9/18/12 - TU

FUNDRAISERS CURRENTLY ACTIVE:
___ CHINOOK BOOK
___ BULBS
___ SCRIP


* LATE OPENING WED: 9/19
* BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT THUR: 9/20

I.  HW PACKET - review
- review tracker, homework from last night
- DUE: FRAME on LEGACY OF ROMAN EMPIRE (due today)
- finish some work
- complete/study Legacy of Roman Empire Frame

II.  LEGACY OF ancient ROMAN EMPIRE
- finish and review FRAME (notes)
- make sure you know where to find "is about" (intro)
  and the "so what" (summary)
- did you mention any modern day ways we still see Rome?

III.  ESSAY ON LEGACY OF ANCIENT ROMAN EMPIRE
* focus on how notes can become an essay
- Key Topic of Frame = TITLE
- IS ABOUT = first sentence of essay
- FIRST COLUMN/INTRO = intro of essay
- each MAIN IDEA = new paragraph
- MAIN IDEA = first sentence of each paragraph
- SO WHAT = conclusion

IV. LEGACY OF ANCIENT ROME POEM
- Rome Pome
- draft a poem within a Roman Arch as the border
- color, images, creative
- draft first; timed writing exercise
- read aloud to self to "hear" how writing sounds (proofreading activity)
* DUE THURSDAY if not finished in class

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HOMEWORK
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___  continue HISTORICAL PERSON BIOGRAPHY 
        20-30 minutes reading per night
        Should be at least 45 minutes into the book by now

        HOMEWORK PACKET:
___  Read 2nd or 3rd CURRENT EVENTS article, follow instructions (due FR)
___  start/continue VOCAB -ER, -OR, -IST (due FR)
___  start/continue GEOGRAPHY CROSSWORD (due FR)   
___  start/continue ATLAS WKSHT (due FR)


* PLEASE NOTE:  The entire homework packet is due Friday.  Students will have various times to work on some of the pages in class (if they use their time well).  We discuss in class how to look at the packet and break it up into daily pieces that can be completed.  Students also have some choice as to what pages they work on first.  Each night of this week, 2-3 pages of their choice should be the goal.