Mr. Shack's Class

Classroom expectations and Procedures, assignments and due dates, and general thoughts and musings by me, Mr. Shack.


512-841-7788
michael.shackelford@austinisd.org
Tutorials: Mondays 3:45-4:30 or by appt.

Feel free to check out these websites for handouts:
www.ohenryela8.weebly.com
www.ohmstxhistory.weebly.com

Only TWO more tutorials for the year

Today, May 14th and next Monday, May 21st are the LAST tutorials of the year.  Please get all your corrections done during these two opportunities.  Thanks!

5/14 Homework Update

ELA- Reading Records-25 entries/416 pages due on Friday! Writer’s Notebooks-25 entries/15 pages due on Friday!

US History-Historical Fiction Project due Friday, May 18th!  Web for Newsreel due on Thursday (you’ll have classtime tomorrow and Wednesday to finish)

TX History-Research your Mock Trial role!

4/30-5/4 Classroom Update

While I am away at the O.Henry/HEB Camp, remember to be extremely respectful to the substitute teacher for Monday-Thursday.

English Classes: You’ll be continuing to readThe Diary of Anne Frankand answer the margin questions in your Interactive Reader. If you’ll be on the HEB Field Trip, you should read pages 260-282 in your Interactive Reader and answer the margin questions.

TX History Classes: You’ll be working with the counselors and learning about Texas’s role in World War 2 and The Cold War.  There will be a quiz on this material on Friday, May 4th.  Your Chapter 24 Reading questions should be turned in to your box by Thursday.If you’ll be on the HEB Field Trip, make sure you have your Chapter 24 questions completed by Friday.

US History Classes:  You’ll be learning about African American roles in The Civil War by watching Glory.  You’ll also be writing a letter that uses slang from the Civil War.  Both the questions on Gloryand the Civil War Letter are due on Friday, May 4th. If you’ll be on the HEB Field Trip, you’ll need to complete the Civil War Slang letter when we get back from the trip.

Friday’s Homework 4/20/12

ELA: Writer’s Notebook 15 entries/9 pages due Friday, May 4th; Reading Record 15 entries/250 pages due Friday, May 4th.

US History:  Review your study materials for the STAAR test on Wednesday!

TX History: Final Drafts for your Texas Oil paper were due TODAY, turn them in Monday for late credit.

Friday’s HW 4/13/12

ELA Homework:  Read and Write!  5 entries/3 pages due on Wednesday for WNB, and 5 entries/83 pages due on Friday for RR

TX History: Write Intro Paragraph for Mini-DBQ

US History: none

Block Day Homework 4/11 and 4/12

English: Get caught up on reading and writing

TX History: Finish Docs A, B, and C in your DBQ packets

US History: Finish the Atlas Activity on Slavery in the U.S.

Tutorials Next Week!

Since it’s the last week of the six weeks and we don’t have school on Monday (my normal tutorial day), I’ll have tutorials every day next week (Tuesday 4/10 through Friday 4/13) in the morning 7:15-7:45.

Block Day Homework 4/4 and 4/5

ELA- Get caught up on Reading and Writing.  Next week, I’ll be checking to see that your WNBs and RRs match what you’ve told me!

TX History-Reading Notes were due today!

US History-Read Chapter 15 (all four sections) and do pages 56 and 57 in your Workbook.  Due Tuesday 4/10

Tuesday 4-3 homework

ELA- checking both Reading Record (30 entries/500 pgs) and Writers Notebooks (30 entries/18 pgs) tomorrow on block day!

US History- quiz over Reforms on block day

TX History- Ch 19 Sections 2 and 3 reading notes due on block day.

This week’s homework: 3/18- 3/23

This week’s homework: 3/18- 3/23