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Journals (with Topics 6-10) and Interactive Notebooks are due on Thursday, November 12th.

To avoid doing homework on Wednesday, which is a holiday, do your journal topic and your reading on Monday or Tuesday night…

Regular Content homework:

Advanced Content Homework:

V14 Words for this week! – Regular Content ELA

1.  Naturalize-- admit (a foreigner) to the legal citizenship of a country

2.  Citizen--a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized

3.  Jurisdiction-- the official power to make legal decisions and judgments

4.  Colonization–creating a settlement

5.  Volunteer– an unpaid helper or worker

6.  Self-reliant– independent; self-sufficient

7.  Privilege– benefit; freedom

V14 Words for this Week!—Advanced Content ELA

1.  Preside– to rule over

2.  Fifth Amendment—protects a person against being compelled to be a witness against himself or herself in a criminal case.

3.  Sixth Amendment--guarantees the rights of criminal defendants-- the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are, the nature of the charges and evidence against the defendant.

4.  Seventh Amendment--applies only to civil cases heard in federal courts. A civil case does not involve criminal matters; it is a dispute between private parties or between the government and a private party. The right to trial by jury is guaranteed in any civil case in a federal court if the amount of money involved in that case exceeds $20 (Suing someone!)

5.  Controversial– debatable; heated; scandalous

6.  Acquit– to find to be not guilty

7.  Unanimous-- agreed and undisputed by all

8.  Misdemeanor– a criminal offense less serious than a felony

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Homework:

Monday – Similar Figures

Tuesday – Study Guide

Wednesday – None

Thursday – Journal Writing #12/Study for Fantastic 5 Quiz

Friday – None.

Social Studies—Contact for more info.

·  European Colonization Project Due on Friday, November 13th

·  Project Rubric AND all necessary project supplies were given to everystudent

·  Unit 5 Test on "Europe Historical Understandings" on Friday, November 13th as well.

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Study notes and definitions daily. A quiz can occur any day at any time.

Mrs. Parrish’s CHOICE BOARD is below…

Use any resource available at home to find one synonym of each of your words. Also, draw a picture that represents each word/synonym pair.
Create a chart with your findings. / Create a game using all of your vocabulary words. Make sure the game can be played by other students. / ***Short Story: Write a story using each of the vocabulary words. Underline the Vocabulary words. Make sure that the examples use the words correctly!
Write the vocabulary words and definitions on flashcards. Use to the cards to study. / Create a matching vocabulary test for all of your weekly vocabulary words. The test must be designed in a 2 column format. / Rhyme: Write a poem, rap, or song that uses all of the vocabulary words. Underline the Vocab. words. Make sure that the examples use the words correctly! It must show that you know what the words mean!
Comic strip: Create a comic strip that shows a story using each of your vocabulary words. Underline the Vocabulary words. / Create sentences using your vocabulary words. (One sentence per word, please.) The sentences need to be about an important historical figure. Underline your vocabulary word, and mark your person in history with a highlighter. / Create a flip book that includes your vocabulary words and correct definitions for each.