Utah Studies

Today in class students worked on labeling various physical maps of the United States.  DUE TODAY:  Map Skills handout, US Rivers and Lakes map, and US Oceans and Land Regions Map.  DUE TUESDAY:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their Utah Maps, then they made flashcards of important dates and events in the history of Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Utah Maps!  DUE TUESDAY: Finish your flashcards (if not done already)!

US History

Today in class students worked on their map skills by identifying scales, keys, latitude, etc.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Map Skills Assignment.

Utah Studies

Today students discussed how geography affects where they live in Utah.  Then they worked on labeling a map of Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Utah Map Assignment.

US History

Today students practiced using a questioning strategy called Levels of Questions by asking questions about the Cinderella story.  Then they wrote about the question: Why study US history?  DUE TODAY:  Big Picture Question response.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students began a unit about important Utah geographical landmarks and important dates in Utah history.  They read an article about how geography affects where we live in Utah.  Then they wrote a summary about this article.  DUE TODAY:  Summary.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students examined what exactly history is.  We went beyond the basic definition of "things from the past."  DUE TODAY:  Signed Disclosures.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students created new computer passwords.  Then we listened to a song by Bob Marley about why people should know their history.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Disclosures.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students went over disclosures, rules and procedures. DUE MONDAY: Signed Disclosures!

Utah Studies

Today in class students went over disclosures, rules and procedures.  DUE MONDAY:  Signed Disclosures!

US History

Today in class students read my obituary, written by me.  Then they began writing their own obituary in order to reflect on what their legacy to this world would be.  DUE TOMORROW (END OF PERIOD):  Your Obituary!

Utah Studies

Today in class students listened to my story about being wanted by the FBI.  Then they began writing their own "X-File" autobiography.  DUE TOMORROW (END OF PERIOD):  X-File Autobiography

Utah Studies and US History

Welcome to Back to School Night at Glendale Middle School!  Students and parents can both use this website to see what happened in Mr. Shake's class each day.  Also, you can see what is coming up due in his class.  Finally, certain select assignments can be downloaded to your home computer and printed from your home (paper copies will also be provided in class).  This is useful in case a student forgets his/her homework at school and needs to work on it at home!