Week of March 3rd to 7th, 2008
Monday 3/3/08
EXTRALEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES.doc
received paper on extra credit: due by 3/10/08 for 3rd quarter
if you have a 95% in class by this Friday (3/7/08), then you DO NOT have to take the quarter final on Tuesday 3/11/08
intro: what know about bridges , New York, and Brooklyn Bridge
take notes
Tuesday 3/4/08
finish notes on the Brooklyn Bridge
Create a post card of the Brooklyn Bridge
side 1-- draw a picture of the Brooklyn Bridge
side 2-- describe the Brooklyn Bridge
4 by 6 index card
Wednesday 3/5/07
Late Start Day 35 minute classes
Brooklyn Bridge Open-Note Quiz
Open-Note Quiz
1- What type of bridge is the Brooklyn Bridge?
2- What is the name of the river that the Brooklyn Bridge is over?
3- What 2 places does the Brooklyn Bridge link/ connect?
4- In what year was the Brooklyn Bridge completed?
5- What is a civil engineer?
extra credit questions
Why would the Brooklyn Bridge be considered an 8th Wonder of the World?
3 sentences
How would you feel about working in Manhattan and living in Brooklyn before the bridge was completed? What advantage would the bridge be?
Thursday 3/6/08
lesson on caissons and the caisson disease
student summary of caisson and casisson disease
write fictional account of what it was like to work in a caisson (1 page)
Friday 3/7/08
LAST WEEK OF QUARTER 3
Monday= review
Tuesday= test
Wednesday= test
Thursday= activity
Friday= activity
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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25TH TO 29TH, 2008
Extra Credit Learning Opportunities are already posted on that section of the website
Monday 2/25/08
group work (9) regarding stages and parts of the Empire State Building; answer questions; write summary; group presentation
see pages for this week's homework
vocabularyarchitecture1pagelist.doc
Wednesday is an oral test on the Empire State Building
Friday is the final vocabulary test-- 2o terms
vocabularyarchitecture1pagelist.doc
Tuesday 2/26/08
work on 1 page summaries of the Empire State Building,
work on a Venn Diagram comparing and Contarsting the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty (about 10 items from each)
Wednesday 2/27/08
Oral test of the Empire State Building
architecture vocab test on Friday
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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 18TH TO 22ND, 2008
Monday 2/18/08
NO SCHOOL
PRESIDENTS DAY 2008
Tuesday 2/19/08
Empire State Building work
Wednesday 2/20/08
review for Empire State Building Test
Thursday 2/21/08
Empire State Building test
4 parts
Friday 2/22/08
WORK DAY
finish the writing part of test
design skyscrapper
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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 11TH, 2008
Monday 2/11/08
notes on architecture info
included wih the following
Tuesday 2/12/08
notes on the Empire State Building
Wednesday 2/13/08
work on Empire State Building
Thursday 2/14/08
work on Empire State Building
Friday 2/15/08 work on Empire State Building
Stebbing Progress Report needs to be returned signed
BE STUDYING YOUR NOTES AND VOCABULARY LIST
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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 4TH, 2008
Monday 2/4/08
spelling pre-test of architecture words
work on architecture vocab words
study 1 to 5 tonight
Tuesday 2/5/08
work on vocabulary
rewrite definitions in own words
put each word in a sentence
see Monday for document of vocab
HW: study words 1 to 7
Wed. and Thursday: worked on notes regarding architecture
Friday: sub
Colonial Architecture
see document for information
PROGRESS REPORTS COMING UP SOON
WEEK OF JANUARY 28, 2008
Monday 1/28/08 Statue of Liberty Test
YouneedtoknowthefollowingFORWEBSITE.doc
Tuesday 1/29/08 Work on writing section of Statue of Liberty test
Wednesday LATE START (all periods) 10:30am to 3:36pm
36 minute classes today
color picture of Statue of Liberty and put 20 excellent facts on it about the Statue of Liberty
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Week of January 22nd, 2008
Tuesday 1/22/08 Vocabulary
statueoflibertyvocabspelling.doc
Spelling and Vocabulary List
Term definition
liberty being free
freedom enjoyment of personal liberties, liberty
statue a figure
symbol represents something
immigration moving from one country to another
democracy government where people select
leaders
monument object that honors a person or event
copper reddish-brown metal
New York a state in the U.S., and the largest
U.S. city
centennial 100th anniversary
pedestal a separate base that holds a statue or
column
patina a green film that forms on copper when
exposed to the weather Statue of Liberty a statue given to the U.S. by France
in the 1800s representing liberty and
freedom
write word
definition from board
put word in a good 7th grade sentence
picture for each word
There are 13 words
Statue of Liberty spelling test on Friday-- 13 words
do 3 out of 12 boxes
NOW DUE ON MONDAY, 2/4/08
Mini-assignments/ projects
work on in class Wed. 1/23/08
Thursday 1/24/08 Review Questions
Friday 1/25/08 Statue of Liberty Spelling Test
turn in work, and review game
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Week of January 14, 2008
week 2
Monday 1/14/08
Students copied the rest of the notes for the Statue of Liberty
Students then worked on what they started on Thursday 1/10/08 for the reading and writing-- 3 paragraphs
Collosus of Rhodes, Statue of Liberty, and comparing/ contrasting the two. Due no later than Friday 1/18/08
colofrhodesandstatueofliberty.doc
PARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCE IN THE SCHOOL GYM
1/14/08 6PM TO 9PM
Tuesday: 1/15/08 Map review
Wednesday: 1/16/08 Review Statue of Liberty Notes
Begin creating questions on the notes
We worked on sections 1 and 2
minimum of 5 test questions for each section
Thursday: 1/17/08 U.S. Map Test (50 states) 200 points
Use notes on the Statue of Liberty to create a foldable about the Statue of Liberty
graded on neatness, effort, creativeness, amount of information, pictures, and acurate information
Friday: 1/18/08 work day
Monday: 1/21/08 CIVIL RIGHTS DAY
This is the day when we celebrate freedom and civil rights through all the people that have helped us achieve that.
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Week of January 7th, 2008
Monday: Jan. VII, MMVIII
We reviewed expectations, rules, procedures, and consequences today
Tuesday: Jan. VIII, MMVIII
We labeled the 50 states on a map.
The big test on the states is on Thursday, XVII January MMVIII (200 points)
Homework each day is to be reviewing it.
Wednesday: Jan. IX, MMVIII
I began reading the book "The Statue of Liberty" by Hal Marcovitz ISBN 1-59084-022-4
Most classes got through section I. Several began part 2. We will be working on that so it can be completed.
As we go through that, students should review it daily so that they will be learning it.
Thursday: Jan. X, MMVIII
Guest Teacher
colofrhodesandstatueofliberty.doc
Friday: Jan. XI, MMVIII
We will be continuing with the Statue of Liberty. We will finish Thursday's work and then go through the book.
