Week of 8/27/07

Monday:
Careers- Guest Speaker Mr. Gadea
Soc. St.- Worksheet on the Gold Rush

Tuesday:
Careers- Video on Careers in the Arts
Soc. St.- Video on Gold Rush and Texas Independence/wksht to be answered during video
PROGRESS REPORTS SENT HOME- This is the first progress report you will have time to raise your grade, but you will need to focus.
Wednesday: HALF DAY For STUDENTS DAY ENDS AT 12:20/Teachers stay
Careers- Finish discussion on SCANS
Soc. St- Reforms in America and begin outline map for chapter 14 (WS 27/28)

Thursday:
Careers- What's wrong with this picture? Pages 38-40
Soc. St.- Hopes of Immigrants pages 423-428 WS 48/256/56

Friday:
Careers- Production Activity
Soc. St. - Finish Thursday's work American Literature and Art pages 429-432

August 20, 2007 Week 2

Monday
Career: Begin Career Packet pages 26-30
Soc. St: WS 13-1 and WS 23

Tuesday
Career: Finish WS 30 calculating changes in work demand
Soc. St: Read and discuss Texas Revolution pages 400-405

Wednesday
Career: Self-Assessment of interests pages 31-32
Soc. St: Read War with Mexico pages 406-411

Thursday
******* Curriculum Night 6-7 room 502******
Career: Finish up page 33
Soc. St: WS 241 & 25

Friday
Career: SCANS
Soc. St: California Gold Rush read pages 412-417

Guest Speaker forms are due Friday 8/24!

First Week! August 13, 2007

Careers:

Mon-Develop a list of careers
Tue-Where do you picture yourself at 27?
Wed-What skills will you need to have the job you want?
Thurs-What other jobs will use your same skills
Fri-Human Capital

Social Studies:
Mon- PTSA Packet
Tue- Assign book numbers and discuss norms
Wed- What would you pack to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast in the mid 1800's?
Thurs- Read pages 393-399 & complete Map Outline Activity
Friday- Worksheet 21 & 23