MONDAY, November 13
Graded and turned in Vocab lesson 12
Took Vocab Test 12

HANDOUT--vocab lesson 14 (due Monday, November 20)
We skipped lesson 13.

ABSENT? Turn in vocab lesson twelve and make an appointment to come in and take test twelve. Also, pick up or print the HANDOUT, vocab lesson fourteen, which is due Monday, November 20.

TUESDAY, November 14
Groups worked together to write a paragraph about the research we did in the computer lab last week. Groups highlighted or underlined the CLAIM, EVIDENCE, and COMMENTARY before turning them in.

HANDOUT--Witch Hunt Paragraph

ABSENT? Pick up or print a copy of the handout. Write a paragraph according to the instructions on the handout. Attach your Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism questions (the ones we did in the computer lab last week) to the back of the paragraph. Make sure your CLAIM, EVIDENCE, COMMENTARY are highlighted or underlined according to the instructions.


WEDNESDAY, November 15
Students received grade checks today.

We started our research project in the library. Students formed groups and chose topics. They started by writing one page of notes from a book, following Mrs. Lambert's instructions. We also wrote a citation for that book.
                        ASSIGNMENT                       NOTES

HANDOUT--Research Assignment
HANDOUT--How to Write a Citation

ABSENT? Pick up or print a copy of the assignment. Choose a group or find out which group you were assigned to. Choose a topic (read the assignment to find out your choices). Find a book in the library and write one page of notes. Include a citation for that book. Turn these notes in to Mrs. Lambert.

THURSDAY, November 16
We continued our research project in the library. Students had time to finish notes and write a citation. Then we did internet research. As we found useful websites, we saved them to favorites and copied text to a Word document.
                        NOTES

HANDOUT--Research Assignment (handed out in class Wednesday)

ABSENT? Continue the research that you started yesterday. Now you'll use Internet sources to see what else you can find out about your topic. Remember that you are looking for 1)causes, 2)consequences, and 3)ways to prevent it. Use Google and other searching tools to find some helpful internet sources. Write down the addresses and bring them to school. You'll want to save them to your favorites here at school, so you can work with them here.

FRIDAY, November 17
We continued our research project in the library. Today, we followed Mrs. Lambert's instructions to complete do a citation on Noodle Tools and we started some research on EBSCO.
                        NOTES

When you do EBSCO from home, you must use this username and password:
username: eighth
password: union620

HANDOUT--Research Assignment (handed out in class Wednesday)
HANDOUT-- How to Use Noodle Tools for Websites
HANDOUT--How to Use Noodle Tools for Books and Encyclopedias
HANDOUT--How to Use EBSCO

ABSENT? Continue the research that you started Wednesday. Remember that you are looking for 1)causes, 2)consequences, and 3)ways to prevent it. Click on the link above to get to Noodle Tools and record citations for your websites and other sources. Click on the EBSCO link and follow instructions to look for periodicals (magazines) with information about your topic. If you have questions, make sure you ask me or Mrs. Lambert when you return to school. Mrs. Lambert can access your folder to check your work.