Current Assignments:
Here is a recap of what we've done after LIFT and what's coming up.
Math:
We've done Lesson 11 and 12.
Science:
Ch. 6 Sections 1-3 with notes for each section in Journals
Bible:
We are watching the Most Important Questions series and filling out a study guide that goes with it. The program archives can be found at www.miqteens.com if anyone is sick and needs to catch up on a program they miss at school.
Social Studies:
The European Countries "All Countries" test will be taken each day between now and the end of the quarter (Friday 10/22) until a student scores 100%. If they do not reach 100%, the score they get the last day will be recorded as their grade.
Writing:
The students are choosing one of the rough drafts they wrote this quarter to publish in the quarterly "Class Magazine".
The publishing steps and deadlines are listed below:
Steps to Publishing a Type 5 Piece of Writing
Step 1: Brainstorm possible writing topics and writing styles
Step 2: Write a Rough Draft
Step 3: Revise:
- Write 2 other possible titles
- Write 2 other possible beginnings.
- Write 2 other possible endings
- Find nouns/adjectives you can make more descriptive and specific
o The red truck = The fire engine red Ford F-150
- Find actions you can turn into step-by-step slow motion descriptions.
Step 4: Type a second draft and print it out
Step 5: Edit your printed draft
- Make paragraphs
- Look for sentences that should be split into more than one sentence
- Proper quotations for people talking
- Capitalize proper nouns
- Use an apostrophe for possessive words
- Make sure no words are left out of sentences.
- When a word is misspelled, make sure you choose the right word from the list of choices.
Step 6: Publish
- Create a cover page
- Put the title at the top of your writing
- Print out
Deadlines:
Steps 1-4 Due Friday 10/15
Steps 5-6 Due Thursday 10/21
IOWA Tests:
Outside of Bible, Writing, and the daily Social Studies test, the rest of the time will be spent for IOWA testing this week.
