Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Vocabulary test that was planned for Friday is rescheduled for Tuesday. Friday, only 3 classes will meet so it will not be possible for everyone to take the test.
Remember tomorrow (Wednesday) is the last day for late work before the quarter ends. Tomorrow in class we will continue with the reading and gathering data [...]

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Today we continued to read the chapter together. Students received the first part of their upcoming project, a reading note guide. This has the information that they will be comparing and contrasting listed down one side and spaces for them to take notes about the Coastal Indians and the Plateau Indians.  These notes will have [...]

Monday, October 26, 2009

Intorduction to American Indians of the Pacific Northwest.
Chapter 3 vocabulary.
Ch 3 Words to understand

animism – a belief that both living and non-living things have spirits
cache – a large supply hidden from view
Caucasian (Caucasoid) – of European ancestry; non-Indian, non-African, non-Asian
coroner – a person who investigates unusual deaths
Dentalium shells – long thin shells worn as jewelry [...]