April 25

Humanities 8

Today we started with silent reading.  Next students were introduced to their next learning .  See below.  They were also provided with a booklet with vocabulary related to castles and knights.  

The Assignment:

1.        .  Draw a design for a castle. 
2.       .   Create a coat of arms of for the castle.
3.       .  Write a story about the people that live in the castle (use as many vocab words as you can!)

Your castle must include the following labeled parts:

Ø A moat and drawbridge

Ø Portcullis

Ø Inner and outer walls

Ø Arrow loops

Ø A keep

Ø Two towers (minimum)

Ø At least one other feature

Ø One offensive weapon (outside of castle)

*The parts of the castle must be labeled!!!!!

English 10

Today we started by going over run-on sentences and integrating quotes into sentences.  Then we talked we read "A Possibility of Evil."  As we read, we went over reading strategies and briefly discussed strategies for writing our own stories. For the remainder of the class students were asked to prepare for next class by coming up with an idea for an alternate ending to the story.  

Reminder:  The second compare/contrast essay is due Wednesday!