Sixth Graders Present Autobiographies
Sixth graders presented their autobiograpies. They were entertaining and informative. Daniel Grace Charles Maddie James Katia Addy Freddie Ronje: Amelia Nina Lucas
Month: April 2015
State History Fair Qualifiers
Congratulations State History Fair Qualifiers. Quest will send a strong contingent of projects to the State History Fair in Springfield, which will be held Thursday, May 7, in Springfield, IL. Tara Weil and Nanouk Roy qualified for state with their documentaries. Aubrey Landau, Parker Amoroso,…
Regional History Fair
Quest sent four documentaries, four papers, three websites and two performances to Regional History Fair at Lane Tech High School in Chicago Saturday. Students should find out by Wednesday if they advance. If your student advances, Mrs. Howe has blocked off rooms in Springfield until…
Sixth Grade Mini-History Fair
Hello. For the week of April 24, I have nothing to post visually but I wanted to provide a quick update. Students have turned in their outlines for their Mini-History Fair papers. They have been returned with comments. We are going to start writing our…
7th Independent Reading Project (March)
Seventh graders presented their autobiographies for March. Alex R.: Aleah: Scotty: Sara Jacob Tess Gemma Chloe Nicholas Max
Diagraming a 105-word Sentence
Jacob and Alex attempted to diagram this sentence. Wow.
History and Life Section Presentations
The seventh graders took notes in groups for each section. Students then took quizzes based off the notes. The class will take a unit practice test Monday and a final overall test next Thursday. The section 3 footage was accidentally erased. They will be in…
Primary Source Fake Argument
Mrs. Fabsik and I created a mock argument for the sixth graders in an attempt to show the value of primary sources and to show them to be careful when analyzing primary sources. Immediately after our argument we asked the students to summarize everything the…
DGP Grammar Work
Seventh graders are working hard on grammar.
All the People Chapter Presentations
Sixth graders presented All the People chapter presentations to provide an overall view of the Civil Rights Movement. This will provide an understanding of the overall fight to students as they begin their research for our Mini-History Fair project. Addy and Grace Grace and Addy…