UMS Adventurers Homework Hotline for 2007-08

History with Mrs. Bridges:

For period:April 14-18
Essential learning points: How did slavery in the United States begin? What was the Middle Passage? What happened aboard the Amistad? What was slavery in the United States like? Who were Abolitionists? What was the Underground Railroad?
Monday: Students began class examining the differences in slavery in Africa and early history, as opposed to what slavery was like in the United States. Students then were given a worksheet that detailed how slavery spread due to the influence of the cotton gin.
Tuesday: Students looked at pictures of what life was like during slavery. Students then learned about the ordeal that Africans went through and were brought into slavery. Students began watching a movie called Slave Ship, a story about the only successful mutiny aboard a slave ship.
Wednesday: Students were assigned to an Abolitionist, and were taken to the computer lab to research basic information about their Abolitionist, which will be used to complete a project.
Thursday: Students finished the movie Slave Ship. Students then were given information about Abolitionists, and the Underground Railroad. Students looked at pictures about what life was like along the Underground Railroad.
Friday: Students continued to work in the computer lab, and finished locating information about the Abolitionists that they were researching.

Literacy/History with Mrs. Bridges:

For period: April 14-18
Monday:Silent reading. Worked on graphic organizers on famous female African Americans.
Tuesday:Silent reading. Worked on graphic organizers on famous female African Americans.
Wednesday:Silent reading. Sequencing and alphabetic order practice.
Thursday:Silent reading. Sequencing and alphabetic order practice. Began reading and answering questions in the Time For Kids edition on Early Man.
Friday:Silent reading. Continued in the Time For Kids edition on Early Man.

English with Dr. Rummenie:

For period: 4/14 - 4/18

Monday: Spelling pretest #186. Punctuation worksheet.
Tuesday: Punctuation worksheet checked, with "Next Step" paragraph, collected.
Wednesday: "Barrio Boy" p. 125 read in class. Reviewing the Text questions a-e. Due Thur.
Thursday: Reviewing the Text due, "Try it Out" p. 133. Read "An Immigrant" p. 130.
Friday: Spelling test #186. Journal #38: "Write for 10 minutes about the "true meaning of friendship."

Essential learning points:
State goal #1A: Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.
1B: Apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency
1C: Comprehend a broad range of reading.
State goal #2: Read and understand literature representative of various societies, era, and ideas.
State goal #3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.
State goal #4: Listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations.
State goal #5: Use language arts to acquire, assess, and communicate information.

Science with Mr. Apfelstadt:

For period: Apr 14-18
Essential learning points: Demonstrate learning on unit on Heat & Energy: What is Kinetic Theory; What are the states of matter; How is heat transferred; What are conductors & insulators; Students are expected to provide a well written essay reviewing work on the Keep the Heat project. Plus -- Begin work on new unit on Plant Kingdom - What is a plant?
Due notes: DUE Wed: Keep the Heat essays, Heat & Energy Unit Portfolios with table of contents complete
Monday: Review of heat & energy unit concepts and essay requirements
Tuesday: Final unit review quiz; begin organization work for new unit portfolios
Wednesday: Heat Unit items DUE; & Sharing what students know about plants
Thursday-Friday: Text notes on Plant Kingdom [This text is available online: See side note on how to access our text books with the Internet]

Literacy/Science with Mr. Apfelstadt:

For period: Apr 14-18
Monday: Exploration of reading on 'Universal Connections'
Tuesday: Silent Reading & Intro to skills for 'Memorization Challenge' [Due Tuesday Apr 22, or early for extra credit]
Wednesday-Thursday: Silent Reading & Skills work for vocabulary knowledge
Friday: Silent Reading & Comprehension Review quiz