Unit 2 Test 
Thursday and Friday, 10/11 and 10/12 
The multiple choice section will be on Thursday and the essay will be on Friday.  

http://prezi.com/matlhm5etc3i/explorers/

Use the link above to access the presentation given in class on the Spanish conquistadors.

Prezi on Explorers

Notebooks Due Monday!

Explorer's Notebooks Due Monday! 

Everyone has worked very hard on the project for Unit 2, the Explorer's Notebook.  I can't wait to see all the creative projects.  Below you will find the check list for the project make sure you include every part and you consult the rubric to see how each part will be graded. 

Unit 2 is posted

Look at the top of the blog page and you will see that Unit 2 is now posted.  If you need copies of any of the unit pages, you may print them from the blog.

Homework: 
Due Thursday, 9/20  Finish notecards in Assignment 1 
Due Friday, 9/21: Assignment 2 
Due Monday, 9/24: Assignment 3 

On Thursday you will choose your explorer for the notebook project.  

Hamburger Writing

Hurricane Isaac Finally Left Us!

Wow, what a week.  Most of us fled the heat and lack of electricity to places with an abundance of air conditioning.  Missing four days of school sure makes it seem like we are starting over.  Our class will move quickly to finish Unit 1 so we can stay on track with our schedule for the year.

Homework: 
Due Monday, 9/10: Assignment #8 
Due Tuesday/Wednesday: Assignment #10 
FRIDAY, 9/14: UNIT 1 TEST. 

Normally we will take tests during the 85 minute period so there is plenty of time for everyone.  Due to the missed days for the hurricane and the upcoming holiday for Rosh Hashana this will not be possible for Unit 1.  Therefore, all sixth graders will take the multiple choice portion of the test in class on Friday, 9/14.  Assignment #10 requires the students to write a paragraph from the perspective of the Taino tribe on the arrival of Columbus.  This paragraph will count as the essay portion of the test.  

Middle Ages

Our focus for Unit 1 will be the Renaissance, but we want to quickly take a few steps back into the Middle Ages to see how an increase in trade and the Crusades made the era possible.  (Notice the vocabulary words.)
Homework: 
Check your school email for instructions on how to complete your homework.  Answer the questions on your own loose leaf paper.