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5/21 and 5/26

Thu, 21 May 2015 13:22:54 +0100

vocab 32 parley and blighter
pirate notes part 3 Famous Pirates
"Reading" 32 Design a pirate flag
exit slip: What do you like most about pirates?

5/19 and 5/20

Thu, 21 May 2015 13:18:59 +0100

Vocab 31 booty and nigh
pirate notes part 2: Weapons
"reading" 31 - Word Search and an Acrostic "PIRATE"
Exit Slip: What would be your weapon of choice on board a pirate ship? Explain

5/15 and 5/18

Fri, 15 May 2015 13:04:24 +0100

Vocab 30 - bungling and scurvy
Notes - Pirate Introduction
"Reading" 30 - Short Story "Why is this pirate walking the plank"
Exit Slip - If pirates are bad why do you think our society has sensationalized them?

5/11 through 5/14

Mon, 11 May 2015 12:44:46 +0100

Now that the Final Exam is OVER let's get back to learning new material. To get us all in the spirit of learing about pirates, I present to you ...

Movie: The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
History Frame

4/15 and 4/16

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:28:44 +0100

Read chapter 17 in the Gateway book.
Answer the 17 questions at the end.

4/13 and 4/14

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:28:06 +0100

Read chapter 16 in the Gateway book
Answer the 13 questions at the end

4/9 and 4/10

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:29:48 +0100

Unit 9 Test "The Sixties"

4/7 and 4/8

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:08:20 +0100

vocab. 29: morale and abate
reading 29: Frayer pages 353-356 The Women's Liberation Movement
Exit Slip: How has the Women's Liberation Movement shaped the role of women in today's society?

3/20 - 4/6

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:31:31 +0100

vocab 28: quagmire and guerilla warfare
reading 28: Venn Diagram page 350 - Hawks and Doves (also using two songs)
"The Vietnam Song" by Country Joe McDonald and "The Ballad of the Green Berets" by SSGT. Barry Sadler
exit slip: Summarize the Vietnam War

3/18 - 3/19

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:18:43 +0100

vocab 27: unprecedented and inconsequential
reading 27: Venn Diagram: pages 341-343 JFKs New Frontier and LBJs Great Society
exit slip: How successful were the domestic policies of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson?