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August, 2008

Friday 8/1/2008
Saturday 8/2/2008
Sunday 8/3/2008
Monday 8/4/2008
Tuesday 8/5/2008
Wednesday 8/6/2008
Thursday 8/7/2008
Introduction, Class Rules
Friday 8/8/2008
Review of the Book (Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, and maps), WIKI options and choices
Homework: review WIKI choices
Saturday 8/9/2008
Sunday 8/10/2008
Monday 8/11/2008
Library - Discuss issue of plagiarism and bibliography for research papers, how to pick appropriate sites, problems with Google and fake websites, SIRS site at school.
Homework: none
Tuesday 8/12/2008
Computer lab 507 - WIKI research
Homework: none
Wednesday 8/13/2008
Review WIKI picks and signup, KPL - background knowledge of the Civil War.
Homework: None
Thursday 8/14/2008
Computer Lab 203 - WIKI research
Friday 8/15/2008
Finish Book setup - Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, and maps), Scavenger Hunt
Homework: None
Saturday 8/16/2008
Sunday 8/17/2008
Monday 8/18/2008
Current Events; Authors' Style - Book organization: Units, Chapters, Sections; Main Ideas (key terms, themes, reading strategies); Power Notes; Reading Checks and Assessment Questions: Vocabulary Maps, One Sentence Summaries.
Homework: None
Tuesday 8/19/2008
Computer Lab 507 - WIKI Research - start finding details for the site, begin editing material and placing on word document.
Wednesday 8/20/2008
Classwork: Chapter 10-3, Unity and Sectionalism - review Power Notes and One Sentence summaries, students will work with partner and read pages 322 - 324 on the growth of sectionalism, develop key points using One Sentence summaries and place into the Power Notes format.
Homework: Page 323 - Geography Skills questions 1 & 2, Page 324 - Reading Check, page 327 - Section Assessment question #2.
Thursday 8/21/2008
Classwork: Review homework; open book quiz on Sectionalism; Power Notes on Sectionalism Grows; Worksheet on Sectionalism - organizing facts and vocabulary review.
Homework: finish handouts if needed.
Friday 8/22/2008
Classwork: review handouts; graphic organizer on sectionalism, introduction/review of sequencing events and inferrences -handout worksheet.
Homework: finish handouts if needed.
Saturday 8/23/2008
Sunday 8/24/2008
Monday 8/25/2008
Classwork: Current Events, review of grades, review of Main Ideas (key terms, themes, reading strategies); Power Notes - chapter 12-2, pages 362 - 365.
Homework: finish notes if needed.
Tuesday 8/26/2008
Classwork: Current Events, Power Notes review, quiz using notes, read pages 365 - 368, review key ideas.
Homework: finish reading if needed, study for quiz.
Wednesday 8/27/2008
Classwork: Current Events, review notes, review Note Guide handout, Guided Reading worksheet w/partner.
Homework: Study for Quiz
Thursday 8/28/2008
Classwork: Current Events,review Guided Reading worksheet, Geography worksheet w/partner.
Quiz - Chapter 12-2 Study guide online.
Homework: finish worksheet if needed.
Friday 8/29/2008
Classwork: Current Events, review worksheet.
video "Roots"
Homework: none
Saturday 8/30/2008
Sunday 8/31/2008