Wednesday, December 14, 2011

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Wednesdays: Mummers Play Rehearsal Rehearsals will take place every Wednesday between here and Solstice from 3-5 PM in the River Classroom.
  Mummers' Play Script on Google Docs
• Fri., Dec. 16: Prisms/Purples Dance. Job sign-ups and song request lists up in both classrooms.

Humanities:

• Due Mon., 12/19: Read novels & complete reading log
  • Fools Crow, ch. 20-22
  • Light in the Forest, ch. 9-10
• Due Thurs., 12/15: Write first 1500 words of story (see Tools menu→Word Count). Include flashback with primary source info.
• Long Range Project: Stories of White and Native American Encounters
  First Draft Due Mon., 12/19
  Final Draft Due Thurs., 12/22: Write a story, diary entries or a series of letters from the perspective of two people living in the early 1800s in West Virginia. The first chapter, letter or diary entry should be set in the year 1800. The final chapter, letter or diary entry should take place in 1838.
• Ample class time will be dedicated to this project and related, short-range deadlines will be updated

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  Grade 7
• Nada

Grade 8
• ничего

Science:

• Thurs., 12/15: First draft due (one day later than originally planned)
• Long Range Project: Independent Heredity Research
  • Each student will pick a topic relating to work in Science about heredity, relating to a particular inherited trait such as eye or hair color, hereditary diseases such as Sickle Cell anemia or muscular dystrophy, or ethical question regarding human interference in heredity such as selective breeding for traits in plants and animals, cloning, or a particular genetically modified organism. Each student will present their research either in an essay or Powerpoint presentation.
  • Deadlines:
    • Fri., 12/2: Submit topic proposal
    • Tues., 12/6: Submit 2-3 reputable sources about your topic
    • Fri., 12/9: Outline of info due
    • Thurs., 12/15: First draft due
    • Mon., 12/19: Final draft due

Español:

• Bring home all Day of the Dead materials!

Health:

Download the following Family Activity worksheets. The activities are not required, but we encourage parents and students to do them together to strengthen dialogue at home about sexual health. Please feel free to contact Emilie or Deb at school with questions.

• Grade 7 Family Activity - Dec. 6 (.pdf)
• Grade 8 Family Activity - Dec. 6 (.pdf)

Tech:

• Due ASAP: If Dan L. talked to you about your magazine project, you need to find time outside of class to work on it in the Tech Lab.

8th Grade Project:

Due Thurs., 12/15: Possible research topics due.
Moment of Zen:

Historically Accurate Disney Princesses

Skeptical of the costume design for Disney's princesses, L.A. based illustrator Claire Hummel decided to do her homework. Researching clothes from the geographical location and time period each character is situated in, her results update the characters in sometimes striking ways. Click above to see more of her recontextualizations.