homework week of 9/21/09

Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of September 21, 2009

History
1. Anthony Burns, the Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave:
• Read chapters 1 through 4 (pages 1-32). Due dates: Thurs. for 6th and 8th graders, Wed. for 7th graders.
• Complete questions and vocabulary for these chapters in your literary logs. We will explain how to set this up in class.
• For each chapter you read, in addition to the questions, you need to do a quick write. It can be questions you have, reactions to the chapter, or other ideas/thoughts you want to express. It only needs to be 4 or 5 sentences (could be more).
• Bring this novel and your lit log to all humanities and language arts classes.
• Read chapters 5 through 8 (page 74) by Monday, Sept. 28th. Complete questions and vocabulary for these chapters in your lit. log.

2. Map and timeline work will be assigned in 2nd block classes and due on Monday next week (September 28th). Students in Week 1 of Farm School: your work will be due the following Monday, October 5th.

Language Arts
6th grade
1. Your only assignments are the Anthony Burns assignments listed above.

7th grade
1. You will be assigned 2 more paragraphs. I’ll review them in class; so don’t begin until after class on Wed. Due Friday, 9/25.

8th grade
1. Your final essay is due on Friday, 9/25. Turn in with plan, and rough draft.
2. You will be assigned short research topics for Anthony Burns. (see other side). They will be due on Monday, Sept. 28th for week 2 farm school, and on Monday, Oct. 5th. For week 1 farm school.



Anthony Burns topics

Fugitive Slave Act                   Richard Henry Dana
Charles Mayo Ellis                  Benjamin Hallett
Edward Greeley Loring          Wendell Phillips
Theodore Parker                      Franklin Pierce