Utah Studies--Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Today in class students read chapters 4 and 5 from "Crossing the Wire." They also wrote summaries of chapter 5. DUE TOMORROW: Signed grade printoffs!

Utah Studies--Monday, November 29, 2010

Today in class students began reading the novel "Crossing the Wire." They read to the end of Chapter 3 and then wrote a 1/2 page summary of this chapter. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing. DUE WEDNESDAY: Signed grade print-offs.

Utah Studies--Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Today in class students finished their civil rights project. Then they watched some news stories about immigration from Mexico to the US in preparation for the book we will start reading on Monday called "Crossing the Wire." DUE TODAY: Civil rights projects! DUE MONDAY: Nothing.

Utah Studies--Monday, November 22, 2010

Today in class students continued working on the Utah Civil Rights project. DUE TOMORROW: The projects must be finished and you can still turn in late learning centers.

Utah Studies--Friday, November 19, 2010

Today in class students worked on their Civil Rights project. DUE TODAY: 10 points in learning centers (20 points for Period 5)!!! DUE MONDAY: Nothing, unless you have late learning centers to turn in. (Hopefully so, because many students have not turned in any learning centers yet!)

Utah Studies--Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Today in class students learned about three important civil rights leaders: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Cesar Chavez. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing. DUE FRIDAY: Learning Center Check #1 worth 10 points (20 points for Period 5) is due!

Utah Studies--Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Sorry about having forgot to post lately! Today in class students listened to songs about the civil rights movement and discussed aspects of the civil rights movement. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing, but Learning Center Check #1 worth 10 points (20 points for Period 5) is due on Friday!

Utah Studies--Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Today in class students finished watching the documentary film "Utah World War II Stories." DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

Utah Studies--Monday, November 8, 2010

Today in class students began watching a film that interviewed Utah's World War II veterans. It is called "Utah World War II Stories." DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

Utah Studies--Friday, November 5, 2010

Today in class students began examining how World War II affected Utah. DUE MONDAY: Nothing.

Utah Studies--Thursday, November 4, 2010

Today in class students were introduced to the Quarter 2 Learning Centers and then they listened to songs about the Great Depression in order to better visualize life for the poorest Americans during this time. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

Utah Studies--Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Today in class students compared President Hoover's plan to end the Great Depression to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

Utah Studies--Monday, November 1, 2010

Today in class students read an article about the beginnings of the Great Depression in Utah. Then they wrote a summary of the article. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.