Final Art Docent Project - Volunteers Needed!

Our final Art Docent Project is coming up on May 14th!

Students will be learning more about Civil War photography by experimenting with a variety of photographic techniques.  Pictures they take will be used in the 8th grade slideshow during the last week of school.

We need many volunteers--at least 5-6 per class.

No training is necessary to help!

If you're able to assist, please contact Charlotte Murray at  murray DOT charlottev AT gmail DOT com

TKAM & the End of the Year?

We are in the midst of reading Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird.  We won't be reading it at home, only in class, so be sure to keep up with journal assignments for homework. Check the TKAM docs folder in the sidebar for most of the handouts and assignments.

The school year will be over in a few short weeks.  Remember to turn in forms for the Great America field trip and pictures for the memory boards. Check the school website for due dates.

STAR Testing is Coming!

Next week is STAR testing.  Starting on Tuesday, 8th graders will be tested on language arts, math, 8th grade science, and 6-8th grade history.

Jog-a-thon will be on Friday, after lunch.

Happy testing!

FTM & Moving West...

For the Amendments & Internment assignment:

Bill of Rights/Amendments Cheat Sheet from earlier in the year

For history:

http://www.tagxedo.com/image/8cabf45caf8f427a

Bay Area Day of Remembrance

500 Nations video clips

CAULDRON OF WAR

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj_6QFNmPZg

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJS2XCHrSPs

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW4E26nmKvQ

Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhTDavxp0yo

REMOVAL

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUHJ3t2YZA

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf6t9-bCBms

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh8z8h7AMl0

Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caLCRHQTj9c

Roosevelt & Pearl Harbor

Interactive map of amazingness at Pearl Harbor - NationalGeographic.com

Roosevelt's full speech to Congress (audio only, ~7minutes) - History.com

Roosevelt's speech to Congress (video! ~3 minutes) - Youtube.com

Video of Pearl Harbor with the last part of Roosevelt's speech - History.com

Attack on Pearl Harbor (video, ~45 minutes) - NationalGeographic.com

Photos of Pearl Harbor - History.com

Veteran Richard Young remembers Pearl Harbor - History.com

Japanese American internment - History.com

Japan during the Taisho/Showa Periods

Use the PowerPoint here, and three videos:

Rice

Origami

Kimono

State of the Union 2012

from the New York Times!

Great Short Answers and Great Inspiration

GSA: Click on "Docs to Download" under the Writing Resources title in the sidebar.  Scroll down and select the DBQ folder.  You'll read and respond to the Xmas article and the Weird Name article :)

And now for some inspiration....