7TH Grade Daily Work Log

RUAR = (Read, Underline, Asterisk, React)

 

 

12/6/11

Daily Reaction:

Book work: Unit 7 Activities, Read pg. 526-28, questions pg. 528 (1-4); Map Study pg. 531, 532; Graphic Study pg. 533, Country Profiles

Article: Rising ocean temps seen as ominous benchmark RUADR; Artic Ocean nearly ice-free? RUADR

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12/7/11

Daily Reaction: Pearl Harbor – Why do we remember this day?

Book Work: Chapter 19, Sec. 1 Red Heading questions, questions on pg. 545, Applying Map Skills, pg. 542 & 543, Vo-cab

Article:

Movie: Muhammad

 

12/8/11

Daily Reaction: 14 Years – Do you think Blagovich should be sentenced to 14 years, because of his family?

Book Work: Ch. 19, Sec. 2 red heading questions

Article:

Movie: Muhammad

 

12/9/11

Daily Reaction:

Book Work:

Article:

Movie:

 

12/12/11 Chapter 19 Test on Friday

Daily Reaction: Climate Change – “Global Warming” should the US sign the treaty?

Book Work: Ch. 19, Sec. 3, Red Heading Questions; Assessment Questions pg. 556; AMS pg. 553, 554 Making Connections pg. 551

Article: Blue People of the Sahara RUADR, Think About it Questions

Movie: Desert Odyssey

 

12/13/11

Daily Reaction: Immigration Law – Do you think it is OK for police to have this kind of power in Arizona?

Book Work: Finish up Chapter 19, Chapter 18 Activities due Wed - Friday

Article: Tuareg RUAD, Pick out the three most interesting cultural traits of the Tuareg people.

Movie: Desert Odyssey

12/14/11

Daily Reaction: Cell Phone Ban – Should the federal government ban cell phones or should the states take care of these types of laws?

Book Work: Chapter 19 Test on Friday

Article: How American Slavery led to the Birth of Liberia RUADR Describe how and why Liberia became a country for freed American slaves.  Why did it fail?  What role was played by Thomas Jefferson?  Why did he support the creation of this country?

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12/15/11 Chapter 19 Test tomorrow

Daily Reaction: none

Book Work: Chapter 19 Review and Quizzes

Article:

Movie: Desert Odyssey

 

12/16/11

Daily Reaction: none

Book Work: Turn in Chapter 18 Activities, Turn in Chapter 19 Review and Quizzes Extra Credit Essay; Tell me all that you know about the Blue People

Article: Camels RUADR

Movie:

 

12/19/11

Daily Reaction: Cameras in the court room – Do you think there should be cameras in the court room?

Book Work: Hand in Late Work – Chapter 19 Activities will be due after break

Article:

Movie: Desert Odyssey

 

1/5/12

Daily Reaction: MLK Speaker – Is it fair to Tavis Smiley to cancel his contract to speak due to his criticism of President Obama?

Book Work: Chapter 20 Red Heading Questions; pg.560-561 Africa’s Salt Trade (to be included with Chapter 19 Activities due Friday or Monday

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1/6/11

Daily Reaction: 4th Amendment – Who do you agree with – The police side or the person in the private house?  Should the 4th Amendment be upheld?

Book Work: Chapter 20 Vo-cab, AMS pg. 564,565,566, Questions pg. 568, Practice the Skill pg. 569

Article:

Movie: Land of the Forests

 

1/9/12

Daily Reaction: Negative Ads – Do you think that people are affected by negative ads?

Book Work: Chapter 20 Section 2, Vo-cab, AMS pg. 571,572 Questions pg. 573, Making Connections pg. 574

Article: Nigerians fear more church attacks by extremists; UN: Greenhouse gases soaring RUADR

Movie: Land of the Forests

 

1/10/12

Daily Reaction: Evaluation - What can you do to improve your grades?

Book Work: Finish Chapter 20 Activities, possible test on Thursday

Article: none

Movie: Land of the Forests

 

1/11/12 Chapter 20 Test on Thursday

Daily Reaction: none

Book Work: Chapter 20 Review (omit #23 & 25); Section Quizzes

Article: Democratic Republic of the Congo; BBC Country Profile RUADR Why so much Violence?

Movie:

 

1/12/12 Chapter 20 Test Today

Daily Reaction: none

Book Work: Chapter 21, Section 1 due on Tuesday, Vo-cab, Red Heading Questions, Questions pg. 585; AMS pg. 582 & 583; Practice the Skill pg. 586

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Movie:

 

1/13/12

Daily Reaction: none

Book Work: Due Tuesday, Chapter 21, Section 1 due on Tuesday, Vo-cab, Red Heading Questions, Questions pg. 585; AMS pg. 582 & 583; Practice the Skill pg. 586

Article: none

Movie: Voices of the Forest

 

1/16/12 No School

 

1/17/12

Daily Reaction: Legend – Flawed – Do you still honor his accomplishments even though he wasn’t perfect?

Book Work: Section 2 Red Heading Questions due on Wednesday

Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. Work on in Class, one reaction per page (14)

Movie:

 

1/18/12

Daily Reaction: none

Book Work: Sec. 2 Questions pg. 590, Vocabulary AMS pg. 588, Making Connections pg. 591

Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. Work on in Class, one reaction per page (14)

Movie: From Montgomery to Memphis

 

1/19/12

Daily Reaction: Adoption – Is it okay for white families to adopt black children or children of other races?

Book Work: Chapter 21, Sec. 3 Red Heading Questions

Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. Work on in Class, one reaction per page (14)

Movie:

 

1/20/12

Daily Reaction: American Soldiers/Taliban – Should the soldiers be punished?  How severely?

Book Work: Section 3 Vo-cab, Questions pg. 595, AMS pg. 593 due Monday, Section 4 Vo-cab, Questions, Red Heading Questions, AMS pg. 597-599 due Tuesday

Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. Work on in Class, one reaction per page (14)

Movie: From Montgomery to Memphis

 

1/23/12 Chapter 21 Test on Friday

Daily Reaction: Domestic Servant – How would it feel not to be able to walk freely from your home to your place of employment?

Book Work: Section 4 Vo-cab, Red Heading Questions, Questions pg. 600, AMS pg. 597, 599

Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. Work on in Class, one reaction per page (14)

Movie: From Montgomery to Memphis

 

1/24/12 Chapter 21 Test on Friday

Daily Reaction: Jim Crow Laws – Do you think our system of government is the right system?

Book Work: Finish Chapter 21 Activities

Article: none

Movie: Martin Luther King, Voting Rights Act & Chicago

 

1/25/12 Chapter 21 Test on Friday

Daily Reaction: Haditha – What kind of penalty do you think he should serve for killing 14 innocent children, women, and men? 

Book Work:

Article: The Baka Pygmies of Cameroon; Uganda Profile RUADR (due on Monday)

Movie:

 

1/26/12 Chapter 21 Test on Friday

Daily Reaction: GPS Technology – Should police be able to track someone by using GPS without a warrant?

Book Work: Chapter 21 Review and Section Quizzes

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Movie:

 

1/30/12 Note: Mr. Dorrington will now be collecting Book Activities separately, (i.e. Red Heading Questions, Vo-cab, Section Questions, AMS)

Daily Reaction: Syria – What should the US do against the brutality going on in Syria?

Book Work: Chapter 22, Sec. 1 Vocab, Questions, AMS go over on Wednesday

Article:

Movie: Faith in the Mountains

 

1/31/12

Daily Reaction: Flag Burning – Do you think it’s OK to burn the American Flag?  Why or Why not?

Book Work:  Chapter 22, Sec. 2 Red Heading Questions

Article: AIDS/HIV RUADRQ – Answer all Heading Questions

Movie: Aids in South Africa

 

02/01/12

Daily Reaction:

Book Work:  Ch 22, Sec 1 present Wed; Sec 2 & 3 – Red Heading & section questions due Thursday; Sec 4 Red Heading and section questions due Friday (all will be collected on Friday)

Article: Aids in South Africa (RUADR) – your turn questions and map

Movie: Aids in South Africa - What was most impressive to you about the video?

 

02/02/12

Daily Reaction: none

Book Work: 

Article: Mandela calls for cooperation to stop HIV infections

Movie: Nelson Mandela – Fighting AIDS Journey to Freedom

 

02/03/12 Early out SIP day

Daily Reaction:

Book Work:  Bookwork for Chapter 22

Article:

Movie: Nelson Mandela

 

02/06/12

Daily Reaction: Israeli Bombing – What should the US do if they do attack Iran?

Book Work:  Collect Ch 22 Red Heading Questions; return MLK reactions; Present Ch 22, Sec 1 & 2

Article:

Movie: Nelson Mandela

 

02/07/12

Daily Reaction: Drop Out Age: Should we spend money to help these students stay in school or spend the money on those who want to be in school?

Book Work:  Present Sec 3; return red heading questions Ch 22;

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02/08/12

Daily Reaction:

Book Work:  Present Sec 4;

Article: Invictus; Three Men and A Dream

Movie: Invictus – beginning of film

 

02/09/12 – Ch 22 test tomorrow

Daily Reaction:

Book Work:  In class work on Section quizzes and Chapter Review – Do not do #25 & #27

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02/10/12 CH 22 MC test

Daily Reaction:

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02/13/12

Daily Reaction:

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