Have a great spring break!!!

Links to search for sources (Periods 4-6)

This post has links to help you locate sources. You may also use the EBSCOHost database and any other sources you can find. Remember you will need 10 sources and you may only use 3 from the packet.

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_pcartoon.php

www.cnn.com

www.washingtonpost.com

www.nytimes.com

http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/resources.html

www.psc.cornell.edu/gssop/courses/Race_Racism_Law_US/2005/Images_of_Jim_Crow.ppt

http://www.bsos.umd.edu/aasp/chateauvert/314jimc.htm

http://www.poemhunter.com/

http://www.azlyrics.com/

Weekly Agenda 3/17-3/20

Weekly Agenda 3/17-3/20

THEME JOURNALS ARE DUE ON MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008. These are the 9-weeks exam grades. They will be marked down a full letter grade each day they are late. ABSOLUTELY NO JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008 due to necessary grading time before the end of the 3rd quarter.

This week you will receive a reading schedule and an assignment due date list for the rest of this quarter. These will be sent to you via email and you will receive a printed copy in class.

Please NOTE: I have deleted the class blog posts from the schedule. We have a lot to do already and as much as I'd like to keep up with the blogging, it's not possible due to time constraints. HONORS: You will still be expected to post your Friday Journal blogs. This message pertains to the class discussion blog ONLY.

Monday

Honors: Read through chapter 23 by today. Literature Circles in class then free time to work on theme journal.
Standard: Read chapters 13-14 today.

Tuesday

Honors: There will be no class today due to FCAT NRT testing.
Standard: 4th period will not meet. Please read assigned chapters for homework. 5th-6th: Read chapter 15. Work on Theme Journals and packet.

Wednesday

Honors: Read chapters 24-26 by today. Literature Circles in class and then free time to work on theme journals.
Standard: Read chapter 16. Work on Theme Journals and packet.

Thursday

Honors: Today we will work on Theme Journals and the TKAM packet. You will also have time to begin reading chapters 27-31. You will need to finish reading the book over the weekend. There will be a test on Monday.
Standard: Read chapter 17. Work on Theme Journals and packet.

No School on Friday. (Yay!)

Weekly Agenda 3/10-3/14

Weekly Agenda 3/10-3/14

FCAT Reading will be on Tuesday. FCAT Math will be on Wednesday.

Monday

Honors: Today we will review the Thematic Connections Journal for TKAM. This project will be your 9 weeks assessment grade. We will substitute the multiple choice test for a project this quarter due to FCAT testing being so soon before the end of the 9 weeks. You should have read through chapter 17 by now. Read chapters 18-20 by Friday.

Standard: Today we will review the Thematic Connections Journal for TKAM. This project will be your 9 weeks assessment grade. We will substitute the multiple choice test for a project this quarter due to FCAT testing being so soon before the end of the 9 weeks. We will also finish reading for chapter 9 and begin chapter 10.

You will receive your Mystery Notebook number and your partner's number. DO NOT LOSE YOUR NUMBER. Remember to write responses to your partner ONLY in your assigned book. Responses should ONLY relate to the entry prompt and the reading. NO NON-ACADEMIC WRITING SHOULD END UP IN THE MYSTERY NOTEBOOK. Remember that the Mystery Notebook is a MYSTERY. Don't reveal your identity until the Reveal Day Ceremony.

Tuesday

Today is FCAT Reading. You will go directly to your testing location and stay there until the end of testing. Then you will report to either lunch or your 5th period class (depending on the location of your 5th period class). Remember 5th and 6th period are regular class days. We will be reading and working on the Thematic Connections Journal.

Wednesday

Today is FCAT Math. You will go directly to your testing location and stay there until the end of testing. Then you will report to either lunch or your 5th period class (depending on the location of your 5th period class). Remember 5th and 6th period are regular class days. We will be reading and working on the Thematic Connections Journal.

Thursday

There will be NO First or Second period today. Go directly to your 3rd period class. Both 3rd and 4th period will be two hours long. Plan to read and discuss the novel, and continue working on your Thematic Connections Journal. Remember that 5th and 6th period are regular class days. We will continue reading the novel today.

Friday

Honors: You will conduct literature circles on chapters 17-20 today. Read through chapter 23 by Monday.

Standard: We will continue reading and working on the Mystery Notebooks today. You should have read up to chapter 14 by the end of class today.

Reminder: The To Kill a Mockingbird packet will be due when we finish reading the book. We will periodically correct the worksheets in the packet as we get closer to finishing the novel. The Thematic Connections Journal is IN PLACE of your 9 weeks exam. It is a major grade and should be treated as such. Standard: The Mystery Notebook will continue until we finish the novel. Keep up on the reading so you don't get piled on near the end!