Friday, June 3, 2011

Week of June 6th

Welcome back from the sunny weekend!


Announcements:

**Bike/Walk to School Day on Tuesday the 7th.
**JHMS Talent Show will be in the HS auditorium this Friday from 8-10am. There is a mandatory rehearsal for all participants and backstage crew on Thursday from 3-6pm in the JHHS auditorium.
** Our final US History quiz will be on Wednesday: The Civil War Amendments and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Agenda:

Monday:
Greater Yellowstone American History Grant student test: As a participating teacher, my students must take this test, assessing their ability to interpret primary historical sources. This has no bearing on their US History grade.
(We will also be playing a ZIP game to review for Wednesday's quiz).

Tuesday:
Students will be creating poetry from their SIGHT analysis of Civil Rights images we have looked at over the last few weeks. Literacy facilitator, Ms. Rooks, will be participating!
HW: Use review materials to prepare for the final quiz tomorrow!

Wednesday:
Quiz: The Civil War Amendements and the Civil Rights Movement
(Some students have elected to write a civil right's minded letter to a person in power, or to an editor, in lieu of the quiz).

Thursday:
Local Civil Rights lawyers will be in classrooms to discuss Civil Rights and the 1st Amendment.

Friday:
Movie day in celebration of our year's learning!! (After the talent show)
Video: "The Children's March" Students will analyze and debate the use of children in organized civil disobedience.