Huling's Homework

Cal Young Middle School - Homework and Announcements

Language Arts:

    Bring your research notes to class tomorrow
       HW - continue your research

    Soldier's Heart - Chapter 8  "Winter"
       Discuss Charley/s P.O.V.

    O Captain! My Captain!  -  discuss the
          extended metaphor
          share examples of the metaphor
          Elegy or eulogy?    This is an elegy.
    HW-  work on memorization of the poem
             be ready next week to recite


History-

    Timeline due date-  May 27th
       -notes count 50 points

    Share other sources for the timeline
    CW - computers and research  (notes)
    HW - continue to work on timeline layers

    **Makeup last Friday's test - see me

by: huling_p at 04/30/08 16:36 | link |

Language Arts:

    -Finish district reading survey

    -Library - continue  read/research and take notes

    -Be ready to discuss Chapter 8 tomorrow
          Soldier's Heart
    -Memorize a part of "O Captain! My Captain!"
       Be ready to recite next week

History:

    H.O.  Civil War Timeline -  requirements and
          expectations
       -Timeline is due May 27th
             -could be turned in earlier for extra credit

    CW/HW - continue your work
       *remember that your notes count
          toward to timeline grade   (50 Points)

by: huling_p at 04/29/08 17:06 | link |

Language Arts:

    4J-  District Reading Survey
       Follow-up to the Fall Reading Survey
       Finish tomorrow

    Soldier's Heart -  Read Chapter 8  "Winter"
       Be ready to discuss on Wednesday

    Civil War poems - rough draft due today

    Intro - "O Captain!  My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
       H.O. - poem  bring to class for discussion
                 -memorize for recitation next week
        -extended metaphor
       -elegy
       -eulogy

Social Studies:

    Make-up test - Tuesday 1st or 2nd lunch  (4-29)
                         -come to my room (bring your lunch)

    Gettysburg - video intro
       -Is it real or Hollywood history?

    HW - continue reading and taking notes on your CW person
          -bring work to class every day

by: huling_p at 04/28/08 16:43 | link |

Gettysburg

Language Arts:
    Work on topic research and notes
    Due Friday - 7 sources/pages
    HW-  continue research etc...

    Continue rough drafting a Civil War poem
       -minimum 12 lines - rhyming
       -rough draft due Monday  (4-24)

History:

    Gettysburg PPT-   class presentation & discussion
       -see the ppt icon at the top of this page for review

    Work on Battles, CW people, or your CW person

    Quiz tomorrow - Strengths and Weaknesses and Gettysburg

    HW -  continue research and notes

   
   

by: huling_p at 04/24/08 17:01 | link |

Room open at 8:15

See the "Take Your Child To Work" info on yesterday's  listing-

Language Arts:

    HW- continue research and notes - spring research paper
          7 sources/notes due by Friday

    Soldier's Heart - discuss Chapter 7 "Town Life"
          Discuss the various feelings and points of view
          See examples of Civil War poetry
          one link is:    http://home.att.net/~lah-rbh/civilwar/home.html

          Write a Civil War poem  -  12 lines minimum
             rough draft is due Monday  - (4-28)

History:

    Pre-quiz-  Strengths and Weaknesses of the North and South
    Test -  Friday - (4-25)

    H.O.  (2)   Civil War Person
                   People of Interest - North and South
    Lottery-  draw a name of a person of interest
                   -see the Civil War Person handout for prompts/research
    Battles - finish the research and notes on the "Battles" page

    Homework  (HW)  all the above work should be continuing as homework
                throughout the week.

by: huling_p at 04/23/08 17:31 | link |

Marimba Concert Today - Modified Schedule

Thursday is National Take Your Child To Work Day
    -This day is an opportunity for students to shadow
       a profession that might be a future career.
    -It is intended so that students might have exposure
       to new and different careers  and experiences other
        than their parents.  (It is assumed that students may
       accompany their parents to work during the summer
       months.)
    -Some teachers will have follow-up assignments based on
       the student's work experience.
    -Students will be responsible for any assignments/lessons
        given during  their absence.

Language Arts:

    Computers - research and note taking
   
    Introduce two sites: Ebsco  (magazines and newspapers)
       and ABC-CLIO   (Issues and articles)

    HW- continue the reading and note taking
          7 sources due this Friday

Social Studies:

    Computers and books:  research Battles of the Civil War

    Battle of Shiloh -  presented to class on overhead

    HW - continue to read and take notes

    **Quiz - this Friday -  Strengths and Weaknesses of
          the North and South
          -Use your study card this week
      

by: huling_p at 04/22/08 17:16 | link |

Language Arts:

    HW-  continue research and taking notes
          on your topic
       -get more handouts from me for notes

    Library-  Sheldon staff here for high school
       registration - fill out papers
    Parents' Meeting - Sheldon - 7 pm Tuesday the 22nd

Social Studies:

    Make-up test - this Wednesday during 2nd lunch
          (Causes of the Civil War)

    War, Terrible War- "Soldiers From Both Sides"  pg 76-85
    Creating America -   472-474

    Vocabulary:  Anaconda Plan
                      Taps
    HW - continue "Battles"  research and notes

by: huling_p at 04/21/08 17:10 | link |

Language Arts:

    Soldier's Heart - Mindscape due today
       Classtime allowed for colors
    CW-  Write an explanation of your Mindscape
          Explain symbolism - due today with drawing

    HW - Read Chapter 7 - "Town Life" for Monday

    CW/HW -  Research - continue to read and take notes on
       your topic  Bring materials to class each day

History:

    Take 5 minutes to review your study card

    Test-  Causes of the War

    CW/HW-  Read and research "Battles of the Civil War"
       Yesterday we did Bull Run I in class  - continue with
       the list of battles -  take notes - use the research
        form  passed out in class.
    **This weekend try to finish 4-5 battles on the list

by: huling_p at 04/18/08 16:33 | link |

Language Arts:

    H.O.  (2)  1- How to record research sources
                      2-Research Notes - planner

    Library - work on research

    Soldier's Heart - Mindscape is due tomorrow
          some class time will be available for coloring

History:

    Finish presentation:  Strengths and Weaknesses of
       the North and South
       -prepare a study card of "strengths and weaknesses"

    H.O  (3)  1- Civil War Links
                   2-  Battles of the Civil War
                   3-  Research notes  (battles)

    Do Bull Run 1 on the overhead as an example
       -bring all notes to class tomorrow

    HW - test tomorrow - Causes of the Civil War

PPT - Strengths and Weaknesses
       -see icon on this page - upper left corner
       -hit return to see each line wipe across the page

by: huling_p at 04/17/08 15:53 | link |

Language Arts:

    Return signed midterm grades

    Mindscape -  a graphic representation
       of a character's thoughts, emotions,
       memories, etc...
    -see examples
    -start rough draft of a Charley Mindscape
       use chapers 1-6
    -final Mindscape with color due Friday  (4-18)

    Bring research materials to class tomorrow

Social Studies:

    Return signed grades

    Test seat partner on the Causes of the Civil War
       Pair-share:  brainstorm the strengths and
             weaknesses of the North and South

    Powerpoint:  take notes/discussion
       -we'lll  finish this topic tomorrow

    TEST - this Friday (4-18)
       study Causes of the Civil War

by: huling_p at 04/16/08 14:50 | link |

Language Arts:

    Return signed grade printouts
       for extra credit points

    Library - work on research
       all topics due today

    Bring Soldier's Heart to
       class tomorrow

Social Studies:

    Return signed grades (see above note)

    Causes of the War - ppt
       take notes
          NOTE:  ppt icon can be found on this page
          upper right corner - open it with MS or save
          to your disk
    Study cards - organize notes into 9 causes
       of the war
     Write down a list of the 9 causes on the study
          card
    Cards due tomorrow

by: huling_p at 04/15/08 17:09 | link |

Language Arts:

    Grades - Midterm grades/printouts
       get signed and return for points
    **All work has been scored and returned
       Papers without names

    Soldier's Heart - Chapter 6 - "Farming"
       read and discuss

    Topic selection;  conference with me
       for final selection
    HW- finish your topic research tonight
       Topics will be assigned this week if
          you have not produced a choice

Social Studies:

    Grades - see note above re: grade printouts

     Causes of the Civil War-
       see video - take notes
       quiz - correct in class

    Start study card - Causes of the Civil War

by: huling_p at 04/14/08 16:31 | link |

No School on Friday - Midterms Grading Day

Language Arts:

    Library - topic research
       -two preliminary searches due today
       -conference with me for ideas/approvals
       -if you have a topic approved begin to
          read/study the early history of your
          subject

       HW-  Soldier's Heart - read Chapter 6 "Farming"
          for Monday   (4-14)

Social Studies:

    Maps due today-

    Book 6 - War, Terrible War
       pgs 34 &  pgs 41
       Focus on Abraham Lincoln

    Creating American - pg 456-449
       read and take notes as modeled earlier

****Late work will be accepted until 11:00 am tomorrow
          Turn it into the office- make sure that your
          name is on your paper. ****


   

by: huling_p at 04/10/08 16:29 | link |

Room open at 8:30 today - see me for missing work

Language Arts:

    Pop quiz - Soldier's Heart
       Chapters 1-4
       Correct in class
    Read Chapter 5 - due Monday  (4-14)

    Topic searches - two completed searches
       are due tomorrow so that we can meet

Social Studies:

    Maps - due tomorrow

    Review notes - take short quiz
       Correct in class

by: huling_p at 04/09/08 16:36 | link |

Language Arts:

    Library-  Sam presents research
       materials  - H.O.  (list of sources)
    Work on topic research
    2 searches due tomorrow

    HW-  Read chapter 5 - Soldier's Heart

Social Studies:

    Review/discussion of rising tensions 1850-1860
       see notes

   H.O.  -  Map -  (Union, Border,  and Confederate states)
        -due Thursday

by: huling_p at 04/08/08 15:18 | link |