Archive for June, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009
LA:  Civil Rights speeches.
SS:  Finish “Ruby Bridges”, Civil Rights Timeline, and STRATA journals.
HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:  “Ruby Bridges” reflection.
HOMEWORK FOR TONIGHT:  None

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
LA:  Speeches!
SS:  Finish Civil Rights timeline and “Ruby Bridges”
HOMEWORK due:  None
HOMEWORK for tonight:  Reflection on “Ruby Bridges”.  One front page.  Reactions, opinions, observations, characterizations.

Monday and Tuesday, June 8 and 9, 2009

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Monday, June 8, 2009
LA:  Speech practice and Civil Rights timeline paired activity
SS:  Movie:  “Ruby Bridges”
HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:  Speech practice parent signature (pink)
HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW:  Black Political Power (white) reading and questions.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Repeat of Monday.
HOMEWORK DUE:  Black Political Power reading and questions.
HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW:  Practice your speech.  We will present tomorrow.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Friday, June 5, 2009
LA:  Finish and print eulogies.
SS:  “Children’s March” video and questions.
HOMEWORK FOR TODAY:  None, but I am asking for yesterday’s “American’s Cities Become Black”.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKEND:  Speech practice with a parent/guarding signature.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Thursday, June 4, 2009
LA:  Eulogy writing, voting test
SS:  Finish “Mighty Times” video with questions
HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:  “American Cities Become Black” + questions
HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW: None

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
LA:  Circle – “Black Man Did It” + Supreme Court case about schools and social networking sites.  Write eulogy speech.
SS: Civil Rights movie “Mighty Times” + worksheet.
HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:  Malcom X reading and questions
HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW:  “American Cities Become Black” reading and questions

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
LA:  Eulogy writing
SS:  Film with worksheet:  “Mighty Times”
HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:  …Front of the Bus and Little Rock Nine reading + questions + parents sig. on letter to self.
HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW:  MALCOLM X reading and questions (yellow sheet).

Monday, June 1, 2009

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Monday, June 1, 2009
LA:  Civil Rights vocab. activity. Letter to self:  Finish and print two copies.
SS:  Finish “A Time For Justice” + with worksheet.
HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:  None
HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW:  Note from parent that they have seen your letter and two readings and ?s (white paper) “…Front of the Bus” and “Little Rock Nine”

Friday, May 29, 2009

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Friday, May 29, 2009
LA:  Finish obituary and write letter to parent/guardian.
SS:  Finish movie, “A Time for Justice” + worksheet.
HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:  NONE
Homework for the weekend:  None