Woodward Middle School
9125 NE Sportsman Club Rd.
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110

October 2007
World History Homework

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Oct. 1  Work on Cultural Appliques in class (DUE Wednesday, 10/3) KEEPSAFE TODAY!	Oct. 2  Work on Cultural Appliques in class  (DUE TOMORROW, finish for Homework!)	Oct. 3  Cultural Appliques DUE TODAY! Introduction to Early Civilizations (HW:  Map of Early Civilizations DUE Thursday!) Early Dismissal (1/2 Day)	Oct. 4  Go over Homework Introduction to Early River Valley Civilizations (HW:  Study for North and South America Map Test TOMORROW!)	Oct. 5  North and South America Map Test Rise of Civilizations Power Point with Notes HW:  Prepare and study Europe #1 Test for Friday, 10/19
Oct. 8  Finish "Rise of Civilizations" Power Point	Oct. 9  Introduction to Farming/Agriculture and Food Surplus	Oct. 10 Introduction to Mesopotamia Mesopotamia Map (HW if not finished in class)  Progress Reports Sent Home TODAY (Due signed by parents on Tuesday)	Oct. 11  "Mesopotamia: Return to Eden" Video with Notes (HW:  Please bring Progress Reports back to me signed by Tuesday)	Oct. 12  NO SCHOOL (non-contract day)
Oct. 15 Finish the movie "Mesopotamia: Return to Eden" Go over Video notes HW:  Reading "Life in Mesopotamia" with Questions	Oct. 16 Mesopotamia's Elements of Civilization HW:  Notes on Elements of Civilization due Thursday  Progress Reports due signed Today	Oct. 17  Introduction to Laws and Rules Hammurabi's Code HW:  Notes on Elements of Civilization due Tomorrow!	Oct. 18 Continue Hammurabi's Code Letter to Babylonian Times (due tomorrow) Notes on Elements of Mesopotamian Civilization DUE	Oct. 19  Europe #1 Map Test TODAY! Hand out and fill in Europe Map #2 (Test on Friday, 10/26)
Oct. 22  Introduction to Egypt PowerPoint Presentation with Notes Hammurabi Letter Due TODAY!	Oct. 23  Finish Egypt PowerPoint Elements of a Civilization: Egypt with Vocabulary (Remember to get your permission slips in for BPA)	Oct. 24  Finish Elements of Civilization Notes on Egypt Egyptian Writing/Rosetta Stone Remember Permission Slips for BPA DUE Friday!	Oct. 25 Odissi Dance Performance  (HW:  Study for Europe #2 Map Test TOMORROW!)	Oct. 26  Europe Map #2 Test TODAY! Permission Slips for BPA DUE TODAY! Egypt Movie with Notes HW:  Study for Mesopotamia/Egypt Test on Wednesday

Monday, October 29th:  
        Finish Egypt Movie, Hand out Review Sheet (Go over for homework)

Tuesday, October 30th:
        Egyptian Mummification, Review Session for Test tomorrow (STUDY, and put together HW Packet)

Wednesday, October 31st:
        Turn in Homework Packet, Mesopotamia/Egypt Test

Thursday, November 1st:
        Harappa/Shang Jigsaw Activity (HW: Study Europe #3 Map for test tomorrow!)

Friday, November 2nd:
        Europe #3 Map Test, Finish Jigsaw Activity

Language Arts Homework

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Oct. 1  Work Period (Silent Reading, WWS, etc.) KEEPSAFE TODAY!	Oct. 2  Introduction to Book Reviews (First Review is Due October 15th!)	Oct. 3  Weekly Word Study #3 Go over Book Review Assignment Sheet Early Dismissal (1/2 Day)	Oct. 4  Book Review Samples Book Review Practice (HW:  Remember your Silent Reading Book and Composition Book for Tomorrow!)	Oct. 5  Work on Practicing Book Reviews with Children's Books Silent Reading
Oct. 8  Individual Writing Conferences about Baseline Writing Assessment	Oct. 9  Introduction to Creation Stories (HW:  Be ready for WWS tomorrow!)	Oct. 10 WWS #4 Continue Introduction to Creation Stories/Choose Stories and begin analyzing  Progress Reports Sent Home TODAY (Due signed by parents on Tuesday)	Oct. 11 Compare and Contrast Creation Stories  HW:  Remember that your FIRST book review is DUE MONDAY!	Oct. 12  NO SCHOOL (non-contract day)
Oct. 15  First Book Review DUE TODAY! Finish Comparing and Contrasting Stories Begin Creation Story Quilt Square	Oct. 16 Hand out New Reading Log Work on Creation Story Quilt Square HW:  WWS #5 due Tomorrow Progress Reports due signed Today	Oct. 17  WWS #5 Work on Creation Story Quilt Squares (Due Monday)	Oct. 18  Introduction to Creation Story Writing Assignment HW:  Remember to bring silent reading book and composition book tomorrow!	Oct. 19  Warm-Up Check Silent Reading HW: Creation Story Quilt Square due MONDAY!
Oct. 22  Turn in Creation Story Quilt Squares Today	Oct. 23 Return Book Reviews Discuss Timeline and Requirements for writing your own Creation Story   HW: 10 Challenge words on spelling list for tomorow	Oct. 24 Writing your Creation Story (Questions)  No WWS, just need 10 challenge words on your spelling list for Today	Oct. 25 Odissi Dance Performance HW:  Need 1st Draft of Creation Story to do in-class editing on FRIDAY!	Oct. 26 Peer Editing with 1st Draft of Creation Story HW:  Final Draft of Creation Story DUE Monday!

Monday, October 29th:  
        Return Quilt Squares, Turn in and share Creation Stories (WWS #6 for tomorrow)

Tuesday, October 30th:       
        WWS #6, and Introduction to Grammar

Wednesday, October 31st:
        Book Talks in Library

Thursday, November 1st:
        Field Trip to BPA, No Language Arts Today (HW: Remember to bring you Silent Reading and Comp. Books Friday)

Friday, November 2nd:
        Warm-Up Check, and Silent Reading  (Reminder: Book Review due next Friday, 11/9/07)