City Brochure & Career Plans

Please visit the ning for instructions on the city brochure you are in the process of creating. This will be a major grade for the third marking period. Once we have completed the city brochure, we will be discussing possible career choices.

Student Contact Sheet

I will need you to write down the following information for class on Thursday, Sept. 3:

your e-mail address
your cell phone #
home address
home phone #
Parent/guardian name
Parent Cell phone #
Parent Work phone #
Type of internet service you have -- dial up, DSL, satellite, none

ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEKS OF DECEMBER 8, 15, & 22

This next few weeks we will be learning about holiday traditions throughout the world. The following websites will be used during the class:

http://www.vocabulary.com/AOLholidaytrad16.html

http://www.holidays.mrdonn.org/newyears.html

http://www.msichicago.org/scrapbook/scrapbook_exhibits/catw2004/holiday_traditions.html

We will also be reading "The Gift of the Magi." The website below is the online version:

http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html

Assignments for the Week of Dec. 1

We will do some practice college applications and college essays this week. You must complete one college essay and two practice applications by the end of the week.

The Weeks of November 17 & November 24

The next two weeks we will be working on finding a career that is right for you. We will do internet searches, look at magazine articles, and read a few chapters from different books. We will also do some practice college applications and college essays. Think of the next two weeks as preparing for your future.

Assignments for the Week of October 27

Monday: I will not be in class today. You may use the period to work on homework, projects, or to study for tests for your regular education classes.

Tuesday: There are two websites listed below. The first one is a picture of the 27 Waterfalls in the Dominican Republic and the other is of The Great Wall of China. Neng, you will write a picture prompt response to the 27 waterfalls picture. Gilbert, you will be writing one for The Great Wall of China picture. Here's the catch: the story must include some of the significant information you learned about the country through the presentations given last week. Therefore, your story should have something to do with being a teen in that country, schooling, food, family traditions, holidays, etc. Have fun! You will have the period to type your response.

http://www.dr1.com/photos/cliff/double.jpg (27 Waterfalls)


http://www.instatravel.org/images/the-great-wall-of-china_2263.jpg (The Great Wall of China)

Wednesday: Pair and Share responses to the picture prompt. You will edit, revise, and make any necessary changes to help your peer with the picture prompt. Correct any information that might be incorrect about your country.

Thursday: Math Day! You will receive a list of math terms today. You will define each term and create a paragraph using 5 of the terms correctly. If you finish early, you may use Study Island to do Math Activities.

Friday: Connecting with classroom teachers. Come prepared today with anything that will help you become a better student in your Math, History, Science, and English courses. See these teachers before today and ask for any extra work that might be helpful to you -- a few extra math problems to solve, a list of terms for History, a science lab that you need to work on, an English essay that needs revising...Anything!

Assignments for the Week of October 20

Culture Projects

Monday will be the last day to work on your culture projects. We will begin presentions on Tuesday and conclude on Wednesday.