She took a quiz on lessons 1-4 in chapter 6. The concept was polynomials, what they are, how to factor using difference of cubes, how to factor using quadratic patterns, solving polynomials by finding the zeros, and dividing polynomials using long division and synthetic division. Also, used the Remainder Theorem.

- review major points of the time period: motives,events, and outcomes.
- collect study guides.
- administer exam
- review and correct exam.

Students worked on printing final copies of power point presentations in english. Then we worked on finishing the english/spanish glossary derived from the environmental words they included in their power point presentations. Students began working on the spanish version of their presentations.

We went through examples of the different topics in Sections 1-4 to prepare for the quiz tomorrow.

1.Who are these people? 2.What makes them do what they do?

Ashely had not done her draft argumentative essay (the one that was due last Friday, when she was absent). I reminded her that she needs to turn it in tomorrow.
We discussed great American writers and I reminded students that they need to be looking around for a book that they wish to read.
We did vocabulary unit 2, pronouncing, writing, and using the words in the provided sentences.
Homework is to do exercise 2 for tomorrow.
We then taked about external and internal conflict. I asked htem to describe an example of each. they mentioned the movie Black Swan that they recently saw. We discussed which conflicts were external and which were internal.
Then I introduced The Man To Send Rainclouds. We talked about Pueblo Indians, Spanish culture in New Mexico, and why the Pueblo Indians have Spanish names. Homework is to read the 5 page story and answer the questions (not fill out the grid).

Ashley worked on finishing up her power point presentation. She printed out her slides and we started to develop her spanish dictionary from the power point to begin translating into spanish.

Work on decorations for SPD
Make changes to Lunch Menu

- review: imperialism;nationalism;social Darwinism;paternalism
- Ident. sign. events of the period and new territories acquired by US
- review contemporary US world standing as "World Power"
.connect events of 1870-1914 to present standing

We completed section 6.4 in her book on factoring special cubic polynomials and factoring quartic polynomials using quadratic patterns. Also solving equations using this concept.