Wednesday, September 26, 2012

US History

Today in class students finished reading about the 6 Native American groups I selected.  Then they did a Native American Scavenger Hunt to learn more about these 6 groups.  DUE TODAY:  Scavenger Hunt.  DUE TOMORROW:  6 Native American Articles...

Utah Studies

Today in class students started learning about the earliest Native American cultures.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Native American Culture Matrices.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

US History

Today in class students read articles about 6 different Native American groups that come from the various regions of the United States.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW: Native American articles.

Utah Studies

Today in Periods 1 and 4 students had a free day that they earned.  Periods 3 and 7 listened to the Navajo Creation Story.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Monday, September 24, 2012

US History

Today in class students re-read an article about Aztec culture.  Then they presented what they learned to a small group.  DUE TODAY:  Vital Aztec facts, Signed Grade Printoffs, and Family Ancestry Interviews!  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students reflected on the lessons they learned about government by playing the Democracy Game last week.  DUE TODAY:  Government Big Picture Question answer and Signed Grade Printoffs!  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

US History

Today in class students read an article about the Aztec Empire of Mexico and wrote levels of questions about the article.  DUE TODAY:  Aztec Levels of Questions!  DUE MONDAY:  The due date for Signed Grade Print-offs (only for those who missed Parent-Teacher Conferences) has been moved back to Monday!  ALSO, you will now need to turn in your Family Ancestry Interviews on Monday!

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished playing the Democracy Game.  The winning class earned a free A and a free day in class.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE MONDAY:  The due date for signed grade print-offs (only for those who did attend Parent-Teacher Conferences) is moved to Monday!

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

US History

Today in class students reviewed how to write different Levels of Questions.  Then they watched a video about the Anasazi, the Mound Builders, and the Mayan people.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing but signed grade printoffs are due by Friday for students who did not attend Parent Teacher Conferences.

Utah Studies

Today in class students played Round 1 of the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE FRIDAY:  Signed grade printoffs for those who did not attend parent teacher conferences!

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

US History

Today in class students examined common misconceptions about Native American culture.  They also read about how people first arrived in the Americans over 20,000 years ago.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing, but family ancestry interview is due by Friday!

Utah Studies

Today in class students played a practice round of the Democracy Game that teaches them how our government is designed in Utah. DUE TODAY: Nothing. DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.


Monday, September 17, 2012

US History

Today in class students examined the genetic geography of humanity--in other words how genes can show us where our ancestors once lived.  Then they researched their own ancestry on a National Geographic website.  DUE TODAY: 8 Facts about Your Ancestors from National Geographic website!  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students took a quiz on the jobs of the 3 branches of government.  Then students were told the rules and their roles in the Democracy Game we will begin tomorrow.  DUE TODAY:  Quiz!  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Friday, September 14, 2012

US History

Today in class students took a historic tour of Glendale Middle School.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE MONDAY:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students learned how power is divided in a democracy versus a dictatorship.  They also studied the jobs of the 3 branches of government.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE MONDAY:  3 Branches of Government Quiz!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

US History and Utah Studies

Periods 1-4 were cancelled due to the field trip to see the film "Bully."  Students in 6th Period US History and 7th Period Utah Studies spent the day examining the process for becoming president and then looking at an projected electoral map for the upcoming presidential election.  DUE TOMORROW: Nothing.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

US History

Today in class students read an article about how the history of Glendale fits in with US history.  DUE TODAY:  Levels of Questions assignment.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students discussed private versus public property.  Then they studied the main jobs of the 3 branches of Utah government.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Monday, September 10, 2012

US History

Today in class students reviewed for the test.  They studied important nations, states, and cities in American history by studying maps.  DUE TOMORROW: US Political map test!

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about what Glendale was like throughout the ages.  We examined who was here before us and what they did while here.  DUE TODAY: Levels of Questions about history of Glendale.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Friday, September 7, 2012

US History

Today in class students worked on labeling political maps of various nations, US states, and US cities that are vital to the early history of the United States.  DUE MONDAY:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students took a Utah Map and Timeline test.  DUE MONDAY:  Nothing.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

US History

Today in class students reviewed the US map locations that will be on the test tomorrow.  DUE TOMORROW:  US Physical Map Test.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued to study the Utah locations that will be on the test on Friday.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.  DUE FRIDAY:  Utah Map and Timeline test.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

US History

Today in class students finished their US physical maps (lakes, rivers, oceans, land regions) and then studied these maps.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.  DUE THURSDAY:  Utah Physical Map Test.

Utah Studies

Today in class students reviewed important locations on a Utah map by playing a game involving a large map of Utah on the ground.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.  DUE FRIDAY:  Utah Map and Timeline Test.