homework week of 3/10/08

Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of March 10, 2008

History

1. Add the China dates (given out in first block class) to your timeline book. You will need to be careful to put them in the right place in relationship to the Mesopotamia dates. We’ll begin together in class.
Due in second block class this week.

2. You will have an additional short research topic relating to your dynasty to work on this week. You will work this out in class with the other members of your hsing.
Due in second block class this week.

3. Keep updating your primary map. Some of you are only making a delegate chart without using the map. However, this assignment should also be helping you with U.S. geography, so you should also be using the map. We can go over how to use it in class.

6th/7th graders---History Research Report
This week you will choose your topic for the history research project. You will need to take notes on your first source by your first block class next week. This will all be explained thoroughly in class with a separate handout.

Language Arts
6th grade:
1) Giver, read from chapter 13 through chapter 17.
Giver and Shabanu, do work packet handed out to you.
All due on Thursday, March 13th.

7th grade:
1. Your essay planning sheet and the rough draft of your final Holocaust essay are due on Wednesday, March 12th. Be sure to bring them to school even though part of your day will be spent at Herbst Theater.
2. We will begin reading Shadow Spinner this week. Specific pages to be assigned in class.
3. Wordly Wise unit 7 and 8 tests are on Friday, March 14th.

8th grade:
1. Spend a minimum of 3 hours on your 8th grade project. Refer to your calendar for specific assignments.
2. The proposal for your visual component (see attached) is due Friday, March 14th.
3. A rough draft of the introduction and first 3 pages of your report is due on Thursday, March 20th.
4. Complete preposition work (to be handed out in class). Due on Friday, March 14th.