• Friday, March 13, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/13/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Final Day of Empires: Moves on the game board, final points tally, awards!

    Homework: NONE (unless you didn't finish your Day in the Life story)

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  • Thursday, March 12, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/12/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Turn in "A Day in the Life" story (in Google Classroom).
    2. Turn in to basket the self-evaluation and peer feedback (for classwork grade)
    3. Empires Day 6: Challenge, Fate, Plan Moves

    Homework: None, unless you have not finished your story or have missing work.

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  • Wednesday, March 11, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/11/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Review paragraphing and punctuation rules for dialogue in story.
    2. Peer feedback: work with partner and the PQP form. 

    Homework:

    1. Final draft of "A Day in the Life" story is due tomorrow.  Make sure you have highlighted according to the color code on the self-evaluation form.
    2. You will turn in your self-evaluation and peer feedback forms tomorrow for classwork grade.
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  • Tuesday, March 10, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/10/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Empires: Change roles, and get civilization points for Trade Day (Period 6 - Do Trade Day)
    2. Self-Evaluation of rough draft of story.  Use the handout to assess your work so far and to get ideas for revising.

    Homework:

    1. Finish self-evaluation and revisions on "A Day in the Life" story - due Thursday 3/12.
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  • Monday, March 9, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/9/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Last day to work on rough draft of "A Day in the Life" story.
    2. Empires: make Day 5 purchases and Trade Day #2

    Homework:

    1. rough draft of "A Day in the Life" story is due tomorrow in Google Classroom.
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  • Friday, March 6, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/9/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Continue working on "A Day in the Life" story in Google Classroom.

    Homework:

    1. rough draft of story is due on Tuesday; final draft due Thursday 3/12.
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  • Thursday, March 5, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/5/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Begin drafting "A Day in the Life" story in Google Classroom.

    Homework:

    1. None
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  • Wednesday, March 4, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/4/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Work on the Planning Sheet for "A Day in the Life" story.  This is in Google Classroom.  
    2. Empires Day 5: Fate, moves, battles, receive resources and income.  

    Homework:

    1. Finish your planning sheet for the "A Day in the Life" story.  This is in Google Classroom; just notes for your story so you are ready to begin drafting tomorrow. 
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  • Tuesday, March 3, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/3/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Empires Day 5 Challenge over "Mesopotamian Farming Tools"
    2. Read the Social Class Information packet.
    3. Learn about the next TASK -- writing a "Day in the Life" story, told from the perspective of a person of a particular social class. The planning sheet for this is in Google Classroom  -  due Thursday.

    Homework:

    1. no homework
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  • Monday, March 2, 2020

    Posted by Frances Durcan on 3/3/2020

    Agenda:

    1. Empires Day 4:  fate and moves, collect income and make purchases.
    2. Reading: "Mesopotamian Farming Tools": read and highlight, answer questions.

    Homework:

    1. none, unless you are missing work or haven't finished your Hammurabi DBQ.
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