Thank You 5th thru 8th Graders for the Card!
You are part of my journey so you own part of my success.
6th GRADE
THURS
Multicultural Day: Ethiopia!
Students turned in Mandalas; Students created Mandalas and then wrote positive attributes about each other to further strengthen the community bond. Ethiopians value families and interconnectedness. In their culture, they use Mandalas to symbolize family.
Students began Pictorial Creation Myths. The Ethiopian culture is rich in folklore, especially different creation myths. During pre-history, tribes could not write down traditions or stories, so they used pictures to represent their culture. Mirroring this, students pictorially created their own creation stories and will orally tell these stories to the class.
HW:
Bring $5 for Mulitcultural Day! Money will cover the cost of food and supplies purchased by
Ms. Abbene for the event. Thank you!
Vocab. Chart DUE TOM!
Finish Creation Myths - DUE TOM!
MON
Interviews:
Students finished peer-interviews
Book Review:
20 minutes of independent reading
Research Report:
Students worked on Outline for Report
Grammar:
Voyages - p.453 Inverted & Natural Order of Sentences
HW:
Vocab Chart: Africa, Ethiopia, konjo (beautiful female), melke-melkam (handsome male), akekrhaleh (I love you), Sudan, Red Sea, Blue Nile, Rastafarian, reggae, Zulu, Somolia, Addis Ababa, injera, gursha DUE FRI
Voayges - p.454 Even Numbers; Change order of sentences ONLY
Book Review #4 - Due MON
7th GRADE
THURS
Students continued their Pictorial Creation Myths. The Ethiopian culture is rich in folklore, especially different creation myths. During pre-history, tribes could not write down traditions or stories, so they used pictures to represent their culture. Mirroring this, students pictorially created their own creation stories and will orally tell these stories to the class.
Students presented their Environmental Campaign Speeches.
HW:
Finish Creation Myths DUE TOM!
Vocab Chart DUE TOM!
Book Log #6 DUE MON
MON
Elizabethan Era Essay (EEE):
Students worked on Essay Outline
Environmental Issue Speech:
Students worked on Essay Outline and Rough Draft
HW:
Vocab Chart: Samurai, Karma, kimono, kamikaze, Konnichiwa (Hello), Domo Arigato (Thank You), Hiroshima, ninja, karate, aikido, geisha, cherry blossom, sushi, sake, Akuma (spiritual demons representing bad omen), Benten (goddess of good fortune)
Environmental Speech Rough Draft DUE WED.
Book Log #6 DUE MON
8th GRADE
You're almost there. . .just keep shooting those hoops
and running towards the finish line. . .the taste of victory will be sweet!
THURS
Multicultural Day
Students continued their Pictorial Creation Myths. The Ethiopian culture is rich in folklore, especially different creation myths. During pre-history, tribes could not write down traditions or stories, so they used pictures to represent their culture. Mirroring this, students pictorially created their own creation stories and will orally tell these stories to the class.
Elizabethan Era Essay
Students peer-edited their E.E.E.
HW:
Final Draft E.E.E. DUE MON!
Book Log #6 DUE MON!
MON
Elizabethan Era Essay (EEE)
Students worked on Essay Outline
HW:
Vocab Chart: bene (good), ciao (good-bye/hello), buona serra (good afternoon), grazie (thank you), prego (please), buongiorna (good morning), Vatican, Italia, bella/o, achtung (action!), das (the), deutsch (German), familie, gut (good), haben (to have), und (and) DUE FRI
EEE Outline DUE TOM!
Book Log #6 DUE MON
