Paideia Homework:
English--The Antigone Creative Assessment is now due on Monday, Feb. 15. If you have it ready to submit on Friday, you may turn it in for EC.
Make sure that you keep up with your reading of The Metamorphosis and fill in the info on the charts. The first quiz is on Parts I and II on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Remember that Ms. Van Dyke are switching days for the next two weeks. Monday and Wednesday are World History days. Tuesday and Thursday are English days. We will split Friday.
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Paideia Homework
English: The Creative Assessment on Antigone is due Friday, Feb. 12. Remember that you are completing 3 of the 5 choices. Review the criteria for each choice before you begin work on that part. Returning the non-folded, non-spindled, non-mutilated grading sheet earns you 1 point as long as you put your name on it!
For the next week, we will deviate a little from historical format for English and slip in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis--a very cool novel about a man who turns into a life-sized dung beetle! After we finish that, we will rejoin Ms. Van Dyke as she ends the Middle Ages and moves into the Renaissance.
English: The Creative Assessment on Antigone is due Friday, Feb. 12. Remember that you are completing 3 of the 5 choices. Review the criteria for each choice before you begin work on that part. Returning the non-folded, non-spindled, non-mutilated grading sheet earns you 1 point as long as you put your name on it!
For the next week, we will deviate a little from historical format for English and slip in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis--a very cool novel about a man who turns into a life-sized dung beetle! After we finish that, we will rejoin Ms. Van Dyke as she ends the Middle Ages and moves into the Renaissance.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
World History Midterm Review Questions
First Period Exam on January 20, 7:55am.
Second Period Exam on January 19, 7:55am.
REVIEW QUESTIONS:
If you know the answers to these questions, you'll be in good shape for the midterm exam. Have fun studying!
What happened during the Neolithic Revolution?
What do the words Paleolithic and Neolithic mean?
What is the end goal of achievement in Hinduism? Buddhism?
On which rivers did the first civilizations form (in the Middle East, China, and India)?
What benefits were there from the rivers for civilizations that settled on their shores?
Who was Nehru? Mr. Jinnah? Mr. Walker? What was their significance?
What are some significant geographical features of the African continent?
Be able to define the following:monotheistic, theocracy, ostracism, classical, city-state, bias, Acropolis, Hellenic,empire, phalanx, archaeology, Hellenistic, hieroglyphics, bias, oligarchy, monsoon.
What was the significance of the Torah? Hammurabi's Code? Pericles? Hippocrates?
Describe the worldview of the ancient African kingdoms.
Compare and contrast the Jewish and Sumerian views of and relationship to God/god(s).
Why did early human teeth become smaller?
What does Qin Shihuangdi’s burial show about Chinese culture?
Second Period Exam on January 19, 7:55am.
REVIEW QUESTIONS:
If you know the answers to these questions, you'll be in good shape for the midterm exam. Have fun studying!
What happened during the Neolithic Revolution?
What do the words Paleolithic and Neolithic mean?
What is the end goal of achievement in Hinduism? Buddhism?
On which rivers did the first civilizations form (in the Middle East, China, and India)?
What benefits were there from the rivers for civilizations that settled on their shores?
Who was Nehru? Mr. Jinnah? Mr. Walker? What was their significance?
What are some significant geographical features of the African continent?
Be able to define the following:monotheistic, theocracy, ostracism, classical, city-state, bias, Acropolis, Hellenic,empire, phalanx, archaeology, Hellenistic, hieroglyphics, bias, oligarchy, monsoon.
What was the significance of the Torah? Hammurabi's Code? Pericles? Hippocrates?
Describe the worldview of the ancient African kingdoms.
Compare and contrast the Jewish and Sumerian views of and relationship to God/god(s).
Why did early human teeth become smaller?
What does Qin Shihuangdi’s burial show about Chinese culture?
Monday, November 2, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
World History: Siddhartha Comic Strip due Tuesday, November 3rd.
World History: Gandhi Preseminar Questions due Friday, November 6th.
World History: Africa, China, and India Test on Thursday, November 5th. You may use your packets!
World History: Gandhi Preseminar Questions due Friday, November 6th.
World History: Africa, China, and India Test on Thursday, November 5th. You may use your packets!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Paideia English:
Quiz on Wednesday (10-28) on the notes on Hinduism and Buddhism. Be sure to review definitions of the key terms and the development of each religion/way of life.
Reading of Chapters 1-4 in Siddhartha is also due on Wednesday (10-28).
Thinking ahead--Read Chapters 5-8 for Monday, November 2.
Quiz on Wednesday (10-28) on the notes on Hinduism and Buddhism. Be sure to review definitions of the key terms and the development of each religion/way of life.
Reading of Chapters 1-4 in Siddhartha is also due on Wednesday (10-28).
Thinking ahead--Read Chapters 5-8 for Monday, November 2.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Paideia homework:
The test on the honors project novel, Nectar in a Sieve, is on Friday, October 23. Be sure that you are keeping up with the reading. Remember that filling the character IDs on the reading guide as well as the boxes on the last page (traditions, ceremonies, etc.) will help you in understanding how all of the characters' lives intertwine. You may use this guide on the test.
The honors project--the trifold brochure--is due on Monday, October 26. Refer to the brochure giudelines and the rubric that we gave you. Things to remember:
The test on the honors project novel, Nectar in a Sieve, is on Friday, October 23. Be sure that you are keeping up with the reading. Remember that filling the character IDs on the reading guide as well as the boxes on the last page (traditions, ceremonies, etc.) will help you in understanding how all of the characters' lives intertwine. You may use this guide on the test.
The honors project--the trifold brochure--is due on Monday, October 26. Refer to the brochure giudelines and the rubric that we gave you. Things to remember:
- The brochure must be generated from the computer--no handwritten brochures! If you need computer access at school, you are welcome to come to our room during SMART Lunch or after school. If you need to use our computer, please do not wait until the last minute to do so.
- Pictures downloaded from the internet are fine. Your own drawings are fine (provided that you have artistic talent!), and if you glue them to the brochure, you will need to laminate the brochure so that the art does not part company from the pages.
- You will need to research some of the topics for Ms. Van Dyke's part, but remember that the explanations need to be in YOUR OWN WORDS. You will not receive credit for anything that is "cut and pasted" into the explanations.
- "Neat and pretty" always gives a better impression for a project than something that looks like you just threw it together at the last minute. Take the time to make your brochure look good!
- When you are working with the thematic ideas on pages 5 and 6--Mrs. Meng's section--please THINK about the topic! Once you have read the book, the thematic ideas will make sense, and you should be able to write about them easily.
- On pages 2-6, you MUST provide EXAMPLES from the novel to support your research or thoughts. You will lose points if the examples are not present--and clearly relevant to the topic.
Questions? See Ms. Van Dyke or Mrs. Meng well before the due date!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Friday, October 9
World History: Homework due Tuesday, October 13: Complete packet pages 11-13 on Ancient China.
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