Welcome students And student's families!!

Welcome students And student's families!! This blog will contain information about my classes in ELA, Social Studies, Academic Support, and deVaca 6th Grade Living Group. Enjoy your experience here and remember to "be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

Contact me by email - ebattey@archimedesacademy.org

Leave reading assignments on voicemail - (347) 450-2379

Dec 21, 2010

ELA Test for 284 Wednesday December 22nd 2010

The test will be covering Expository Essay Structure, Informal Outline, The Five Elements of a Story, Authors Purpose Notes, and "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell.

Flowcabulary - The Five Things

Click Here for the link to the hip-hop song about the Five Elements of a Short Story by Flowcabulary called "The Five Things" This page has a sample of the song that you can listen to and you can read the lyrics.

Social Studies Unit 8 Test Wednesday December 21, 2010

To review for the Unit 8 test define the following terms:


Panama Canal
Alliances
Nationalism
Isolationalsim
Zimmerman Note
Treaty of Versailles
Militarism
Imperialism
Sinking of the Lusitania
Assassanation of Franz Ferdinand
Role of Woman during WWI
Wilsons Fourteen Points
Washingtons Farewell Address

Dec 10, 2010

The Most Dangerous Game

ELA Students in 284 and 283 - Click Here to read the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell.

Click Here for the Google Books link to "The Most Dangerous Game." This is the one we were using in class. You will need to keep scrolling down many pages past the cover to read.

For Extra Credit please call the reading assignments phone number (347) 450-2379 and read a section of "The Most Dangerous Game" for five minutes or more.

*

Dec 4, 2010

Leave Voice Message Assignments

Voice message reading assignments can be completed by calling (347) 450-2379
Each message can be a max of 3 minutes long. You may call back and leave additional messages for extra credit.