Sumerian City States -- 6th Grade Reading

Hi 6th Graders,

Here's the reading we'll be using this week: The Rise of Sumerian City-States

Thanks,
Mr. Radich

Toward Independence Readings -- 8th Grade Re-Post

Hi 8th Graders,

Here's our next set of readings we'll be working with to explore the lead up to the American Revolution.

Thanks,
Mr. Radich

Toward Independence--Intro
Section 2: Before 1763
Section 3: Early British Actions in the Colonies
Section 4: Townshend Acts
Section 5: The Boston Massacre
Section 6: The Boston Tea Party
Section 7: The Intolerable Acts
Section 8: Lexington and Concord

Agenda November 30

8th Grade Math: Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

Hi 8th Graders,

Here's a link to the lesson we'll be working with on Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables:
click here

Thanks,
Mr. Radich

Agenda November 19

Agenda November 18

Agenda November 17

Toward Independence: Road to Revolution

Hi 8th Graders,

Here's our next set of readings we'll be working with to explore the lead up to the American Revolution.

Thanks,
Mr. Radich

Toward Independence--Intro
Section 2: Before 1763
Section 3: Early British Actions in the Colonies
Section 4: Townshend Acts
Section 5: The Boston Massacre
Section 6: The Boston Tea Party
Section 7: The Intolerable Acts
Section 8: Lexington and Concord

Agenda November 16

8th graders reading nonfiction to 1st graders

Today the 8th graders were able to spend 20 minutes helping the 1st graders read nonfiction texts for their animal reports. It's always so amazing to see the older students act as role models and help build community at our school!

6th Grade: Hunter Gatherers to Farmers Reading

Hi 6th Graders,

This is the reading we'll be working with today and Monday: From Hunter Gatherers to Farmers

Thanks!
Mr. Radich

7th grade Ladakh spillover charts

As we look at culture, tradition, progress and modernization in 7th grade social studies, students looked at a region in India as a case study. We viewed images and video of the region before significant contact with the outside world, made predictions of what might happen to their culture once exposed to outside influences, then learned what actually happened. Our spillover charts are below, ask you student about what happened and have a discussion!

Agenda November 13

Agenda November 12

Life in the Colonies -- 8th Grade Readings

Hi 8th Graders,
We'll be working with these readings for the next few days.
Thanks!
Mr. Radich

Life in the Colonies:
Introduction
Sect 2: Life on Farms
Sect 3: Life in Cities
Sect 4: Rights of Colonists
Sect 5: Life for African Americans
Sect 6: Religion
Sect 7: Education
Sect 8: Colonial Families
Sect 9: Leisure

8th Grade Warm-up Read-and-Respond November 12

Hi 8th Graders. For your warm up today, please read the article below and respond to the prompts in your comp books. This will help tie our Economics unit into our current studies and be a theme throughout our study of American history.

America, Land of Opportunity: The Origins of the Free Enterprise System

You may often hear the term free enterprise in connection with the American economy. A free enterprise system has two important qualities. First, private individuals, rather than the government, own the businesses and farms that produce goods and services. Second, the economy is allowed to operate with a minimum of government regulation. This type of economy is also called a free market system.

The free enterprise system is a democratic way to organize an economy. In a democracy, people vote for what they want. In a democratic economy, buyers “vote” by deciding to spend their money on some goods rather than others. Goods that get lots of votes (money spent on them) continue to be made. Goods that no one wants to buy stop being made. In addition, prices go up or down depending on the supply of goods and how many people want them.

America’s free enterprise system goes back to colonial days. As colonists made their way to America, many hoped to become wealthy. In fact, the chance to make profits motivated many of the organizations that sponsored colonial settlement. To be sure, the British government imposed some restrictive trade policies, as did some of the colonies. But for the most part the economy of the colonies developed free of government regulation.

In 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was written, English philosopher Adam Smith published a book called The Wealth of Nations. Smith explained and praised the benefits of the free market system. His words inspired many Americans. People believed that, in the United States, a person could climb rapidly up the economic ladder through hard work and initiative. In addition, a free market went well with democratic ideas.

The free enterprise system greatly benefited Americans in the new nation and continues to do so today. There are three main reasons why.

• Profit is an extremely strong motivator. Entrepreneurs (people who start businesses) are willing to take enormous risks in order to become wealthy.

• Quality products thrive in the marketplace because consumers prefer them to inferior ones. Thus, the free enterprise system commonly produces high-quality goods.

• Creative individuals are drawn toward new ideas. The next invention may lead to a pot of gold. As a result, the United States may well be the most innovative nation on Earth.

Respond to these questions in your Social Studies Comp Book. COMPLETE SENTENCES ONLY. Title the page “Origins of Free Enterprise”

1)    1)  Define the free enterprise system.

2)      2)When did the free enterprise system begin in the United States?

3)      3)Explain why free enterprise developed in the new nation.

4)      4)Describe the characteristics and benefits of a free enterprise system.

8th Math 11/12

Hi 8th Graders

In your Math Comp Books, please answer the questions from the form below. The format should look like this:

1) slope:__________
  y-intercept:_____________
  equation: ________________

Click here for problem set

Thanks,
Mr. Radich

Agenda November 10

Link to Math Video 11/10

Hi 8th Grade Math Class!

Here's the link to the intro video for today for Station T: https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/9036-graph-lines-in-slope-intercept-form

Thanks,
Mr. Radich

7th grade group notes: Learning from Ladakh

Agenda November 9

8th Grade HW reminder --DUE TOMOOROW

Hi 8th Graders,

A friendly reminder that the Thinking Deeply assigned last week is due tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10.

Here's the prompt again in case you need it:

Name:                 

Date:                    

Thinking Deeply #7

Please respond to the prompt below. If you get stuck, feel free to talk to an adult, but I would like this to be mostly your thinking.

Length requirement: 2 full paragraphs

Why is it important to document historical events? How has the way we document events changed over time?

Thanks,

Mr. Radich

Agenda November 5

13 Colonies Intro Reading -- 8th Grade

Hi 8th Graders

Here's the intro reading for our Colonies project we'll start on Thursday and Friday: English Colonies in North America


Here are the links to specific colony readings:
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Georgia

Lastly, here's the link to the rubric for your group: Colonial Sales Pitch Rubric


Thanks,
Mr. Radich

8th GRADE HW

Hi 8th Graders,

Here's the link to your Thinking Deeply 7 homework. Feel free to respond on a piece of notebook paper or type and email your response to me.

Thinking Deeply #7

Please respond to the prompt below. If you get stuck, feel free to talk to an adult, but I would like this to be mostly your thinking.

Length requirement: 2 full paragraphs

Why is it important to document historical events? How has the way we document events changed over time?

Thanks!
Mr. Radich

Agenda November 4

Town Hall Partner Interviews

Did some team (house) building exercises in Town Hall today. A great opportunity for learning more about our peers in other grades, way to go upper grade students!

Agenda November 3

8th Grade Explorer Readings

Section 4
Section 5
Section 6

6th Grade Hominid Readings (Need for Week of Nov 2-7)

Hi 6th Graders,

Here's the reading we'll be working with this week: Early Hominids

Thanks,
Mr. Radich

Monday Social Studies Reading -- 8th Grade

Hi 8th Graders,

Here's the link to the reading we'll be working with today: European Exploration and Settlement

Thanks!
Mr. Radich