1. Assignments for May

2. 5/1Learning Target: I can summarize a primary document  Quiet Reading/Work  Vocabulary: Notebook check, Today 4 Words (well done) for a score of 3. 2 additional words (6 total), your choice (well done) for a score of 4 Root Word(s): a-, an- = “without” Finish your Core Work….last day before presentation Today: Artist Statement Rough Draft for Group statement due at the end of class. What did you do? How did you do it? Why did you do it? abyssanomaly anecdoteapathy

3.  Read and make sure you understand the information in the text.  What are you being asked to write about?  Read, think about, and understand the words in the article.  What are the words or ideas you don’t understand? Learn their meaning before writing the summary.  Take Note:  Write down and keep track of the main ideas of the piece.  Write a single sentence that says what the piece is about:  What is the main idea of the piece? What is the surface meaning? The deeper meaning?  Organize supporting ideas:  What details in the piece support the main idea? Arrange them in order of appearance in the piece.  Write the first draft of the summary:  The summary should be no more than one third the link of the piece being summarized  Focus on the main point of the piece and the supporting details  Use your own words to write the summary ( you may use quotations)  Revise and edit your work:  Have you used sentence variety in your writing? Are there transitional words and phrases connecting ideas?  How is your spelling, grammar and punctuation? Are names spelled correctly and capitalized?  Have you avoided run on sentences and sentence fragments?  Write the final draft of the summary:  Please type your work, double space, use 12 point font.  Reread your summary one last time before turning it in. Steps to Writing a Summary: Primary Document You will write a summary of Article II of the Constitution of the United States. To accomplish this you will: State the main idea of the article Identify the most important details that support the main idea Write your summary in your own words, except for quotations Express the underlying message of the article, not just the superficial details

4. 5/6-Learning Target: I can summarize a primary document  Quiet Reading/Work  Vocabulary: Notebook check, Friday, May 8 4 Words (well done) for a score of 3. 2 additional words (6 total), your choice (well done) for a score of 4 Root Word(s): sur = “over” Today: Individual Artist Statement Rough Draft What did you do? How did you do it? Why did you do it? Start Reading p.425, “The Gift of the Magi” surmountsurveillance surplussurveyor

5. 5/8 Learning Target: I can explain how Washington became a state.  Washington State History Return Test on Unit II – Reflect on answers: You can earn up to 10 points back (.5 credit for each correction) Circle the questions you intend to fix on your test Find the correct answer to the question in the text Write the question with the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper Explain what you were thinking when you first answered the question and what you have learned on reflection Staple your corrections to your original test and turn it back in. Due today by the end of the class

6. 5/8-Learning Target: I can summarize a primary document  Quiet Reading/Work  Vocabulary: Notebook check, Today 4 Words (well done) for a score of 3. 2 additional words (6 total), your choice (well done) for a score of 4 Root Word(s): sur = “over” Today: Individual Artist Statement Due What did you do? How did you do it? Why did you do it? Continue Reading p.425, “The Gift of the Magi” Did you turn in your summary for the II Article? surmountsurveillance surplussurveyor

7. 5/11-Learning Target: I can summarize a primary document  Quiet Reading/Work  Vocabulary: Notebook check, Friday, May 15 4 Words (well done) for a score of 3. 2 additional words (6 total), your choice (well done) for a score of 4 Root Word(s): ante = “before, earlier” Continue Reading p.425, “The Gift of the Magi” Did you turn in your summary for Article II of the Constitution? antebellumante meridiem antecedentanterior

8. 5/11 Learning Target: I can explain how Washington became a state.  Washington State History  Hand back tests  Time Line?  Start reading Chapter 8, “Reform, War, and Inventions” p. 128  Vocabulary to define: initiativecapitalism referendumradical recallsabotage suffragevigilante

9. 5/12 Learning Target: I can explain how Washington became a state.  Washington State History  Start reading Chapter 8, “Reform, War, and Inventions” p. 128  Power Point: A World at War  Film: The Progressive Movement  Vocabulary to define: initiativecapitalism referendumradical recallsabotage suffragevigilante

10. 5/13-Learning Target: I can summarize a primary document  Quiet Reading/Work  Vocabulary: Notebook check, Friday, May 15 4 Words (well done) for a score of 3. 2 additional words (6 total), your choice (well done) for a score of 4 Root Word(s): ante = “before, earlier” Continue Reading p.425, “The Gift of the Magi” Did you turn in your summary for Article II of the Constitution? antebellumante meridiem antecedentanterior