Friday, February 28th

Agenda: LAST DAY to work on your Japan Group Project in-class! Homework: Be ready to present starting first thing on Monday.

Thursday, February 27th

Agenda: Ideally today is when you're putting your finishing touches on your project so that you can use all of tomorrow to practice presenting. Homework: Continue perfecting your Japan Group Project.

Wednesday, February 26th

Agenda: Another day to work on your Japan Group Project. Homework: Continue to work on your Group Project.

Tuesday, February 25th

Agenda: Continue working on Japan Group Project. Homework: Japan Group Project Due on Friday.

Monday, February 24th

Agenda: Ski Week Wrap-Ups. Then get back with your group and continue to work on your Japan Group project. Homework: Japan Group project should be all done by Friday.

Friday, February 14th

Agenda: Last all-important research day before we're gone for a week. Homework: None, have a great Ski Week! (but feel free to check in on your group mates to make sure you are on the same page)

Thursday, February 13th

Agenda: Research Day #2 for your Japan Group Project. Homework: None.

Wednesday, February 12th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Assign groups for Samurai Project. Exchange info. with ALL your group members. Start researching what your project is about. (you will have tomorrow and Friday to research too). Homework: None.

Tuesday, February 11th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Take the first 20 minutes of class to finish the Ch. 21 vocabulary sheet. If you finish before the end of class, you may finish reading/highlighting Chs. 20 & 21. Then review Chs. 20 & 21 voc. sheets as a class. Homework: None.

Monday, February 10th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Weekend Wrap-Ups. Then share one thing you thought was awesome about the Samurai documentaries we watched last week. After that, work on Chs. 20 & 21 voc. (you'll have 15 minutes of class tomorrow to finish Ch. 21). Homework: None.

Friday, February 7th

Agenda: Watch Samurai Sword-Making Documentary= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE_4zHNcieM & take notes. Homework: None.

Thursday, February 6th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Take first 5 minutes to make sure you're done with Ch. 19 Sections 4-9. While I'm checking them, please read Ch. 20 OR 21 quietly (whichever one inspires you more). Then review Sects. 4-9 as a class. IF TIME: documentary on the Way of the Horse & Bow. Homework: None.

Wednesday, February 5th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Check Ch. 19 Voc. & Sections 1-3 as a class. Then work on Ch. 19 Sections 4-9 with the same partner you were yesterday. Homework: Finish Ch. 19 Through Section 9 (you don't have to do the processing).

Tuesday, February 4th

Agenda: *iPad Day* Handout Ch. 19 Voc. & Q.'s Complete Ch. 19 Voc. AND Sections 1-3 Today. We'll be working more on it tomorrow. Homework: None.

Monday, February 3rd

Agenda: Weekend Wrap-Ups first. Then introduce Geography Challenge for Japan and work on it in groups of 2. You may write the critical thinking answers on the back this time. Homework: Finish Geography Challenge, including Critical Thinking.