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ALL Late Work & Regrades Due by

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th by 4:00 p.m.!

Language Arts: This week students will be working on the rough drafts/sketches of their Novel Projects, which are due for Checkpoint #2 on Friday, February 28th. Students should also be working on their Novel Projects at home. Students are also creating Biography Posters in class this week, which are due Friday, February 28th.

Social Studies: Students are learning about the Aztec Empire, and their Aztec Packet (green) is due Thursday, February 27th (in class). We also have a guest speaker, Cassandra Scholte (Tristan Jensen’s mom) about Mesoamerican Art on Friday, February 28th!

Language Arts: Students will receive information about Novel Projects for 3rd quarter, and will write in their planners the checkpoints leading up to the final due date of Thursday, March 19th. Students will need to have a novel and project idea decided on by Friday, February 21. Also, we are working in class on the Biography Final Draft (Summative), which is due Friday, February 21 (Google Classroom).

Social Studies: Students are preparing and performing a play in class about different aspects of the Mayan civilization. Students have a Mayan Packet (pink, in class) due on Wednesday, February 19. Then, we will begin our studies of the Aztecs.

Language Arts: Students are finishing up and turning in their Biography graphic organizers (bright green packets) in class on Thursday, February 13 (due date). Once students complete their graphic organizers, they will begin typing their Biography drafts on Google Classroom. Biography Final Drafts (on Google Classroom) will be due Friday, February 21.

Social Studies: Students are completing in class the Americas Map (Mayans, Aztecs, Incas), which is due Wednesday, February 12. Then we will start our study of the Mayans. Also, the February Current Event is due Friday, February 14 (in class/at home, on Google Classroom).

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Language Arts: After performing our historical women plays, students will be working on their Biography Graphic Organizers (bright green packet), due Wednesday, February 12 (formative grade). This will help students organize their information in an essay, and will also serve as a rough draft. We will work on this assignment in class, using our research information from the previous week.

Social Studies: West African Timebook Pages are due FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th (summative grade).

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Due Dates for the Week:

Language Arts: Students are finishing up their Biography Research, which is due this Tuesday, January 28th on Google Classroom. There is a sample attached to the assignment to model the formatting!

Social Studies: Students are working on their West African Kingdoms Timebook Pages on Google Classroom. This is a summative grade, and is due on Friday, January 31.

Today students learned the history and meaning of adinkra symbols and cloth from West Africa. Here is a sampling of what we did!

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This week…

• We are learning West African art, dance, music and storytelling–African Arts Packet (green) due Wednesday, January 22 (in class)

• ALL late work and regrades are due by the end of Quarter 2 on Friday, January 24 by 4 p.m.

• Students are continuing their Biography Research, which is due Tuesday, January 28 (both in class and at home–directions on Google Classroom)

Due Dates:

Language Arts–Biography Research (on Google Classroom) due Tuesday, January 28 (for Quarter 3) We are doing ongoing research in the library and classroom, learning what information to look for, how to take notes, and how to cite all sources.

Social Studies–Africa Gold/Salt Trade (pink packet, in class) due Tuesday, January 14. We will then examine African culture and the spread of Islam in Africa. Also, the January Current Event (on Google Classroom) is due Friday, January 17. We will take some time in class to work on this assignment, but some work should also be done at home.