SLA

 In this unit,  we were assigned a five paragraph essay on The Odyssey. The teacher gave us theses to choose from and we had to use text from the book to prove it.

For, the third quarter history benchmark, we were debating over the topic of should King Tut's remains be displayed in the Franklin Institute. We had to write a five-paragraph essay explaining our position.

Five page essay on connection between poems and history. In this benchmark, we where given the choice to pick a time period, and choice a poem from the time period, and analyze the issues of the time period. We then had to write a 5 page essay on making a connection from the poetry of that time to the issues that we occurring in that certain time period. The time period that I chose was the Vietnam War, and I used the song ‘Machine Gun” by Jimi Hendrix and tried to make a connection between them.

Our first history benchmark was to write a Five paragraph essay on why were the Europeans able to enslave African Americans in the 16th Century. In this unit, we looked deeper into the geological perspective of the societies. We watched a movie called “Guns, Germs and Steel,” by Jared Diamond. We came to the conclusion that, because the Europeans lived in the Fertile Crescent, the Europeans had created a food surplus. This food surplus and the means to control it caused the Europeans to develop advanced technology and ultimately enslaving the African Americans.

     Our frist History benchmark was to write a Five paragraph essay on why were the Europeans able to enslave African Americans in the 16th Century. In this unit, we looked deeper into the geological perspective of the societies. We watched a movie called “Guns, Germs and Steel,” by Jared Diamond. We came to the conclusion that, because the Europeans lived in the Fertile Crescent, the Europeans had created a food surplus. This food surplus and the means to control it caused the Europeans to develop advanced technology and ultimately enslaving the African Americans.

3. Linear Equations- we were assigned the role of a chief planner and architect for “Geoslaville”. The purpose of this project was to challenge our geometric reasoning. The project included making a map plan to pin pot local business.  We had to calculate the angles measure of corners of streets depending on how they intersected each other. The third task was to draw two-dimensional and three dimensional figures of buildings. Our final task was to find the volume and surface area of selected buildings.

2.   Chief Justifications- We had to use logic reasoning and write proofs to justify questions asked. The project consisted of three parts. Part A was to create a color square puzzle and a crossword puzzle for our classmates to solve. Part B included solving a classmate’s puzzle and crossword puzzle. Part C included peer review and revision of project.

2.   Chief Justifications- We had to use logic reasoning and write proofs to justify questions asked. The project consisted of three parts. Part A was to create a color square puzzle and a crossword puzzle for our classmates to solve. Part B included solving a classmate’s puzzle and crossword puzzle. Part C included peer review and revision of project.