This week, we'll focus on the impact of Spain's colonization of America. We'll trace the routes of the major conquistadors and spend time trying to understand the lingering impact of those explorers. Here's what our schedule looks like: The following assignments are scheduled to be due or assigned this week. Check this page regularly for updates. … Continue reading US History Week of 9.24.18: Spain in America
This week, we'll start writing our Hero's Journey Narrative. Before we do so, we'll tackle a few important writing skills, including using descriptive detail and dialogue. We'll also practice and check our learning on the unit vocabulary. Here's what our schedule will look like: The following assignments are scheduled to be due or assigned this … Continue reading ELA Week of 9.24.18: Setting Off on a Heroic Writing Journey
Now that we've looked at how the first people got to America, we're going to zero in on one specific time frame, an era where people in Europe and beyond began to travel far and wide and see what else there was to find -- and sell -- on the planet. Here's what our schedule … Continue reading US History Week of 9.17.18: The Age of Exploration
This week, we'll take an in-depth look at what makes a good story. We'll start with point of view and then think about plot. Along the way, we'll also wrap up our first Gravana lesson and spend some time drilling the vocabulary from Unit 1. Here's what our schedule will look like: The following assignments … Continue reading ELA Week of 9.17.18: Putting Together a Story
This week, we'll demonstrate our knowledge of the earliest centuries of American history. After our quiz, we'll spend some time thinking deeply about the contributions of Native Americans, and exploring what life was like in America prior to European colonization. The following assignments are scheduled to be due or assigned this week. Check this page … Continue reading US History Week of 9.10.18: America Before Colonization
This week, we'll spend a lot of time unpacking stories of heroes, and we'll end the week by working to give shape and form to the heroes we'll create for our Hero's Journey Narrative. Here's a look at our blocks for the week. Keep in mind that we'll have shorter class periods on Friday due … Continue reading ELA Week of 9.10.18: Building a Hero
This week, we'll start to unpack what it is that makes a good hero story. We'll think about the ways in which "Hero's Journey" stories tend to follow the same pattern. Then, we'll use our knowledge to find as many examples as we can of this same pattern (Hint: It's repeated over and over again in … Continue reading ELA Week of 9.3.18: The Hero’s Journey
