January 24

Because of the slippery roads yesterday, co-op was cancelled.  Use your writing time this week to continue working on previous assignments.  Please check the gradebook (you and/or your parents should have been sent a link) for missing assignments---especially Writing Minutes!  Any completed writing can be emailed to me.

January 17

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (When I went to get the results of my blood test, I was told the results were classified.)
• Final Draft of your Narrative Summary (if you still need to hand that in)
• 3 volcanoes paragraphs (if you still need to hand that in)
• Inca notes (Inca Source).  We will use your notes to complete a class outline next week

I.  Religion

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   6.

II.  Lifestyle

   1.  farmers / hand tools / irrigation

   2.  clothes / wool & cotton / decorated / rank

   3.

   4.

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   6. 

III.  Transportation

   1.  network / roads / linking / empire

   2.  llamas / carried / goods

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   6. 

January 10

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting ("I demand to speak to a human!" he shouted.)
• 3rd Draft Narrative Summary
• Add topic and concluding sentences to each of your paragraphs in your volcano essay. (This should me somewhat easier to do than our practice in class as you know exactly what information is contained in each of your paragraphs!) Here is a link to the handout from class just in case yours didn't make it home. :-)

December 13

Homework

• 2nd or 3rd draft of summary (If I am currently editing your draft, then there is nothing for you to do until your edited second draft is returned. :-) )

Have a merry Christmas!  See you back in class on January 3!

December 6

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting ("You are the worst hero ever!")
• Finish the second draft of your summary if you needed extra time
• Begin writing about volcanoes.  Below is the outline we completed in class.  You may add to the outline, or change parts of the outline to include information you find more interesting.  :-)

I.  Location

   1.  same / area / earthquakes

   2.  "Ring of Fire" /  encircling /  Pacific Ocean

   3.  +125 / active / Indonesia

   4.  all / form / land / many / ocean

  (5).

  (6).

II.  Parts / Inside

   1.  magma / melted rock / below / surface

   2.  magma chamber / below / crust

   3.  central vent / channel / magma to surface

   4.  caldera / crater / mouth of volcano

  (5). some / secondary vent / magma

  (6).

III.  Effects

   1.  mudslides / from / steam

   2.  lava / ash / mud / cool / new land / mountains

   3.  Tambora / Indonesia / 1815 / 92,000 killed *

   4.  ash / chemicals / enrich / soil / fertile

   5.  sulfur deposits / rubber / fertilizer

   6.  source / geothermal / energy / ocean / ecosystems

*  You may wish to change this entry to something you prefer.

November 29

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (Great!  Now I'm stuck.)
• 2nd Draft of Summary
• Read through your Volcanoes source to prepare for next week!

November 15

Homework

• Any late or missing work. (You can check the gradebook online. Let me know if I need to resend your link!)