5/10/11 - TU

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STATE READING TEST THIS WEEK:  FINISHED

only a few left for make ups

SS PERSUASIVE PAPERS (done and DUE)

and don't forget to bring in your

RUN FOR THE ARTS PLEDGES

which were DUE YESTERDAY ! ! ! 

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I.  EFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES - group discussion
- Discuss at tables; guess or think about what impact could have been

- share as a whole class; discuss

II.  EFFECTS OF CRUSADES ON WEST - cornell notes
- teacher lecture; follow format of teacher notes

- read Across the Centuries, pp. 301-302

- FINISH Cornell Notes on 7 ways in which Crusades impacted west

   (according to text)

- think ahead;  look at how many lines are left on your paper; determine how

much space you'll need for each "impact;"  take notes accordingly

III.  INTRO TO THE RENAISSANCE - HA, CH28 chapter preview

- preview the chapter before reading

- FRAME the outline of Chapter 28

- List Heading/Subheadings; focus words (vocab),

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HOMEWORK

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___   finish multi-cultural home reading book

___   VOCAB WEEK 23, DAY 4 of PCKT - self-correct (will correct on TH)

___   begin/continue VOCAB WK 23 SENTENCES (about princesses, unicorns and/or Power Rangers)

___   continue Crossword, "Kansas" (due FR)

 ___  continue to plan, draft and retype poems for Poetry Scrap Book (due next Mon).