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Mon Mar 08, 2010 Week of March 8 This week we will be studying the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany in the 30's, and how Hitler used misinformation, fear and mistrust to poison and destroy the German democracy.  Homework for this week: There is a writing assignment due Friday - you may want to work ahead this week in order to give yourself an extra day to write and revise it. Due Monday March 8: 20 pounds / Journal Entry 5 - Journals collected today for grading Due Tuesday March 9: Reading Assignment #3 Due Wednesday March 10: Reading Assignment #4 Due Thursday March 11: Reading Assignment #5 Due Friday March 12: Writing Assignment #1 Due next Monday March 15: The Last Word More... Mon Mar 01, 2010 Week of March 1  Facing History and Ourselves "Never be indifferent...the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference." Elie Wiesel Today we begin our study of the Holocaust. We will be using a variety of materials and resources anchored by curriculum developed in cooperation with Facing History and Ourselves and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. We strive to guide our students to understand how indifference and hatred function and how they can be stopped. Goals: * explore the consequences of hatred * learn to recognize bigotry and indifference * meet exemplars of courage and compassion in the face of injustice * see that their own daily choices can have major impacts and perhaps even be a critical link to a safer future (Facing History and Ourselves) This study must be personal, must be understood from the individual's own point of view to be meaningful. Each student will be reading one of four Holocaust memoirs as well as keeping a journal. A calendar of student assignments can be downloaded by clicking on "More." Homework due this week: Tuesday 3/2: Journal Entry 1: Street Calculus and "Little Things are Big" Wednesday 3/3: Journal Entry 2 Make your own ID chart then ask a parent, sibling or good friend to make one for you Thursday 3/4: Memoir Reading #1 Friday 3/5: Memoir Reading #2 Due next Monday 3/8: 20 pounds activity and Journal Entry 5. Journals will be collected for grading. More... Mon Feb 22, 2010 Week of February 22 BRINGING WWII TO AN END  WORLD WAR II TEST IS NEXT MONDAY This week in class we will study the closing months of WWII in Europe and in the Pacific. We will take a look at Dr. Seuss' wartime political cartoons and a variety of internet sources. HOMEWORK THIS WEEK: STUDY! due Monday: Holocaust memoir choices in class Wed.: Dr. Seuss cartoon analysis due Thursday; make a practice test - 10 questions w/ answers; questions AND answers on 2 separate pages More... Tue Feb 16, 2010 Week of February 15 THE U.S. FIGHTS WORLD WAR II This week in class we will focus on Operation Overlord, the Allied Invasion of Nazi controlled France Homework this week: due Thursday (assigned last week): Tuskegee Airman Essay due Friday: textbook: read p. 790-794 Do 794 1,2 due Monday: textbook read p. 796-799 Do 799 1b,c 2 a,b 3-5; Holocaust memoir choices due Looking ahead to next week: WWII test on Friday 2/26       More...
Mon Feb 08, 2010 Week of February 8 The U.S. Enters WWII  In class this week: QUIZ TUESDAY on the beginnings of WWII in Europe and Asia: 1937-1941. The quiz is on the 2 readings, class materials and textbook readings we covered in class last week. See last week's web post for details and copies. We are watching the film "The Tuskegee Airmen" Students should be alert for examples of racism and personal strengths these men displayed.  Monday - no HW due, study for Quiz Tuesday - due Thursday: Textbook Read p. 784-788, Do #1; #2: a and b Wednesday - due Thursday: Textbook Read p. 784-788, Do #1; #2: a and b Thursday - no HW due over the 4 DAY WEEKEND! ** Don't forget next Tuesday is the traditional 8th grade PJ Day** Preview of next week: Tuskegee Airmen essay due next Thursday More... Mon Feb 01, 2010 Week of February 1 We are beginning our study of WWII this week.  Due Monday: WWII maps use text p. 791 and 797 Due Tuesday: Poverty Reflection Due Wednesday: finish Tues. classwork: Prelude to War, Fascism Dominates Europe Due Thursday: chart for p. 774-777 Due next Monday Feb. 8 : Text p. 778-783, worksheet next Tues. Feb. 9: QUIZ includes maps More... Mon Jan 25, 2010 Week of January 25  Due Monday 1/25: Simulation Reflection Due Tuesday 1/26: Poverty Math Assigned Tuesday 1/26, due Thursday 1/28: PBS article reading and questions Assigned Wednesday 1/27, due Tuesday 2/2: Poverty Reflection Due Friday 1/29 Stock Tracker Update Assigned Friday 1/29, due Monday 2/1: WWII Maps Due Tuesday 2/2: Poverty Reflection More... Tue Jan 19, 2010 Week of January 19  Homework for this week: Assigned Fri Jan. 15, due Wednesday Jan. 20: read simulation info, do Commissions worksheet. due Friday Jan. 22: Stock Tracker check-up due Monday Jan. 25: Simulation reflection More... Mon Jan 11, 2010 Homework week of January 11  Open book/ open notes test THIS THURSDAY January 14 on the Great Depression and the New Deal. Due Monday Jan. 11 Read "NYSE in Brief" Do NYSE activities 2,4,5,6 Due Tuesday Jan. 12 Textbook: Read 759-763; Do 763 - 1ac 2de 4 5 Organize materials for open book/open notes test Due Wednesday Jan. 13 read FDR article (not available online, need copy from class) Organize materials for open book/open notes test Thursday Jan. 14 TEST - may use notes, work, book Due next Tuesday Jan. 19 Please complete whatever you did not finish in class Friday from the article Questions for "What is the Stock Market?" More... Mon Jan 04, 2010 Transition to New Trier 8th grade students and parents: Don't forget that New Trier is hosting the Academic Life meetings this week and next. They are held on the Northfield Campus in Cornog Auditorium at 7 PM. The Student Info Sheet and Parent Profile that New Trier mailed to your homes is due back to Cantral by Jan. 14. 
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