12/6/10 - TU

12/9 -    THURS.  SOAP ORDERS DUE
12/9 -    * * * * TEAM TIME  * * * * 

12/6-13    PENNY DRIVE and SPIRIT WEEK

TOMORROW:  LIBRARY DAY (Classics Illustrated Book)

* We'll try to preview books during Library Day

language arts
I.  PENNY TALES
- finish typing in lab (finish at home, otherwise)
- include subtitle such as
               "a true penny tale"
               "the story of one lucky penny"
               " the story of how one penny can make a difference"
* two copies:  1 for teacher to read (double-spaced)
                        1 copy for printing/posting purposes (single spaced)
* as always, try to email a copy to teacher


social studies
II.  ISLAM - origins & background (cont.)
- continuing History Alive text, CH 8
- read Sections 8.4-8.7
- Cornell Notes on 8.4
- combine 8.5-8.6 into one Cornell Note
- 8.7 one Cornell Note

* yes, this IS a speed activity.  Skim and scan.
   You may not/probably won't get EVERYTHING.
   That is not the intention of this reading activity.
* You can work more on this at home, but it is NOT
    HOMEWORK.

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HOMEWORK

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__  finish VOCAB WEEK 9 Day 2-3 (self-correct with dictionary)
__  finish LETTERS TO THE AUTHOR  (due Wednesday) 

__ finish/polish PENNY TALE (due as of today) 


** In addition to behavior points lost, Team Time study hall for Core will be based on having turned in Letters To The Author, and Vocab Completion.  Major missing portions or incompletes will result in an invite to study hall for the opportunity to complete work.