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Golden Age of Japan


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LITERATURE

The Samurai's Tale

8. (57) On the Road
9. (64) Iida Castle
10. (70) Yoshitoki

Reading notes: "8-box" for ch. 8-17 due Friday. Study Guide optional.

They didn't wear jeans and T-shirts.

LITERATURE

The Samurai's Tale  

Map of the setting in 1560. Notice how Takeda lands have grown.
Multiple choice quiz.
11. (77) In the House of a Ghost
12. (849) A Name!

Independent book report due January 25.  

LITERATURE

Turn in book report

The Samurai's Tale 

13. (90) Rumors of War
14. (95) Master of Rice
15. (102) The Thief

(Core 1 in Library Media Center. Read this on your own.)

LITERATURE

The Samurai's Tale

16. (109) The Ronin Bandit
17. (118) I Gain a Helmet


Quiz Friday.

LITERATURE

The Samurai's Tale

Share reading notes.

Short-answer quiz.

Continue reading as time allows.

18. (124) The Strategy of War 

LANGUAGE

How to paraphrase.

Find one print source for citation and notes. 


HISTORY

Visit an aristocrat's home in Heian-Kyo (Hist. 231-239, HNB 144-147) 

4 stations

HISTORY

Visit an aristocrat's home in Heian-Kyo (Hist. 231-239, HNB 144-147)

3 stations

HISTORY 

Write a diary entry from Heian-Kyo (Hist. 231-239, HNB 148)

Test Friday. Finish as needed. Turn in HNB Friday.

HISTORY

History Test 21: Japan's Golden Age in Heian-Kyo

Japan Page

Study Guide

HISTORY 

Japan's Golden Age in Heian-Kyo (Hist. 229-231, HNB 144)
Layout of mansion
Hallway
Sliding door
Visitor behind screen
Mansion Gate
Palace Gate
Garden

LANGUAGE p4 & 7 in Media Center

Research project

due Friday: 
5 source citations
10 note cards 

Video next week! But only if citations and notes are complete.

LANGUAGE

Help with research project

LANGUAGE p4 & 7 in Media Center 

Research project

due Friday: 
5 source citations
10 note cards 

Video next week! But only if citations and notes are complete.

Preferred Activity Time 

or 

Late Work Catch Up Time

 Secret Question: Who is Ama-Terasu?

Secret Question: In Africa, how often do children die from malaria? 

Secret Question: In this story, what the mouse parents trying to find?

Secret Question: In Italy, there are 606 doctors for every 100 thousand people. How many in Rwanda?

questions.gifSecret Question: What is the Japanese art of paper folding?

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What interesting things do you do outside of class?  Music? Sport? Interesting hobby?  Community service?  Bring in a photograph, and we'll arrange the photos on a poster.

Search your closet for outgrown jeans. Bring them in for homeless kids.

Bring in clean, empty soup cans for poppy planting.

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Mind the Gap          THE HOMEWORK BOARD             

due Tuesday
  • LIT: Quiz
  • None to turn in. Wise planners will work on the week's assignments.
due Wednesday 
due Thursday 
  • HISTORY: HNB 144-147
  • HOMEROOM
    • Photo
    • Jeans
    • Cans
due Friday 
  • LIT: "8-box" for ch. 8-17. Short-answer quiz.
  • LANG: 5 source citations, 10 note cards due 
  • HISTORY:  
NEXT WEEK

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