Week of December 15, 2014

Reminders:

These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork: 

A. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable).    
      
B. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

C. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

D. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a not from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

E. Please cover the New York Progress book. A clear plastic cover is suggested.

F. Gym uniforms must be worn on Thursdays for gym.

H. Please bring in a large plastic bag (with your name on it) to store books that won’t be going home over the Christmas Break. Whatever does not fit in the bag must go home. We will be packing up the books on Thursday, so please let tour child know what books you would like them to bring home.

I. Friday, 12/19:
·       Lessons and Carols at 8:30 in the church. Parents are all welcome to attend. The children may wear dress clothes that are red, green, white, and boys may wear black pants.
·       Remember to bring your Secret Santa gift. Girls buy for girls and boys buy for boys. Price about $15. If you will not be participating, please let me know by Tuesday.
·       Bring $4 for pizza and whatever you volunteered to bring in to share with the class.
·       If you will not be here on Friday, please let me know by Tuesday.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of December 15- Unit 3 Week 3

Grade 5 is reading Who was Dr. Seuss? by Janet Paschal for Unit 3. You should finish up to Chapter 5 by Friday, 12/19. Finish reading the book over the Christmas Vacation. You should also be reading a book for enjoyment everyday for at least 20-30 minutes per day.

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/19.

Wednesday- Answer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Thursday, 12/18.


Grade 5 Reading Questions

Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on the author, poet, or illustrator of your choice. The presentation should be 7-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required. If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15. You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 6 is reading Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy by Andrea Warren for Unit 3. Please read the Chapters 4 and 5 by Thursday, 12/18. Finish the rest of the book over the Christmas Vacation. You should also be reading a book for enjoyment everyday for at least 20-30 minutes per day.

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Wednesday, 12/17.

Wednesday- Answer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Thursday, 12/18. This will be collected before the trip on Thursday!

Grade 6 Reading Vocabulary
     
Grade 6 Reading Questions

Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on a country’s myths, folklore, or legends. Or you can choose two legends, myths, or tall tales, discuss them, and then compare and contrast them. The presentation should be 8-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required. If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15.You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 7 is reading Call of the Wild by Jack London for Unit 3. Read Chapter 3 by Thursday, 12/18. You should finish the book during the Christmas Vacation. You should also be reading a book for enjoyment everyday for at least 20-30 minutes per day.

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Wednesday, 12/17.

WednesdayAnswer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Thursday, December 18.

Grade 7 Reading Vocabulary
Grade 7 Reading Questions
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7th Grade Social Studies

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

The map will be due on December 16.

Chapter 3- The English Colonies (1605-1774)

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Wednesday, 12/17.

Tuesday- Read pages 78-84. On page 84, complete questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, and 4a.  Complete on looseleaf. Due Thursday, 12/18.

Vocabulary for the week
Peter Stuyvesant         Quakers     William Penn     staple crops     diverse     Huguenots     midwives

Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on the explorer of your choice or someone who has shown perseverance during his life. The presentation should be 8-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required.
If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15. You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 8 is reading The Boys’ War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War by Jim Murphy for Unit 3. Read Chapters 3 and 4 by Thursday, 12/18. You should finish the book during the Christmas Vacation. You should also be reading a book for enjoyment everyday for at least 20-30 minutes per day.

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Wednesday, 12/17.

WednesdayAnswer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Thursday, 12/18.  The homework will be collected before you leave for the trip on Thursday.

Grade 8 Reading Vocabulary

Grade 8 Reading Questions
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8th Grade Social Studies

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

The map is due December 16, 2014

Chapter 19: The Industrial Age (1876-1900)

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Wednesday, 12/17.

Vocabulary for the week
corporations    Andrew Carnegie   vertical integration    John D. Rockefeller      
horizontal integration      trust     Leland Stanford     social Darwinism   monopoly     Sherman Antitrust Act     implement   acquire

Tuesday- Chapter 19- read pages 614-618. On page 618, answer questions 1a, 1b, 2b, and 3b.  Complete on looseleafDue Thursday, 12/18. Will be collected before the trip on Thursday.

Project for Unit 2: Write a 3-page paper on the topic that you chose from Chapters 18, 19, or 20. The paper should include the following:

a. Must be typed- 12 font, New Times Roman, double spaced
b. Must include a Cover Page- with a Title (the name of whom you are writing about), a picture of the person, and at the bottom your name, date, and class.
c. A bibliography that includes all of the books or websites that you used to find your information.

The cover page and bibliography are two separate pages and are not included with the two pages of research. There should be 5 pages in total. If you have questions, please ask before the paper is due. There will be No Extensions! The paper is due on Monday, December 15. If it is not printed out, it is not done !!!!!!!!!

                         Wishing you all many Christmas Blessings and a Happy, Healthy New Year.
                                         See you in 2015!
               

               

Week of December 8, 2014

Reminders:

These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork:

A. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable). 
         
B. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

C. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

D. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a not from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

E. Please cover the New York Progress book. A clear plastic cover is suggested.

F. Gym uniforms must be worn on Thursdays for gym.

G. There will be a 12:00 Dismissal on Friday, 12/12 due to a Faculty Meeting.

H. Please bring in a large plastic bag to store books that won’t be going home over the Christmas Break. Whatever does not fit in the bag must go home.

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of December 8- Unit 3 Week 2

Grade 5 is reading Who was Dr. Seuss by Janet Paschal for Unit 3.  Read
Chapters 1,2,3 by Friday, 12/12.


Homework:

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/12

Wednesday- Answer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Friday, 12/12.




Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on the author, poet, or illustrator of your choice. The presentation should be 7-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required. If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15. You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 6 is reading Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy by Andrea Warren for Unit 3. Please read the Introduction, Prologue, Chapters 1, 2, 3 by Friday, 12/12.


Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/12.

Wednesday- Answer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Friday, 12/12.

     

Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on a country’s myths, folklore, or legends. Or you can choose two legends, myths, or tall tales, discuss them, and then compare and contrast them. The presentation should be 8-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required. If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15.You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 7 is reading Call of the Wild by Jack London for Unit 3. Read Chapters 1 and 2 by Friday, 12/12. If you didn’t get the book yet, please do so as soon as possible so you do not fall behind.


Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.


TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/12.

WednesdayAnswer the questions about your reading in The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed. The questions will be listed on the link marked Reading Questions. This should be done on looseleaf. Please write neatly and skip a line between each question. Due Friday, December 12.


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7th Grade Social Studies


Homework:

The map will be due on December 16.

Chapter 3- The English Colonies (1605-1774)

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday, 12/11.

Tuesday- Read pages 72-77. On page 77, complete questions 1a, 1b, 2a, and 3b.  Complete on looseleaf. Due Friday, 12/12

Vocabulary for the week
Puritans     Pilgrims     immigrants     Mayflower Compact     Squanto     John Winthrop     Ann Hutchinson
    
Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on the explorer of your choice or someone who has shown perseverance during his life. The presentation should be 8-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required.
If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15. You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 8 is reading The Boys’ War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War by Jim Murphy for Unit 3. Read the Introduction (The War Begins) and Chapters 1 and 2 by Friday, 12/12. If you didn’t get the book yet, please do so as soon as possible so you do not fall behind.

Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/12.

WednesdayAnswer the questions about your reading in Roll of Thunder - The questions will be listed on the link marked Reading Questions. This should be done on looseleaf. Please write neatly and skip a line between each question. Due Friday, 12/12.

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8th Grade Social Studies


Homework:

The map is due December 16, 2014

Chapter 18: Americans Move West (1850-1890)

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday, 12/11.

Vocabulary for the week
Second Industrial Revolution     Bessemer Process     Thomas Edison     patents     Alexander Graham Bell   Henry Ford     Wilbur and Orville Wright

Tuesday- Review Chapter 18. On page 609, Standardized Test Practice, Complete questions 1-5 (questions and answers) and questions 6 (restate the question).  Complete on looseleafDue Friday, 12/12.

Project for Unit 2: Write a 3-page paper on the topic that you chose from Chapters 18, 19, or 20. The paper should include the following:

a. Must be typed- 12 font, New Times Roman, double spaced
b. Must include a Cover Page- with a Title (the name of whom you are writing about), a picture of the person, and at the bottom your name, date, and class.
c. A bibliography that includes all of the books or websites that you used to find your information.

The cover page and bibliography are two separate pages and are not included with the two pages of research. There should be 5 pages in total. If you have questions, please ask before the paper is due. There will be No Extensions! The paper is due on Monday, December 15. If it is not printed out, it is not done !!!!!!!!!



                              Have a Good Week!

Week of December 1, 2014

Reminders:

These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork: 

A. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable).  
        
B. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

C. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

D. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a not from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

E. Please cover the New York Progress book. A clear plastic cover is suggested.

F. Gym uniforms must be worn on Thursdays for gym.

G. Please check the blog daily for updated homework assignments or
notifications.

H. Thanks to all the parents and student that brought in canned food for the poor.

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of December 1- Unit 3 Week 1

Grade 5 is reading Alice and Wonderland by Lewis Carroll for Unit 2. The book should be finished by Monday, 12/5. 

The new book for Unit 3 is Who was Dr. Seuss by Janet Paschal (Grosset and Dunlap, 2011) $ 5.00. Begin reading Dr. Seuss as soon as you receive it.


Homework:

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/5

Wednesday- Answer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Friday, 12/5.



Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on the author, poet, or illustrator of your choice. The presentation should be 7-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required. If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15. You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 6 is reading Percy Jackson and The Olympians- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan for Unit 2. The book should be finished by Monday, 12/5.

The new book for Unit 3 is Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy by Andrea Warren (Square Fish, 2008).

Start reading the book as soon as you receive it.


Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/5.

Wednesday- Answer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Friday, 12/5.

     
Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on a country’s myths, folklore, or legends. Or you can choose two legends, myths, or tall tales, discuss them, and then compare and contrast them. The presentation should be 8-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required. If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15.You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 7 is reading The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick for Unit 2. The book should be finished by Monday, 12/5.

The new book for Unit 3 is Call of the Wild by Jack London (Create Space Independent Publishing Platform July 2014).

Read Chapters 1 and 2 by Friday, 12/12.



Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.


TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/5.

WednesdayAnswer the questions about your reading in The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed. The questions will be listed on the link marked Reading Questions. This should be done on looseleaf. Please write neatly and skip a line between each question. Due Friday, December 5.

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7th Grade Social Studies


Homework:

The map will be due on December 16.

Chapter 2- New Empires in the Americas (1400-1750)

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/5.

Tuesday- Review Chapter 2. On page 67, complete questions 1-7.  Complete on looseleaf. For questions 1-6, write questions and answers. For #7, restate the question in the answer and write at least 3 sentences to explain your answer for the short document in the box.  Due Friday, 12/5

Vocabulary for the week
Toleration Act of 1649     Olaudah Equiano     slave codes     plantation    circumnavigate     immune     effect     structure

Project for Unit 2: PowerPoint Presentation or Prezi on the explorer of your choice or someone who has shown perseverance during his life. The presentation should be 8-10 slides. The slides should only have one line of text and a picture (map, graph, image). Your information should be on an index card and explained by you to the class. The presentation should include a bibliography all of the books or websites that you used to find your information. One video of 3 minutes or less can be included, but not required.
If you have questions, please ask before it is due. There will be No Extensions! The presentation is due on Monday, December 15. You may work alone or with a partner.
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Grade 8 is reading Roll of Thunder-Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor for Unit 2. The book should be finished by Monday, 12/5.

The new book for Unit 3 is The Boy’s War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War by Jack London (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993).

Please begin reading the book as soon as you get it!


Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/5.

WednesdayAnswer the questions about your reading in Roll of Thunder - The questions will be listed on the link marked Reading Questions. This should be done on looseleaf. Please write neatly and skip a line between each question. Due Friday, 12/5.


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8th Grade Social Studies


Homework:

The map is due December 16, 2014

Chapter 18: Americans Move West (1850-1890)

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Friday, 12/5.

Vocabulary for the week
Homestead Act     Morrill Act     Exodusters     sodbusters     dry farming
Annie Bidwell     National Grange     deflation     Populist Party
William Jennings Bryan     establish     facilitate

Tuesday- Read pages 600-605. On page 607- Chapter Review, complete questions 1-3 (questions and answers) and questions 4a, 5b, and 6b (restate the question).  Complete on looseleafDue Friday, 12/5.

Project for Unit 2: Write a 3-page paper on the topic that you chose from Chapters 18, 19, or 20. The paper should include the following:

a. Must be typed- 12 font, New Times Roman, double spaced
b. Must include a Cover Page- with a Title (the name of whom you are writing about), a picture of the person, and at the bottom your name, date, and class.
c. A bibliography that includes all of the books or websites that you used to find your information.

The cover page and bibliography are two separate pages and are not included with the two pages of research. There should be 5 pages in total. If you have questions, please ask before the paper is due. There will be No Extensions! The paper is due on Monday, December 15. If it is not printed out, it is not done !!!!!!!!!



                            Have a great week!