I was out yesterday and would like to thank all my students for their respectful behavior towards my guest teacher. Now she knows why we are the 50th best middle school in the nation! Thank you, 6th graders!
Amish Acres: A reminder that permission slip, money, and waiver is due May 15. Thanks!
P. 1,4: Today we continued with the "Barefoot Bandit" article and working to answer the question: Is Colton Harris-Moore courageous? Does he deserve a place in our Courageous Characters unit? Rascal or Criminal? This is a practice Performance Task to prepare students for the corporation performance task on May 20.
- H/W: Amish Acres permission slip, waiver, money
- Complete question #1 for "Barefoot Bandit"
P. 2,5,6: Students continued with their vocabulary analysis of the essential words for Declaration of Independence. They are doing this in pairs and then presenting their findings to the class. This will be part of a historical document study in which they conclude which document is the most persuasive: Gettysburg Address, Declaration of Independence, or I Have a Dream.
- H/W: Amish Acres permission slip, waiver, money
- Read the Declaration of Independence and try to decipher and label the introduction, preamble, list of grievances, the concern of no redress, and conclusion
See you tomorrow!
