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Week 11 Homework 12-5-19

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #29 and #30. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #28 (We corrected this one in class.)

3. Timeline

  1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.
  2. Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
  • 1525 – First slave voyage directly from Africa to the Americas.
  • 1637: Dutch traders begin transporting slaves regularly. 
  • 1641 – Colonial plantations in the Caribbean begin exporting sugar. British traders begin capturing and shipping slaves regularly. 
  • 1685 – France issues the Code Noir (Black Code), a law that decrees how slaves are to be treated in French colonies and restricts the freedoms and privileges of free people of African descent.

4. History Study

  1. Spend 60+ minutes researching researching the following topic during this time period.

ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
1525- 1790

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
  3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

5. Elegant Essay Assignment

None

6. Elegant Essay Reading

None

7. Writing Assignment

Alien Letter Home

Pretend you are an alien visiting earth for summer camp or summer vacation. Write a letter home describing your experience (for example, to your friend or your parent). Here are some questions to get you thinking? DO NOT feel like you have to answer all of these questions – these are ONLY brainstorming questions.

  • What do you look like? What is different than humans?
  • How does your body act differently than human bodies on earth?
  • Is there anything on earth that you don’t know the name of or has a different name?
  • What do you see that seems strange or different?
  • What have you liked about earth?
  • What do you wish you could change? What don’t you like?
  • How have you felt while you are away from home?
  • Have you done anything crazy?
  • Has something happened to you that you are dying to tell them about?
  • Who have you met? Why are they memorable?

Assignment Guidelines

  • 1-2 pages
  • Label 3 of each part of speech
  • Use letter format

Download the Writing Assignment Checklist HERE

8. Fiction Reading Assignment

None

By taperkey, ago

Week 10 Homework 11-21-19

1. Presentation Signup

Click HERE to see which scientist you signed up for.

The remaining presentations will be given the week after Thanksgiving.

Presentation Assignment Guidelines

  1. Your presentation MUST be less than five minutes.
  2. Find a creative way to share information about your scientist. Some examples include:
    • A top ten list of cool facts.
    • A diorama
    • A poster of the person’s brain with imaginary divisions of what they think about
    • Objects that represent important things to that scientist
    • A commercial about something important that scientist invented or discovered
    • A wacky true/false test with funny options paired with true options

These are only a few of the creative ideas you could do. As long as we learn a little about the scientist AND it’s less than five minutes, the sky is the limit.

Remember: You also have to write a paragraph about your scientist and turn it in. If you didn’t turn it in last week, please finish and bring it to turn in.

2. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #26 and #27. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #25 (We corrected this one in class.)

3. Timeline

  1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.
  2. Add THREE additional date that you find during your History Study.
  • 1585 – The Roanoke Colony is founded. It disappears and become sknown as the “Lost Colony.”
  • 1607 – The Jamestown Settlement is established.
  • 1609 – “Starving Time” at Jamestown. Only 60 out of 500 settlers survive the winter.
  • 1614 – The Dutch colony of New Netherland is established.
  • 1619 – The first African slaves arrive in Jamestown. The first representative government, the Virginia House of Burgesses, meets at Jamestown.
  • 1620 – Plymouth Colony is founded by the Pilgrims.
  • 1626 – The Dutch purchase Manhattan Island from the local Native Americans.
  • 1630 – Puritans found the city of Boston.
  • 1692 – The Salem witch trials begin in Massachusetts. Twenty people are executed for witchcraft.
  • 1718 – The city of New Orleans is founded by the French.

4. History Study

  1. Spend 60+ minutes researching researching the following topic during this time period.

COLONIZING NORTH AMERICA
1565 – 1763

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
  3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

5. Elegant Essay Assignment

None

6. Elegant Essay Reading

None

7. Writing Assignment

None

8. Fiction Reading Assignment

None

By taperkey, ago

Week 9 Homework 11-14-19

1. Presentation Signup

Click HERE to see which scientist you signed up for.

Presentations will be given NEXT WEEK and the week after Thanksgiving. When you present will be randomly drawn — so everyone needs to be ready this coming Thursday.

Presentation Assignment Guidelines

  1. Your presentation MUST be less than five minutes.
  2. Find a creative way to share information about your scientist. Some examples include:
    • A top ten list of cool facts.
    • A diorama
    • A poster of the person’s brain with imaginary divisions of what they think about
    • Objects that represent important things to that scientist
    • A commercial about something important that scientist invented or discovered
    • A wacky true/false test with funny options paired with true options

These are only a few of the creative ideas you could do. As long as we learn a little about the scientist AND it’s less than five minutes, the sky is the limit.

Remember: You also have to write a paragraph about your scientist and turn it in. See below for details.

2. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #23 and #24. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #22 (We corrected this one in class.)

3. Timeline

  1. Add THREE dates you learn as you research your scientist for your biography presentation.

4. History Study

  1. Spend 60+ minutes researching researching your scientist for your biography report. You can use your survey text OR any other source you want to use.


2. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

5. Elegant Essay Assignment

None

6. Elegant Essay Reading

None

7. Writing Assignment

Write ONE paragraph about your scientist.

Be sure to do the following:

  • Include a topic sentence, a statement, evidence or example, and a clincher sentence.
  • Color-code your paragraph using the following colors
    • Red – Topic sentence
    • Blue – Statement
    • Green – Evidence/Example
    • Yellow – Clincher
  • Circle the word or phrase in the topic sentence and the echo in the clincher sentence

You do NOT need to include a title since this not a complete essay or story.

8. Fiction Reading Assignment

None

By taperkey, ago

Week 8 Homework 11-7-19

1. Presentation Signup

Click HERE to sign up for the scientist you’ll do a presentation on.

Presentations will be given on Nov 21 and Dec 5.

Assignment Guidelines

  1. Your presentation MUST be less than five minutes.
  2. Find a creative way to share information about your scientist. Some examples include:
    • A top ten list of cool facts.
    • A diorama
    • A poster of the person’s brain with imaginary divisions of what they think about
    • Objects that represent important things to that scientist
    • A commercial about something important that scientist invented or discovered
    • A wacky true/false test with funny options paired with true options

These are only a few of the creative ideas you could do. As long as we learn a little about the scientist AND it’s less than five minutes, the sky is the limit.

2. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #20 and #21. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #19 (We corrected this one in class.)

3. Timeline

  1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.
  2. You do NOT need to add any additional dates that you find during your History Study.
  • 1636 – Qing (Manchu) dynasty in China begins
  • 1839 – Opium Wars with British – Chinese lose
  • 1900 – Boxer Rebellion – China tries to kick out all foreigners
  • 1912 – Last Emperor finishes rule in China
  • 1639 – Shogun Lemitsu forbids contact with world outside Edo era Japan
  • 1720 – Ban on Western literature in Japan is cancelled
  • 1868 – Empire restored in Japan

4. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

QING (MANCHU) DYNASTY
1644 – 1912

EDO JAPAN
1603 – 1868

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)

    3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

5. Elegant Essay Assignment

EE Chapter 3, Exercise 3 OR 4

You may pick any topic and style from Exercise 3 or 4. Pick something different than what you did in class.

  • Pick one topic to write a paragraph on
  • Write a thesis for the paragraph
  • TYPE your paragraph to turn them in
  • Color code your paragraph (with computer before you print or after with colored pencils)
    • Red/Pink – Topic Sentence
    • Blue – Statement
    • Green – Support – Evidence/Example
    • Yellow — Clincher

6. Elegant Essay Reading

None

7. Fiction Writing Assignment

None

8. Fiction Reading Assignment

Finish reading The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn.

We will discuss this book in class NEXT WEEK!

By taperkey, ago

Week 7 Homework 10-31-19

1. Presentation Signup

Click HERE to sign up for the scientist you’ll do a presentation on.

Presentations will be given on Nov 21 and Dec 5.

Assignment Guidelines

  1. Your presentation MUST be less than five minutes.
  2. Find a creative way to share information about your scientist. Some examples include:
    • A top ten list of cool facts.
    • A diorama
    • A poster of the person’s brain with imaginary divisions of what they think about
    • Objects that represent important things to that scientist
    • A commercial about something important that scientist invented or discovered
    • A wacky true/false test with funny options paired with true options

These are only a few of the creative ideas you could do. As long as we learn a little about the scientist AND it’s less than five minutes, the sky is the limit.

2. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #17 and #18. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #16 (We corrected this one in class.)

3. Timeline

  1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.
  2. Add THREE additional date that you find during your History Study.
  • 1502 – Henry VIII becomes King of England – Tudor era begins
  • 1534 – Parliament passes Act of Supremacy and breaks from the Catholic Church
  • 1536 – Henry VIII executes Anne Boleyn
  • 1559 – Elizabeth crowned queen of England
  • 1564 – William Shakespeare is born
  • 1603 – James I crowned king of England – Stuart era begins
  • 1605 – Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot are stopped
  • 1611 – King James version of the bible published
  • 1642 – 1651 – English Civil War with Charles I
  • 1666 Great Fire of London rages for 3 days and destroys 2/3rds of the city
  • 1689 – English Bill of Rights signed – Kings now rule jointly with parliament

4. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

TUDOR & STUART ERAS
1485 – 1714

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)

    3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

5. Elegant Essay Assignment

Nothing new – catch up on previous assignments if you need to.

6. Elegant Essay Reading

None

7. Writing Assignment

None

8. Fiction Reading Assignment

Continue reading The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn.

We will discuss this book in class NOVEMBER 14.

By taperkey, ago

Week 6 Homework 10-24-19

1. Presentation Signup

Click HERE to sign up for the scientist you’ll do a presentation on.

Presentations will be given on Nov 21 and Dec 5.

Assignment Guidelines

  1. Your presentation MUST be less than five minutes.
  2. Find a creative way to share information about your scientist. Some examples include:
    • A top ten list of cool facts.
    • A diorama
    • A poster of the person’s brain with imaginary divisions of what they think about
    • Objects that represent important things to that scientist
    • A commercial about something important that scientist invented or discovered
    • A wacky true/false test with funny options paired with true options

These are only a few of the creative ideas you could do. As long as we learn a little about the scientist AND it’s less than five minutes, the sky is the limit.

2. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #14 and #15. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #13 (We corrected this one in class.)

3. Timeline

  1. Add the following key dates to your timeline. These are all dates when the person was born.
  2. Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
  • 1526 – Babur launches the Mughal empire in India
  • 1556 – Akbar, greatest Mughal emperor, inherits the throne at 13
  • 1571 – Akbar builds his palace Fatehpur Sikri 
  • 1632 – Shah Jordan begins to build Taj Mahal as a tomb for his favorite wife
  • 1764 – British East India Company defeats emperor at Battle of Buxor
  • 1857 – British exile last Mughal emperor; Mughal empire officially ends

4. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

MUGHAL EMPIRE
1526 – 1857

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)

    3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

5. Elegant Essay Assignment

Finish color coding the essay example paragraphs if you didn’t finish in class.

6. Elegant Essay Reading

Read Chapter 3 Part 2 of The Elegant Essay, pages 18-22.

7. Writing Assignment

None

8. Fiction Reading Assignment

Start reading The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn.

We will discuss this book in class NOVEMBER 14.

By taperkey, ago

Week 5 Homework 10-10-19

Note: Fall Break – No class for two weeks.

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #11 and #12. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #10 (We corrected this one in class.)

2. Timeline

  1. Add the following key dates to your timeline. These are all dates when the person was born.
  2. Add THREE additional date that you find during your History Study.
  • 1300 – Osman displaces Seljuk Turks and becomes leader of Ottoman dynasty
  • 1435 – Mehmed II conquers Constantinople and Byzantine Empire falls. Constantinople is renamed Istanbul.
  • 1520 – Ottoman Empire reaches its peak under Suleyman the Magnificent
  • 1638 – Ottoman’s try to capture Venice but fail
  • 1923 – Ottoman Empire is dissolved after they are on the losing side of World War I

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE
1300 – 1914

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)

    3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Elegant Essay Assignment

Complete Ch 2 Exercise 2: Thesis Statements (pg. 14)

We’ll review your answers next time in class.

5. Elegant Essay Reading

Read Chapter 3 Part 1 of The Elegant Essay, pages 15 -17.

6. Writing Assignment

None

7. Fiction Reading Assignment

Get a copy of The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn.

We will discuss this book in class NOVEMBER 14.

By taperkey, ago

Week 4 Homework 10-3-19

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #8 and #9. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #7 (We corrected this one in class.)

2. Timeline

  1. Add the following key dates to your timeline. These are all dates when the person was born.
  2. Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
  • 1473 – Nicolaus Copernicus
  • 1546 – Tycho Brahe
  • 1564 – Galileo Galilei
  • 1571 – Johannes Kepler
  • 1578 – William Harvey
  • 1596 – René Descartes
  • 1627 – Robert Boyle
  • 1632 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • 1642 – Isaac Newton

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
1543 – 1687

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)

    3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Elegant Essay Reading

Review Chapter 2 of The Elegant Essay, pages 7-9. (Only if you haven’t already.)

5. Writing Assignment

Write a short story to go with your map that you drew in class. You can use one of these ideas or create your own.

NOTE: Be sure to include the map you created in class with your story!

  • Myth explaining how something on your map came to be
  • A historical highlight or momentous occasion that happened on your map
  • An every day moment that explains how people interact

Use the CHECKLIST after you write to make sure you included everything.

Make sure your paper follows the Written Paper Format.

6. Fiction Reading Assignment

Get a copy of The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn.

We will discuss this book in class NOVEMBER 14.

By taperkey, ago

Week 3 Homework 9-26-19

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #5 and #6. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

Here is the correction for Caught-ya #4 (We corrected this one in class.)

2. Timeline

  1. Add the following key dates to your timeline.
  2. Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
  • 1478 – Spanish Inquisition founded
  • 1492 – Ferdinand and Isabella conquer Grenada
  • 1492 – Treaty of Tordesillas divides world between Portugal and Spain
  • 1513 – Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean
  • 1546 – Spanish mines are opened in Mexico and Peru
  • 1588 – Spanish Armada sinks in English Channel

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

SPAIN & ITS EMPIRES – CONQUISTADORS
1440 – 1588

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)

    3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Elegant Essay Reading

Read Chapter 2 of The Elegant Essay, pages 7-9.

5. Writing Assignment

None

6. Fiction Reading Assignment

Finish reading The King’s Fifth.

We will discuss this book in class NEXT WEEK – October 3.

By taperkey, ago

Week 2 Homework 9-18-19

1. Caught’yas

Complete Caught-ya #2 and #3. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.

If you missed class …

If you missed class, here’s a quick video on how to do a Caught’ya.

And here is the correction for Caught-ya #1 (We corrected this one in class.)

2. Timeline

Add the following key dates to your timeline — except the first two.

The first two dates happened before your timeline starts. They are important to understand the history of the Incan and Aztec Empire, but you do NOT need to add them to your timeline.

  • 1200 – Inca tribe found city of Cuzco
  • 1325 – City of Tenochtitlan is founded (later becomes capital of Aztec Empire
  • 1428 – Aztec Empire is founded
  • 1440 – Montezuma I rules Aztec Empire – Aztec Empire reaches its peak
  • 1493 – Incan Empire reaches its peak
  • 1521 – Cortes destroys the Aztec Empire
  • 1532 – Pizarro destroys the Incan Empire (you added this last week)

3. History Study

Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.

AZTEC & INCA EMPIRES
1200 – 1532

  1. Spend at least 15 minutes studying in your History Survey text.
  2. Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).

    CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
    ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)

    Here is the short article on this time period. (You can count reading this as part of your 45 minutes.)

    3. As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.

    You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.

4. Elegant Essay Reading

Read Chapter 1 of The Elegant Essay, pages 1-4.

5. Writing Assignment

This week you have a creative writing assignment. Please keep your assignment between 1 to 3 pages double-spaced.

Write a short journal entry as if you were either a sailor discovering a new land OR a native person living in a land that was just discovered.

Be sure to use the following as you write:

  • Strong Verbs
  • Interesting Adjectives
  • Exciting Adverbs

Use the CHECKLIST after you write to make sure you included everything.

Make sure your paper follows the Written Paper Format.

6. Fiction Reading Assignment

Be sure you have a copy of The King’s Fifth.

We will discuss this book in class IN TWO WEEKS on October 3.

By taperkey, ago