Hello. The dight is up and running.
September is over; here is what we have covered.
English
8- Dragons have been focussed on writing with purpose. Currently we're looking at poetry, memoir and letters as our writing genres. Dragons have been equipped with many topics/lessons for their writing that they are responsible for organizing in their writing handbooks.
Your writing handbooks should include the
following topics.
Writing Territories
What is writing
Cut to the bone
Good titles
Polishing
Concluding Strongly
The Power of ‘I’
Proofreading Poetry
Leads begin Inside
Write about a Pebble
So What?
Poetic Devices
Reading Journal Letters
Why the English Language is so
Difficult
Thoughts and Feelings
Really Bad Words
Too Short and Too Long Paragraphs
Final Copy Considerations
Questions for Memoirists
Effective vs. Ineffective Memoir
Passive Sentences
So far you have submitted the
following.
September Reading Survey
September Writing Survey
Drafts and Final Copy of Free Verse
Poem
Vocab Quiz
Friday Oct 4th your first
reading letter and a draft of your first memoir are due.
Socials
8.
We’re nearing the end of our first
unit (survey unit) which looks at ancient civilizations prior to the
middle ages in Europe. We’ve finished our look at the Romans and
their link to the middle ages. We spent additional time looking at
some of the emperors and their accomplishments and the Romans
struggle with Carthage. We’ve finished our quick look of the
Vikings. We are currently looking at world religion. Still need to
cover Charlemagne and the Franks before starting our look at the
middle ages.
Submitted thus far.
Map of Middle East
Religion Worksheet
Vikings worksheet
Roman Empire Map
Text Vocab Quiz #1
Business
8
Dragons have covered basic basic
economic principles and the basic types of business structure.
Dragons have had to tackle some ethical issues around greed, sharing,
walmart, and the invisible hand.
Currently dragons are busy constructing
a ‘kids mall’. Students are designing stores and deciding what
they are to sell (five product max). They are responsible for
creating a storefront, floor plan, logo, brochure, business card,
cost/margins spreadsheet, partnership agreement, and a video all of
which will be uploaded onto their store website. I look forward to
seeing some creative stores.
Submitted to date.
Economic Principles w/s
Business Structures w/s
Responses to ethical business issues or business ideas: Greed, Sharing, Walmart, Invisible Hand
HCE
8.
We’ve started the year in the health
portion of the curriculum. So far we’ve looked at the components
of a healthy lifestyle, effective communication, steroids, and
homelessness/drug addiction.
Assignments submitted to date:
Poster depicting healthy lifestyle.
Storyboard depiction of effective and
ineffective communication.