Miss Mickus' Blog

November

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Wed. 11/1:

In Class:

1. GL Roots intro chron/tempo

2. Silent Read

3. Begin Cornell Notes from textbook. See Humanities Assignments/Units for CN templates.

*Per 2/3 -- Maya pages

*Per 5/6 -- Egypt pages 

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes and record on your Book Challenge sheets.

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Thur. 11/2:

In Class:

1. Warm up -- see today's  blog post

2. Continue on Cornell Notes from textbook. 

*Per 2/3 -- Maya pages 584-589

*Per 5/6 -- Egypt pages 144-151

Homework:

1. Finish page 1 and 2 of Cornell Notes

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Fri. 11/3:

In Class:

1. Cornell Notes work time. ALL parts of CN must be done -- notes, questions, summary

2. Maya/Egypt Choice Project intro and work time. YOU HAVE ONE PERIOD TO GET THIS DONE! It's a rough draft for practice, not a polished, finished product. See Humanities Units - civilizations -- for instructions.

Homework:

1. DUE MONDAY -- Final CN!

2. Spend no more than 20 minutes working on your choice project artifact.

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Mon. 11/6:

In Class:

1. New Reading Challenge

2. Prep informal "speech" for Choice project gallery walk.

3. Choice project gallery walk during periods 3 and 6 between all Humanities classes. 

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes and record on your Book Challenge sheets.

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Tues. 11/7:

In Class:

1. GL Roots overview of chron/tempo words

2. Period 2/3:

   1. OSLIS Research website introduction. See Miss Mickus for which article to read and how to use the site.​

3. Period 5/6:

   1. Egypt movie -- Use today's blog post to find instructions and the link for the video. ​

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes and record on your Book Challenge sheets.

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Wed. 11/8:

In Class:

1. Silent Reading

2. Period 2/3:

   1. Living History groups assigned​

   2. Finish OSLIS article from yesterday

   3. Watch Maya video and take notes

3. Period 5/6:​

   1. Finish Egypt video and notes from yesterday.​

   2. CN worktime OR OSLIS intro

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes and record on your Book Challenge sheets.

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Thur. 11/9: 

In Class:

1. Period 2/3:

   1. Snap & Read and CoWriter lesson​

   2. Maya fiction writing time! Go to Schoology. Under Social Studies, find Maya fiction writing lesson. 

2. Period 5/6:​

   1. OSLIS Research website introduction. See Miss Mickus for which article to read and how to use the site.​

   2. Maya fiction writing time! Go to Schoology. Under Social Studies, find Maya fiction writing lesson.  

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes and record on your Book Challenge sheets.

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Fri. 11/10:

   --No School! Veterans Day.

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Mon. 11/20:

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Tues. 11/21:

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Wed. 11/22 - Fri. 11/24:

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--No School! Thanksgiving Break!

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