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Mon. Sept. 29th
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Tues. 30th
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Wed. Oct. 1st
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Thurs. 2nd
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Fri. 3rd
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1. Technology Skills Proficiency Pretest – All Wyoming 8th
graders are doing this assessment at the start and finish of the year.
2. We’ll finish our Indian Mascot Debates from Friday,
with an emphasis on the Lincoln-Douglas format.
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1. Launch of our Historical Fiction
Storybook Unit. Using our Navajo Code-Talkers book as a model, students will
examine examples from previous years and choose a research topic related to
American Indians within US History.
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1. In the Media
Center Intro to 8th grade research – Building on previous
years, students will practice creating an annotated bibliography in MLA
format using the noodletools online platform.
We’ll also address note-taking style and organization.
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1. Research begins
in earnest today. We’ll be in the classroom with laptops using online
databases.
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1. Media Center Research Day – We’ll
focus on print resources to take advantage of our media center’s rich
non-fiction collections. Each student
will conference with Mr. Wells or Ms. Swiggum to evaluate progress and
organization.
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