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The following words were to be turned in today:   (THESE WILL BE PART OF 2ND QUARTER’S GRADE.)

1. harangued – verb
2. myth – noun
3. poverty – noun
4. purify – verb
5. scurvy – noun
6. ambitious – adjective
7. inflation – noun
8. intolerance – noun
9. persecute – verb
10. chattel – noun

REMEMBER:  Do not use a form of the word in your definition.  Also try to have your definition relate to what we are currently studying.

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26TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  intolerance – noun (8)

• Read and discuss chapters 15-16
• Extra time after reading is work time

27TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  persecute – verb (9)

• Hand in 15-16 questions
• Read and discuss 17-19
• Questions for 17-19 due 10-29 at beginning of period

28TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  chattel – noun  (10)  HAND IN

• Jr. Scholastic reading and discussion

29TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  martyr – noun (1)

• Hand in questions 17-19
• Begin reading/discussing 20-23
• 20-23 Questions due 11-3

30TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  toleration – noun (2)

•  Continue reading/discussing 20-23 Rest of class is quiet work time

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The 1st Quarter is ending on 10-30-2009.  That is this Friday!!!!!!

Therefore I will not be accepting any late work after 10-28-2009. 

There will be some exceptions for students who have  had prolonged absences due to the “bug” that seems to be going around.

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19TH:  BREAKDOWN:  poverty – noun (3)

• Hand in Jamestown Person paper
• Hand back some questions and review what to do to improve
• Review for 7-12 TEST

20TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  purify – verb (4)

• 7-12 TEST
• When finished start looking over chapters 13-14
• Pick up 13-14 questions  DUE 10-23

21ST:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  scurvy – noun (5)

• Begin reading/discussing 13-14 as a class
• Some time in class to work on questions

22ND:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  ambitious – adjective (6)

• Finish reading/discussing 13-14
• When done, work time for questions

23RD:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  inflation – noun (7)

• Hand in questions for chapters 13-14
• Begin reading/discussing 15-16
• Hand out questions for 15-16  due 10-27
• Some time in class to work on questions

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The following breakdown were due to be handed in today:

1. phenomenal – adjective
2. unwholesome – adjective
3. labyrinth – noun
4. stock – noun (not animals, business related)
5. ideal- adjective
6. indentured – adjective
7. fanciful – adjective
8. orphan – noun
9. driveling – verb
10. capsule (as in time) – noun

REMEMBER when defining a word do NOT use a part of the word in your definition.

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12TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  orphan – noun (8)

• Brief review – bibliography and required explicit references
• Begin reading and discussing Chapters 7-9
• Questions for chapters handed out  due 10-14 at beginning of period

13TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  driveling – adjective (9)

• Finish reading and discussing Chapters 7-9
• Time after reading is work time for questions

14TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  capsule (as in time) – noun (10)  HAND IN

• Hand in Chapter 7-9 questions
• Begin reading and discussing chapters 10-12
• Hand out questios  due 10-16 at beginning of the period

15TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  harangued – v. (1)

• Finish reading and discussing chapters 10-12
• Time after reading is work time for questions

16TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  myth – noun (2)

• Answer any questions about paper due 10-19
• Review for test over Chapters 7-12,  TEST on 10-19

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5TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  stock – noun [not animals, but business related) (4)

• Library research day

6TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  ideal – adjective  (5)

• Library research day

7TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  indentured – adjective (6)

• Library research day

8TH:  BREAKDOWN WORD:  fanciful – adjective (7)

• Work on graphic organizer to get ready to write.

9TH:  CURRICULUM DAY – NO SCHOOL!!!!

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You child will be doing a report on a person related to Jamestown.  This format is very similar to what they will be required to do on the CBA (Classroom Based Assessment) later in the year.

In case you are not aware, I weight my grades.  Daily work is worth 50%, tests/quizzes 30%, and this project is 20%.

The report is due 10-19-2009 at the beginning of the period.  Anything after this time will be considered late and given a reduced grade.

The report may be handwritten in blue or black ink OR typed. 

All the information needed to help your child is found on the direction sheet I handed out on 10-1-2009.  They also have a bibliography example card (on gold cardstock) which they need to keep so it can be used again later in the year.

I  have told the students Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference for this paper.  However the can do research at home on-line, encyclopedia, or the public library

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