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MONDAY 3/1 See HW below	TUESDAY 3/2	WEDNESDAY 3/3 Meghna's BDay	THURSDAY 3/4 Orphans Bake Sale 4-6 Please sign up See who has volunteered	FRIDAY 3/5 Perry's BDay Sunday
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LANGUAGE Media Center Have you: * made 5 photo citations? * finished writing report? * asked a peer to read it? * uploaded to blog? * answered the comments on your blog? Tools: * Ways to intro quotes (5.17) * Helpful sets of transitions (4.25a) * Helpful tips for conclusions (5.18a, 5.18b, 5.18c, 5.18d) HW: Finish and post by Friday, March 5. Posting Directions	LANGUAGE California Standards Test in writing "The CSTs ... measure students' progress toward achieving California's state-adopted academic content standards, which describe what students should know and be able to do in each grade and subject tested."	LANGUAGE Show your independent reading product. Nightingales Vocabulary test on chapters 5-9	LANGUAGE Media Center as needed HW: Finish and post by Friday, March 5.	NO SCHOOL
HISTORY Jeopardy review of history chapters 1-19		HISTORY History cumulative test Begin map of Japan (HNB 137) HW: HNB 136-137	HISTORY Cultural borrowing in Japan (History 219-220) Matching game (HNB 139-141)
LITERATURE Of Nightingales That Weep Read ch. 9 (p. 84-95) "Cry of the Nightingale" Time line & questions.	LITERATURE Nightingales Time line & questions. Answer questions in class. Vocabulary ch. 5-9 review Independent Reading Product due Wednesday	LITERATURE Nightingales Read ch. 10 (p. 96-101) "The Rabbit Hole." Time line & questions
Secret Question:Whose birthday is today?	Secret Question: In the Japanese creation story, who is Ama Terasu? Turn it in today for extra credit!	Secret Question:What crop is being harvested?	Secret Question: Who is portrayed in the statue above? Click to enlarge.	Secret Question: In this activity, what item are you trying to identify?

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THE HOMEWORK BOARD
due Tuesday	Eat your oatmeal! STAR writing test
due Wednesday	Cumulative History Test ch. 1-19 Independent Reading Product (also turn in grading rubric) Nightingales Vocabulary Test ch. 5-9
due Thursday	ORPHANS BAKE SALE AT THE GAME 4-6 PM! Please sign up. HNB 136-137
due Friday	Post your completed research report to your blog. No school today
NEXT WEEK	See "This Month in Core."

	JAPAN GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE See history page 216-217, history notebook 136-137.
1.	On the map: Label the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. On page 136: In what two ways might the seas have influenced Japan’s history?
2.	On the map: Label Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, and Hokkaido. On page 136: Which of these islands do you think became the center of power? Why?
3.	On the map: Label the Chugoku Mountains, the Japanese Alps, and the Hidaka Mountains. On page 136: How did these mountains make it hard for Japan to become unified?
4.	On page 136: Which percent of land — 90%, 60%, or 15% — do you think Japan can use for agriculture? How might the amount of agricultural land in Japan affect what is grown or raised there?
5.	On the map: Label Nara and Kyoto. On page 136: Nara and Kyoto were two ancient capitals. Why do you think they were good locations for a capital?
6.	On the map: Use four shades of one color to show on your map the number of people per square mile that live in Japan. Fill in the key to explain the meaning of your colors. On page 136: In what areas do most people live in Japan?
7.	On page 136: Why do you think the Kanto Plain is the most populated area in Japan?
8.	On page 136: List two of Japan’s neighbors. How do you think these neighbors might have affected Japan’s history?

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