We enter the next steps on our World Traveler research project. Please refer to this assignment for more information. This week students begin preparing for the presentation while I grade their second drafts. So exciting!
7th graders have chosen a career to research and are beginning to create a website that shares information about that career. The students will create brochures to share a mock career fair.
8th graders are completing resumes for their chosen career and preparing to receive their first paycheck! First, they must figure out what their gross pay, take out taxes, and show me their expected net pay. This week will involve finding housing that fits their salary, transportation, health insurance, and making a 5 day meal plan. The students love these projects and find so much joy thinking about their own future.
Language Arts: Items in italics are homework assignments.
Monday: World Travel Gallery Hop presentation preparation
Tuesday: 8th grade: Net pay - paycheck 7th grade: Website making
Wednesday: 8th grade: Housing/Transportation 7th grade: Brochure
Thursday: World Travel Gallery Hop presentation preparation
Friday: 8th grade: Health Insurance/Meal Planning 7th grade: Brochure
Social Studies:
Students thoroughly enjoyed our Ancient and Medieval Japan overview. At the end of the week, we re-enacted the Feudal System and students were named Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, or Peasant. Find out more by asking your student!
This week we compare what we know about Medieval Japan to Medieval Europe. Please note, we will be discussing the Black Plague and I do not know how students will react to or make connections with that epidemic to our current situation. That discussion will happen on Thursday or Friday. The slides are attached here for you to preview. Feel free to discuss this with your student before we do in class.
Feel free to go through the materials together, but please make sure the materials return to the classroom each day!
Social Studies:
Monday: Medieval Europe begins
Tuesday: Feudalism
Wednesday: Crusades
Thursday: 100 Years War and Black Plague - Barn Owls
Friday: 100 Years War and Black Plague - GHO