Homework week of 10/26/09

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Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework

Week of 10/26/09

History
1. In your slave narrative group you will work out individual assignments for your poster and presentation. Those will be due in 2nd block this week (I-Fri., II-Thurs., III-Wed.).
For more information on the slave trade, go to http://synergyhumanities.blogspot.com
Look at the map and click on the link. This will get you to the New York Public Library abolition of slavery site. Go to maps. Choose 2 maps to look at in detail.
On a separate piece of paper, write 4 things you learned from each of the maps. Due in 2nd block this week.

2. You will have a quiz next week on the North and South Packet, the trade map (you will have to fill in the blanks on the trade routes), and on some aspects of the Slavery in America video we’ve been watching in class. For that you will be asked to write a letter like you did about slavery in the South, including information from the video. We will brainstorm for this in class this week. To study you need to re-read the chapter “North and South” from A Nation Torn, review the questions from that chapter, review the trade map, and review the notes from Slavery in America.
Quiz---Block I---Tues., Nov. 3rd, Block III---Wed., Nov. 4th, Block II, Thursday, Nov. 5th

3. You may receive the second reading packet in second block this week. (We’ll see how far we get in class).

Language Arts
6th grade
1. Complete Anthony Burns by Thursday, Oct. 29th (6th grade) and Friday, Oct. 30th for 7th and 8th grades). Keep writing reflections (quick writes) for each chapter. Those are due on the dates listed above.

7th grade
1. Complete Anthony Burns by Thursday, Oct. 29th (6th grade) and Friday, Oct. 30th for 7th and 8th grades). Keep writing reflections (quick writes) for each chapter. Those are due on the dates listed above.
2. Final Farm School essay due Wed., Nov. 4th.
3. We will work on Wordly Wise unit 2 in class on Wed., Oct. 28th. The entire unit is due on Wed., Nov. 4th. A quiz on the first 2 units will be on Friday, Nov. 6th.

8th grade
1. Complete Anthony Burns by Thurs., Oct. 29th (6th )Fri.Oct. 30th (7th and 8th). Keep writing reflections (quick writes) for each chapter. Those are due on the dates listed above.
2. Final Farm School essay due Friday, Oct. 30th.

The Abolition of the Slave Trade

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Homework week of 10/19/09

Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of October 19, 2009


History
1. You will receive a slave narrative in class to read. Working with a small group, over the next week you will prepare a poster and presentation about this person. More specifics will be handed out in class.


Language Arts

6th Grade
1. Questions and quick writes/reflections for chapters 11 and 12 are due on Tuesday, Oct. 20th.
Read chapters 13, 14, 15 of Anthony Burns, The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave. Write reflections/quick writes for each chapter. Due Thursday, Oct. 22nd.

7th Grade
1. Rough draft of Farm School essay ---- Due Wed., October 21st. Be sure to turn in the planning sheet with the rough draft.

2. Read chapters 13, 14, 15 of Anthony Burns, The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave. Write reflections/quick writes for each chapter. Due Wed., Oct. 21st.

8th Grade
1. Rough draft of Farm School essay ---- Due Thursday, Oct. 22nd. Be sure to turn in the planning sheet with the rough draft.

2. Read chapters 13, 14, 15 of Anthony Burns, The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave. Write reflections/quick writes for each chapter. Due Thursday, Oct. 22nd.

Humanities and Language Arts Course Outlines

Humanities Course Overview 2009-2010

The theme for the year is United States History of the 19th century.
Topics include:
• Territorial Expansion from the colonial period through the 1860’s
• United States geography and world geography as it relates to U.S. history
• The structure of the United States government, particularly states rights and federal Rights and the role of the Judiciary
• Issues that lead up to the Civil War
• The Civil War
• Reconstruction
• Industrialization
• Indian “removal”
• The U.S. war against Mexico
• Famous and not-so-famous people during the 19th century
• Other topics as they arise in our studies

Language Arts Course Overview 2009-2010

6th grade:
• Literature studies, including deepening understanding of literary elements
• Literature we study:
Anthony Burns
Collection of memoirs
One or two more class book to be decided, depending on what kids have read already.

Writing
• Memoirs
• Poetry
• Essays – learning the basics
• Literary logs
• Reports
• Paragraph writing review
• Book reviews

Grammar, parts of speech, capitalization, sentence structures

Vocabulary Development
• Wordly Wise
• Vocabulary in class books and readings as well as in history readings

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7th grade:
• Literature studies, including deepening understanding of literary elements
• Literature we study:
Anthony Burns
Night
Collections of memoirs
One more class book to be decided

Writing
• Memoirs
• Poetry
• Essays
• Literary logs
• Reports
• Paragraph writing review
• Book reviews

Grammar, parts of speech, capitalization, sentence structures
Vocabulary Development
• Wordly Wise
• Vocabulary in class books and readings as well as in history readings

8th grade:
• Literature studies, including deepening understanding of literary elements
• Literature we study:
Anthony Burns
Twelfth Night
To Kill a Mockingbird
If time, we’ll read The Absolutely True Story of a Part-time Indian

Writing
• Poetry
• Essays
• Literary logs
• Reports
• Paragraph writing review
• Book reviews
• Researching, writing a 10 to 15 page paper, and creating a significant visual project for the 8th grade project

Grammar, parts of speech, capitalization, sentence structures
Vocabulary Development
• Vocabulary in class books and readings as well as in history readings

US Timeline Assignment

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Name________________________
Block________________________
Date_________________________
Events and People Dates:
Use your reading “A Nation Torn”, your atlas and your Write Source 2000 to find out the dates for the following. On your timeline, write an entry that explains the significance of and tells about each.

Fugitive Slave Act
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Invention of the Cotton Gin
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All presidents through 1850 – just put in their term in office
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

First factories
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Railroad expansion
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
over over


Expansion Dates:

www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u5/index.html

The United States began expanding its territory shortly after becoming a nation. Between 1800 and 1842 several significant changes happened. Use the site listed above to find out when and how these lands became part of the US. Find out what the following words mean and then use them Dates in your explanations.

Bought means _______________________________________________________
Cede means ________________________________________________________
Annexed means _____________________________________________________
Treaty _____________________________________________________________

Louisiana Territory ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

East Florida
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

West Florida
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Red River Territory
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Maine Border Adjustment
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Now put these dates and events on your timeline.

Homework week of 10/13/09

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Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of October 13, 2009

All students: Check the door of the humanities classroom for lists of missing work. Turning things in during Farm School got a little confusing for some of you.

History
1. Complete timeline work that we will begin in class. The assignment is attached.

Language Arts
6th grade
1. Turn in Wordly Wise unit 1 on Thursday, Oct. 15th.
2. Anthony Burns work is below. Read chapters 9 and 10 by Thursday, Oct. 15th and complete the reflections (quick writes) for those chapters. By Tuesday, Oct. 20th, read chapters 11 and 12 and do the reflections, vocabulary and question.

7th grade
1. Turn in Wordly Wise unit 1 by Friday, Oct. 16th
2. Anthony Burns work is below. Read chapters 9, 10, 11, 12 by Friday, Oct. 16th and do the reflections, vocabulary and question.
3. The plan for a Farm School essay is due on Friday, 10/16. We’ll begin in class.

8th grade
1. Anthony Burns work is below. Read chapters 9, 10, 11, 12 by Friday, Oct. 16th and do the reflections, vocabulary and question.
2. The plan for a Farm School essay is due on Friday, 10/16.



Anthony Burns, The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
Chapters 9 through 12


1. Continue with your reflections (quick writes) for each chapter.
2. You will be partnered up in class to look at the speeches (beginning on p. 75) given by Samuel Howe, Reverend Theodore Parker, John Swift, and Wendell Phillips. Discuss 1) how each tried to persuade the crowd, 2) which speaker was most effective, and 3) why. We will discuss your small group work in the whole class.
3. In chapter 10, Anthony shows both leadership and compassion towards his comrades. Quote one example that you feel is important and write about it.

Vocabulary
severed (pg. 92)
municipal (pg. 92)
armory (pg. 93)
claimants (pg. 94)
tribunal (pg. 96)

Richard Henry Dana

Richard Henry Dana, Anthony Burns' attorney

homework week of 10/5/09

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Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of 10/5/09

Humanities
IMPORTANT: SCHEDULES ARE DIFFERENT THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF FARM SCHOOL. HAVE ALL OF YOUR BINDERS AND YOUR CLASS BOOK WITH YOU DAILY.

1. We’ll begin reading a history chapter in classes this week. You will have questions assigned in class. Questions are due on Friday, Oct. 9th.

Language Arts
6th
1. Read chapters 5 through 8 in Anthony Burns by Friday, Oct. 2nd. Reflections, vocabulary and questions for chapters 5 through 8 are due on Friday, Oct. 9th.
2. Write a literary log to an adult in your home AND have the adult write a reply. Your letter and the reply from your parent/guardian is due Friday, Oct. 9th. Write your letter by Wednesday so your parent/guardian has 2 nights to reply.
Topics:
The letter is not a plot summary, but you will need to give some information so your reader will know what you’re writing about. For example, give the title, author, genre, time period and major issues in the book. Then, write about the following:
• What did you think/feel about the book when we first began reading this book?
• In what ways have your thoughts/feelings changed? Be specific.
• What questions do you have about the book and/or the author at this point in the book?
• What do you think about the structure of the book (such as the switching back and forth in time)?
• Would you recommend this book to your parent/guardian? Why/why not?
• Choose one passage that you found really important in the book and quote it.

7th
1. Anthony Burns reflections, vocabulary and questions for chapters 5 through 8 are due Wed., Oct. 7th. I will check them off in class because you’ll need your lit. log for the letter.

2. Write a literary log to an adult in your home AND have the adult write a reply. Your letter and the reply from your parent/guardian is due Friday, Oct. 9th. Write your letter by Wednesday so your parent/guardian has 2 nights to reply.

Topics:
The letter is not a plot summary, but you will need to give some information so your reader will know what you’re writing about. For example, give the title, author, genre, time period and major issues in the book. Then, write about the following:
• What did you think/feel about the book when we first began reading this book?
• In what ways have your thoughts/feelings changed? Be specific.
• What questions do you have about the book and/or the author at this point in the book?
• What do you think about the structure of the book (such as the switching back and forth in time)?
• Would you recommend this book to your parent/guardian? Why/why not?
• Choose one passage that you found really important in the book and quote it.

8th
1. Anthony Burns reflections, vocabulary and questions for chapters 5 through 8 are due Wed., Oct. 7th. Tammy will check them off in class because you’ll need your lit. log for the letter (explained below).
2. Bring all the research for your individual poster on Anthony Burns topics on Thursday, Oct. 1st. You will have time to work on your poster in class and the final poster is due Friday, Oct. 2nd.
Requirements:
• Your poster will be used to teach your classmates about your topic. Include:
• A clear, visible title
• Visuals----photos, drawings, charts etc.
• Important dates/places/people
• Lay it out in a visually interesting manner. For example, use contrasting colors, readable fonts etc.
• Proofread


3. Write a literary log to an adult in your home AND have the adult write a reply. Your letter and the reply from your parent/guardian is due Friday, Oct. 9th. Write your letter by Wednesday so your parent/guardian has 2 nights to reply. Look under 7th grade for topics.