• 5th Grade - No Homework
  

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• 7th Grade - Should Jefferson have purchased Louisiana? Explain.
  

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• Earth Science - p. 326, # 1-3
  

Earth Science - Interesting Article

Dinosaur True Colors Revealed for First Time

• 5th Grade - Project Due Tomorrow. You will have some of class to put the finishing touches on it.
  

• 6th Grade - No Homework
  

• 7th Grade - What present-day states were included in the Louisiana Purchase?

• 8th Grade - "The Grapes of Wrath"

• Earth Science - No Homework

• 5th Grade - In-Class Project Work Day Tomorrow. Bring in what you need.

• 6th Grade - Bring in your favorite Bible verse or prayer.

• 7th Grade - What present-day states were included in the Louisiana Purchase?

• 8th Grade - No Homework

• Earth Science - No Homework
  

No homework.

• 5th Grade - Guide to Government Project Due Friday
  

• 6th Grade - Project Workday Tomorrow In Class
  

• 7th Grade - No Homework
  

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• Earth Science - Grand Canyon Worksheet
  

• 5th Grade - Guide to Government Project
  

• 6th Grade - Plan Middle-Ages In-Class Project
  

• 7th Grade - No Homework
  

• 8th Grade - Test Monday
  

• Earth Science - No Homework

I'm Just a Bill

Middle Ages Ballad Project - 6th Grade

You can learn more about the Middle Ages by researching the people who influenced it the most. It is important to realize the role of an historic personality, as it affects current and future events.

Each student will research an important medieval person and present a biographical sketch in the form of a ballad. Finished reports will be presented to the class on Wednesday, January 27th.

You are to research one of the individuals listed below and tell about them in the context of medieval times and demonstrate how he/she influenced history. For example, after King John lost all lands in the north of France and increased taxation, he fell out of favor with the church and nobility. As a result of increasing hostility, he reluctantly signed the Magna Carta in June of 1215. This document had far-reaching implications and would be an important addition to the biography of King John.

Suggested historical figures to research:

Eleanor of Aquitaine	King Henry I	Fra Angelica
Henry II	Thomas Becket	St. Bernard
Leif Ericson	Joan of Arc	Dante
St. Francis	Richard the Lionhearted	Chaucer
Botticelli	Giotto de Bandone	Boccacio
William the Conqueror	Pope Gregory III	Pope Gregory IX

Your project will be a poster that includes the following elements:

1. Biography Ballad - 50 points - 20 lines total telling the story of your figure's life, including their significance or contributions to medieval society.
• This must be completely in your own words. If I can any portion of your paper word-for-word online, you will not be eligible for this 50 points.

2. Portrait - 25 points - A picture of what your figure may have looked like.
• This must be hand-drawn. Do not worry about artistic ability, but try to make this as accurate as possible.

3. Map - 25 points - Illustrating where the story takes place.
• You may print a map, but I want you to draw significant parts on it.
• Make sure your map is appropriate. I don't need to see a map of South America in this.

• We will work on this project during class on Monday, January 25th. Come prepared to work (type, color, etc.) You will have to do a little research at home though.
• This will count as one test grade.

• 5th Grade - Guide to Government Project
  

• 6th Grade - Plan Middle-Ages In-Class Project
  

• 7th Grade - In-Class Essay on Friday - NOTEBOOK CHECK ON FRIDAY

• 8th Grade - Test Monday - NOTEBOOK CHECK ON FRIDAY

• Earth Science - No Homework
  

5th Grade Guide-to-Government Project
due date moved to next Friday.

8th Grade World War I Test
moved to Monday.

WWI Test Study Guide

Format

True / False – 8 (3 points each)

Matching – 9 (3 points each)

Multiple Choice – 8 (3 points each)

Listing – 5 (1 point each)

Essay – 2 (10 points each)

Key Terms and People

Triple Alliance

Triple Entente

Axis Powers

Allied Powers

Paul von Hindenburg

Marshall Ferdinand Foch

Kaiser Wilhelm

Franz Ferdinand

Eddie Rickenbaker

Woodrow Wilson

Manfred von Richtofen

League of Nations

Causes of the War

Major inventions of the war

Zimmerman Telegram

Russian Revolution

Battle of the Somme

Battle of Verdun

Battle of Argone

George Clemenceau

Results of the War

Treaty of Versailles

• 5th Grade - Guide to Government Project
  

• 6th Grade - No Homework
  

• 7th Grade - In-Class Essay on Friday. You might want to prepare a rough draft. "What is the legacy of the presidencies of Washington and Adams?" - NOTEBOOK CHECK ON FRIDAY

• 8th Grade - Test Friday - NOTEBOOK CHECK ON FRIDAY

• Earth Science - Test Thursday

• 5th Grade - Guide to Government Project
  

• 6th Grade - No Homework
  

• 7th Grade - Write ONE PARAGRAPH on what you think about the politics of the first few presidencies. - NOTEBOOK CHECK ON FRIDAY
  

• 8th Grade - Test Friday - NOTEBOOK CHECK ON FRIDAY

• Earth Science - Test Thursday
  

Chapter 9 Study Guide

Format

True / False – 5 (3 points each)

Matching – 5 (3 points each)

Multiple Choice – 10 (3 points each)

Short answer – 4 (5 points each)

Essay – 1 (10 points)

Key Themes and Topics

Weathering

Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy

Erosion

Deposition

Glaciers

- Types

Wind Erosion

Meanders

Oxbow Lakes

Karst Topography

Underground Erosion

Ground Water

Tributary

Delta

Abrasion

Deflation

Mass Movement

Landslides

Slumps

Longshore Drift

Rill

Stream

Gully

Role of slope and gravity in erosion

Guide to Government Project - 5th Grade

The federal government of our country is hard to understand at times. Your task is to create a brochure to tell people about the three branches of government and how they interact with one another. This will help your friends and others understand what exactly the Constitution says.

Your brochure will have three panels on each side and must be organized as follows. It is up to you how you are to explain each branch. You must include the following information, but you can do it through words, charts, illustrations, or whatever you come up with. You will be graded on content, but you will be deducted up to 10 points if your project is not neat. This project does not have to be typed.

Legislative Branch (20 points) - Two Houses? - Terms? - Requirements to hold office? - How a bill becomes a law? - Checks and Balances?

Executive Branch (20 points) - Requirements for president? - Terms? - Cabinet? - Duties? - Checks and Balances?

Judicial Branch (20 points) - Requirements for office? - Terms? - Number of Justices? - Duties? - Checks and Balances?

How’d we get here? (20 points) - Why Independence? - Declaration of Independence? - Articles of Confederation? - Why a Constitution? - South Carolina’s role?

Amendments (20 points) - Bill of Rights in your own words - 11th – 27th can just be listed as we will not cover them all in class. Please use your textbook or other source.

Title Page - Illustration - Title - Name

We will be covering most of the information in class over the next few days. Pay close attention and you will be a step ahead in finishing your project.

Tentative Schedule of Daily Topics
Tues, Jan. 19th	Constitutional Convention	Mon, Jan. 25th	Executive Branch
Wed, Jan. 20th	Bill of Rights	Tues, Jan. 26th	Judicial Branch
Thurs, Jan. 21st	Legislative Branch	Wed, Jan. 27th	In-Class Work Day
Fri, Jan. 22nd	Making a Law	Thurs, Jan. 28th	Due at the start of class

For those looking for the Earth Science study sheet tonight, I apologize, but I may not be able to get it completed this evening. You will get it tomorrow in class though. Promise.

• 5th Grade - Write 4 sentences telling what you think the founders should do with the Articles of Confederation? Revise them? Scrap them? What? Your opinion, but base it in fact.
  

• 6th Grade - Finish your personal coat of arms
  

• 7th Grade - No Homework
  

• 8th Grade - No Homework

• Earth Science - No Homework
  

• 5th Grade - US Map and Crossword Puzzle
  

• 6th Grade - No Homework
  

• 7th Grade - No Homework
  

• 8th Grade - "A Nation of Immigrants" Political Cartoon Worksheet
  

• Earth Science - I apologize, but I posted tonight's homework for the previous two evenings. Tonight's homework is abbreviated: p. 295, # 1a, 2b, 3ab
• Tuesday's homework was p. 290, #1-3. I apoligize again.
  

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• 5th Grade - No Homework
  

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Earth Science - p. 295, # 1-3 - Complete Sentences (From Last Night)

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• 7th Grade - Definitions (Find Anywhere!) - recession, embargo, sedition
  

• 8th Grade - No Homework
  

• Earth Science - p. 295, # 1-3 - Complete Sentences
  

Earth Science - p. 281, # 3
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No Homework

• 5th Grade - Finish Illustration from Class

• 6th Grade - No Homework

• 7th Grade - Finish Last Night's Homework

• 8th Grade - "The Jungle" Worksheet

• Earth Science - No Homework

7th Grade - Find out two facts about the Whiskey Rebellion. Write in complete sentences and tell me your source.

All other classes - No Homework

Thank you to everyone who has already purchased the three-ring binders. The students still have until Tuesday.

• 5th Grade - No Homework

• 6th Grade - Find out 2 facts about Islam. Write in complete sentences and tell me your source.

• 7th Grade - No Homework
  

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• Earth Science - No Homework