Week of Feb 22nd

9th:  Freshman Project is the main focus.  We had Monday to begin working in the library.  We are looking at reference materials such as Encyclopedias to identify keywords such as people, places, events, and ideas related to the conflict.   By the end of the week, we will be turning those keywords into questions that students will use to guide their research.  Students should be researching as much as possible right now, and taking notes.  I would say that for every hour of research they do, they'll need about 30 min with their research notes to make sense of what they find.  Students should see me or their SPED/English teachers if they have questions.  Students should expect to work about 1 hr per night on research.  (Or accumulate that time for a fun 7-8 hrs on the weekend.)  For more info, check out the Freshman Project blog here:  http://kwfreshmanproject.blogspot.com/

11th:   We are working on the causes of WWI.  We will be completing a group activity to determine the causes of the war, and to define which were the most influential in leading America to get involved in the war.  We will then study the war itself, focusing on the role during the war of new immigrants in America's military and of new technology.  Expect 1-2 assignments this week that may need to be completed at home.