Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Announcement: Mr. Gillis' book orders came in! 

1. Begin class with Quiet Individual Reading. Fill out your reading log!


2. Fluency Partner Practice

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Why not Wikipedia?    


Why not?

Take a look at the History Tab on Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington

Vpilato   How much do we know about this person?
BD2412   Tenth most active
Cannolis   Recent changes patroller
Silverhorse   Lots of info about this person. How long has he/she been on Wikipedia?
Pvmoutside    What is his/her degree in?
GcSwRhIc   What do we find out about this person?

Second origin:  Bryan Derksen
Origin:  Dmerrill 
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Practice Taking Notes

http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/ 

If you'd like more information about these explorers, see
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-is-shot-in-the-leg 



http://www.history.com/videos/lewis--clark-expedition-charts-new-territory#lewis--clark-expedition-charts-new-territory  1:45

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar321380&st=lewis+and+clark Lewis

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar117680&st=lewis+and+clark  Clark

Article about Lewis and Clark from Gale Cengage



List of Lab Days:

Rotation 2:
October 3 -- Lab 223 --Select your famous person, finding an article about that person on Biography Reference Center.
October 7 -- Lab 211 --  Find other articles about the same person, using an online encyclopedia and databases.
October 15 -- Lab 223 --Take notes on the articles you have found. BRC notes are due by end of class.
October 22  -- Lab 223 --Finish taking notes on the articles you have found and have them checked off by the teacher. All notes are  due by the end of class.
                      (These will go on your Term 1 Grade.)
October 28  -- Lab 223 --Start creating your project to present information about your famous person.
October 30 --  Lab 223 --Finish your project by the end of class and have it checked off by Ms. Dorsey.
November 3  --  Lab 223 --Present your projects in class.  

Work for this term must be handed in by the end of class on Wednesday the 22nd. 

All late work after that MUST be handed in by November 12.  I will not accept any late work for this class after that.  You will move to your new rotation then, with a new teacher.  
Remember, it is better to keep up than to catch up!






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