 2 from the board, and the Essential Questions Chart handed out today.
- bring pencil crayons for tomorrow

LA 8A
- some students have finished their essays. We will have a little time to work on them tomorrow and they should be completed for Thursday.

LA 8D
- some students have finished their essays. The rest are due for Thursday.
- began chapter 4 - 6 vocabulary for The Outsiders

October 6th

LA 8D
-reviewed baseline assessment strengths and areas of need
-reviewed contrast essay criteria
-read chapter 5 of The Outsiders

LA 8A
-reviewed baseline assessment strengths and areas of need
-created contrast essay criteria
-worked on contrast essays
-read chapter 5 of The Outsiders

SOCIAL 8C and 8A
-Worldview projects were due today
-Peer-marked projects using project rubric. Students have the opportunity to edit their projects or make any necessary changes tonight without being penalized.

LA 7D
- no class today because of the school assembly. Five paragraph essays are due tomorrow.

October 3rd

SOCIAL
Projects due Monday

LA 7D
Essays due Monday

LA 8A and 8D
Essay introductions due Monday

October 2nd

SOCIAL STUDIES
Worldview Visual Display due datehas been changed to Monday
Worldview Visual Display Project Criteria
 creative and original
 choose an appropriate format for visual communication
 well-planned and organized
o visually organized – fonts, headings, colour schemes, layout, and
design add to the clarity of your message
 interesting and persuasive for audience (classmates and teacher)
 project shows how the time and place you live in affects your worldview
 project shows how the government and other people affect your worldview
 all information should be obviously organized into the 7 elements
of worldview
 comments/explanations should be on topic and well-explained/logical

LA
introductory paragraphs should be completed for tomorrow

October 1st

SOCIAL STUDIES
concept mapping and worldview chart declaring the items you will use in your display must be completed before you begin your project.