Upcoming Weeks

Monday we will return to the library for our last session with Mr. Sparks, the library intern, who will finish our webquest on the Bubonic Plague of the Middle Ages. Tuesday and Wednesday we finish all Reciprocal Teaching Group projects on medieval China, and then we will begin our Medieval European unit in earnest. For the following two weeks we will cover the middle ages, and for the remainder of the semester we will study the Renaissance. I can't believe I just said the "remainder of the semester"! This year is flying by already!

I must commend most groups on the station presentations they have made on their Chinese topics. It has amazed me how organized and thorough most of you have been!

We have experimented with two types of learning in our last two units. We participated in collaborative group learning during our Islamic unit; and, now we have experienced reciprocal learning during the Chinese unit. I think you all have learned quite a bit throughout this process. However, as we enter into the Middle Ages, we will return to more conventional learning and will pull out the old notebooks once again for some good old fashioned notes. I can hear the groans now!

Progress reports will come next week, and I'm proud to say you should all be pleased with your reports.