12/16/14 - TU

notions of
I.  COMPARE and CONTRAST
- review SS video notes on Serfs and Nobles
- look at CATEGORY words that indicated a new topic
  (paragraphs in the video dialogue)
- share/discuss categories (i.e. homes, fashion, education, etc.)
- QUIZ

II.  finish MEDIEVAL SERF & NOBLE VIDEOS
- continue note-taking, but now with the notion of
  comparing differences and similarities between the two classes

III.  COMPARE and CONTRAST GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
- in groups write categories and contrast or compare for each
-  i.e.  HOMES.....descr. of SERF homes....descr. of NOBLE homes
* not homework
* we'll come back to it on Thursday


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HOMEWORK
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___   VOCABULARY WEEK 7 (finish by Thursday to correct/discuss in class)
         Day 1 complete in class, Monday
         Day 2 complete at home Monday night
         Day 3 complete as HW Tuesday night
         Day 4 complete as HW Wednesday night  (sentences due Friday)

* SENTENCES are all about first few chapters of your Classics Illustrated novel
* SENTENCES can be worked on as soon as you verify meaning of a word


___   begin/review GEOGRAPHY CW:LONDON - street maps (due FRI)
          * show reading (box category words, underline key details that lead to answer)

___   begin/review ATLAS: ASIA pages 181-183
         * 10 TEXT FACTS (thorough, detailed sentence form)
         * 10 MAP OBSERVATIONS (thorough, detailed sentence form)

___   continue reading CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED NOVEL
         should finish during break
         book report not due until Friday after return from break
         * students will be asked to fill out a packet detailing/showing knowledge of the following:
             characters, Internal/External conflict, Plot Events/chain of cause and effect sequence ,
             themes/major ideas, hook, peak of story, resolution, etc.

PLEASE NOTE:  The vast majority of these classics can be found for free as part of the public domain.  We do not have them in our library, so I can only suggest that parents guide their students to giving the unabridged versions a chance.  You can DOWNLOAD a free copy to most electronic devices (although I don't know how to do this with ease, so I'm not the best resource yet.)  You can also CHECK OUT FROM THE LIBRARY a copy of the unabridged version.  And, finally, you can CHECK OUT A DOWNLOADABLE mp3 version from Multnomah County Library.

The unabridged versions are challenging, but good reads.  I would encourage your student to give them a go, but also know when to stop if reading fatigue occurs.