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Mrs.
Benn's Homework and Class work
Trimester
2
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"Next
Week" is the Teacher planning area- (upper area)
Student
work is in the "Student Work This Week" boxes below
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Check Trimester III |
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| Monday
3/10/08
d-
Day |
Miss
Core 4
Intro
to Australia Powerpoint and 2 aboringine articles- Core 1,2,3
HW:
Olympic Heat Article all groups- due Wednesday
Core
1,2,4 Make Hexagon with Kangi Letters |
Tuesday
3/11/08
e-
Day |
Miss
Core 1
Computer
Lab- "One Thing" core 2,3,4
HW:
Olympic Heat Article all groups- due Wednesday
Core
1,2,4 Make Hexagon with Kangi Letters |
| Wednesday
3/12/08
f-
Day |
Miss
Core 3
Radio
Expedition and aborigine article Core 2,4
Computer
Lab- "One Thing" Core 1
HW-
Read the history of camels and the History of rabbits core 1,2,4 |
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Thursday
3/13/08
a-
Day |
Miss
Core 2
Core
3 radio expedition; aborigine article
HW-
Read the history of camels and the History of rabbits core 3
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| Friday
3/14/08
b-
Day |
Have
Core 1&2
Core
,1,2- Intro to Rabbit Proff Fence, rabbits & Camels
HW-
Do worksheets for Movie- all groups Due Monday
Film-Rabbit
Proof Fence in Afternoon
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Work for This Week 3/3 -3/7 (Green is classwork; Brown is
Homework)) |
| Monday
3/3/08
e-
Day |
Core
2- CMT- no Class
Class
1- Finish Prompt
Continue
with Inconvenient Truth film- focus on melting glaciers and
water loss and population redistributions core 3,4
HW:
Due Thurs (Friday for Core 4 which is due on Friday)
Ch
7 sections 1,2,3
Documents
for HW:
Chapter
7 Section 1 worksheet
Pacific
Region Chapter 7 Section 2 worksheet
ASIA
and the PACIFIC Chapter 7 section 3 worksheet |
| Tuesday
3/4/08
f-
Day |
Core
3- CMT- no Class
Continue
with Inconvenient Truth film- focus on melting glaciers and
water loss and population redistributions core 1&2
HW:
See Above
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| Wednesday
3/5/08
a-
Day |
Core
1- CMT- no Class
Finish
Film and energy discussion
Core
4 Begin Chinese Language and Olympics
HW:
See Above
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| Thursday
3/6/08
b-
Day |
Core
4- CMT- no Class
Go
over Worksheets with Core 1,2,3
Chinese Language Sheets and Olympics Core 1,2,3
HW:
See Above
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| Friday
3/7/08
c-
Day |
Core
2- CMT- no Class
Go
over Worksheets with Core 4- Chinese sheets and Olympics
HW:
Olympic Heat Article all groups- due Wednesday
Core
1,2,4 Make Hexagon with Kangi Letters
Core 1 &3 NPR Radio Expedition on the Tasmanian
Devil core 4
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| Monday
2/25/08
f-
Day |
Welcome
Back from Winter Vacation
 The
study of australia is coming soon
Film:
Secrets of the Giant Panda
HW:
In looking at China, Japan, North korea or India- choose 1
country and write down 20 things that you like about the country
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Tuesday
2/26/08
a-
Day |
Finish
film: Secrets of the Giant Panda- Discuss the postive and
negative Human and Environmental Interactions |
| Wednesday
2/27/08
b-
Day |
Check
the 20 facts from the favorite country
Begin
film: Inconvienient Truth- Discuss who Gore is and wha the
electoral College is
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| Thursday
2/28/08
c-
Day |
Practice
CMT- Core 2,3,4 begin today
Write
up -Assessment assignment
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| Friday
2/29/08
d-
Day |
Finish
the write-up assignment and collect in class
Team
Teaching with Amy Brejwo
Core
1 - begins today
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| Monday
2/11/08
a-
Day |
Video-
North Korea with Diane Sawyer
Returne
Japanese project grades and CMT practice test scores
Work
on Graphic organizers for China and Japan- collected on Wednesday
HW:
Chapter 4 section 2
Chapter
4 section 5 due Wednesday
Cultures
of SE Asia Chapter 4 section 2 worksheet
Chapter
4 section 5 worksheet Vietnam |
Tuesday
2/12/08
b-
Day |
Finsh
North Korea Film- discuss new Haven Register Article regarding
the kidnapping of Japanese citizens by N. Koreans (30 years
ago)and how it affects negotiations for nuclear abatement
in North Korea
HW-
see above- finish 2 sections
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| Wednesday
2/13/08
c-
Day |
Go
over HW
Malaysia
Bridge Tunnel- Movement |
| Thursday
2/14/08
d-
Day |
The
Great Wall of China- |
| Friday
2/15/08
e-
Day |
AM-
short classes- learn how tro make Japanese Paper Cranes
PM-
Winter musical Concert
Winter
Break Next Week- Have Fun
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| Monday
2/4/08
C-
Day |
Asia
Week Celebrations
Core
3- Jin Hi Kim
Core
4- Museum Project and Japanese Industry Film
Core
1- Visit from a Buddhist Practioner
Core
2 - - Visit from a Buddhist Practioner
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Tuesday
1/5/08
D-
Day |
Asia
Week Celebrations
Video
Visits Japan
Core 1-Museum Project Notes and Japanese Film on Industry
Core
2-Museum Project Notes and Japanese Film on Industry
Core
3- Martha McGuire- Yoga
Core 4- Paul Curran- Chinese Teacher from Hand
No
Homework |
| Wednesday
1/6/08
E-
Day |
Asia
Week Celebrations
Core
3- Jin Hi Kim Part 2
Core
4- Mrs. Munro- Meditation
Core
1- Yoga Meditation
Core
2 - Yoga Meditation
No
Homework
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| Thursday
2/7/08
F-
Day |
Asia
Week Celebrations
Japanese
Language lesson
No
Homework
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| Friday
2/8/08
A-
Day |
Asia
Week Celebrations
Core
3-
Core
4- Auditorium special Asian Program with the New Haven symphony
Core
1-
Core 2 - -
No
Homework
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| Monday
1/28/08
C-
Day |
Finish
The Silk Road - show film clip on silk manufacturing
HW:
Work on Museum Project
Due
Thursday Chapter 2 section 3 - Government
Chapter
2 Section 3 China |
Tuesday
1/29/08
D-
Day |
Film-
Touring China or video Visits China
HW:
Work on Museum Project
Due
Thursday Chapter 2 section 4 - Economics- Japan
Chapter
2 section 5 - Government- Korea
Chapter
2 Section 4 Japan
Chapter
2 Section 5 Korea |
| Wednesday
1/30/08
E-
Day |
Japan-
Industry and Schools- Videos
HW:
Work on Museum Project |
| Thursday
1/31/08
F-
Day |
Issues
in China- Mao, Tienmen Square; 1 child Birth; Starbucks,
Walmart
Go
over Ch 2, sec 3, 4, 5
HW:
Work on Museum Project
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| Friday
2/1/08
A-
Day |
Set
Up Museum Projects |
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Monday
1/21/08
a-
Day |
No
School Martin Luther King Day
HW:
Work on Museum Project |
Tuesday
1/22/08
b-
Day |
Finish
all Current event grades; hand back articles- check 2 maps
HW:
Work on Museum Project |
| Wednesday
1/23/08
c-
Day |
Go
over CMT Practices- Ship and Review Buddhism CMT
Watch
Film "japanese families
HW:
Work on Museum Project |
Thursday
1/24/08
A-
Day |
Finish
film "Japanese Families" (10 min)
Silk
Road and Marco Polo- links on general links under Silk Road
Bring
Books Tomorrow
HW:
Work on Museum Project |
| Friday
1/25/08
B-
Day |
CMT-
Practice- Graded- 1/2 Period
Chapter-
1 section 3
chapter
2 Section 1
HW:
Work on Museum Project
Chapter
1 Section 3 Physical Geography questions
Ch
2 section 1 East Asia inventions |
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Monday
1/14/08
b-
Day |
SNOW
DAY- NO SCHOOL
HW-
Dues Tuesday- Write a minimum of a 3 well-writen paragraph
Essay discussing 1 major issue facing India today- Due Tuesday |
Tuesday
1/15/08
c-
Day |
Go
over CH 4 sec 2, Chapter 1 sec 1 & 2
Collect
essays |
| Wednesday
1/16/08
d-
Day |
Map
Work for East ASIA
Explain
Japanese or Chinese Project- answer questions- Due and
set up Feb
1
HW:
Finish Maps due Friday |
Thursday
1/17/08
e-
Day |
Computer
Lab
HW:
Work on Museum Project
Finish
Maps due Friday |
| Friday
1/18/08
f-
Day |
Computer
Lab
HW:
Work on Museum Project |
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Monday
1/7/08
a-
Day |
- Read
articles in small groups and begin work on posters
- Issues:
Poverty and ecomonics in Bangledesh; Women's roles in India;
Pollution of the Ganges; Child labor; Outsourcing and India's
economic role and its relationship with the United States
- Go
over sheet Chapter 4 sec 4
- HW-
Eggspert for south Asia - 15 typed questions due Thurs
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Tuesday
1/8/08
b-
Day |
Finish
Posters and begin presenting
HW-
We are starting East Asia- New Unit
Chapter
1Section 1 and Chapter 1 section
2- Both due Friday
Chapter
1 Section 1 Physical Geography questions documents
can be printed
Chapter
1 Section 2 Climate and Vegetation Asia worksheet |
| Wednesday
1/9/08
e-
Day |
Finish
Poster Session on issues
- HW-
chapter 1---- Section 1 and 2 - due Friday
- Eggspert
for south Asia - 15 typed questions- Due Thursday
- Due
Next Tuesday: HW- Dues Tuesday- Write a minimum of a
3 well-writen paragraph Essay discussing 1 major
issue facing India today
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| Thursday
1/10/08
f-
Day |
Eggspert
for South Asia
Grade
7 and 8 Geo bee after School in the auditorium 2:30
Tues
Jan 15th at 3:30 is the finals with Brown in the media center
HW-
2 sections for chapter 1-
Due
Tuesday: HW- Dues Tuesday- Write a minimum of a 3 well-writen
paragraph Essay discussing 1 major issue facing India today
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| Friday
1/11/08
a-
Day |
Practice
writing an open ended question in class
Go
over Chapter 1 section 1 and 2 student led
Due
Tuesday: HW- Dues Tuesday- Write a minimum of a 3 well-writen
paragraph Essay discussing 1 major issue facing India today
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Monday
12/31/07
a-
Day |
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Tuesday
1/1/08
b-
Day |
Happy
2008 |
| Wednesday
1/2/08
c-
Day |
Professional
Development |
Thursday
1/3/08
d-
Day |
Discuss
Bhutto Assassination and its effect on Pakistan
Geo
Bee
HW:
Chapter 4 Section 4 worksheets- click below if you need the
sheet- due Monday.
ASIA
and the PACIFIC Chapter 4 section 4 worksheet |
| Friday
1/4/08
e-
Day |
Geo
Bee |
Student
Work for This Week 12/17 -12/21 (Green is class work; Brown
is Homework) |
Monday
12/17/07
a-
Day |
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| Tuesday
12/18/07
b-
Day |
3
cores finish India Movie
Go
Over HW: chap 3 sec 1 and 2 from last week and Chapter 4 sec
1 &3
Geo
Bee
HW-
None
Chapter
3 Section 1 Physical Geography questions
Chapter
3 section 2 worksheet |
| Wednesday
12/19/07
c-
Day |
Background
to Hinduism Powerpoint
Current
events
HW-
None |
Thursday
12/20/07
d-
Day |
Buddhism
and the Daruma
Begin
Geo Bee
HW-
None |
| Friday
12/21/07
e-
Day |
Rikki
Tikki Tavi- (Rudyard Kipling) The British in India
if
time- Gunga Din (Poem by Rudyard Kipling) as told by Mrs.
Munro
Half
Day
 
Happy
Holidays
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Monday
12/10/07
b-
Day |
CMT
Practice: Open-ended and multiple choice questions
Start
Geo Bee/ Current Event (5 people)
Finish
going over green book answers
HW:
Citation sheet due on Friday and Prepare a short
(1 minute) talk about your species |
Tuesday
12/11/07
c-
Day |
Part
1 Video on India- with video guide
Geo
Bee/ Current Event (5 people)
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| Wednesday
12/12/07
d-
Day |
Laptop
computers lab- Culturegram- overview of South and Southeast
Asia
HW:
None-
Due Friday- Finish Culturegrams assignment- Information from
pg 208 in our text can also be used |
Thursday
12/13/07
e-
Day |
Early
dismissal- class discussion- Our Nor'eastern is coming-
why doesn't India get Nor-easters- what protects it? Review
what a summer monsoon is , in India
Why
type of Climate does Madison have that usually keep winters
and summers more moderate than the rest of the state?
Out
at 10:30
- HW:
Citation sheet due on Friday and Prepare a short talk about
your species-
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Friday
12/14/07
f-
Day |
- Short
invasive species talk-
- Short
current event talk-
- Finish
Part 1video on India with video guide
- Go
over chapter 3 section3
- Collect
citations
- Check
culture grams what was one of the most interesting facts you
found out?
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Monday
12/3/07
C-
Day |
Computer
Lab: Work on Citations; find a news article from
Asia
HW:
Current event due on Friday- The form is on our "Document
Page" |
Tuesday
12/4/07
D-
Day |
Maps
of Asia and the Region of South and SE ASIA
Get
new texts
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HW:
read and Review page 2-6
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Read
pg 60-64 Chapter 3 sec 1 and do worksheet, finish Maps if
not completed in class- Cover Books
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Current
Event handed in Friday
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| Wednesday
12/5/07
E-
Day |
In
Class South Asia Focus- Use large book pg 555-567- Map Work
- HW:
Read pg 65-68 chapter 3 sec 2 do worksheet
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Current Event handed in Friday
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Thursday
12/6/07
F-
Day |
Video-
The theme of "Place"- regarding India
- HW:
Current Events begin tomorrow
- Chapter
3 sec 1 &2 due tomorrow
- Quiz
on Physical Features of Asia and South Asia
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Friday
12/7/07
A-
Day |
Go
over section 1&2-
begin
Current Events
HW:
Next week- Invasive Species talk- Be sure to cover: What,
Where it came from, Where it went, year, method of movement,
impact, picture and map
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